Much of the music industry is a-buzz at the moment regarding the autumn TV schedules. The reason? BBC One is putting pop music back at the heart of Friday night telly for the first time in 12 years, with a new six part series, Sounds Like Friday Night. Hosted by BBC Radio 1's current Chart … Continue reading Why the BBC stopped getting primetime pop music shows right
Get your popcorn ready, because here comes Strictly Live Blogging for another weekend! And not just any regular live blog this week, ah-no-no-no. Tonight and tomorrow, we are bringing you all the action from MOVIE WEEK of the BBC's hit dance show Strictly Come Dancing. We'll be bringing you all the action and letting you … Continue reading #StrictlyLiveBlogging Week 4: Movie Week
Welcome back one and all to #StrictlyLiveBlogging! 24 hours have passed since another incredible live show of Strictly Come Dancing - and what a show it was. We had over 20 viewers reading along last night so big thank you everyone who read along. We'll get going with a warm up looking back at last … Continue reading #StrictlyLiveBlogging Week 3: Second Live Show Results
It's that time of the week once again! Good evening to you all, and welcome once again to #StrictlyLiveBlogging, our weekly live blog of the hit BBC One Saturday night dance extravaganza that is Strictly Come Dancing. Can you believe a week has passed since the first live show? Well we can't, but it's here … Continue reading #StrictlyLiveBlogging Week 3: Second Live Show
Those casting a bleary eye over this morning's TV schedules today (Saturday, 30th September 2017) may find an unusual creature in amongst all the cookery shows and endless reruns of Everybody Loves Raymond. For the first time in God knows how long, the BBC is bringing mayhem, pop, cartoons and hell even a bit of … Continue reading #BlastfromthePast: Live and Kicking
Welcome back one and all to another week of #StrictlyLiveBlogging, our weekly live blog of the BBC's hit celebrity ballroom contest Strictly Come Dancing, as it returns for its long awaited new series. Two whole weeks have passed since the launch show, and tonight, 15 nervous celebrities and their professional partners are taking to the … Continue reading #StrictlyLiveBlogging Week 2: First Live Show
"Remember darling, if in doubt with social conversation, switch the subject to gardening. 'My Californian poppy is really coming on this year despite the chalky soil - such fun!'" - Penny (Patricia Hodge), 'Miranda', 2009, BBC Eight years on from her sitcom debut, and Miranda Hart - along with her green fingered real life mum, … Continue reading #CrazyStupidTV: All Gardens Great and Small (More4, 21st August)
Apologies for no weekly hop in my blogging DeLorean otherwise known as #BlastfromthePast last week - partly because I had my special blog I wot wrote for my sister's 30th birthday to get up. All is back to normal though you'll be glad to hear. This week, it's time to celebrate a true legend of … Continue reading #BlastfromthePast: Derek Griffiths
Before we delve into this week's #BlastfromthePast, a little scene setting for you. Cast your minds back to three days ago. Ah, the start of the weekend. And the time for most people to be clocking off and winding down for the week. If viral videos are your thing, chances are you'll have already seen … Continue reading #BlastfromthePast: Sesame Street
Time for another new weekly feature to the blog. As a lover of all things retro and nostalgic, these new blogs are entitled #BlastfromthePast, and will be showcasing - in some cases introducing to you, the reader - a classic old favourite of mine from music, television, film or books, and having a little catch … Continue reading #BlastfromthePast: Challenge Anneka
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