The Eurovision Song Contest

23 May 2012

Can Engelbert beat the odds and bring victory back to Britain? He’s been romancing his fans for decades, but now, aged 76, Engelbert Humperdinck is truly putting his popularity to the test as he takes to the stage in Baku, Azerbaijan for The Eurovision Song Contest final.

The Apprentice series 8 press launch

13 March 2012

We’ll admit it – The Royal Institute of British Architects in central London isn’t somewhere we normally hang out. But this morning, at 10am, we were in its cavernous screening room for the launch of the eighth series of The Apprentice. Attended by Lord Sugar, plus aides Karren Brady and Nick Hewer, and also the ladies and gentlemen of the press, we were treated to episode one (favourite quote, spoken by one of the hopefuls: ‘I’m like an ...

Gavin Blyth Memorial Ball

13 January 2012

Emmerdale and Coronation Street stars will be out in force next month for a charity ball in memory of TV producer Gavin Blyth. Gavin was series producer for Emmerdale when he died aged 41 in November 2010 from cancer, and the event in Manchester on Saturday, 18 February also marks the official launch of Once Upon A Smile, a charity partly set up in his memory.

Death In Paradise

15 November 2011

Sainte-Marie may be an idyllic Caribbean setting, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t get its fair share of grisly killings in BBC1's Death In Paradise. Starring Ben Miller as quintessential Englishman Detective Inspector Richard Poole, who insists on wearing his woollen suit and tie despite the tropical temperatures, he’s joined by local cop Camille (Sara Martins) in the eight-part series.