News that doctors were “concerned” about Queen Elizabeth II’s health on Thursday lunchtime threw long-planned U.K. broadcast schedules into disarray almost immediately – and the disruptions will likely continue for weeks.
The statement from Buckingham Palace, issued at 12.30pm local time, was unprecedented and experienced broadcasters immediately realized the situation was serious. U.K. Parliament had been informed about 10 minutes earlier, with Prime Minister Liz Truss and leader of the opposition Keir Starmer discreetly passed notes detailing the situation in the House of Commons.
BBC One was the first network to break programming some 10 minutes after the statement was published. An episode of “Bargain Hunt” – a long-running series which sees two teams competing to cheaply source antiques and flip them for a profit – was interrupted by BBC newsreader Joanna Gosling, who said: “Welcome to viewers on BBC One. We have had news from Buckingham Palace that the Queen is under medical supervision at Balmoral.
The statement from Buckingham Palace, issued at 12.30pm local time, was unprecedented and experienced broadcasters immediately realized the situation was serious. U.K. Parliament had been informed about 10 minutes earlier, with Prime Minister Liz Truss and leader of the opposition Keir Starmer discreetly passed notes detailing the situation in the House of Commons.
BBC One was the first network to break programming some 10 minutes after the statement was published. An episode of “Bargain Hunt” – a long-running series which sees two teams competing to cheaply source antiques and flip them for a profit – was interrupted by BBC newsreader Joanna Gosling, who said: “Welcome to viewers on BBC One. We have had news from Buckingham Palace that the Queen is under medical supervision at Balmoral.
- 9/9/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
To mark the release of The Piano on 5th September, we’ve ben given 2 copies to give away on 4K Ultra HD.
Holly Hunter gives a majestic silent performance as Ada McGrath, the mute Scotswoman and talented pianist who arrives with her strong-willed young daughter Flora (Anna Paquin) in the New Zealand wilderness.
She is to marry frontiersman Alistair Stewart (Sam Neill), having been sold him by her father, but takes an immediate dislike to him after he refuses to carry her beloved piano home with them, instead selling it to his overseer George Baines (Harvey Keitel). Attracted to Ada, Baines agrees to return the piano in exchange for lessons that gradually become a series of erotically charged sexual encounters. As the story unfolds like a Greek tragedy, complete with a chorus of Maori tribes, all of the characters’ long suppressed emotions come to the fore, as if elicited by...
Holly Hunter gives a majestic silent performance as Ada McGrath, the mute Scotswoman and talented pianist who arrives with her strong-willed young daughter Flora (Anna Paquin) in the New Zealand wilderness.
She is to marry frontiersman Alistair Stewart (Sam Neill), having been sold him by her father, but takes an immediate dislike to him after he refuses to carry her beloved piano home with them, instead selling it to his overseer George Baines (Harvey Keitel). Attracted to Ada, Baines agrees to return the piano in exchange for lessons that gradually become a series of erotically charged sexual encounters. As the story unfolds like a Greek tragedy, complete with a chorus of Maori tribes, all of the characters’ long suppressed emotions come to the fore, as if elicited by...
- 8/29/2022
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Discovery-backed channel Gb News will launch June 13 in the U.K. with a special program “Welcome to Gb News.”
The channel will be available on Freeview channel 236, Sky HD, Virgin Media HD, YouView channel 236 and Freesat channel 216, besides mobile and online.
Gb News is backed by Discovery and several other mostly non-British based financiers to the tune of £60 million ($82 million). The operation is led by chair Andrew Neil.
Neil helped Rupert Murdoch launch Sky TV back in the late 1980s. He was once an outspoken critic of the BBC when he edited the Murdoch-owned Sunday Times, but later became the one BBC interviewer most feared by British politicians of all stripes. His BBC show was later axed.
Neil leads the evening line-up with the prime time news and interview program “Andrew Neil,” while businesswoman and former “The Apprentice” winner Michelle Dewberry will host “Dewbs & Co” every weeknight.
Dan Wootton,...
The channel will be available on Freeview channel 236, Sky HD, Virgin Media HD, YouView channel 236 and Freesat channel 216, besides mobile and online.
Gb News is backed by Discovery and several other mostly non-British based financiers to the tune of £60 million ($82 million). The operation is led by chair Andrew Neil.
Neil helped Rupert Murdoch launch Sky TV back in the late 1980s. He was once an outspoken critic of the BBC when he edited the Murdoch-owned Sunday Times, but later became the one BBC interviewer most feared by British politicians of all stripes. His BBC show was later axed.
