BBC Radio 6 Music’s Chris Hawkins is launching the 8th series of his podcast, How to DJ. Each of the eight episodes will offer an intimate exploration of the lives and careers of legendary DJs, both from the club and radio worlds. Having topped the Music Podcast charts in the UK, past episodes have featured the likes of Fatboy Slim, Greg James, Paul Oakenfold, Mark Radcliffe, Tony Blackburn, Bob Harris and Jodie Harsh.
- 10/31/2023
- by PodcastingToday
- Podcastingtoday
Composer Burt Bacharach has died, aged 94.
The legendary musician was known for his orchestral pop style featured in hits including “I Say a Little Prayer”.
His publicist said the musician died on Wednesday (8 February) at his home in Los Angeles.
Bacharach died of natural causes.
The pianist was a six-time Grammy Award winner, and won three Oscars for his music in films Arthur and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
His other famous soundtracks include Michael Caine film Alfie and What’s New Pussycat.
Bacharach was a prolific composer who, alongside lyricist Hal David, wrote music artists ranging from Dionne Warwick and Dusty Springfield to Cilla Black and Tom Jones.
Their music was also perfromed by The Beatles, Elvis Presley and The Carpenters.
Some of Bacharach’s most recognisable songs include “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head“ (1969), “(They Long to Be) Close to You” (1970) and “That’s What Friends Are For...
The legendary musician was known for his orchestral pop style featured in hits including “I Say a Little Prayer”.
His publicist said the musician died on Wednesday (8 February) at his home in Los Angeles.
Bacharach died of natural causes.
The pianist was a six-time Grammy Award winner, and won three Oscars for his music in films Arthur and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
His other famous soundtracks include Michael Caine film Alfie and What’s New Pussycat.
Bacharach was a prolific composer who, alongside lyricist Hal David, wrote music artists ranging from Dionne Warwick and Dusty Springfield to Cilla Black and Tom Jones.
Their music was also perfromed by The Beatles, Elvis Presley and The Carpenters.
Some of Bacharach’s most recognisable songs include “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head“ (1969), “(They Long to Be) Close to You” (1970) and “That’s What Friends Are For...
- 2/9/2023
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - Music
I’ve watched a lot of TV this year. I wake up in the morning, brew a pot of coffee, and sit down to watch television until my eyes go square in their sockets. It’s a quotidian world of ticking time bombs, raunchy rutting, and liberally littered laughs.
The following 10 shows represent my favourites from the past 12 months. Some were watched for work and some were watched for pleasure, but all were immensely enjoyable. In a year dominated by two blockbuster fantasy shows – HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon and Amazon’s Tolkien epic The Rings of Power – the work I enjoyed most erred on the side of the irreverent. Funny, cynical, moving, thrilling; there’s a little of everything on this list.
But before we get into it, I think it’s important to recognise my biases: competently assembled though many of these shows are,...
The following 10 shows represent my favourites from the past 12 months. Some were watched for work and some were watched for pleasure, but all were immensely enjoyable. In a year dominated by two blockbuster fantasy shows – HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon and Amazon’s Tolkien epic The Rings of Power – the work I enjoyed most erred on the side of the irreverent. Funny, cynical, moving, thrilling; there’s a little of everything on this list.
But before we get into it, I think it’s important to recognise my biases: competently assembled though many of these shows are,...
- 12/24/2022
- by Nick Hilton
- The Independent - TV
I’ve watched a lot of TV this year. I wake up in the morning, brew a pot of coffee, and sit down to watch television until my eyes go square in their sockets. It’s a quotidian world of ticking time bombs, raunchy rutting, and liberally littered laughs.
The following 10 shows represent my favourites from the past 12 months. Some were watched for work and some were watched for pleasure, but all were immensely enjoyable. In a year dominated by two blockbuster fantasy shows – HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon and Amazon’s Tolkien epic The Rings of Power – the work I enjoyed most erred on the side of the irreverent. Funny, cynical, moving, thrilling; there’s a little of everything on this list.
But before we get into it, I think it’s important to recognise my biases: competently assembled though many of these shows are,...
