May 24th, 2008 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: Anne Robinson, The Weakest Link
TV tyrant, Anne Robinson, has made veteran Blue Peter presenter, John Noakes, weep during a Weakest Link special.
Anne taunted John about his old dog, Shep, who also appeared on the show.
Anne asked: “Where’s Shep?, What happened to Shep? Did he die or just run away?”
John broke down, then said: “You’ve made me cry, not many people make me cry.”
A source told The Sun: “Anne annoyed John and he got very emotional. The audience didn’t seem too happy with Anne either and some even booed. Read more & comment »
January 18th, 2008 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: Neighbours, The Weakest Link
Australian sopa opera, Neighbours is due to move from BBC One to Five later this month, and BBC One have lined up quiz show, The Weakest Link to replace it.
The change in schedule will mean that children’s shows, such as Blue Peter and Newsround will be moved to an earlier time in the afternoon, however a BBC spokesman has insisted that the move would not affect its commitment to showing children’s programming.
“We’re committed to showing 130 minutes of children’s programmes on BBC One,” he said.
