TV
Ant & Dec get festive for ITV
Put on your Christmas socks, make yourself a turkey sandwich, and clear a space for the whole family in front of the telly because Ant & Dec will be opening their doors and inviting you in for mulled wine and a big barrel of laughs.
BBC Sports Personality Of The Year 2009 shortlist unveiled
Ten sportsmen and women from across the United Kingdom and from nine very different sports, make up the shortlist for BBC Sports Personality Of The Year 2009, to be shown on BBC One, Sunday 13 December, 7.00-9.00pm.
Channel 4 continues its creative overhaul
Building on the theme of creative renewal at Channel 4, Julian Bellamy has announced the decision not to re-commission Wife Swap and How Clean Is Your House?
Natalie Pinkham offers tips on finding the best car insurance
We all know what it feels like to get your first car. Whether it’s an old banger or a sexy racer, suddenly you have the freedom to drive around whenever and wherever you want – without relying on a lift from your parents, or having to stand around waiting for the bus.
Ketchup ad soundtrack gets iTunes release
Due to huge public demand, ‘I Know You Know Me’, the music from the latest Heinz Tomato Ketchup advert, is now available to download from iTunes.
Get up close and personal with your favourite Strictly stars
Foxtrot, samba, waltz, jive - yes, it’s Strictly season and the nation is once again gripped by dance fever. But rather than just watch the dramas unfold from the sidelines, for those who are inspired to leave their sofas and experience the magic of the dance floor firsthand, Warner Leisure Hotels is launching the perfect experience for you.
Natalie Cassidy rock 'n' rolls out of Strictly Come Dancing
Actress Natalie Cassidy is the tenth celebrity to be voted off the seventh series of BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing.
ITV unveils bumper Christmas schedule
ITV has unveiled a Christmas 2009 schedule, packed with brand new entertainment specials, original comedy and drama, new factual programming, and a fantastic array of films for all the family – as well as a special week focussing on British troops abroad and their families back at home.
Gavin & Stacey return to BBC One this week
Critically acclaimed across the board, and the recipient of four British Comedy Awards, two Baftas and a South Bank Award, the hugely successful Gavin & Stacey, written by James Corden and Ruth Jones, returns for a third and final series to BBC One.
Virgin swimmers take to the water for fascinating new documentary show
One teaching pool, six weeks and nine very different adults are brought together to face a challenge that has always defeated them – learning to swim – as the observational documentary series ‘Wonderland’ continues.
BBC’s Child Of Our Time launches ambitious online project
BBC One's landmark series, Child Of Our Time, is inviting the British public to take part in a ground-breaking online scientific study that hopes to discover how important our personalities are in shaping the direction of our lives. Do our personalities shape our lives?
Bob Crow to be guest panellist on Have I Got News For You
Bob Crow, General Secretary of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) and one of the founder members of the so-called "Awkward Squad", is to be a guest panellist on Have I Got News For You, the BBC's top-rating topical comedy quiz show, for the first time.
Ricky Groves tango's out of Strictly Come Dancing
Ricky Groves became the 10th celebrity to be voted off the seventh series of BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing last Saturday night.
Radio 2 listeners raise £1,869,394 for BBC Children in Need
Generous BBC Radio 2 listeners have raised £1,869,394 for this year's BBC Children in Need Appeal. Sir Terry Wogan's auction of Things Money Can't Buy on his breakfast show Monday to Thursday, Chris Evans' Drivetime Dine and Drive Disco auction on Thursday afternoon, and Friday's Music Marathon, all formed part of the network's week-long round of fundraising activities.
Devon Anderson makes a return to Walford playing Billie Jackson
Next year BBC One's EastEnders will welcome back another familiar face to the Jackson family, Billie Jackson. Devon Anderson will once again play Billie, a character he first played when he was six years old.