The following 10 shows represent my favourites from the past 12 months. Some were watched for work and some were watched for pleasure, but all were immensely enjoyable. In a year dominated by two blockbuster fantasy shows – HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon and Amazon’s Tolkien epic The Rings of Power – the work I enjoyed most erred on the side of the irreverent. Funny, cynical, moving, thrilling; there’s a little of everything on this list.
But before we get into it, I think it’s important to recognise my biases: competently assembled though many of these shows are,...
- 12/24/2022
- by Nick Hilton
- The Independent - TV
As the new series of I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! kicks off, you might be wondering what became of previous winners.
Among this year’s crop of celebrity contestants is former health secretary Matt Hancock, who was suspended as a Conservative MP as soon as his participation was announced.
Read more about this year’s contestants here.
Find out about previous winners and what they’re up to now, below:
Tony Blackburn (2002 winner)
Broadcaster Tony Blackburn was the first ever King of the Jungle after emerging victorious in the first series of I’m a Celeb. After making it out of the Australian outback, he carried on with his work at a number of radio stations.
Phil Tufnell (2003 winner)
After winning the second season of I’m a Celeb, retired cricketer Phil Tufnell went on to become a team captain on the quiz show They Think...
Among this year’s crop of celebrity contestants is former health secretary Matt Hancock, who was suspended as a Conservative MP as soon as his participation was announced.
Read more about this year’s contestants here.
Find out about previous winners and what they’re up to now, below:
Tony Blackburn (2002 winner)
Broadcaster Tony Blackburn was the first ever King of the Jungle after emerging victorious in the first series of I’m a Celeb. After making it out of the Australian outback, he carried on with his work at a number of radio stations.
Phil Tufnell (2003 winner)
After winning the second season of I’m a Celeb, retired cricketer Phil Tufnell went on to become a team captain on the quiz show They Think...
- 11/17/2022
- by Roisin O'Connor
- The Independent - TV
As the new series of I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! kicks off, you might be wondering what became of previous winners.
Among this year’s crop of celebrity contestants is former health secretary Matt Hancock, who was suspended as a Conservative MP as soon as his participation was announced.
Read more about this year’s contestants here.
Find out about previous winners and what they’re up to now, below:
Tony Blackburn (2002 winner)
Broadcaster Tony Blackburn was the first ever King of the Jungle after emerging victorious in the first series of I’m a Celeb. After making it out of the Australian outback, he carried on with his work at a number of radio stations.
Phil Tufnell (2003 winner)
After winning the second season of I’m a Celeb, retired cricketer Phil Tufnell went on to become a team captain on the quiz show They Think...
Among this year’s crop of celebrity contestants is former health secretary Matt Hancock, who was suspended as a Conservative MP as soon as his participation was announced.
Read more about this year’s contestants here.
Find out about previous winners and what they’re up to now, below:
Tony Blackburn (2002 winner)
Broadcaster Tony Blackburn was the first ever King of the Jungle after emerging victorious in the first series of I’m a Celeb. After making it out of the Australian outback, he carried on with his work at a number of radio stations.
Phil Tufnell (2003 winner)
After winning the second season of I’m a Celeb, retired cricketer Phil Tufnell went on to become a team captain on the quiz show They Think...
- 11/11/2022
- by Roisin O'Connor
- The Independent - TV
As the new series of I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! kicks off, you might be wondering what became of previous winners.
Among this year’s crop of celebrity contestants is former health secretary Matt Hancock, who was suspended as a Conservative MP as soon as his participation was announced.
Read more about this year’s contestants here.
Find out about previous winners and what they’re up to now, below:
Tony Blackburn (2002 winner)
Broadcaster Tony Blackburn was the first ever King of the Jungle after emerging victorious in the first series of I’m a Celeb. After making it out of the Australian outback, he carried on with his work at a number of radio stations.
Phil Tufnell (2003 winner)
After winning the second season of I’m a Celeb, retired cricketer Phil Tufnell went on to become a team captain on the quiz show They Think...
Among this year’s crop of celebrity contestants is former health secretary Matt Hancock, who was suspended as a Conservative MP as soon as his participation was announced.