Neil leads the evening line-up with the prime time news and interview program “Andrew Neil,” while businesswoman and former “The Apprentice” winner Michelle Dewberry will host “Dewbs & Co” every weeknight.
Dan Wootton,...
- 5/26/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Gb News, the new UK news channel backed by Discovery, will launch on June 13.
The network, which is chaired by former BBC presenter Andrew Neil, will go live at 8Pm local time with a show welcoming audiences to the new service.
Gb News has spent recent months staffing up and building its London studio. The channel is making a lot of noise in the UK, with its promise to offer an alternative to the BBC and Sky News, and signing up journalists including former BBC presenter Simon McCoy and Dan Wootton, who used to work as the executive editor of The Sun.
The channel will go live on Freeview channel 236, meaning it is below Rt and Aljazeera in the television guide. Other presenters include Neil himself, who will host his own show, and Alastair Stewart, a former ITV News anchor.
Discovery CEO David Zaslav said last week that, alongside CNN,...
The network, which is chaired by former BBC presenter Andrew Neil, will go live at 8Pm local time with a show welcoming audiences to the new service.
Gb News has spent recent months staffing up and building its London studio. The channel is making a lot of noise in the UK, with its promise to offer an alternative to the BBC and Sky News, and signing up journalists including former BBC presenter Simon McCoy and Dan Wootton, who used to work as the executive editor of The Sun.
The channel will go live on Freeview channel 236, meaning it is below Rt and Aljazeera in the television guide. Other presenters include Neil himself, who will host his own show, and Alastair Stewart, a former ITV News anchor.
Discovery CEO David Zaslav said last week that, alongside CNN,...
- 5/26/2021
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
He’s one of the UK’s most recognizable news anchors, but Alastair Stewart’s decades-long career as an ITV News presenter has come to a close after a “misjudgment” on social media.
ITN, the company that makes ITV News, announced Stewart’s departure on Wednesday, referring only to a “use of social media which breached ITN’s editorial guidelines.”
Stewart added: “It was a misjudgment which I regret. It’s been a privilege to bring the news to households throughout the UK for the past 40 years.” He has since deleted his Twitter account.
Stewart’s recent work with ITV News has been on a freelance basis for lunchtime and weekend bulletins. ITN CEO Anna Mallett said: “We would like to recognise Alastair’s contribution as one of the UK’s foremost journalists and TV presenters and to thank him for his commitment to delivering high-quality broadcast news over many years.
ITN, the company that makes ITV News, announced Stewart’s departure on Wednesday, referring only to a “use of social media which breached ITN’s editorial guidelines.”
Stewart added: “It was a misjudgment which I regret. It’s been a privilege to bring the news to households throughout the UK for the past 40 years.” He has since deleted his Twitter account.
Stewart’s recent work with ITV News has been on a freelance basis for lunchtime and weekend bulletins. ITN CEO Anna Mallett said: “We would like to recognise Alastair’s contribution as one of the UK’s foremost journalists and TV presenters and to thank him for his commitment to delivering high-quality broadcast news over many years.
- 1/29/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Celebrated football journalist Nicky Bandini came out as transgender via Twitter on Friday. Bandini is a sportswriter and broadcaster who specializes in European and American football who contributes to the Guardian and ESPN.
Bandini announced the news to the world in a video on her Twitter account, saying, “Okay, so I guess this is a coming out video. My name is Nicky Bandini. You may have known me previously as Paolo Bandini because that is the name that I have worked under for the past 13 years as a journalist. I am transgender.”
Also Read: IMDb Reverses Transgender Birth Name Policy
She explained that she came out privately a while ago and though she was publicly coming out to consumers of her work on football, her gender identity wouldn’t be affecting any coverage.
“The thing that you need to know is that nothing much changes in terms of my work.
Bandini announced the news to the world in a video on her Twitter account, saying, “Okay, so I guess this is a coming out video. My name is Nicky Bandini. You may have known me previously as Paolo Bandini because that is the name that I have worked under for the past 13 years as a journalist. I am transgender.”
Also Read: IMDb Reverses Transgender Birth Name Policy
She explained that she came out privately a while ago and though she was publicly coming out to consumers of her work on football, her gender identity wouldn’t be affecting any coverage.
“The thing that you need to know is that nothing much changes in terms of my work.
- 8/16/2019
- by Lindsey Ellefson
- The Wrap
Alastair Stewart Dec 15, 2017
A salute to The Omega Factor, a seminal 1970s sci-fi TV series that paved the way for many more to follow...
