Strange forces bring the Mona Lisa to life, as the adventure series starring Elisabeth Sladen continues.
Clyde’s proudest day turns into a nightmare when he discovers that fine art can be dangerous and, when a school trip descends into disaster, the gang find themselves trapped without Sarah Jane’s help, as the awesome abomination stirs.
Thursday 12 November
4.35-5.00pm BBC ONE
Snog, Marry, Avoid? fans are in for a real treat as presenter Jenny Frost looks back at the best top ten make unders of the last two series.
Obsessed with fake tans, false nails, hair extensions and revealing outfits, our top ten were all in dire need of a make under and fast!
Count down from 10 to 1 of POD’s toughest challenges and her greatest victories. From the ones that got away to the ones that changed for good and all the tan and tantrums in between!
One of the most popular holiday destinations for sun seekers, Spain is where the British feel comfortable; it’s like visiting an old friend. But, in Digging Up The Dead, Michael Portillo looks beyond the familiar vision of Spain to reveal a nation in trauma.
David Tennant has signed on to host a Doctor Who themed Christmas special of Never Mind The Buzzcocks.
The Sun reports that the outgoing Doctor will present the show on December 16th with guests including Catherine Tate and Bernard Cribbins.
I got the distinct impression during this show last night that someone in the commissioning unit at the BBC might have been ploughing through a whole mailbag full of programme suggestions and, in despair of ever finding anything by his/her deadline, decided this idea about revisiting ex-University Challenge winners would do.
It’s not that it was totally un-entertaining; there were many amusing moments, but I just kept coming back to the question of, why? It could probably have worked on winners from any popular game show from way-back-when, such as Sale of the Century. Actually, it would’ve been quite interesting to see if Jean from Cheshire ended up keeping hold of her canteen of cutlery or vacuum cleaner.
I guess the one thing that gave this show any relevance at all is that everyone on it was of superior intellect, and in that regard, it was quite interesting to note that having a super computer for a brain doesn’t necessarily mean you’re automatically going to qualify for a life less ordinary. Read more & comment »
Rosa Monckton, successful businesswoman and confidante of the late Diana, Princess of Wales, explores the realities of families caring for disabled children in a frank and moving documentary.
With the backdrop of headline-grabbing tragic cases in which desperate mothers, such as Fiona Pilkington, killed themselves and their child because they could no longer face the daily reality of their lives, Rosa, who herself has a child with Down’s syndrome, admits that she, too, has felt a “crushing despair”.
The return of another well loved series was on our screens last night in the form of Spooks, which to be honest, I’ve never been that big a fan of. I can’t seem to get ‘into’ it, but last night’s new series opener did, I must admit, have me on the edge of my seat a few times.
It’s been nearly a year since it was last on our screens so die hard fans will have been wondering all that time what was to become of Harry, played lovingly by Peter Firth. And it was obviously a bit of a downer that the head of MI5 had been bundled into a Russian’s boot…
Leading me to ask, what chance the rest of us if the man largely responsible for our security is so compromised? It’s a sticky wicket… Read more & comment »
Robbie Williams join Jonathan Ross for this week’s Friday Night With Jonathan Ross on BBC One.
In an extraordinarily frank interview Robbie Williams says nerves did for him on The X Factor.
“The doors got stuck, I thought what are the words… I get incredibly nervous… it wasn’t drugs or drink, just deer in the headlights,” he says.
Radio One is reportedly considering replacing Chris Moyles with the annoying Vernon Kay, on their breakfast show next year.
A BBC source told The Daily Mail: “Vernon is extremely popular and the radio bosses love him. No formal offer has been put in yet – there’s still seven months left on Moyles’ deal after all – but he is definitely in the frame.”
Cheryl Cole is being reportedly considering appearing in the next series of Doctor Who.
A source told The Mirror that the X Factor judge could play “a big part” in the fifth series, which will have Matt Smith starring as The Doctor. An insider told the newspaper: “If she can find the time, a part will be written for her.”
Eastenders Ronnie Mitchell takes desperate measures in her quest to have a baby next week. Ronnie, who has been searching for a baby daddy for months, ends up in bed with Owen, who once tried to kill his own daughter Libby.
Owen is working at The Queen Vic and after an argument with his ex-wife Denise he soaked himself with beer. Ronnie takes him upstairs to lend him one of Phil’s shirts when things get hot and heavy.
This film was an odd assortment of fact, rumour and frankly, sensationalism, all of which have been added to an already bubbling pot of accusation and finger pointing at 76 year old Betty Neumar, the ‘granny’ of the title.
Made by acclaimed filmmaker Norman Hull, this documentary purported to question the suspected guilt of Neumar who’s had five husbands, all of whom have died. However, rather than pick holes in what is already a somewhat flimsy case – albeit one fairly steeped in circumstantial evidence and or coincidence – Hull’s film seemed to me to err more on the side of adding fuel to the fire.
And it’s a fire that was started by Al Gentry whose brother Harold was one of those five husbands; he believes that Betty hired a hitman to kill Harold, and it’s taken him 22 years to get someone to take his accusation seriously. Read more & comment »
What is modern art? Refreshing, modern, a waste of space, an investment, a high street print… beautiful?
This November the BBC is going to challenge the concept of beauty in modern art with a new season of programmes across BBC Two and BBC Four.
The BBC are of course supposed to use our money wisely and invest in things like good, solid, entertaining drama, and to give it its due, Into the Storm was very good value for our money.
Brendan Gleeson as Churchill was utterly convincing, and he’d clearly studied his subject closely; his portrayal encompassed the vocal inflections, the obstinacy and the tenacity of a man who was made “lonely” by peacetime.
Similarly, Bill Paterson as Clement Attlee did a marvellous job, though I felt he struggled at times to keep a lid on his heavy Scottish brogue, but perhaps that’s more because I expected throaty vowel sounds to issue forth from him. Read more & comment »
Bryan Kirkwood will succeed Diederick Santer as EastEnders Executive Producer following his decision to step down from the role in February 2010.
He will take over from Santer next year after EastEnders celebrates its 25th anniversary.
Kirkwood comes to EastEnders having spent three years producing Hollyoaks, during which time the show enjoyed awards success and soaring popularity.
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