Music
Election Voting X-Factor Style
A BBC News survey suggests more viewers would text vote for Prime Minister than for Big Brother. More than a third (34%) of UK adults with a mobile phone said they would be interested in voting by text in a General Election, and that figure rose to 45% among 25 to 34 year-olds.
Panorama reveals UK's 5.8 million online gamblers
Last night’s Panorama programme revealed figures showing that an average of 5.8 million people a month visited online gambling sites from April to September 2006.
Robin Hood returns for second series in 2007
Robin Hood, BBC One's new hit Saturday night family drama, has been recommissioned for a second series. Starring Jonas Armstrong, Lucy Griffiths, Keith Allen and Richard Armitage, Robin Hood has captured the heart of its audiences in one of the most competitive slots on TV since the transmission of the first episode on 7 October 2006, averaging an audience of 7 million for the first seven episodes.
The One To Watch This Christmas
This Christmas BBC viewers can look forward to a star-studded seasonal fare, brought by a veritable who's who of British television. BBC One celebrates with a Doctor Who special; BBC Two reunites the cast of This Life; BBC Three features a Tittybangbang Christmas show and BBC Four weighs in with a very special edition of The Thick Of It.
Oasis Sign Up For BBC 6 Music Selector
Oasis are set to take over the digital airwaves when the BBC 6 Music Selector returns on Tuesday 12 December 2006 and Liam, Gem and Andy take over 6 Music network programming for the day.
Goldfinger Named Best Bond Anthem
Shirley Bassey's iconic Goldfinger has topped a nationwide MORI poll of the best ever James Bond anthems. The results of the poll were counted down in James Bond's Greatest Hits, a two-hour special screened on Channel 4 on Saturday night.
ITV1 Goes On Primeval Rampage
Strange creatures are on the loose in ITV1’s Brand New Sci-Fi Action Adventure, packed full of remarkable special effects from the makers of Walking with Dinosaurs. Evolving February 2007, ITV and Impossible Pictures brings you “Primeval”.
Channel 4 To Show Week Of U2
Channel 4 will be showing an amazing run of shows dedicated U2 from Saturday 25th November, culminating in a mammoth U2 weekend on the 2nd and 3rd December. The programmes will be shown across the entire C4 network including Channel 4, E4 and More 4 to tie in with the bands release of the U2 18 Singles Greatest Hits album.
ITV1 To Launch Manhunt
Manhunt is a live 90 minute show for ITV1, hosted by Mark Austin and Sarah Heaney which profiles ten of the UK’s most wanted and appeals to viewers to help in finding them. Manhunt is produced in conjunction with the charity Crimestoppers who will receive anonymous information from viewers via their phone line and website.
Des O’Connor Takes Over Countdown Chair
Des O’Connor is to take over the helm of the popular words and numbers quiz Countdown following former presenter Des Lynam’s decision to step down from the role
Queen Of Daytime Joins Love It!
Britain’s queen of daytime television, Trisha Goddard is to join love it! as the magazine’s agony aunt. Renowned for her straight talking, practical approach to real life issues, Trisha joins the title after extensive reader research revealed the talk show host was the celebrity readers would most like to turn to for credible and relevant advice.
New Stephen Poliakoff Films For BBC
Britain's finest television, film and stage actors star alongside talented newcomers in two new films written and directed by the inimitable, award-winning auteur, Stephen Poliakoff.
John Simm To Play Vincent Van Gogh
John Simm (Life on Mars, State of Play, Sex Traffic) will star as Vincent Van Gogh in a one-off arts drama to be broadcast on Channel 4 next year. The Yellow House, made by talkbackThames, tells the moving human story behind a pair of the most influential and explosive housemates in art history – Vincent Van Gogh (Simm) and Paul Gauguin (John Lynch, Bleak House).
Final Series Of ‘Bad Girls’ On DVD
Scheming, threatening, boozing, and brawling, the bad girls of Larkhall prison are back for the last ever series on DVD. Boasting an all-star cast including Colin Salmon, Amanda Donohoe, Sid Owen, Nicola Stapleton, Amanda Barrie and Stephanie Beacham, this multi award-winning ITV1 drama continually attracts audiences of over 5 million viewers.
BBC Radio 3 Hosts Wilfred Owen Week
General Sir Richard Dannatt, Chief of the General Staff, will recite Wilfred Owen's The Chances as part of BBC Radio 3's Wilfred Owen week. He will also discuss his personal responses to Owen's work in the concluding programme of the season, Between The Ears: The Soldier's Poet, to be broadcast on Saturday 18 November 2006.