A gritty drama about serial killer Fred West won three television Baftas last night.
Deborah Ross: Dear Johnnie Boden, this is why I'm returning your catalogue
Tuesday 08 May 2012
If you ask me: My husband wouldn't recognise moleskin if the mole was skinned right under his nose
DVD: Clone
Sunday 06 May 2012
After the death of Eva Green's boyfriend, Matt Smith, she gives birth to his clone.
Observations: All change for Doctor Who as he whizzes into the Wild West
Saturday 05 May 2012
I am sitting opposite the biggest name in British television at the Doctor Who Convention in Cardiff.
Howard Jacobson: Men – once you run out of fingers to count your sexual conquests, it's time to stop
Friday 04 May 2012
What happens in the dark is not for gossiping or bragging about in the light
EastEnders star Jo Joyner leads nominations at this evening's British Soap Awards
Saturday 28 April 2012
The soap world's "Oscars" take place tonight, as Coronation Street, EastEnders, Hollyoaks, Emmerdale and Doctors battle it out for gongs.
DVD: Twice Round the Daffodils (PG)
Saturday 28 April 2012
This cloying 1962 comedy is reminiscent of the dire 1980s sitcom Only When I Laugh, but without James Bolam's comic timing.
Scientists make 'sonic screwdriver'
Thursday 19 April 2012
A team of scientists has taken inspiration from Doctor Who and created their own "sonic screwdriver" that could be used in complex surgeries.
Shareholder revolt causes Cairn to drop bonus plan
Wednesday 18 April 2012
Cairn Energy has confirmed that it will not be paying a controversial £2.5m bonus to its former chief executive, Sir Bill Gammell, nor make a £1m gift to charities he supports, after a huge shareholder revolt.
Sir Derek Jacobi treads the Coronation Street cobbles
Wednesday 11 April 2012
Actor Sir Derek Jacobi has joined the list of illustrious names to have appeared in ITV’s long-running soap opera, Coronation Street.
Matt Smith: The Doctor will see you now
Thursday 05 April 2012
While at the recent 'Doctor Who' convention in Cardiff, Neela Debnath caught up with the show's star
John Walsh: Killers aren't created by what's on TV
Thursday 05 April 2012
The horrific details of how Daniel Bartlam murdered his mother with a claw hammer must have been music to the ears of the anti-video-games lobby. It seemed that the teenager's homicidal onslaught can be held up as proof – at last! – that the depiction of violence leads to acts of violence.
Five-minute memoir: Grant Gordon on how a Doctor Who heroine saved his dad
Saturday 17 March 2012
The Mini Clubman may be the iconic era-defining car of the Swinging Sixties, but it was the Austin 1100 which was the speedy, reliable compact car of choice for less groovy folk across the country.
The German who does a lot of good work for charity (but doesn't like to talk about it)
Thursday 01 March 2012
A hard-up vicar, a care home and a choir are among the recipients of €190,000 benefactor
Cinema: Confused? You won't be
Thursday 01 March 2012
The latest poster for superhero movie The Avengers features Iron Man, about to deliver an energy bolt (or something) to some off-camera baddie. Nearby, Captain America and Thor, God of Thunder, stare heroically into the middle distance.








