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“Love Island,” a British reality show featuring young singletons courting each other in a hot location, suddenly seems to be cooling off. Returning to ITV2 last week, and debuting on Hulu on Jan. 30, the winter series reportedly attracted just over…
January 26, 2023
Article at Variety
For television fans, a favorite reality show can spawn viewing parties, themed WhatsApp groups and memorable moments quoted without context. But James Symonds, 25, a British graphic designer, recently became so obsessed with the BBC reality game show…
January 12, 2023
Article at New York Times
From the Queen’s afternoon tea skit to the utter surrealness of I’m A Celebrity, here are the most incredible, touching and bizarre things that happened on our screens this year Huw Edwards eating a croissant live on BBC News Presenting local…
December 24, 2022
Article at the Guardian
Updating long-established channel and platform names for the streaming age doesn’t always pay off The full subscription package includes: Unlimited online access Monthly Broadcast Magazine Selection of annual reports and surveys Newsletters +…
December 15, 2022
Article at Broadcast
The glitz! The glitterballs! The fake tan! As Strictly comes to the end of its 20th season, the judges, celebrities and dancers recall how a high-risk venture became a must-watch Saturday-night staple On Saturday 15 May 2004, a reinvention of the…
December 10, 2022
Article at the Guardian
Who was crowned the series champion: Abdul, Sandro or Syabira? And did Sandro finally get that elusive handshake? Find out here
November 15, 2022
Article at the Guardian
It's BBC Radio 4 Extra's final Podcast Radio Hour so Laura Grimshaw, Amanda Litherland and Chris Pearson look back at some of the best co-hosts, podcasts and interview guests. With contributions from regular co-hosts Scott Bryan, Jon Holmes, Isy…
November 04, 2022
Podcast at Must Watch podcast
From judges’ unnecessarily harsh criticisms ruining the show’s once-kind feel to a downright offensive Mexican week, this has been the show’s worst ever series. Can it recover? No, it isn’t just you. There has been something really wrong with The…
November 03, 2022
Article at the Guardian
Kit Connor tweeted yesterday that he was bisexual. Such a disclosure is usually accompanied with celebration and congratulations. Yet when I read his tweet, like many others, my heart sank. “I’m bi,” he tweeted. “Congrats for forcing an 18 year old…
November 01, 2022
Article at British Vogue
During a breaking political news story, I usually watch both BBC News and Sky News on two different screens, just so I don’t miss anything. This week, like many others, I added a third channel: a livestream of a lettuce. After Prime Minister Liz…
October 20, 2022
Article at Variety
Chris Pearson and Scott Bryan suggest new listening for October. Tubsey and Hyder, Bafta winners, join us to talk about their first steps into podcasting. Why did they want to start "The World According to Tubsey and Hyder" - and what do they love…
October 07, 2022
Podcast at Must Watch podcast
The surreal thing about watching the BBC One coverage of Queen Elizabeth II’s death was that we all knew in advance what the coverage was exactly going to be like once the news arrived. The precise wording. The solemn voices. The black ties and…
September 09, 2022
Article at Variety
It was a scene so dystopian that Black Mirror viewers would have shivered. On the morning of Monday 5 September, This Morning’s Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby were cheerfully standing in front of their “Spin to win” wheel, a regular…
September 06, 2022
Article at New Statesman
In the words of Davina McCall, “fancy another one”? Shortly before announcing this year’s winners of “Love Island” on Monday night, U.K. broadcaster ITV2 caused goosebumps as they played out the iconic “Big Brother” theme tune while revealing that…
August 02, 2022
Article at Variety
Archives full of brilliant shows are a powerful but underused weapon in the battle for viewers’ attention Do you want to keep reading? Register to read four free articles per month Up to the minute industry news Agenda-setting interviews with key…
July 29, 2022
Article at Broadcast
After 37 years, the lights are finally going out on Ramsay Street. But how much do you remember about the soap’s most brilliant and bizarre moments? … we have a small favour to ask. Tens of millions have placed their trust in the Guardian’s fearless…
July 25, 2022
Article at the Guardian
By coming out as gay, Daria Kasatkina has shown Russia what true bravery looks like The tennis player knows she could be ostracised by her country. Daria Kasatkina. If you’re not a tennis fan you might not have heard the name before. The no 1 Russian…
July 20, 2022
Article at New Statesman
Daria Kasatkina. If you’re not a tennis fan you might not have heard the name before. The no 1 Russian women’s tennis player, who made it to the semi-final of the French Open in June and is ranked 12th in the world, has come out as gay. In an…
July 20, 2022
Article at New Statesman
Chris Pearson and Scott Bryan recommend new podcast listening for July.We're joined by Nick Grimshaw and Angela Hartnett OBE to talk about their new podcast, Dish. The two discuss their love of hosting, and we'll hear about what Nick's learned from…
July 08, 2022
Podcast at Must Watch podcast
This has been the weirdest week in British television in a long time. In the days leading up to Boris Johnson’s resignation, the number of gaffes and surreal moments captured on live television became almost impossible to track. But in many ways,…
July 07, 2022
Article at Variety