One of the funny quirks about Scotland is that everyone can name a Scots actor, but very few can name famous Scottish TV shows. Beyond the standard native fare of cop shows and comedies, Scotland’s televisual output is well below its literary or film standing.
Of course, there’s Take The High Road (And if you get that reference, dear reader, you can mournfully reflect that you’re as old as me). But there are a few surprising gems beyond the cliched obsession with the Jacobites and Highland allure (ahem, Outlander).
In 1979, and all too briefly, The Omega Factor was BBC Scotland’s paranormal, Edinburgh-set drama. The series, as was so typical of (nearly) every show now considered iconic for the era, only ran for...
A salute to The Omega Factor, a seminal 1970s sci-fi TV series that paved the way for many more to follow...
One of the funny quirks about Scotland is that everyone can name a Scots actor, but very few can name famous Scottish TV shows. Beyond the standard native fare of cop shows and comedies, Scotland’s televisual output is well below its literary or film standing.
Of course, there’s Take The High Road (And if you get that reference, dear reader, you can mournfully reflect that you’re as old as me). But there are a few surprising gems beyond the cliched obsession with the Jacobites and Highland allure (ahem, Outlander).
In 1979, and all too briefly, The Omega Factor was BBC Scotland’s paranormal, Edinburgh-set drama. The series, as was so typical of (nearly) every show now considered iconic for the era, only ran for...
- 11/27/2017
- Den of Geek
Kids do the darndest things on TV. British woman Lucy Wronka appeared on ITV News in England Wednesday to talk about kids' milk allergies and how to stop doctors from missing their symptoms, following the announcement of new guidelines from experts at Evelina London Children's Hospital. But it was her daughter Iris who stole the show during the broadcast. As host Alastair Stewart conducted his interview with Lucy and her older son George, who suffers from a milk allergy, Iris climbed on his desk, sat on it and playfully got in his face. Still sitting on the desk, she later high-fived Alastair, as her mother, who tried to continue the...
- 8/23/2017
- E! Online
As veteran newsman Alastair Stewart attempted to conduct an interview with a mother of two toddlers struggling with allergies on ITV, the mother's daughter stumbled, climbed and jumped around the set.
- 8/23/2017
- by Aidan McLaughlin
- Mediaite - TV
A British news anchor got a little more than he bargained for when a toddler decided to take over his news desk in the middle of an interview. Veteran journalist Alastair Stewart was talking to Lucy Wronka on ITV News about how to help doctors spot symptoms from milk allergies in babies and toddlers, and […]...
- 8/23/2017
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
Alastair Stewart Mar 2, 2017
Arguably, British tech ensemble Bugs paved the way for the likes of Spooks, Sherlock, Torchwood and more...
It feels a long time ago that watching Saturday night TV with the family was the norm, but back in the 1990s, millions crowded around the box for the likes of Noel's House Party, Due South, The Generation Game, and of course, Bugs. The latter ran for four series between 1995 and 1999 and arguably holds the distinction of being embryonic of later, more intensive, tech-heavy UK shows including Spooks and Sherlock.
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The general Bugs premise involved a team of crime-fighting gadget experts facing a range of modern (now charmingly redundant), technology-centred threats. The main triptych of regulars included Nick Beckett (Jesse Birdsall), Ros Henderson (Jaye Griffiths) and Ed (Neighbours alumnus Craig McLachlan in series...
Arguably, British tech ensemble Bugs paved the way for the likes of Spooks, Sherlock, Torchwood and more...
It feels a long time ago that watching Saturday night TV with the family was the norm, but back in the 1990s, millions crowded around the box for the likes of Noel's House Party, Due South, The Generation Game, and of course, Bugs. The latter ran for four series between 1995 and 1999 and arguably holds the distinction of being embryonic of later, more intensive, tech-heavy UK shows including Spooks and Sherlock.
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The general Bugs premise involved a team of crime-fighting gadget experts facing a range of modern (now charmingly redundant), technology-centred threats. The main triptych of regulars included Nick Beckett (Jesse Birdsall), Ros Henderson (Jaye Griffiths) and Ed (Neighbours alumnus Craig McLachlan in series...
- 2/25/2017
- Den of Geek
Alastair Stewart Dec 6, 2016
With a new Star Trek TV series incoming, we revisit the show's long history of censorship at the BBC...
Star Trek is not a franchise you’d normally associate with controversy. Nevertheless, between 1969 and 1994, four episodes of the original series - Empath, Whom Gods Destroy, Plato’s Stepchildren and Miri - were not aired on the BBC, and other episodes were heavily redacted.
