Music
Morse At 20 – An ITV3 Celebration
Inspector Morse is 20 – and a special ITV3 weekend next month celebrating his anniversary reaches a climax with Morse Live At The Albert Hall, a spectacular evening of music, hosted by Michael Parkinson and headlining opera stars Lesley Garrett, Sir Willard White and Alfie Boe.
Castaway Returns Seven Years On
Seven years on from the original, Castaway returns with a new shape and new twists but the same underlying intentions: take a group of people as far away from their current lives as possible – geographically, psychologically and emotionally – to explore what's really important to them and discover how they shape their community. The series is presented by Danny Wallace.
Borat DVD Is No.1 In Kazakhstan
Amazon.co.uk can today reveal that Kazakh customers are rushing to order Sacha Baron-Cohen's smash hit DVD, Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, making it the highest ordered product from Kazakhstan this week. Kazakhs are spending their hard earned Tenge to have copies of the DVD, which is currently the number 1 in the Amazon.co.uk DVD chart, shipped out to Eastern Asia.
New ITV1 Comedy – Get A Grip
Get A Grip, which airs on ITV1 this April is a brand new type of comedy show devised by the man who’s previous TV originals include The Young Ones, Blackadder, Saturday Night Live and The Thin Blue Line.
The Thick Of It
Award-winning comedian, writer, director and producer Armando Iannucci (The Day Today, I’m Alan Partridge) delivers a unique satire on the world of politics, starring Chris Langham (Help; People Like Us) and Peter Capaldi (The Crow Road). The Thick of It Series 1, 2 and the 2006 Christmas Special will be available to buy together on DVD from BBC DVD on April 2nd 2007.
Five Suspends Premium Rate Telephone Services
Channel Five has suspended all its programming involving premium rate telephone services after Endemol UK informed the channel of issues with its daily quiz show Brainteaser, it was announced yesterday.
Primeval Recommissioned
Following a strong start this winter, ITV1 is pleased to announce that its action adventure drama has been recommissioned for a second series. The project is due to go back into production later this year with Professor Nick Cutter and his team set to do battle once more with a host of new and even more incredible creatures.
Scissor Sisters Team-Up With Xbox
Global chart toppers Scissor Sisters have launched the Xbox Soundtracks programme looking for new artists inspired by gaming to create music, with the release of an exclusive reworking of a version of their track “She’s My Man.” The band itself was inspired by the trailer for the much anticipated Xbox 360 title, Halo Wars from Ensemble Studios.
The South Bank Show: Isabel Allende
On Sunday 22 April, The South Bank Show follows the Chilean novelist Isabel Allende as she travels from San Francisco, where she now lives, back to Chile, the homeland she left in 1975. Isabel Allende has sold over 51 million books in 30 languages over the past two decades.
Star Wars At Bonhams
A remarkable collection of costumes created and supplied by Angels The Costumiers, for some of the most iconic international film and television in history sold at Bonhams in Knightsbridge, London, on Tuesday 6 March 2007, in what is believed to be the UK’s largest and most important archive of film and television costumes to come to auction. More than 400 costumes were available to collectors and amateur fans alike.
Life On Mars Series 2 New On DVD
John Simm is back as DI Sam Tyler, the time travelling detective who, after a car accident, has found himself in 1973, in the second and final series of the Award winning Life on Mars, which comes to DVD on 16 April.
It’s Puppy Love For McFly!
Danny, Dougie, Tom and Harry are very cute and cuddly – and all the girls love them. But these four handsome youngsters aren’t the familiar stars from the hugely successful British band McFly. Instead, they’re from a litter of guide dog puppies that have just met their famous namesakes for the first time.
Rewind – The Stereophonics
Celebrating 10 years of musical excellence, Stereophonics take this special anniversary to reveal the private face of the band with the 2nd April 2007 DVD release of 'Rewind'. Capturing the story-so-far, this definitive documentary has everything...
Hotel Dusk Launches On Nintendo DS
Make sure you’re feeling sharp when Hotel Dusk: Room 215 launches exclusively on the Nintendo DS this spring. From the makers of ‘Another Code: Two Memories’, this compelling and multi layered mystery title thrusts players into the midst of a gripping adventure, which they must unravel piece by piece to reveal the hidden secrets.
Jack Savoretti: Album ‘Between The Minds’
The debut album from Anglo-Italian Jack Savoretti is an impressive collection of poetic musical storytelling that separates him from the recent mass of floppy-haired troubadours and lifts him into the realms of songwriters such as Nick Drake and Damien Rice.