http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/?service=Rss http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/sachs-made-onair-prank-call-in-the-1980s-1816689.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/sachs-made-onair-prank-call-in-the-1980s-1816689.html <p>As the victim of Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand's offensive answerphone messages, Andrew Sachs received almost as much sympathy as his persecutors did vitriol. But the Fawlty Towers star is not as innocent as first thought, it has emerged.</p> News Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/mickey-mouse-to-get-a-makeover-1816369.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/mickey-mouse-to-get-a-makeover-1816369.html ]]> <p> Long before Pixar, before Tom and Jerry, Bugs Bunny, Popeye, Spider-Man, Superman, The Beano or The Dandy, there was a mouse called Mickey. He is possibly the best-known character ever to have come out of Hollywood. There is hardly a child or an adult in the developed who would not recognise Mickey Mouse from just a silhouette of two round ears protruding from the top of a round, hairless head. </p> News Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:49:54 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/x-factor-twins-john-and-edward-grimes-to-perform-ghostbusters-1814473.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/x-factor-twins-john-and-edward-grimes-to-perform-ghostbusters-1814473.html ]]> <p> Irish X Factor hopefuls John and Edward Grimes will be performing the Ghostbusters theme song on Saturday night, it can be revealed. </p> News Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:37:39 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/rebecca-adlington-slams-bbc-over-frankie-boyle-rebuke-1813432.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/rebecca-adlington-slams-bbc-over-frankie-boyle-rebuke-1813432.html ]]> <p> Olympic swimmer Rebecca Adlington's agent said the BBC did not take tough enough action against a comedian who joked on TV about her appearance. </p> News Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:24:10 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/x-factors-rachel-cries-her-heart-out-as-irish-jedward-twins-survive-1813414.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/x-factors-rachel-cries-her-heart-out-as-irish-jedward-twins-survive-1813414.html ]]> <p> X Factor's most controversial act has survived another week after the public gave their rendition of Queen's We Will Rock You the thumbs up. </p> News Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:45:09 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/now-we-go-live-to-a-breaking-sex-scandal-1812770.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/now-we-go-live-to-a-breaking-sex-scandal-1812770.html ]]> <p>If, like many on the far side of the Atlantic, you were upset by revelations about David Letterman's extramarital office romances, it's probably best to keep your TV firmly tuned away from the sports channels.</p> TV & Radio Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/elephant-kills-bbc-crews-guide-1812277.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/elephant-kills-bbc-crews-guide-1812277.html <p>A guide has been killed by a charging elephant while helping a film crew to make a BBC children's television programme.</p> News Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/gary-glitter-faces-death-penalty-in-fictional-tv-drama-1810810.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/gary-glitter-faces-death-penalty-in-fictional-tv-drama-1810810.html <p> Fallen pop star and sex offender Gary Glitter is to face the death penalty in a fictionalised Channel 4 drama. </p> News Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:28:42 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/3d-tvs-could-revive-flagging-video-industry-1810152.html http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/3d-tvs-could-revive-flagging-video-industry-1810152.html ]]> <p> Fans scrambled to see 3-D movies such as 'Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs' in theatres this year and new 3-D televisions could soon have home viewers feeling as if they're surrounded by a spaghetti hurricane on their couches. </p> News Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:41:24 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/gaelic-channel-set-to-push-bbc-radio-off-freeview-1809939.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/gaelic-channel-set-to-push-bbc-radio-off-freeview-1809939.html ]]> <p>Homes across Scotland with access to Freeview could see the portfolio of BBC's radio stations removed under plans to put the Gaelic channel Alba on to the digital terrestrial platform.</p> TV & Radio Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/single-website-for-all-uk-radio-stations-by-early-next-year-1809420.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/single-website-for-all-uk-radio-stations-by-early-next-year-1809420.html <p> A single website which offers users the choice of the entire output of the British radio industry with potentially up to 500 different networks could be available to internet users within months. </p> TV & Radio Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/will-jr-take-another-shot-at-dallas-for-the-noughties-1808412.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/will-jr-take-another-shot-at-dallas-for-the-noughties-1808412.html <p>He wore a Stetson and smoked cigars. She boasted shoulder pads and an extravagant jewellery collection. They spent their oil wealth on a big house in 1980s Dallas. And now, they could be making a glorious comeback. </p> Americas Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/eastenders-spinoff-puts-walford-on-the-web-1807103.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/eastenders-spinoff-puts-walford-on-the-web-1807103.html <p> EastEnders is venturing beyond TV screens, with an online spin-off series which will take a fresh look at Albert Square through the eyes of young newcomers. </p> News Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:45:06 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/channel-4-signs-deal-with-youtube-1803183.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/channel-4-signs-deal-with-youtube-1803183.html <p> Channel 4 has signed a pioneering deal with video-sharing site YouTube to make hundreds of its homegrown shows available on demand. </p> TV & Radio Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:48:31 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/mad-men-creator-sacks-reallife-peggy-olson-1801792.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/mad-men-creator-sacks-reallife-peggy-olson-1801792.html ]]> <p>A few weeks ago, Kater Gordon was living the Hollywood dream: standing jubilantly at a podium, live on national TV, clutching an Emmy for her screenwriting work on the award-winning series Mad Men. </p> News Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/dannii-minogue-apologises-for-bisexuality-joke-1801501.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/dannii-minogue-apologises-for-bisexuality-joke-1801501.html <p> X Factor judge Dannii Minogue last night apologised on live television for her highly controversial remarks about contestant Danyl Johnson’s sexuality. </p> News Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:19:40 +0100