Music
The Archers Attracts 1.8 Million Online Visitors
BBC Radio 4 welcomed 1.8 million visitors to its website in October, fuelled by massive interest in whether Ruth Archer would consummate her relationship with Sam the herdsmen in the 15,000th episode of The Archers.
Celebrity Christmas Wish Lists: James Morrison
With Christmas coming up and the festive season almost upon us, 21st century crooner James Morrison will soon be writing his wishlist. Amazon.co.uk caught up with James to find out how he will be celebrating Christmas:
High School Musical Beats Pirates & Robbie
A musical tipped to be the 21st century's answer to Dirty Dancing is being tipped as an unlikely Christmas best-seller by Amazon.co.uk's DVD and Music experts. High School Musical, currently sitting at number 4 in Amazon's Hot 100 DVD chart, has seen a massive 500% uplift in weekly sales in the past month and is tipped to knock Pirates of the Caribbean out of the running for this Christmas' best-selling DVD.
Des O’Connor Proves Nice Guys Can Finish First
There's not a lot that Des O'Connor can't do. He's combined a flair for comedy with talent as a singer, and his charm and informality have seen him host one of the most popular chat shows on TV.
New Radio Show For Stephen Merchant
Stephen Merchant, Emmy and three-times Bafta award-winning writer, director and actor, is set to start a new music show on BBC 6 Music in the New Year. The show will go out on Sundays from 3 to 5pm starting on Sunday 14 January 2007. Merchant is best known for creating The Office and Extras with Ricky Gervais.
Jordan & Peter On The Russell Brand Show
Jordan and Peter Andre are to join Russell Brand in next Friday’s The Russell Brand Show on Channel 4. The indomitable and inimitable host welcomes the duo into his late-night lounge club to experience his unique blend of humour, combined with comedy sketches and topical chat on the week’s funniest news stories.
TVs A Turn-Off For Online Video Generation
People are starting to watch less TV as the online video boom grows, suggests a BBC News survey. Some 43% of UK people who watch video from the internet or on a mobile device at least once a week said they watched less normal TV as a result.
BBC Search For Next Big Thing In Music
The BBC's international search for the world's best young band or solo artist is heading towards the grand finale with young musicians from Armenia, Brazil, Ghana, Malawi, UK and USA winning their way into the final.
New Music From Independent Artists
Indiestore.com, the global online service from 7 Digital that helps independent and unsigned artists sell their music direct on the web, earn up to 80% of the sale proceeds and secure positions in the official download charts, today announces a plug-in that lets users sell through their MySpace profile, as well as through other social networking sites.
Punters Let Down By Online Gambling Sites
Online gambling is set to exceed £5.2 billion this year – with 76 per cent of the UK’s 29 million internet users betting on a regular basis. An independent audit, by customer service specialist Talisma, of the 100 most popular UK online gambling sites has revealed that despite the success of the industry, many of the websites are failing to deliver acceptable levels of customer service.
Richard Ashcroft - New Single and Live Dates
The end of a hugely successful year for Richard Ashcroft is marked with the release of the double AA side 7-inch single ‘Why Not Nothing?’ / ‘Sweet Brother Malcolm’ on the 4th December. Both the blisteringly powerful ‘Why Not Nothing?’ and the poignant, soulful ‘Sweet Brother Malcolm’ are taken from Richard Ashcroft’s platinum album ‘Keys To The World’.
My Chemical Romance New Music For 2007
My Chemical Romance follow their chart-topping single Welcome To The Black Parade and the 250,000-selling album The Black Parade with the release of Famous Last Words on January 22nd on Reprise.
Brand New Lee Evans DVD
First seen on Channel 4 in 1995, the critically-acclaimed The World of Lee Evans sees Lee deliver his unique brand of physical humour in a series of short comedy dramas shot on film. Whether it be sharing a car with a hitchhiker or trying to woo the girl next door on his first night at work, Lee captures a world at once familiar yet strangely surreal. Here is a character that deals with ordinary situations in his own extraordinary way. For Lee to get from A to B, he starts with Z …
UK Public Prefer Sex With A Soundtrack
An online survey has revealed that the UK nation prefers sex with a soundtrack and Christina Aguilera’s ‘Dirrty’ is the song that people think best describes their sex lives! Morrissey was voted as sexier than James Blunt and Shayne Ward and R&B is the number one type of music for accompanying a night of passion.
Jackanory Returns To Muddle Earth
CBBC unveils a new-look Jackanory for the 21st century with the story of Muddle Earth, narrated by John Sessions. Muddle Earth, which will also be broadcast simultaneously on BBC One, is a hilarious and tongue-in-cheek homage to The Lord Of The Rings. It tells the tale of ordinary schoolboy Joe Jefferson, for whom life is about to change beyond recognition.