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Harry Hill - TV Burp Exit
Harry Hill has apparently confirmed long-standing rumours
that the forthcoming series of TV Burp will be his last.
The comedian, who has hosted the Saturday-night hit on ITV1
since 2002, today wrote on his blog: "The New (and , it seems last) series
of TV Burp starts up on the 4th Feb and finishes 8 shows later at the end of
March in a huge finale - SO MAKE THE MOST OF IT !!!"
In September, newspaper reports - not featuring quotes from Hill himself -
had suggested that he would decline to renew his contract with ITV, which
runs out this year, and that he had turned down a £1m pay rise to quit TV
Burp and spend more time with his family.
Hill had previously been quoted as saying: "It is a drag. One year I did 21
shows - most series are only eight. At the end of it I was completely
mental" and joking that the pressure of making the programme had left him
"suicidal".
January
22
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Boorman and McGregor - New
Series
Charley Boorman has revealed that he and Ewan McGregor are
keen to make a third big biking series together.
The pair motorbiked 20,000 miles from London to New York via Europe and Asia
for their 2004 hit series and book Long Way Round, and from John O'Groats to
South Africa for the follow-up Long Way Down.
Boorman said: "We've always spoken about doing a third series - maybe to
South America - it's just a matter of timing. These things take a lot of
time and commitment, so we need to get the diaries right and then I'm sure
we'll head out."
The pair met in 1997 on the set of the film The Serpent's Kiss, and they hit
it off immediately.
"We became very good friends. We both had motorbikes and we'd both just had
our first child, so we had a lot in common. We ran motorbike race teams
together and eventually started talking about the big trip."
January
22
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Top Ten Most Watched TV
Programmes Of 2011
The official Barb (Broadcasters' Audience Research Board) top
10 for 2011 has been published, with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's
marriage ceremony taking the top spot.
An average audience of 13.59m watched on BBC One and BBC HD,
although consolidated figures across the 10 channels showing Royal Wedding
coverage (including ITV1, the BBC news channel and Sky News) bring that
figure to 26m.
Other big hitters include The X Factor Results on ITV1 with 13.46m and the
Strictly Come Dancing Final with 13.34m.
Soap operas also take two places: the Coronation Street episode in which
Peter disrupted his own wedding to Leanne comes in at number six, while the
immediate aftermath of the Kat and Ronnie baby-swap plot is in 10th
position.
1. The Royal Wedding - 13.59m (Apr 29, BBC One)
2. The X Factor Results - 13.46m (Dec 11, ITV1)
3. Strictly Come Dancing Final - 13.34m (Dec 17, BBC One)
4. The X Factor - 12.92m (Oct 2, ITV1)
5. Britain's Got Talent Final Result - 12.63m (Jun 4, ITV1)
6. Coronation Street 12.56m (Feb 14 ITV1)
7. I'm A Celebrity... - 12.47m (Nov 13, ITV1)
8. Britain's Got Talent Final - 12.22 (Jun 4, ITV1)
9. Downton Abbey - 12.15m (Nov 11, ITV1)
10. EastEnders - 11.42m (Jan 3, BBC One)
January
22
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Blue
Peter Presenter Completes Trek
Blue Peter presenter Helen Skelton has completed a 500-mile
(800km) trek to the South Pole - on skis, kite skis and an ice bike.
The TV star battled for 18 days through severe snow storms, temperatures as
low as -48C and a bad bout of dehydration.
She said her body hurt in countless places, but finishing the challenge for
Sport Relief felt "incredible".
The 28-year-old also set a new world record for the fastest 100km by kite
ski - in seven hours 28 minutes.
"The environment is so harsh and on a day when you can get sunburn, you can
also get frostbite," she said.
January
22
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