TV
Jeremy Paxman to step down as presenter of Newsnight
Jeremy Paxman has decided to step down as the presenter of Newsnight, a position he has held with great distinction for 25 years.
Cardinal Burns returns
Seb Cardinal and Dustin Demri-Burns return with the highly-anticipated second series of their multi award-winning comedy sketch show – this time, on their new home; Channel 4!
BBC announces exclusive WW1 UNCUT collection for BBC iPlayer
As part of its World War One Season the BBC has announced a new commission exclusively for BBC iPlayer, called WW1 UNCUT. The collection will see 12 episodes launch in total, starting from the 10 April and throughout spring 2014.
Brits bingeing on TV box sets
Three out of four Brits admit to bingeing on box sets of their favourite TV programmes, with thousands missing out on sleep, food and even sex to watch shows in marathon sessions!
House Of Fools set to return to BBC Two
Vic and Bob’s anarchic comedy House of Fools will be returning to BBC Two for a second series, Controller of Comedy Commissioning Shane Allen has confirmed at the Salford Comedy Festival 2014.
ITV commissions a new series of Mr Selfridge
Ten new episodes of ITV Studios’ lavish period drama Mr Selfridge, starring Emmy award-winning American actor, Jeremy Piven, have been commissioned by ITV.
Half of married football fans put sport ahead of wife
One in two football fans admits to putting their love of the sport above their wife, it has been revealed. The true extent to which passion for the game impacts upon wedded bliss was unveiled in the study of 1,000 football fans – and 1,000 suffering wives.
The Voice UK spins-off to BBC Two for exciting new sister show
Hit BBC One entertainment series, The Voice UK, is to have a spin-off show on BBC Two for the first time in its three year history.
Top Gear leads pack as BBC iPlayer hits record 3 billion requests in 2013
BBC iPlayer saw a record three billion programme requests in 2013 – up 33 per cent on 2012, with 2.2b requests for BBC TV shows and 800m BBC radio requests across all platforms.
Six Nations 2014 on the BBC: Sir Ian McGeechan joins the team
The 2014 RBS Six Nations kicks off on Saturday 1 February and the BBC is bringing audiences every moment of the tournament across TV, radio, online and mobile.
Inspector George Gently and Bacchus return to BBC One
It’s 1969 and Gently and Bacchus are both suffering from their own physical and mental scars several months after the horrific shootings that nearly claimed their lives in Durham Cathedral.
Third series of Death In Paradise returns to BBC One
Bringing some much-needed sunshine to UK screens in January, BBC One returns to the idyllic Caribbean island of Saint Marie, for the third series of hit murder mystery, Death In Paradise.
BBC Three commissions new dating show Sexy Beasts
BBC Three has commissioned Lion TV’s entertainment team (Playing It Straight, World Series Of Dating, Officially Amazing) to make a broadcast pilot of a brand-new dating show called Sexy Beasts.
Joanna Lumley meets will.i.am in BBC One documentary
In a one-hour film, Joanna Lumley returns to BBC One to spend time with a man who has intrigued her since she saw him carrying the flame on the 2012 Olympic Torch Relay across Britain.
TOWIE, Jeremy Kyle and GBBO top list of ‘guilty pleasure’ TV
The Only Way is Essex, Jeremy Kyle and The Great British Bake Off have emerged among a list of telly shows we love – but never admit to watching, new research has shown.