Louisa Mellor Dec 7, 2017
UK kids wouldn’t have survived the 90s without The Crystal Maze, Knightmare, Gladiators and more…
Remember boredom? Boredom was to a nineties childhood what stress is to modern adulthood – a constant and inescapable presence, relieved only by television.
See related Gotham season 4 episode 7 review: A Day In The Narrows
The difference is, even television could be boring in the nineties. Grown-ups exclusively watched One Man And His Dog, The Budget and Ballykissangel, the sort of programmes that gave you Sunday-night-dread any day of the week. Try as you might to escape border collies, Kenneth Clarke and priests having harvest festival scrapes in picturesque Irish villages, it simply wasn’t possible. There were no streaming services to come to your rescue. Video rental was a birthdays-only treat. What else were you supposed to do? Read?
Every so often, a bright light would shine through, illuminating the murk of Ground Force and Oh,...
UK kids wouldn’t have survived the 90s without The Crystal Maze, Knightmare, Gladiators and more…
Remember boredom? Boredom was to a nineties childhood what stress is to modern adulthood – a constant and inescapable presence, relieved only by television.
See related Gotham season 4 episode 7 review: A Day In The Narrows
The difference is, even television could be boring in the nineties. Grown-ups exclusively watched One Man And His Dog, The Budget and Ballykissangel, the sort of programmes that gave you Sunday-night-dread any day of the week. Try as you might to escape border collies, Kenneth Clarke and priests having harvest festival scrapes in picturesque Irish villages, it simply wasn’t possible. There were no streaming services to come to your rescue. Video rental was a birthdays-only treat. What else were you supposed to do? Read?
Every so often, a bright light would shine through, illuminating the murk of Ground Force and Oh,...
- 12/5/2017
- Den of Geek
'Ground Force's Tommy Walsh spent the night in a police cell over the weekend after he was arrested for assault. The 58-year-old builder was detained by law enforcement officers on Friday night (29.01.16) after he locked horns with two men - one of which was taken to hospital - when he caught them urinating in his neighbour's garden as he made his way home from a pub in Hackney, London. He told the Daily Mail newspaper: ''I saw them as I was coming home and I said, that's bang out of order. It's disgusting. My neighbour's kids play in that garden.
- 1/29/2016
- Virgin Media - TV
Forget all the cha cha cha-ing on Strictly and Louis Walsh's silliness on X Factor. The No.1 reality TV show of 2013 was most definitely the Great British Bake Off.
Making stars of its contestants and pulling in stupendously large ratings, it is a pop culture phenomenon and every TV commissioner in the land is looking for the "next Bake Off". Here are just a few of the shows hoping to match the success of Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood in 2014.
The Great Interior Design Challenge
The Premise: We really need to find Britain's keenest amateur interior designers. Of course we do.
The Talent: Architecture and design critic for The Times Tom Dyckhoff leads the hunt and is joined by judges Daniel Hopwood, award-winning architect and interior designer, and Sophie Robinson, ex-editor of BBC Good Homes and Interior Designer. Niche is the word you're looking for.
Could It Be The New Bake Off?...
Making stars of its contestants and pulling in stupendously large ratings, it is a pop culture phenomenon and every TV commissioner in the land is looking for the "next Bake Off". Here are just a few of the shows hoping to match the success of Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood in 2014.
The Great Interior Design Challenge
The Premise: We really need to find Britain's keenest amateur interior designers. Of course we do.
The Talent: Architecture and design critic for The Times Tom Dyckhoff leads the hunt and is joined by judges Daniel Hopwood, award-winning architect and interior designer, and Sophie Robinson, ex-editor of BBC Good Homes and Interior Designer. Niche is the word you're looking for.
Could It Be The New Bake Off?...
- 1/3/2014
- Digital Spy
Great British Garden Revival: BBC Two, 7pm
It's been over 16 years since Ground Force but BBC Two's new horticultural outing is hoping to do exactly what it says on the tin, with Monty Don looking to bring back gardening shows and revive Britain's gardens into the bargain.
