Stuart Hall Trial Date Set

Stuart Hall has appeared in court charged with one count of rape and 14 counts of indecent assault.

The 83-year-old from Wilmslow, Cheshire, spoke only to confirm his name in the eight-minute preliminary hearing at Preston Crown Court.

The case was adjourned until April 16 when he is expected to enter a plea. A provisional trial date has been set for  October 2.

The charges relate to alleged offences between 1967 and 1986.

Hall is best known for his distinctive style of sports reporting on BBC Radio 5 live and his work on the 1970s TV show It's A Knockout.

He has been a familiar face and voice in British broadcasting for half a century and was appointed OBE in the 2012 New Year Honours for services to broadcasting and charity.

March 01 2013 - waveguide.co.uk

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Doctor Who and The Shard

The Shard will appear in the first episode of the new Doctor Who series, along with several other London landmarks.

Matt Smith rides down London’s newest skyscraper on a motorbike in the first episode of the BBC One show.

The actor and his latest assistant, played by Jenna-Louise Coleman, are back next month in The Bells of St John, which is described as a “modern day urban thriller”.

It sees the pair battling a new adversary, the Spoonheads, against a backdrop including Westminster Bridge as they discover something sinister lurking in the Wi-Fi.

The new episodes will see the pair involved in an underwater siege and a period drama, as well as the return of Richard E grant playing the villainous Doctor Simeon from the last Christmas special.

Executive producer and lead writer Steven Moffat said: “It’s the 50th year of Doctor Who and look what’s going on. We’re up in the sky and under the sea. We’re running round the rings of an alien world and then a haunted house.

“There’s new Cybermen, new Ice Warriors and a never before attempted journey to the centre of the TARDIS. And in the finale, the Doctor’s greatest secret will at last be revealed. If this wasn’t already our most exciting year it would be anyway.”

March 01 2013 - waveguide.co.uk

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