TV
Gears and Tears to be broadcast on BBC1
Gears and Tears will be broadcast on BBC1 at 10.30pm on Monday Aug 2nd, and for a further five weeks after that. It is a six part series of 30min programmes.
Clash of the Titans available on Virgin Media Movies
Virgin Media’s TV customers will be able to watch Clash of the Titans at home threedaysbefore the film is released on DVD in an exclusive deal with Warner Bros. UK.
Strictly Come Dancing breaks in Herefordshire
There are still a few rooms left this weekend at Warner Leisure Hotel’s Holme Lacy House Hotel, in Herefordshire – for a Strictly Come Dancing themed break featuring Karen Hardy and Len Goodman.
Sky Sports HD debuts on Virgin Media for the first time
Virgin Media have announced the addition of Sky Sports HD1 and Sky Sports HD2 for the very first time to its rapidly growing line-up of HD channels, bringing its customers the best of sport in crystal clear high definition.
Clarkson says something positive about a caravan
Top Gear presenter and notorious scourge of the caravan industry Jeremy Clarkson last night outed himself in front of millions of viewers across the world by saying something positive about a caravan – an Airstream travel trailer to be precise.
A Virgin Media high five for High Definition Five
Virgin Media have announced that Five’s new High Definition (HD) channel, Five HD, has launched on its line-up. The much-anticipated Five HD is available to Virgin Media’s 3.7 million TV subscribers for no extra monthly fee.
Celebrity Hairdresser of the Year joins This Morning
Fresh from being named Clothes Show Live’s Celebrity Hairdresser of the Year, Jamie Stevens is joining ITV’s This Morning show as the resident hairdresser for their Six Weeks of Summer.
'Star cars' on display at Heritage Motor Centre
Batmobile, the new Judge Dredd vehicle, Del-boys Reliant Robin and Shaun the Sheep's Land Rover are just some of the original ‘Star Cars’ on display at the Heritage Motor Centre. Star Cars, which takes place from Saturday 24 July – Sunday 5 September from 10am - 5pm, is a special exhibition featuring a whole host of famous cars from TV and films.
Living the green dream with George Clarke
In recent years, climate change has been firmly placed at the top of the political agenda and we all know that we should be doing more when it comes to making the world a greener place. But how many of us have made real changes to our homes to help improve its energy efficiency and nudge it towards that all important ‘A’ rating?
TV's Derek Taylor to open new show homes in Newport
Star of ITV’s 60 Minute Makeover and professional designer, Derek Taylor, is to officially open the showhomes at Taylor Wimpey’s Lysaght Village development in Newport this weekend.
Corrie killer Tracy Barlow heads to Truckfest South West
Kate Ford, the actress who portrays Coronation Street killer Tracy Barlow, will be heading to Truckfest South West this Sunday when the event returns to the Bath and West Showground, Somerset, on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th July.
BT's Sky Sports channel pricing
Michael Phillips of Digitalchoices.co.uk comments on BT's Sky Sports channel pricing: "The coming season's pay-TV decision for football fans has just got a lot harder.
Masterchef Dhruv Baker champions The Big Lunch
Subsequent to the success of the inaugural event in 2009, MasterCard is once again a title sponsor of The Big Lunch – a community enhancement project initiated by The Eden Project to be staged throughout the country on Sunday, 18th July.
Making sense of new price announcements from BT and Sky
Earlier this year Ofcom ruled that Sky needed to sell on its Sky Sports channels to other broadcasters for slightly reduced prices. This move has precipitated a major change in the sports TV market.
Stars in a reasonably priced Kia
After being tested and found up to the mark by The Stig, Kia’s cee’d 2 1.6 manual five door C-segment challenger has made its first appearance as BBC2 Top Gear’s “Reasonably Priced Car” in the latest series of the hit TV show.