The Royal Variety Performance: ITV, 7.30pm
John Bishop hosts proceedings at the London Palladium, with an all-star line-up - including Jimmy Carr, Gary Barlow, Robbie Williams, Olly Murs and, of course, Britain's Got Talent winners Attraction - out to impress the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall.
Arrow: Sky1, 8pm
Ready for the best episode of Sky1's superior superhero drama yet? Glee star Grant Gustin makes a fantastic debut tonight as new character Barry Allen - destined to become super-speedy DC superhero The Flash - while Oliver (Stephen Amell) battles a super-strong foe.
It's been over 16 years since Ground Force but BBC Two's new horticultural outing is hoping to do exactly what it says on the tin, with Monty Don looking to bring back gardening shows and revive Britain's gardens into the bargain.
The Royal Variety Performance: ITV, 7.30pm
John Bishop hosts proceedings at the London Palladium, with an all-star line-up - including Jimmy Carr, Gary Barlow, Robbie Williams, Olly Murs and, of course, Britain's Got Talent winners Attraction - out to impress the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall.
Arrow: Sky1, 8pm
Ready for the best episode of Sky1's superior superhero drama yet? Glee star Grant Gustin makes a fantastic debut tonight as new character Barry Allen - destined to become super-speedy DC superhero The Flash - while Oliver (Stephen Amell) battles a super-strong foe.
- 12/9/2013
- Digital Spy
The full lineup for ITV1's Arctic reality show 71 Degrees North has been revealed. Sean Maguire, John Thompson and Spandau Ballet popstar Martin Kemp lead the names of famous faces heading to Scandinavia for the competition. Brooke Kinsella, hairdresser Nicky Clarke, Ground Force star Charlie Dimmock, Rav Wilding, Angellica Bell, Lisa Maxwell and Olympic athlete Amy Williams complete the list of stars taking part. The 10 celebrities will face harsh sub-zero conditions as they (more)...
- 7/18/2011
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
Alan Titchmarsh has said that he thinks there should be more gardening programmes on television. The former Ground Force host claimed that the number of shows has fallen in recent years. It was recently confirmed that Titchmarsh will host ITV's first primetime gardening programme. "I think we could do with more gardening on TV," he told The Sun. "I'm a great believer that gardening can offer everybody something and it can't be overestimated. "To some it seems quite frivolous but gardens make up millions of acres and are little nature reserves in their own rights and are very important - as is communicating gardening skills." He continued: "When Ground Force and Home Front In The Garden were on in the late '90s and early 2000s we had more gardening, (more)...
- 3/14/2011
- by By Ryan Love
- Digital Spy
He was one of Britain's foremost trumpeters with many popular credits
James Watson, who has died following a heart attack aged 59, was one of Britain's leading trumpet players – for a number of years the soloist of choice for major orchestral engagements. As artistic director and head of brass at the Royal Academy of Music, he was active also as a conductor and administrator, preparing students for the challenges of the profession with engaging enthusiasm and directness.
Supported by the Leicestershire musical family into which he was born, Watson became known from an early age for his prowess on the cornet. Not only did he become principal cornet of the Desford Colliery Band at the age of 11, but he also won both the junior and senior champion soloist of Great Britain titles in 1966, aged just 14. In fact he won the national championships of Great Britain on six occasions, as well as...
James Watson, who has died following a heart attack aged 59, was one of Britain's leading trumpet players – for a number of years the soloist of choice for major orchestral engagements. As artistic director and head of brass at the Royal Academy of Music, he was active also as a conductor and administrator, preparing students for the challenges of the profession with engaging enthusiasm and directness.
Supported by the Leicestershire musical family into which he was born, Watson became known from an early age for his prowess on the cornet. Not only did he become principal cornet of the Desford Colliery Band at the age of 11, but he also won both the junior and senior champion soloist of Great Britain titles in 1966, aged just 14. In fact he won the national championships of Great Britain on six occasions, as well as...
- 2/17/2011
- by Barry Millington
- The Guardian - Film News
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