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Curtis' superpower gives a glimpse of the Misfit's lives before the storm. Plus Dexter Fletcher turns up as Nathan's dad Spoiler alert: This weekly blog is for those who have been watching Misfits - don't read ahead if you haven't seen episode four yet Richard Vine's episode three blog ...
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Tony Curran
Trying for a baby, trying for a job – and trials for Dave Coaches Spoiler alert: This weekly blog is for those who have been watching Gavin and Stacey series three. Don't read ahead if you haven't seen episode two yet. Heidi Stephens's episode one blog Gavin and Stacey are trying for a baby ...
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If a serious factual programme fudges footage, it's clearly right to be concerned. But what about entertainment? Full news coverage of broadcasting deception cases How many TV "fakery" scandals do we now expect each week? The latest involves the Top Gear team, who, the Sun reports today , ...
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Coronation Street actor Maggie Jones died yesterday. Grace Dent pays tribute to her legendary soap character, Blanche Hunt The original opening to this small, heartfelt tribute to my beloved Blanche from Corrie was a florid, sentimental affair. Thankfully, midway through an especially ...
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Coronation Street
Grace Park
Ros' disaffected former mentor has her jumping through hoops. Not to mention dodging bullets and running from exploding buildings Spoiler alert : This weekly blog is for those who have been watching Spooks series eight. Don't read ahead if you haven't seen episode five yet. Vicky Frost's ...
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Spooks
The Man behind the Masquerade offers an insight into the life and work of Kit Williams. Which other TV studies of great eccentrics have you found memorable? Kit Williams, the artist who created Masquerade , the illustrated children's book that sparked a global treasure hunt on its publication ...
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We've had shops, police stations, hospitals, newsrooms, prisons and offices – what about a circus sitcom? On BBC1. Starring Amanda Holden. What could possibly go wrong? Tonight, BBC One unveils its big new circus-based sitcom Big Top , starring, among others, Tony Robinson and John Thomson. I ...
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out to watch? Tonight Gossip Girl is on TV and, as usual, I will not be watching it. So tomorrow morning, how will I know exactly what happened and be able to ...
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Ambient TV: how I follow Gossip Girl without actually ...
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For listener interaction, you can't beat World Have Your Say on the World Service, says Elisabeth Mahoney There's interactive radio and then there's World Have Your Say (World Service). This daily show, which describes itself as "a conversation between all of us at BBC World Service news and ...
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Katie Price, Camilla Dallerup and now George Hamilton have all left the jungle. Where's the showbiz spirit? Finally, I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here has started living up to its name. Not, of course, because it contains any actual celebrities - that cleaning lady and him off Hollyoaks ...
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All the TV news that isn't quite fit to print The Mirror has an intriguing story today about a purported "ban" on gay couples attending Top Gear recordings. Except it turns out that it's actually a ban on male-only groups – so two heterosexual friends presumably couldn't attend together ...
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Top Gear
Tom Cruise
Delia returns to TV tonight with her Christmas special. But has Nigella stolen (or maybe stollen) her festive thunder? So who's queen of the Christmas kitchen? After Nigella's pomegranate-strewn, over-the-top festive extravaganza last year, Delia fights back on BBC2 tonight at 9pm with a more ...
News/Talk
Will Smith
Digital radio sales have reached a milestone but, with takeup slowing and the industry divided, it still has a mountain to climb Digital audio broadcasting (DAB) radio has passed something of a milestone, with the 10 millionth set sold in the UK. But not everyone in the industry is ...
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We've turned into a nation of short-fused brats As with many over-indulged western lounge sloths today, my eyes are much greedier than my telly. Disgustingly so, particularly now Sky+ has updated the EPG (electronic programming guide), making it speedier and sexier to harvest entire seasons of ...
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The Wire
Let us know the TV commercials that have stood out for you over the past decade Looking back at the TV adverts of the past decade, it's difficult not to be struck by the creativity on show. Rather than the movie-influenced blockbuster ads of the 90s, much of the industry turned to quirky ...
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SPOILER ALERT: This weekly blog is for those who have already seen The Wire in its entirety . This week: how a cuddly housecat who couldn't even find his gun became the beating heart of the show The Wire: the book The Wire Re-up: The Guardian's Guide to the Greatest TV Show Ever Made is out ...
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The Wire
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It was the last episode until after Christmas:
and if you were hoping for cliffhangers this year,...
FlashForward had a big festive bucketload of them. SPOILER ALERT: This weekly blog is for those who have been watching FlashForward. Don't read ahead ...
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FlashForward: season one, episode 10
How can ITV improve matters in the lacklustre world of breakfast television now it has complete control of GMTV? Morning! What would you like to wake you up on a dark and rainy winter's day? Probably something a little more appealing than the current choice of breakfast television. There's ...
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Nicola accidentally launches a leadership bid – is she the best man for the job? SPOILER ALERT: This weekly blog is for those who are watching The Thick of It series three. Don't read on if you haven't seen episode six This was a bit of an underwhelming, mid-series episode for my money, ...
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Could this year's Strictly be any more controversial? For a show about dancing, sequins and sometimes inexplicable scoring, it's had more than its fair share of incidents. All of last week's Strictly action Has this year's Strictly Come Dancing been set on a path pointed straight to doom? ...