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It’s difficult nowadays to appreciate just how sacrosanct terrestrial television was until the 1990s. Even though Star Trek was first broadcast in the UK on BBC One on July 12 1969, with the episode Where No Man Has Gone Before, repeats were rare and VHS tapes were expensive, and difficult to get...
With a new Star Trek TV series incoming, we revisit the show's long history of censorship at the BBC...
Star Trek is not a franchise you’d normally associate with controversy. Nevertheless, between 1969 and 1994, four episodes of the original series - Empath, Whom Gods Destroy, Plato’s Stepchildren and Miri - were not aired on the BBC, and other episodes were heavily redacted.
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It’s difficult nowadays to appreciate just how sacrosanct terrestrial television was until the 1990s. Even though Star Trek was first broadcast in the UK on BBC One on July 12 1969, with the episode Where No Man Has Gone Before, repeats were rare and VHS tapes were expensive, and difficult to get...
- 12/4/2016
- Den of Geek
Alastair Stewart Nov 17, 2016
Netflix's pricy royal family drama The Crown has stand-out performances from John Lithgow and Matt Smith, but lacks story...
Warning: contains spoilers.
The great cliche about the British is that we’re a stoic lot; emotionally reserved and only ever prone to bouts of ‘hayfever’ when Bambi’s mum dies.
Netflix’s £100m production of The Crown tries to buck this trope with a ten-part series dramatising the personal and political events surrounding the first decade of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign from 1952.
One part Downton Abbey, one part House Of Cards (the original of course), The Crown never quite decides if it wants to commit itself to a political drama or total supposition about the inner workings of the Court of St James's.
Written by Peter Morgan, the identity struggle at the heart of the series is not hard to explain. Morgan made his name as...
Netflix's pricy royal family drama The Crown has stand-out performances from John Lithgow and Matt Smith, but lacks story...
Warning: contains spoilers.
The great cliche about the British is that we’re a stoic lot; emotionally reserved and only ever prone to bouts of ‘hayfever’ when Bambi’s mum dies.
Netflix’s £100m production of The Crown tries to buck this trope with a ten-part series dramatising the personal and political events surrounding the first decade of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign from 1952.
One part Downton Abbey, one part House Of Cards (the original of course), The Crown never quite decides if it wants to commit itself to a political drama or total supposition about the inner workings of the Court of St James's.
Written by Peter Morgan, the identity struggle at the heart of the series is not hard to explain. Morgan made his name as...
- 11/14/2016
- Den of Geek
Alastair Stewart Nov 21, 2016
Anthony Horowitz's Crime Traveller deserves to be better remembered in the history of British sci-fi...
The 1990s are Doctor Who's lost decade. Although the eponymous Timelord found a brief home with Paul McGann's American pilot in 1996, the revival was never picked up. So began an even longer winter on the long road to 2005's regeneration under Russell T. Davies with Christopher Eccleston. The rest, as they say, is history.
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What is seldom remembered, however, is that while the failed reboot had proven the franchise hadn't recovered from 33 years worth of plot, nor had there been any marked improvement on the production, the entire exercise had given a...
Anthony Horowitz's Crime Traveller deserves to be better remembered in the history of British sci-fi...
The 1990s are Doctor Who's lost decade. Although the eponymous Timelord found a brief home with Paul McGann's American pilot in 1996, the revival was never picked up. So began an even longer winter on the long road to 2005's regeneration under Russell T. Davies with Christopher Eccleston. The rest, as they say, is history.
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What is seldom remembered, however, is that while the failed reboot had proven the franchise hadn't recovered from 33 years worth of plot, nor had there been any marked improvement on the production, the entire exercise had given a...
- 9/20/2016
- Den of Geek
Alastair Stewart Sep 9, 2016
Star Trek is at its best when it aims to be the smartest show on TV, that's why it's endured for fifty years...
For many people who grew up watching Star Trek, it was as much a formative influence as any sermon or religious text. Even now, it still has a timeless quality which has made it a perennial fixture on every entertainment medium over the last five decades, and for good reason.
With another blockbuster film success in Star Trek Beyond and a new series titled Discovery on the horizon for 2017, few would say that after 50 years Star Trek's future is looking bleak. Yet what is the source of Trek's enduring popularity? Is it as simple as an original idea taking hold in the public consciousness, or is there more to it?
Look at the original Star Trek television series (latterly referred to as The...
Star Trek is at its best when it aims to be the smartest show on TV, that's why it's endured for fifty years...
For many people who grew up watching Star Trek, it was as much a formative influence as any sermon or religious text. Even now, it still has a timeless quality which has made it a perennial fixture on every entertainment medium over the last five decades, and for good reason.
