TV
Great British Bake Off cooks up a sales storm
TV hit The Great British Bake Off has created an enormous boom in bakery and high tea-ware, new sales figures reveal.
Strictly Come Dancing 2012 - more glitter and glamour than ever before
It is time to dust off those dancing shoes as Strictly Come Dancing returns to BBC One with a star-studded line-up this Autumn.
Panorama: Old, drunk and disorderly?
Old, Drunk and Disorderly? on Monday 10 September at 7.30pm on BBC One sees reporter and Labour peer Joan Bakewell investigate the hidden problem of alcohol abuse in older people. She asks why the over 65s are far more likely to drink every day, to drink at home and to drink alone.
The White Queen, a new ten-part drama for BBC One
Set against the iconic backdrop of the War of the Roses, The White Queen is a major new ten-hour adaptation of Phillipa Gregory‘s vivid bestselling historical novel series The Cousin’s War, for BBC One.
Three in four adults agree with time of TV ‘watershed'
UK adults increasingly believe that the 9pm ‘watershed' on TV is set at the right time, Ofcom research reveals.
Doctor Who returns to BBC One on 1 September
The BBC announces that Doctor Who will return to screens on the 1 September at 7.20pm with the first of five epic episodes: Asylum Of The Daleks.
The X Factor 2012 Live Final
TalkTalk has announced that The X Factor Live Final 2012 will take place in Manchester at Manchester Central.
Orders soar for BBC Olympics DVD and Closing Ceremony acts
Over the final weekend of the London 2012 Olympic Games, Amazon.co.uk saw pre-orders for the BBC’s highlights review DVD and Blu-ray increase by 1300% on Saturday alone, before the closing ceremony even aired.
BBC Sport breaks online records with first truly digital Olympics
The BBC has delivered its most successful online event ever, attracting a record-breaking 55m global browsers to BBC Sport online (cumulative reach) throughout the course of the Games, and marking London 2012 as the first truly digital Games.
BBC Two drama to mark 50th anniversary of Doctor Who
The BBC has announced that a special BBC TWO drama has been commissioned to mark the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who next year.
Unzipped returns to BBC Three for a brand new series
BBC Three has announced a new commission of a second series of Unzipped (previously Britain Unzipped), the chat show that unearths the mysteries of the British public, to air later in 2012.
Inspector George Gently returns to BBC One
The year is 1968, and Martin Shaw returns to BBC One as Inspector George Gently with four new feature length films, created by Peter Flannery (The Devil’s Whore, Our Friends In The North).
Classic Car Rescue
Channel 5 has announced a brand new commission, Classic Car Rescue. Presenters and car fanatics Bernie Fineman and Mario Pacione will scour the UK, Canada and the US to find the most shameful rust buckets to return to their former glory.
Kevin McCloud goes off the grid for new C4 series
Everyone dreams, in their more fanciful moments, of a place to hide from the pressures of the modern world; where life could be simpler, slower and possibly more rewarding.
BBC Two’s Rev to return for third series
Big Talk Productions have been commissioned to produce a third series of the critically-acclaimed and multi-award winning comedy Rev for BBC Two, with co-creator Tom Hollander returning as the Rev. Adam Smallbone.