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Last night's viewing: The Town Taking on China, BBC2; Silk, BBC1; Cardinal Burns, E4
Wednesday 16 May 2012
He's a versatile actor, Bill Paterson, with a nice line in dry top-spin. But there are phrases that even he finds hard to rescue from bathos. Such as this one, for example, from The Town Taking on China: "Anyone who's anyone in the world of cushions, curtains and bedlinens is here."
Pudsey waltzes away with the BGT crown
Sunday 13 May 2012
The nation's favourite talent show closes with a £500,000 victory for 17-year-old Ashleigh Butler and her dog
Kylie Minogue and Cheryl Cole boost for The Voice
Tuesday 08 May 2012
Kylie Minogue and Cheryl Cole are among the stars lined up for guest appearances on BBC1's The Voice as the show battles a ratings slide.
Boyd Tonkin: Biography once revealed the secret self. Now, what you see is what you get
Saturday 05 May 2012
The Week In Books
Trending: Are the tears of a nine-year-old what we want?
Monday 30 April 2012
Another week, another scandal in Simon Cowell's empire. Whenever you think it might be losing its lustre, up comes something that catapaults it back into the national conversation.
Harriet Walker: The Aqua Zumba cure for a broken heart
Sunday 29 April 2012
To the Lake District, where every road is littered with sheep poo and those wand'ring lonely as clouds search for happiness, meaning and gingerbread with the help of their inward eye.
Fred West drama heads TV Bafta nominations
Tuesday 24 April 2012
A TV drama about serial killer Fred West headed the shortlist for the TV Baftas today with nominations for four awards.
Simon Cowell throws in the towel as BBC wins ratings war
Thursday 12 April 2012
ITV admits defeat in Saturday night duel with The Voice as Britain's Got Talent moves to later slot
James Moore: Expect more wonders from the Far East
Wednesday 11 April 2012
Outlook Amazing what you can do with Japanese managers. Thanks to the small matter of an £8m bung from the Government, more than 1,000 desperately needed jobs are going to be created in the North-east, where Nissan will build some new cars.
Style shrinks: Is the sky the limit for Britain's Got Talent judge Alesha Dixon?
Sunday 01 April 2012
The hair
It's 'The Voice' vs 'Britain's Got Talent': Round One
Sunday 25 March 2012
Forget the fighting talk, flick between the channels and it's hard to tell which show you're watching
Sport Relief raises record £50m
Saturday 24 March 2012
The Sport Relief fundraising extravaganza has raised a record on-the-night total of £50 million.
ITV breached code with lawyers plug
Tuesday 25 October 2011
ITV1 show This Morning breached the broadcasting code when guest Amanda Holden plugged a group of law firms, media regulator Ofcom has ruled.
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