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EastEnders Actor In
West End Debut
James Alexandrou, who played Martin Fowler in
EastEnders, is to make his West End stage debut in Steven Hevey’s
comedy In My Name.
The show will transfer to the Trafalgar Studios on
July 1, following a sold-out run at the Old Red Lion Theatre in
Islington.
The production, which is set on the day of the 7/7 bombings in
London, will also feature another former EastEnders actor, Ray
Panthaki, along with Kevin Watt and Adeel Akhtar.
23:02
April
28 2008 - waveguide.co.uk
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Community Station
Breaches Regulations
Media regulator Ofcom has found Eastleigh-based
community station Skyline FM in breach of its broadcasting rules.
In February the regulator received a complaint from a
listener who claimed that an interview with his daughter was in
breach of the fairness and privacy rules in the broadcasting code.
Skyline FM was unable to provide a copy of the
programme when requested by Ofcom because its logging system failed
to record the station's output.
Ofcom said in its latest complaint's bulletin: "In
the absence of a recording we were unable to consider the complaint
put forward
in this case.
"It is a condition of Skyline FM’s licence that
recordings of output are retained for 60 days after transmission,
and that they must provide Ofcom with any such material upon
request.
"Failure to supply this recording is a serious and
significant breach of the broadcaster’s licence. This will be held
on record."
19:25
April
28 2008 - waveguide.co.uk
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Gaydio In Waiting
The gay, lesbian, bisexual and transsexual community
in Manchester will have to wait a while to see if they will have
their own community radio station.
Gaydio, which has provided programmes for the
community via three restricted service licences (RSL), are waiting
to hear from Ofcom to see if their application for a full-time
licence has been successful.
Seven community radio groups have applied to operate
stations in the Manchester area and it was hoped that by now the
successful applicants would have been announced.
Ofcom said it was looking at the available
frequencies in the Manchester area and it was unlikely all
applicants would be successful.
Gaydio however, plans to return to the air for a
month on August 11 with its fourth RSL.
Community Station Breaches Regulations
18:25
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28 2008 - waveguide.co.uk
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Coronation Street Actor In Bill Role
Former Coronation Street actor Rupert Hill is set to
star in a four-part special of The Bill.
Hill, best-known for his role as Jamie Baldwin in the ITV1 soap,
will play Kieran Wallace, a dangerous thug who is part of a major
gun-running gang.
Of his new role, Hill said: "It makes a change to play such a
vicious character. Alex Walkinshaw and I filmed scenes during match
day at Millwall Football Club – a fantastic opportunity, and called
for some complicated filming, but it was a lot of fun!"
Gun Runner will be shown on ITV1 at the beginning of July 2008.
13:30
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28 2008 - waveguide.co.uk
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Kerry
Katona Signs Iceland Deal
Troubled reality star Kerry Katona has reportedly
been offered a six-figure deal with Iceland to continue appearing in
their TV commercials.
She is expected to sign a one-year extension to her current
contract.
"She's had her problems but is great on our adverts," Iceland chief
Malcolm Walker is reported to have said.
Katona, 27, was thought to be close to losing the deal earlier this
year over her recent troubles.
11:56
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28 2008 - waveguide.co.uk
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TV Actor
Serious Injury
Actor Kris Marshall, currently appearing in
television commercials for BT, is in intensive care with a head
injury after being hit by a car.
The 34-year-old actor was on a night out in Bristol city
centre when the accident happened on Saturday, police have
confirmed.
A spokesman for Avon and Somerset police said: "There
was a collision between a car and pedestrian shortly before 1am on
Sunday.
"It happened in St Augustine's Parade in Bristol City Centre. A man
in his 30s was taken to hospital with head injuries not considered
to be life-threatening.
"Police spoke to the driver of the car involved, which was a VW
Polo. He stopped immediately after the collision and we are looking
into how it happened. He was not a drink driver."
He is in
Bristol Royal Infirmary with his family in attendance.
Marshall's other work includes TV sitcom My Family, movies Love, Actually
and The Four Feathers and police drama Murder City.
08:56
April
28 2008 - waveguide.co.uk
Reader Comment
This is awful!!! I hope Kris gets well really soon xxx
Diane, Wing Bucks
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Gay Award
For Ugly Betty
Popular US TV shows Brothers & Sisters and Ugly Betty
repeated their success at the 2008 Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against
Defamation Media Awards on Saturday by grabbing the same top awards
as last year.
Brothers and Sisters, which stars Sally Field and Calista Flockhart,
won the prize for Outstanding Drama Series, while the America
Ferrera-starring Ugly Betty was named Outstanding Comedy Series for
the second consecutive year.
R&B superstar Janet Jackson received the Vanguard Award in
recognition of her efforts to promote equal rights, and gay singer
Rufus Wainwright was presented with the Stephen F. Kolzak Award.
Meanwhile, comedienne Kathy Griffin won the award for
Outstanding Reality Programme for her TV show Kathy Griffin: My Life
on the D-List.
The 19th annual Glaad Awards, which took place at Hollywood's Kodak
Theatre, honour individuals and projects in the media for their
representations of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender
community.
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28 2008 - waveguide.co.uk
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Mark Speight
Funeral
The funeral of television presenter Mark Speight is
taking place in his home city of Wolverhampton.
The service, being held St Michael and All Angels Church, comes two
weeks after the 42-year-old was found hanged near London's
Paddington railway station.
Speight, who was born in Wolverhampton, was found dead on April 13
in a partially disused office block beside the station after leaving
two suicide notes. He is said to have been unable to come to terms
with the death of his fiancée, Natasha Collins.
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28 2008 - waveguide.co.uk
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Trisha Goddard Wanted Illness Secret
Chat-show host Trisha Goddard has told how she was
"ogled" while in hospital being treated for breast cancer.
Goddard, 50, said a "downside" of fame was that even in hospital
celebrities were "fair game".
She said she would have preferred it if hardly anyone had known that
she was ill.
Goddard, who presents the channel Five show Trisha, announced that
she had cancer three weeks ago.
"A downside of being in the public eye is that even if you're
wearing a patient ID and you're in a hospital department having
tests you're still fair game," she wrote in a column for a weekend
magazine.
"Who cares that you seem terrified out of your wits?
"There are people who will still ogle and scream out your name, not
registering that being in a public hospital very early in the
morning means you're either visiting a sick loved one or actually
sick yourself."
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28 2008 - waveguide.co.uk
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Dave
Gorman Show For BBC Two
Dave Gorman's Radio 4 entertainment show Genius is to
run on BBC Two as a six-part series.
The radio-show involves members of the public pitching ingenious
ideas to Gorman and a celebrity guest.
Past ideas have included fizzy Bovril, a shower coat that allows you
to stay dry while you wash your hair.
The BBC Two version is expected to be broadcast early
next year and production is expected to start in September.
07:22
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28 2008 - waveguide.co.uk
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