Read more about this year’s contestants here.
Find out about previous winners and what they’re up to now, below:
Tony Blackburn (2002 winner)
Broadcaster Tony Blackburn was the first ever King of the Jungle after emerging victorious in the first series of I’m a Celeb. After making it out of the Australian outback, he carried on with his work at a number of radio stations.
Phil Tufnell (2003 winner)
After winning the second season of I’m a Celeb, retired cricketer Phil Tufnell went on to become a team captain on the quiz show They Think...
- 11/9/2022
- by Roisin O'Connor
- The Independent - TV
As the new series of I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! kicks off, you might be wondering what became of previous winners.
Among this year’s crop of celebrity contestants is former health secretary Matt Hancock, who was suspended as a Conservative MP as soon as his participation was announced.
Read more about this year’s contestants here.
Find out about previous winners and what they’re up to now, below:
Tony Blackburn (2002 winner)
Broadcaster Tony Blackburn was the first ever King of the Jungle after emerging victorious in the first series of I’m a Celeb. After making it out of the Australian outback, he carried on with his work at a number of radio stations.
Phil Tufnell (2003 winner)
After winning the second season of I’m a Celeb, retired cricketer Phil Tufnell went on to become a team captain on the quiz show They Think...
Among this year’s crop of celebrity contestants is former health secretary Matt Hancock, who was suspended as a Conservative MP as soon as his participation was announced.
Read more about this year’s contestants here.
Find out about previous winners and what they’re up to now, below:
Tony Blackburn (2002 winner)
Broadcaster Tony Blackburn was the first ever King of the Jungle after emerging victorious in the first series of I’m a Celeb. After making it out of the Australian outback, he carried on with his work at a number of radio stations.
Phil Tufnell (2003 winner)
After winning the second season of I’m a Celeb, retired cricketer Phil Tufnell went on to become a team captain on the quiz show They Think...
- 11/7/2022
- by Roisin O'Connor
- The Independent - TV
In a year of chaos and confusion, another surprise – the 2022 I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! cast are actually famous. Not only can I both recognise and name Boy George, Mike Tindall, Chris Moyles and – in the name of Covid! – Matt Hancock, but I actually know a bit about their backstories, and probably too much in the case of Hancock. Obviously, the former health secretary and privy councillor seized this opportunity like it was a fanciable spad, and I’m not that surprised.
I met him once, many years ago. He was a bag-carrier for the then chancellor, George Osborne, and he struck me as being superficially friendly and likeable, but somehow ultimately untrustworthy. So it has indeed proved, for his country, his party and his family. Maybe, soon, for his new friends in Australia, too. Harsh, but, you know the law of the jungle.
I’m...
I met him once, many years ago. He was a bag-carrier for the then chancellor, George Osborne, and he struck me as being superficially friendly and likeable, but somehow ultimately untrustworthy. So it has indeed proved, for his country, his party and his family. Maybe, soon, for his new friends in Australia, too. Harsh, but, you know the law of the jungle.
I’m...
- 11/6/2022
- by Sean O'Grady
- The Independent - TV
Matt Hancock has arrived in Australia ahead of his appearance on I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!, but he’s not expected to be going in on day one with the initial batch of 10 stars.
The former health secretary will take part in the forthcoming series of the ITV reality show as a “bombshell” contestant, arriving once the show has already started and the original line-up of contestants have settled into jungle life.
It is not yet known which day he is joining the other campmates, but this article will be updated with that information as soon as it is available.
His decision to join the show has been met with widespread criticism, with the MP immediately having the Tory whip revoked and prime minister Rishi Sunak sharing his disapproval.
I’m a Celebrity’s season one winner Tony Blackburn joked that Hancock was probably appearing on...
The former health secretary will take part in the forthcoming series of the ITV reality show as a “bombshell” contestant, arriving once the show has already started and the original line-up of contestants have settled into jungle life.
It is not yet known which day he is joining the other campmates, but this article will be updated with that information as soon as it is available.
His decision to join the show has been met with widespread criticism, with the MP immediately having the Tory whip revoked and prime minister Rishi Sunak sharing his disapproval.