With another blockbuster film success in Star Trek Beyond and a new series titled Discovery on the horizon for 2017, few would say that after 50 years Star Trek's future is looking bleak. Yet what is the source of Trek's enduring popularity? Is it as simple as an original idea taking hold in the public consciousness, or is there more to it?
Look at the original Star Trek television series (latterly referred to as The...
- 8/28/2016
- Den of Geek
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After a strong start, 10 seasons and multiple spin-offs took Stargate Sg-1 further and further away from its original premise...
I’ve recently had time to catch-up on the staple of afternoon television when I was a lad, Stargate Sg-1. First launched in 1997, it ran for ten seasons and it’s aged surprisingly well, in no small part due to it being heavily character-driven and fairly horror-focussed for its first two runs. This is most likely thanks to its first five seasons airing on sex-and-guts cable channel Showtime, while its later seasons aired the more clean-cut Syfy channel in the Us. All in all, it’s rip-roaring sci-fi; the kind of ‘explore and fight with interesting plots and great character arcs’ storytelling that filled the void left by successive Star Trek series which never quite captured the wonder of the unknown in the way that the Original Series or The Next Generation did.
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After a strong start, 10 seasons and multiple spin-offs took Stargate Sg-1 further and further away from its original premise...
I’ve recently had time to catch-up on the staple of afternoon television when I was a lad, Stargate Sg-1. First launched in 1997, it ran for ten seasons and it’s aged surprisingly well, in no small part due to it being heavily character-driven and fairly horror-focussed for its first two runs. This is most likely thanks to its first five seasons airing on sex-and-guts cable channel Showtime, while its later seasons aired the more clean-cut Syfy channel in the Us. All in all, it’s rip-roaring sci-fi; the kind of ‘explore and fight with interesting plots and great character arcs’ storytelling that filled the void left by successive Star Trek series which never quite captured the wonder of the unknown in the way that the Original Series or The Next Generation did.
- 2/24/2016
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Sunday night's episode of Downton Abbey may have been less bloody than last week's, but that's not to say this episode lacked any shocking moments of its own.
Between complicated relationships both new and old, an unexpected new role for Cora and the unwelcome - but very necessary - decision to open the Abbey to the public to raise some funds, the latest episode of Downton had a lot to talk about and Digital Spy was on hand to find out exactly what you thought:
Not everyone thinks it's a good idea to open Downton Abbey up to the public:
Flashforward to Mary and George beating off the National Trust with sticks #Downton #DowntonAbbey
— Marianka Swain (@mkmswain) October 25, 2015
Cora: "Don't forget to exit via the gift shop, where you can buy #DowntonAbbey cushions, jigsaws and 'What's a Weekend?' t-shirts." #Downton
— Jon Reed (@jonreed) October 25, 2015
"and this is where we...
Between complicated relationships both new and old, an unexpected new role for Cora and the unwelcome - but very necessary - decision to open the Abbey to the public to raise some funds, the latest episode of Downton had a lot to talk about and Digital Spy was on hand to find out exactly what you thought:
Not everyone thinks it's a good idea to open Downton Abbey up to the public:
Flashforward to Mary and George beating off the National Trust with sticks #Downton #DowntonAbbey
— Marianka Swain (@mkmswain) October 25, 2015
Cora: "Don't forget to exit via the gift shop, where you can buy #DowntonAbbey cushions, jigsaws and 'What's a Weekend?' t-shirts." #Downton
— Jon Reed (@jonreed) October 25, 2015
"and this is where we...
- 10/26/2015
- Digital Spy
Tom Bradby is the new face of ITV's News at Ten, as the broadcaster announced a shake-up of its news schedule.
Current News at Ten co-anchor Julie Etchingham and ITV News international affairs editor Rageh Omaar will deputise for Bradby as hosts of the flagship late news bulletin, which is returning to a single-anchor format.
"News at Ten is one of the best known and loved news brands in the country and I have hugely enjoyed working for it in 25 years on the road with ITV News," said Bradby, who will start in his new role this autumn.
"The chance to help lead it into a new era is a unique and incredibly exciting challenge - and, given the programme's heritage, a great honour, too."
Bradby is stepping down as ITV News at Ten's political editor after ten years in the role.
Mark Austin moves to the 6.30pm early evening news programme,...
Current News at Ten co-anchor Julie Etchingham and ITV News international affairs editor Rageh Omaar will deputise for Bradby as hosts of the flagship late news bulletin, which is returning to a single-anchor format.
