|
Forward
Back
Matt
Lucas Quits Shooting Stars
Matt Lucas has said he will not be appearing in the
new series of Shooting Stars alongside Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer.
The comedian, who has played giant baby George
Dawes since it began in 1993, said he is "busy writing a new
series".
In a statement he said: "I just couldn't fit
everything in this time, because we'll be right in the middle of
rehearsals and rewrites."
Filming for the comedy panel quiz is scheduled to
start in the spring.
"I love being on the show and love working with
Vic and Bob and the whole team," Lucas said.
"Of course I'll be watching, and I hope we can all
do something together again soon."
22:00
March 11
2010 - waveguide.co.uk
Click
here to comment on this story
BBC
To Review Its Radio Stations
The BBC Trust has announced it is to review how well some BBC
radio services perform in terms of their quality, distinctiveness and value
for money.
One review will assess Radio 3, Radio 4 and Radio 7, while a second will
look at all the BBC's local radio services.
The stations are among the last to be looked at as part of the Trust's
ongoing round of service reviews.
Each review will include a 12-week consultation period where the public can
give their views.
The review of Radio 3, Radio 4 and Radio 7 will begin in the spring and will
be published next winter, while the timetable for the review of nations and
local radio is currently being considered.
David Liddiment, BBC Trustee and Chair of the Trust's Audience and
Performance Committee, said: "As well as the current performance of these
services we'll also be looking at the BBC's future plans for the stations to
ensure they are robust and deliverable."
21:45
March 11
2010 - waveguide.co.uk
Click
here to comment on this story
More Land Girls
Land Girls, BBC One Daytime's award-winning drama, is to
return for a second series of five new episodes.
The second series of Land Girls returns to the rural Forties, and continues
to examine how a whole generation of women helped the war effort, and
adapted to their new lives working as part of the Women's Land Army.
Speaking about the new series, Liam Keelan, controller of BBC Daytime, said:
"The first series of Land Girls was something completely new for BBC One
Daytime, as it was the first time a period drama had been commissioned and
made for the daytime audience.
"It proved to be such a success with our viewers that I'm delighted to be
able to announce the commission of a second series."
He added: "The first series of Land Girls was commissioned as part of a
range of programming across the BBC commemorating the 70th anniversary of
the start of the Second World War, and we hope that this second series will
again be a tribute to the women who played such an important role on the
home front."
Land Girls, made by the team behind BBC Birmingham's award-winning Doctors,
will once again be filmed on location in and around the West Midlands, and
the executive producers are Will Trotter and John Yorke.
21:30
March 11
2010 - waveguide.co.uk
Click
here to comment on this story
Harry Hill
Stays With ITV
Harry Hill has signed a multimillion-pound two-year deal with
ITV to make more series of TV Burp and You've Been Framed.
The new agreement will see independent production company Avalon produce two
series, each of eight episodes, of TV Burp for 2010 and 2011.
ITV also has an option to extend the deal and order two more
series of TV Burp, another one next year and one in 2012. The two new series
of You've Been Framed will be produced by ITV Studios.
The deal includes an agreement to develop new programme formats for Hill. He
has already won several Bafta awards for the long-running ITV1 show TV Burp,
which has developed into a ratings hit for the network.
"If you're a light entertainer there's really only one place to be on a
Saturday night, and that's ITV," said Hill.
You've Been Framed has averaged 4.7 million viewers across its current run
on ITV1, according to ITV.
17:02
March 11
2010 - waveguide.co.uk
Click
here to comment on this story
Top
Forward
Back
|