I’m a Celebrity’s season one winner Tony Blackburn joked that Hancock was probably appearing on...
- 11/4/2022
- by Ellie Harrison
- The Independent - TV
In a year of chaos and confusion, another surprise – the 2022 I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! cast are actually famous. Not only can I both recognise and name Boy George, Mike Tindall, Chris Moyles and – in the name of Covid! – Matt Hancock, but I actually know a bit about their backstories, and probably too much in the case of Hancock. Obviously, the former health secretary and privy councillor seized this opportunity like it was a fanciable spad, and I’m not that surprised.
I met him once, many years ago. He was a bag-carrier for the then chancellor, George Osborne, and he struck me as being superficially friendly and likeable, but somehow ultimately untrustworthy. So it has indeed proved, for his country, his party and his family. Maybe, soon, for his new friends in Australia, too. Harsh, but, you know the law of the jungle.
I’m...
I met him once, many years ago. He was a bag-carrier for the then chancellor, George Osborne, and he struck me as being superficially friendly and likeable, but somehow ultimately untrustworthy. So it has indeed proved, for his country, his party and his family. Maybe, soon, for his new friends in Australia, too. Harsh, but, you know the law of the jungle.
I’m...
- 11/2/2022
- by Sean O'Grady
- The Independent - TV
As the new series of I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! kicks off, you might be wondering what became of previous winners.
Among this year’s crop of celebrity contestants is former health secretary Matt Hancock, who was suspended as a Conservative MP as soon as his participation was announced.
Read more about this year’s contestants here.
Find out about previous winners and what they’re up to now, below:
Tony Blackburn (2002 winner)
Broadcaster Tony Blackburn was the first ever King of the Jungle after emerging victorious in the first series of I’m a Celeb. After making it out of the Australian outback, he carried on with his work at a number of radio stations.
Phil Tufnell (2003 winner)
After winning the second season of I’m a Celeb, retired cricketer Phil Tufnell went on to become a team captain on the quiz show They Think...
Among this year’s crop of celebrity contestants is former health secretary Matt Hancock, who was suspended as a Conservative MP as soon as his participation was announced.
Read more about this year’s contestants here.
Find out about previous winners and what they’re up to now, below:
Tony Blackburn (2002 winner)
Broadcaster Tony Blackburn was the first ever King of the Jungle after emerging victorious in the first series of I’m a Celeb. After making it out of the Australian outback, he carried on with his work at a number of radio stations.
Phil Tufnell (2003 winner)
After winning the second season of I’m a Celeb, retired cricketer Phil Tufnell went on to become a team captain on the quiz show They Think...
- 11/2/2022
- by Roisin O'Connor
- The Independent - TV
Matt Hancock has arrived in Australia ahead of his appearance on I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!.
The former health secretary will take part in the forthcoming series of the ITV reality show as a “bombshell” contestant, arriving once the show has already started and the original line-up of contestants have settled into jungle life.
The news has sparked anger across the country, with the MP immediately having the Tory whip revoked and prime minister Rishi Sunak sharing his disapproval in the decision.
On Wednesday (2 November), the MP was photographed grinning as he touched down in Brisbane Airport and was greeted by paparazzi in arrivals.
Hancock wore a white t-shirt and navy long-sleeved shirt, along with a pair of jeans, and told reporters that he’d had a “very pleasant flight”.
However, when asked how he felt about entering the jungle, Hancock said he was “keeping my...
The former health secretary will take part in the forthcoming series of the ITV reality show as a “bombshell” contestant, arriving once the show has already started and the original line-up of contestants have settled into jungle life.
The news has sparked anger across the country, with the MP immediately having the Tory whip revoked and prime minister Rishi Sunak sharing his disapproval in the decision.
On Wednesday (2 November), the MP was photographed grinning as he touched down in Brisbane Airport and was greeted by paparazzi in arrivals.
Hancock wore a white t-shirt and navy long-sleeved shirt, along with a pair of jeans, and told reporters that he’d had a “very pleasant flight”.
However, when asked how he felt about entering the jungle, Hancock said he was “keeping my...