"News at Ten is one of the best known and loved news brands in the country and I have hugely enjoyed working for it in 25 years on the road with ITV News," said Bradby, who will start in his new role this autumn.
"The chance to help lead it into a new era is a unique and incredibly exciting challenge - and, given the programme's heritage, a great honour, too."
Bradby is stepping down as ITV News at Ten's political editor after ten years in the role.
Mark Austin moves to the 6.30pm early evening news programme,...
- 6/25/2015
- Digital Spy
The BBC licence fee is always a hot topic, and culture secretary John Whittingdale will face questions about it during this year's Edinburgh International TV Festival.
The Conservative MP will also take questions about the BBC's charter renewal and Channel 4's future amid rumours of its privatisation, in a one-on-one interview with journalist Alastair Stewart.
"We are delighted that the new culture secretary is coming to the TV Festival in its 40th anniversary year," said Guardian Edinburgh TV Festival advisory chair Zai Bennett.
"There are few MPs more knowledgeable about the media than John Whittingdale, and I'm sure the industry will be excited to hear his views on issues ranging from the impending charter renewal, to discussions on privatisation. This really is a session not to be missed."
The government recently denied it has plans to sell off Channel 4 following Ofcom's third review of public service broadcasting, which is currently under way.
The Conservative MP will also take questions about the BBC's charter renewal and Channel 4's future amid rumours of its privatisation, in a one-on-one interview with journalist Alastair Stewart.
"We are delighted that the new culture secretary is coming to the TV Festival in its 40th anniversary year," said Guardian Edinburgh TV Festival advisory chair Zai Bennett.
"There are few MPs more knowledgeable about the media than John Whittingdale, and I'm sure the industry will be excited to hear his views on issues ranging from the impending charter renewal, to discussions on privatisation. This really is a session not to be missed."
The government recently denied it has plans to sell off Channel 4 following Ofcom's third review of public service broadcasting, which is currently under way.
- 6/17/2015
- Digital Spy
Celebrities come together for a good cause during ITV4′s “The Chase: Celebrity Special.” The television special, hosted by Bradley Walsh, features celebrities trying to defeat The Chaser for charity. Here’s more about the special: Bradley Walsh hosts another celebrity edition of the quiz show in which four well-known celebrities work together to try and win thousands of pounds for charity. Can they outwit the ruthless quiz genius known as The Chaser? Giving it their best shot this time are ITV News presenter Alastair Stewart, Atomic Kitten’s Natasha Hamilton, queen of clean Kim Woodburn and TV presenter Keith Chegwin. “The Chase: Celebrity Special” airs Dec. 30 on ITV4, which FilmOn will [ Read More ]
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- 1/19/2015
- by monique
- ShockYa
It may look like a slow news day at ITV News HQ, but there is actually a good reason why Mary Nightingale and Alastair Stewart decided to take a nap on their desk.
The pair posted the photo online in support of the #bedless campaign, which has been launched by charity Shelter from the Storm.
The organisation - which supports London's homeless through winter - is asking people to post pictures of themselves sleeping in strange places to raise funds to support those living on the streets of the capital.
The charity commented: "It costs just £10 a night to support one homeless guest - let's make this winter the warmest ever!"
Those who post an image in support of the charity are asked to nominate three people to do the same.
For more information about Shelter from the Storm, visit the charity's official website.
The pair posted the photo online in support of the #bedless campaign, which has been launched by charity Shelter from the Storm.
The organisation - which supports London's homeless through winter - is asking people to post pictures of themselves sleeping in strange places to raise funds to support those living on the streets of the capital.
The charity commented: "It costs just £10 a night to support one homeless guest - let's make this winter the warmest ever!"
Those who post an image in support of the charity are asked to nominate three people to do the same.
For more information about Shelter from the Storm, visit the charity's official website.
- 10/31/2014
- Digital Spy
Alastair wonders whether a hiatus would be beneficial to the much-loved Doctor Who...
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Right, let’s get it out the way: I love Doctor Who. But is it becoming jaded?
Revived in 2005, the show has become a globetrotting ratings hit for the BBC and a (restored) staple of Saturday night television. The affection is not ironic, and only partially sentimental, for the writing and the budget reflect a drama fit for the modern audience. Older aficionados may tune in to contrast old and new but, ultimately, a new generation of fans have become smitten. Gone is the singular memory of scarves and tawdry sets. Meet The Doctor with more awards than regenerations.
The success is largely owed to the show’s necromancer, former Executive Producer Russell T. Davies and the Tenth Doctor, David Tennant. Never before in the show's history have two men invested as much of themselves in their role and character.
