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Brother Auditions
Hundreds of people from across Ireland have travelled to
Dublin today to audition for the next series of Big Brother.
Auditions for the Channel 4 reality TV show are being held at the RDS in
Dublin.
The series is now in its 10th year, with Ireland having already contributed
one winner and two prominent housemates.
All three - Brian Dowling, Anna Nolan and Ray Shah - have gone on to enjoy
successful careers in the media.
22:20
January
13 2009 - waveguide.co.uk
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Pushing Daisies
The second series of the popular American whimsical drama
Pushing Daisies starts on ITV1 on Saturday, January 30 in the
22:00 slot.
Narrated by Jim Dale, the tale describes how Young Ned,
played by series star Field Cate, discovered that he could return the dead
briefly back to life with just one touch. But, as he soon finds out, his
gift is not without consequences, and he quickly learns the rules.
In the second season premiere, Chuck goes undercover as a
"Bee Girl" at a honey-based cosmetics company after their new spokesmodel,
palyed by Autumn Reeser, is stung to death. Chuck soon discovers that office
politics are killer - literally - between the founder, Betty Bee, played by
Missi Pyle, and the new owner, Woolsey Nicholls.
Meanwhile, Ned can't stand Chuck's growing independence - or
the fact that she wants to move out of his apartment. And Lily spirits Olive
off to a nunnery so she won't spill Lily's deep, dark secret.
19:11
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13 2009 - waveguide.co.uk
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Tom Cruise On
Jonathan Ross
Tom Cruise will appear on Jonathan Ross's comeback TV chat
show, the BBC said today.
There had been a great deal of speculation that the Hollywood star had
turned down an invitation to take part because of the presenter's part in
the Andrew Sachs lewd phone calls row.
But it has been confirmed that Cruise will join previously-confirmed guests
Stephen Fry and Lee Evans when Friday Night With Jonathan Ross returns to
BBC One on January 23.
Franz Ferdinand will also perform their new single, Ulysses, live in the
studio.
Cruise has not appeared on the chat show before, although
Ross has previously interviewed him for his BBC film programme.
15:40
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Jade Goody
Former Big Brother contestant Jade Goody has revealed that
she has turned to God to help her cope with cervical cancer.
The 27-year-old has said she has a 40 per cent chance of
surviving the disease.
She has lost her hair and is wearing a scarf on her head after undergoing
chemotherapy.
In an interview with a newspaper, Goody said: "I've always thought there's a
God although I've never been a churchy kind of person but now I think, Why
not go to church? I've got a version of the Bible which is easy to read and
I look through it when I'm feeling down. It really helps.
"And I've always prayed but now I do find it helps. Maybe the big man
upstairs thinks, she's a tough cookie, she can handle this. She's watched
her dad inject heroin, watched her mum do crack, she's lost a baby, had
boyfriends who've hit her. Yeah, she can handle this too.
"But I do think after this is over, God might think I've had more than my
fair share to deal with."
Goody was taking part in the Indian version of Big Brother last year when
she discovered she had cervical cancer.
The Bermondsey-born star flew home after show producers called her to the
Diary Room to break the news.
She was previously given a 50-50 chance of survival and had to undergo a
hysterectomy after learning that the cancer had spread to her womb.
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Takei
Still Waits For Shatner Invite
Actor George Takei has laughed off rumours that he
considering appearing on former Star Trek co-star William Shatner's new US
chat-show Shatner's Raw Nerve, insisting he has not even been invited.
Takei said: "Bill hasn't invited me. I only heard about the
show a few days ago and when I did, I thought to myself, 'Aha! He's trying
to create controversy again'. Well, I'm not going to bite the bait!"
The pair has had a strained relationship over the years, and
the feud erupted in 2008 when Shatner claimed he had been left off the guestlist for Takei's wedding to longterm partner Brad Altman.
Takei fired back, claiming Shatner had been invited to the nuptials - but
failed to Rsvp or attend the same-sex ceremony.
Shatner then responded by posting a rant on YouTube in
which he unveiled plans to put an end to the dispute once and for all- by
inviting Takei onto his talk show.
But Takei alleges Shatner failed to follow through with his invite plans -
even though he had never agree to appear on the programme anyway.
08:12
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CNN
International On Freeview
News channel CNN International is joining the Freeview
digital TV service from Thursday, just in time for the inauguration of new
US president Barack Obama.
The channel will air on Freeview 84 seven days a week between the hours of
21:00 and 01:00.
Adding Freeview's 13.8 million TV homes will bring Atlanta-based CNNI's UK
distribution to more than 20 million households. CNNI is already available
on Sky, Virgin Media and Tiscali.
As part of its Freeview launch night programming, CNNI will air a one-hour
special on the Middle East, entitled The Middle East Challenge, at 22:00, in
which reporter Hala Gorani travels through the region to investigate the
underlying issues creating roadblocks to economic and political progress.
CNN said its move on to Freeview was an "acknowledgement that consumer
demand for world news and feature stories with global perspective is acute
and growing amongst the UK audience".
Tony Maddox, the CNNI executive vice-president and managing director, added:
"UK viewers will be able to enjoy not only our signature global news and
feature programming but also a new slate of new programmes we're developing
for Europe prime time."
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Blue Peter
Olympic 50p Competition
Blue Peter viewers are being given the chance to design a 50p
piece to mark the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in London.
The winner of the BBC competition, open to those aged between six and 12,
will be the first child to see their work featured on a UK coin in
circulation.
The athletics-themed coin will be issued by the Royal Mint in 2010.
In the past Blue Peter viewers have designed stamps, an airline livery and
the cover of the Radio Times.
Blue Peter editor Tim Levell said: "This is the first time the Royal Mint
has given a child the guaranteed chance to design a circulation coin, so
this really is making history."
The winner, who will be notified in October 2009, will also receive a gold
version of their design and an invitation to see it being turned into coins
at the Royal Mint in Llantrisant.
The Blue Peter competition is open to UK residents aged between six and 12
at midnight on the closing date of 2 March 2009.
Entries need to be submitted on an official template which can be downloaded
from the programme's website or obtained by post.
The "tails" side design cannot feature an image of a recognisable real
person, whether alive or dead, or the Olympic rings.
The entries will be seen by a panel of judges made up of independent
experts, and representatives of the Royal Mint, the BBC, London 2012 and the
International Olympics Committee.
They will be split into three age groups and a top entry selected from each.
A winning selection will then be made before being passed on to the Royal
Mint Advisory Committee, the Treasury and the Queen for formal approval.
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The Sexy Ad Show
Fiver has commissioned Celador Productions to produce a
six-part series, The Sexy Ad Show, it has been announced.
Presented by Olivia Lee, The Sexy Ad Show showcases some of the raciest,
most politically incorrect and barely broadcast-able commercials to have
been produced.
The hour-long programmes will be transmitted first on Fiver and
later on Five.
The Sexy Ad Show will uncover an array of controversial commercial messages
including an ejaculating Action Man, an Optician who uses sadomasochistic
sex to sell spectacles, a Granny using a sex toy to advertise a bank and a
family blowing each other up to sell beer.
Hannah Barnes, Director of Programmes for Fiver and Five US, said: “I am
thrilled to have The Sexy Ad Show for Fiver. The series is very risqué and
funny, and perfectly illustrates the unconventional views of the Advertising
world. I am delighted to have Olivia Lee as the presenter, her irreverent
style will ensure that the series has a strong appeal for the discerning
Fiver viewer.”
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