- 11/2/2022
- by Isobel Lewis
- The Independent - TV
In a year of chaos and confusion, another surprise – the 2022 I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! cast are actually famous. Not only can I both recognise and name Boy George, Mike Tindall, Chris Moyles and – in the name of Covid! – Matt Hancock, but I actually know a bit about their backstories, and probably too much in the case of Hancock. Obviously, the former health secretary and privy councillor seized this opportunity like it was a fanciable spad, and I’m not that surprised.
I met him once, many years ago. He was a bag-carrier for the then chancellor, George Osborne, and he struck me as being superficially friendly and likeable, but somehow ultimately untrustworthy. So it has indeed proved, for his country, his party and his family. Maybe, soon, for his new friends in Australia, too. Harsh, but, you know the law of the jungle.
I’m...
I met him once, many years ago. He was a bag-carrier for the then chancellor, George Osborne, and he struck me as being superficially friendly and likeable, but somehow ultimately untrustworthy. So it has indeed proved, for his country, his party and his family. Maybe, soon, for his new friends in Australia, too. Harsh, but, you know the law of the jungle.
I’m...
- 11/1/2022
- by Sean O'Grady
- The Independent - TV
Tony Blackburn has joked that Matt Hancock might be taking part in I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! to pay for “the soaring cost of his electricity bill”.
On Tuesday (1 November), it was reported that the former health secretary will be jetting off to Australia and joining the ITV reality TV series as a “bombshell” contestant alongside comedian Seann Walsh.
The news was then confirmed as Hancock was stripped of the Tory whip with immediate effect, with Rishi Sunak’s spokesperson saying that “the Pm believes that at a challenging time for the country, MPs should be working hard for their constituents in the House or in their constituencies”.
Appearing on Radio 4’s World at One on Tuesday, radio DJ Blackburn – who won the first series of I’m A Celebrity in 2002 – echoed the prime minister’s point.
“Well, I find it a very strange choice in...
On Tuesday (1 November), it was reported that the former health secretary will be jetting off to Australia and joining the ITV reality TV series as a “bombshell” contestant alongside comedian Seann Walsh.
The news was then confirmed as Hancock was stripped of the Tory whip with immediate effect, with Rishi Sunak’s spokesperson saying that “the Pm believes that at a challenging time for the country, MPs should be working hard for their constituents in the House or in their constituencies”.
Appearing on Radio 4’s World at One on Tuesday, radio DJ Blackburn – who won the first series of I’m A Celebrity in 2002 – echoed the prime minister’s point.
“Well, I find it a very strange choice in...
- 11/1/2022
- by Isobel Lewis
- The Independent - TV
I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here is only days away from returning to ITV.
After months of speculation, the official cast lineup for the 2022 season was confirmed on Monday (31 October).
Some of the familiar faces that are set to appear on the programme include musician Boy George, ex-rugby union player and royal family member Mike Tindall, news anchor Charlene White and former Love Island star Olivia Attwood.
This year’s run of the series will be hosted once again by Ant and Dec and will see the show returning to its usual setting of the Australian jungle.
Since 2020, I’m a Celebrity has been filmed in a castle in Wales due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Starting on Sunday 6 November at 9pm, this will be the 22nd season of the long-running celebrity survival competition.
This year’s season is airing slightly earlier than usual to avoid schedule clashes with the 2022 FIFA World Cup,...
After months of speculation, the official cast lineup for the 2022 season was confirmed on Monday (31 October).
Some of the familiar faces that are set to appear on the programme include musician Boy George, ex-rugby union player and royal family member Mike Tindall, news anchor Charlene White and former Love Island star Olivia Attwood.
This year’s run of the series will be hosted once again by Ant and Dec and will see the show returning to its usual setting of the Australian jungle.
Since 2020, I’m a Celebrity has been filmed in a castle in Wales due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Starting on Sunday 6 November at 9pm, this will be the 22nd season of the long-running celebrity survival competition.
This year’s season is airing slightly earlier than usual to avoid schedule clashes with the 2022 FIFA World Cup,...
- 11/1/2022
- by Nicole Vassell
- The Independent - TV
As the new series of I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! kicks off, you might be wondering what became of previous winners.