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Right, let’s get it out the way: I love Doctor Who. But is it becoming jaded?
Revived in 2005, the show has become a globetrotting ratings hit for the BBC and a (restored) staple of Saturday night television. The affection is not ironic, and only partially sentimental, for the writing and the budget reflect a drama fit for the modern audience. Older aficionados may tune in to contrast old and new but, ultimately, a new generation of fans have become smitten. Gone is the singular memory of scarves and tawdry sets. Meet The Doctor with more awards than regenerations.
The success is largely owed to the show’s necromancer, former Executive Producer Russell T. Davies and the Tenth Doctor, David Tennant. Never before in the show's history have two men invested as much of themselves in their role and character.
- 5/22/2014
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
As if we didn't already know how accomplished Kate Middleton is, it turns out that she can fly, too! Well, not all by herself, but in an airplane. While riding a Routemaster bus along with husband Prince William in honor of London Poppy Day and the Royal British Legion, the Duchess of Cambridge, whose late grandfather Peter Middleton was a Royal Air Force pilot, revealed that she has "had a few lessons on fixed wing." We're surprised that Kate didn't just take a turn driving the bus as well! Chatting aboard the retro ride with actress Barbara Windsor and newsreader Alastair Stewart, Kate said that their recently christened son, Prince George, had been "half...
- 11/8/2013
- E! Online
He was a failed chat show host, now he's a movie star: Here Alan charts a remarkable life journey in his own words
Last week on Mid-Morning Matters, my radio and TV show (there's a webcam), I hosted a phone-in that questioned for the first time Jesus's ability to walk on water. My own theories include "thick layer of ice below surface" and "submerged jetty". Yet many of my callers refused to scrutinise Jesus's deeds at all, preferring to take them at face value, even if that betrayed a lack of intellectual curiosity. I was saddened by that, so when I was asked to sum up why I've become a national treasure, I wanted to look at the facts.
What is a national treasure? When does a man or, to a lesser extent, woman go from being roundly liked (James May) to loved – sewn into the fabric of British life...
Last week on Mid-Morning Matters, my radio and TV show (there's a webcam), I hosted a phone-in that questioned for the first time Jesus's ability to walk on water. My own theories include "thick layer of ice below surface" and "submerged jetty". Yet many of my callers refused to scrutinise Jesus's deeds at all, preferring to take them at face value, even if that betrayed a lack of intellectual curiosity. I was saddened by that, so when I was asked to sum up why I've become a national treasure, I wanted to look at the facts.
What is a national treasure? When does a man or, to a lesser extent, woman go from being roundly liked (James May) to loved – sewn into the fabric of British life...
- 7/27/2013
- by Alan Partridge
- The Guardian - Film News
✒Some of those who relished the Pirandellian spectacle of the BBC's coverage of the Queen's visit to New Broadcasting House on Friday (climaxing in especially postmodern fashion with her contribution to a Radio 4 special about, well, her visit to New Broadcasting House) consulted the maps for BBC staff of the "goldfish bowl" newsroom, as previously reproduced in MediaGuardian. And, yes, the spot where Hm stood as she appeared panto-style behind the news presenters is the No 1 no-go area, marked "please don't stand here".
✒This wasn't the only instance of royal scorn for the rules, as she wore a hat in the newsroom and was accompanied by an equerry equipped with a sword, both contrary to BBC guidelines though more alarmingly so in the latter case. At one point it seemed possible the sword might come in to use, when a second chap in military garb could be glimpsed making a...
✒This wasn't the only instance of royal scorn for the rules, as she wore a hat in the newsroom and was accompanied by an equerry equipped with a sword, both contrary to BBC guidelines though more alarmingly so in the latter case. At one point it seemed possible the sword might come in to use, when a second chap in military garb could be glimpsed making a...
- 6/9/2013
- by Monkey
- The Guardian - Film News
BBC One has cleared its schedules to air a 90-minute obituary for Margaret Thatcher tonight at 8.30pm.
Thatcher, who was prime minister from 1979 to 1990, died this morning at the age of 87 after suffering a stroke.
The as-yet-untitled BBC One broadcast will replace Panorama's 'Britain's Sharia Councils' and first episode of three-part documentary The Prisoners in the schedules.
A news special will also run this afternoon from 4pm to 5pm, presented by Huw Edwards.
There will also be an extended edition of Newsnight at 10.30pm on BBC Two.
ITV will broadcast a special documentary at 10.35pm, presented by Alastair Stewart and produced by ITN.