Stars participating on this year’s series have arrived in Australia ahead of the launch episode, which will be broadcast this Sunday (6 November).
Among this year’s crop of celebrity contestants is former health secretary Matt Hancock, who was suspended as a Conservative MP as soon as his participation was announced.
Read more about this year’s contestants here.
Find out about previous winners and what they’re up to now, below:
Tony Blackburn (2002 winner)
Broadcaster Tony Blackburn was the first ever King of the Jungle after emerging victorious in the first series of I’m a Celeb. After making it out of the Australian outback, he carried on with his work at a number of radio stations.
Phil Tufnell (2003 winner)
After winning the second...
Stars participating on this year’s series have arrived in Australia ahead of the launch episode, which will be broadcast this Sunday (6 November).
Among this year’s crop of celebrity contestants is former health secretary Matt Hancock, who was suspended as a Conservative MP as soon as his participation was announced.
Read more about this year’s contestants here.
Find out about previous winners and what they’re up to now, below:
Tony Blackburn (2002 winner)
Broadcaster Tony Blackburn was the first ever King of the Jungle after emerging victorious in the first series of I’m a Celeb. After making it out of the Australian outback, he carried on with his work at a number of radio stations.
Phil Tufnell (2003 winner)
After winning the second...
- 12/7/2021
- by Roisin O'Connor
- The Independent - TV
Tony Blackburn has been sacked by the BBC. The veteran broadcaster - who was the first DJ on Radio One in 1967 - claims that he has been axed by the BBC over a report into allegations in 1971 that he seduced a 15-year-old 'Top of the Pops' dancer, who later took her own life. A new report by Dame Janet Smith - which has yet to be published - into the Jimmy Savile sex abuse cover up reportedly contains details of the incident although it clears Tony of any wrongdoing. Explaining the events leading to his termination in...
- 2/25/2016
- Virgin Media - TV
Tony Blackburn has been sacked by the BBC. The veteran broadcaster - who was the first DJ on Radio One in 1967 - claims that he has been axed by the BBC over a report into allegations in 1971 that he seduced a 15-year-old 'Top of the Pops' dancer, who later took her own life. A new report by Dame Janet Smith - which has yet to be published - into the Jimmy Savile sex abuse cover up reportedly contains details of the incident although it clears Tony of any wrongdoing. Explaining the events leading to his termination in...
- 2/23/2016
- Virgin Media - TV
Piers Morgan has grilled everyone from Gordon Brown to... Tony Blackburn on Life Stories, but he'd never let anyone interview him in the same manner.
The controversial broadcaster told BT TV that he would make himself look like a fool if he ever got the chance to interview himself in some futuristic nightmare.
"The only person I would trust is myself," said Morgan. "And even then, I don't think I'd trust myself. I'd get carried away interviewing myself and make myself look like an idiot. I'd never put myself through what I put other people through!"
He continued: "I just don't really like emoting in public. It's just not my thing. I'm not alone – some people just don't like doing it.
"A lot of famous people do quite like emoting, or are prepared to take the risk. I just wouldn't want to do that and put myself in that position...
The controversial broadcaster told BT TV that he would make himself look like a fool if he ever got the chance to interview himself in some futuristic nightmare.
"The only person I would trust is myself," said Morgan. "And even then, I don't think I'd trust myself. I'd get carried away interviewing myself and make myself look like an idiot. I'd never put myself through what I put other people through!"
He continued: "I just don't really like emoting in public. It's just not my thing. I'm not alone – some people just don't like doing it.
"A lot of famous people do quite like emoting, or are prepared to take the risk. I just wouldn't want to do that and put myself in that position...
- 8/25/2015
- Digital Spy
Well, that was something. ITV launched its new reality show Flockstars tonight and it's fair to say that we are utterly baffled.
The show sees a group of celebs learning how to become shepherds, so it's basically One Man And His Dog but with that one out of N-Dubz (no, not that one - and no, not that one either, he's still recovering from doing the fishing show on ITV 4... the other one).
We couldn't help but wonder what the heck we were watching. Are the contestants involved feeling sheepish now? (Sorry.) Was it just too woolly a concept for primetime? (Sorry.) Is it best if we move on from the terrible puns and onto the 15 questions we have about Flockstars? Probably.
1. Why is it so loud? Good God, the show began and the booming voice and loud music practically knocked us off our chairs. Won't somebody think of the sheepdogs?...
The show sees a group of celebs learning how to become shepherds, so it's basically One Man And His Dog but with that one out of N-Dubz (no, not that one - and no, not that one either, he's still recovering from doing the fishing show on ITV 4... the other one).
We couldn't help but wonder what the heck we were watching. Are the contestants involved feeling sheepish now? (Sorry.) Was it just too woolly a concept for primetime? (Sorry.) Is it best if we move on from the terrible puns and onto the 15 questions we have about Flockstars? Probably.
1. Why is it so loud? Good God, the show began and the booming voice and loud music practically knocked us off our chairs. Won't somebody think of the sheepdogs?...
- 7/30/2015
- Digital Spy
Celebrities have taken on a myriad of challenges in the name of light entertainment – cooking, dancing and even ski-jumping – but a new ITV show aims to add something different to the mix.
In a hilarious move, the broadcaster has remodelled One Man and His Dog to produce Flockstars, a series that sees stars take on sheepdog trials.
Presented by Gabby Logan, the show will feature eight celebrities who have each been paired with a professionally trained sheepdog partner.
Contestants – including veteran DJ Tony Blackburn, Strictly star Brendan Cole, Fazer from N-Dubz and broadcaster Amanda Lamb – will compete against one another in various knockout stages, designed to test their herding skills.
The star deemed to be the most proficient in terms of speed and penalty avoidance across the eight-week series will eventually be awarded the Flockstars Champion Shield.
Of course, completing the tasks using voice control alone is not easy, as the first face-off pair,...
In a hilarious move, the broadcaster has remodelled One Man and His Dog to produce Flockstars, a series that sees stars take on sheepdog trials.
Presented by Gabby Logan, the show will feature eight celebrities who have each been paired with a professionally trained sheepdog partner.
Contestants – including veteran DJ Tony Blackburn, Strictly star Brendan Cole, Fazer from N-Dubz and broadcaster Amanda Lamb – will compete against one another in various knockout stages, designed to test their herding skills.
The star deemed to be the most proficient in terms of speed and penalty avoidance across the eight-week series will eventually be awarded the Flockstars Champion Shield.
Of course, completing the tasks using voice control alone is not easy, as the first face-off pair,...
- 7/24/2015
- Digital Spy
Tony Blackburn was rejected for a cameo in 'Coronation Street'. The former BBC Radio 1 DJ has revealed he is the ITV soap's ''biggest fan'' but admits his attempts to appear on the famous cobbled street and stop off for a pint at the Rovers Return pub have so far been unsuccessful. He shared: ''I love 'Coronation Street'. I've watched practically every episode - I think I'm their biggest fan. ''I've only got one ambition and it's to be on it, to be in the Rovers Return. My agent tried to get me on it... but they wouldn't do it. ''I don't understand why...
- 2/25/2015
- Virgin Media - TV
After 13 series, there have now been more than enough I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! winners to fill up their own all-star series.
They all had to endure creepy crawlies, tough Bushtucker Trials and mockery by Ant & Dec, but they all won the hearts of the nation for a couple of weeks.
Some of them may have fallen from grace since, while some have soared up the UK fame ranks. But who were the best champions from their respective series? Here's our just-for-fun, don't-take-it-too-seriously Top 13.
13. Carol Thatcher - Series 5 (2005)
Potentially the most surprising winner of the lot, no-one could have guessed that Margaret Thatcher's daughter would have been voted the nation's favourite.
Viewers were won over by how involved she was in the tasks, her no-nonsense attitude, and the fact that she was only up against Sid Owen and Cannon & Ball.
12. Matt Willis - Series 6 (2006)
The Busted...
They all had to endure creepy crawlies, tough Bushtucker Trials and mockery by Ant & Dec, but they all won the hearts of the nation for a couple of weeks.