Sky Atlantic will air its obituary at 8pm, and Pick TV at 9pm.
Thatcher, who was prime minister from 1979 to 1990, died this morning at the age of 87 after suffering a stroke.
The as-yet-untitled BBC One broadcast will replace Panorama's 'Britain's Sharia Councils' and first episode of three-part documentary The Prisoners in the schedules.
A news special will also run this afternoon from 4pm to 5pm, presented by Huw Edwards.
There will also be an extended edition of Newsnight at 10.30pm on BBC Two.
ITV will broadcast a special documentary at 10.35pm, presented by Alastair Stewart and produced by ITN.
Sky Atlantic will air its obituary at 8pm, and Pick TV at 9pm.
- 4/8/2013
- Digital Spy
Steve Coogan has insisted that his popular character of Alan Partridge isn't based on any broadcaster. Mid-Morning Matters presenter Partridge was previously rumoured to have been inspired by the likes of Richard Madeley, Tony Blackburn and ITN newsreader-come-Police Camera Action! host Alastair Stewart. However, appearing at a launch for Partridge's new Sky Atlantic show, Coogan told journalists: "He wasn't based on anyone. He really isn't. "The Richard Madeley thing, bizarrely, I actually think things he says are too ridiculous for Alan. He's almost like old-school Alan. I find him quite fascinating, (more)...
- 5/31/2012
- by By Paul Millar
- Digital Spy
More than 111,000 people viewed the online-only tram crash news bulletins created specially for Coronation Street's 50th anniversary week. The footage, which saw real-life news reader Alastair Stewart reporting on the spectacle on the cobbles, and included interviews with residents amongst the carnage of the accident, was available on ITV.com as the drama unfolded on the main show. ITV collaborated with ITN and Granada News to create the web-exclusive bulletins, which (more)...
- 12/15/2010
- by By Naomi Rainey
- Digital Spy
London – He's long been Britain's most influential pop mogul, reveling in the power to make or break careers. Now Simon Cowell has stepped into the political frame, giving opposition Conservative Party leader David Cameron his ringing endorsement to be the next prime minister.
Cowell's comments -- writing in the Conservative-supporting Sun newspaper -- come as Britain's broadcasters move into top-gear, outlining their high tech coverage of the election May 6 and through the night as the results come in on the least predictable British election in several decades.
In a front-page exclusive with the Sun -- the Rupert Murdoch-owned market-leading tabloid here -- Cowell waxed positive about Cameron, who faces Prime Minister Gordon Brown in his battle to woo the electorate when the ballot boxes open for business on Thursday morning.
"I have met David on two occasions. I liked him immediately...I have always trusted my gut instinct --...
Cowell's comments -- writing in the Conservative-supporting Sun newspaper -- come as Britain's broadcasters move into top-gear, outlining their high tech coverage of the election May 6 and through the night as the results come in on the least predictable British election in several decades.
In a front-page exclusive with the Sun -- the Rupert Murdoch-owned market-leading tabloid here -- Cowell waxed positive about Cameron, who faces Prime Minister Gordon Brown in his battle to woo the electorate when the ballot boxes open for business on Thursday morning.
"I have met David on two occasions. I liked him immediately...I have always trusted my gut instinct --...
- 5/5/2010
- by By Mimi Turner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
London -- Almost 10 million viewers tuned in to watch ITV1 make U.K. political history Thursday night with the broadcast of the first election debate between the leaders of the three political parties.
The news came as ITV shares hit a year-high on the back of a positive investment report by Goldman Sachs.
The live televised debate was the first in a series of three -- with the remaining two to be broadcast by the BBC and Sky. It followed the familiar U.S. style of each party leader standing at a podium and answering questions from a live audience, with the debate moderated by political anchor Alastair Stewart.
An average of 9.4 million viewers watched the 90-minute show, which kicked off at 8.30 p.m., with a peak of 10.3 million tuning in to watch the final session. The broadcast won a 37% audience share, making it the most-watched primetime show Thursday night.
The news came as ITV shares hit a year-high on the back of a positive investment report by Goldman Sachs.
The live televised debate was the first in a series of three -- with the remaining two to be broadcast by the BBC and Sky. It followed the familiar U.S. style of each party leader standing at a podium and answering questions from a live audience, with the debate moderated by political anchor Alastair Stewart.
An average of 9.4 million viewers watched the 90-minute show, which kicked off at 8.30 p.m., with a peak of 10.3 million tuning in to watch the final session. The broadcast won a 37% audience share, making it the most-watched primetime show Thursday night.
- 4/16/2010
- by By Mimi Turner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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