Some of them may have fallen from grace since, while some have soared up the UK fame ranks. But who were the best champions from their respective series? Here's our just-for-fun, don't-take-it-too-seriously Top 13.
13. Carol Thatcher - Series 5 (2005)
Potentially the most surprising winner of the lot, no-one could have guessed that Margaret Thatcher's daughter would have been voted the nation's favourite.
Viewers were won over by how involved she was in the tasks, her no-nonsense attitude, and the fact that she was only up against Sid Owen and Cannon & Ball.
12. Matt Willis - Series 6 (2006)
The Busted...
- 11/12/2014
- Digital Spy
Bookmakers have slashed the odds on Piers Morgan taking part in the summer series of Celebrity Big Brother after he was axed by CNN yesterday (February 24).
Morgan's embarrassment at having his American show dropped because of free-falling ratings can't have been helped by news from Ladbrokes that it has started taking bets on him participating in the Channel 5 reality show.
Ladbrokes has given odds of 5/1 that Morgan will take part and claimed that he would fit in well with other rumoured housemates such as Benefits Street contributor White Dee.
Punters can back him at 14/1 to enter Strictly Come Dancing or 10/1 to join his former Britain's Got Talent co-stars Ant & Dec in the jungle.
On an even more worrying note for Morgan, the bookies are also cutting the odds to 4/1 that his Life Stories series will be axed by ITV.
His recent series of the chat show, which has included guests such as June Brown,...
Morgan's embarrassment at having his American show dropped because of free-falling ratings can't have been helped by news from Ladbrokes that it has started taking bets on him participating in the Channel 5 reality show.
Ladbrokes has given odds of 5/1 that Morgan will take part and claimed that he would fit in well with other rumoured housemates such as Benefits Street contributor White Dee.
Punters can back him at 14/1 to enter Strictly Come Dancing or 10/1 to join his former Britain's Got Talent co-stars Ant & Dec in the jungle.
On an even more worrying note for Morgan, the bookies are also cutting the odds to 4/1 that his Life Stories series will be axed by ITV.
His recent series of the chat show, which has included guests such as June Brown,...
- 2/25/2014
- Digital Spy
BBC Two's Live Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony attracted an average of 2.47 million (16.3%) viewers for BBC Two on Friday.
Running from 3.30pm to 7.30pm, the opening ceremony peaked with an audience of 3.2 million at 6.45pm.
Continuing the Winter Games theme, BBC Two pulled in a further 2.74m (12.4%) for Torvill & Dean: The Perfect Day at 9pm. Earlier in the evening, Mastermind was seen by an average of 2.56m (11.6%), while An Island Parish was watched by 2.1m (9.1%).
BBC One's highest-rated primetime show was a tie between Room 101 at 8.30pm and The Graham Norton Show at 10.35pm. Both attracted an average audience of 3.46m, earning 15% and 24.5% audience shares for their respective time slots.
The latest episode of New Tricks also enjoyed a 15% audience share for BBC One, reeling in 3.31 million viewers at 9pm.
The Martin Lewis Money Show was ITV's highest-rated show outside of soaps. Nestled between two episodes of Coronation Street,...
Running from 3.30pm to 7.30pm, the opening ceremony peaked with an audience of 3.2 million at 6.45pm.
Continuing the Winter Games theme, BBC Two pulled in a further 2.74m (12.4%) for Torvill & Dean: The Perfect Day at 9pm. Earlier in the evening, Mastermind was seen by an average of 2.56m (11.6%), while An Island Parish was watched by 2.1m (9.1%).
BBC One's highest-rated primetime show was a tie between Room 101 at 8.30pm and The Graham Norton Show at 10.35pm. Both attracted an average audience of 3.46m, earning 15% and 24.5% audience shares for their respective time slots.
The latest episode of New Tricks also enjoyed a 15% audience share for BBC One, reeling in 3.31 million viewers at 9pm.
The Martin Lewis Money Show was ITV's highest-rated show outside of soaps. Nestled between two episodes of Coronation Street,...
- 2/8/2014
- Digital Spy
Tony Blackburn has revealed that Jimmy Savile was not someone he found likeable throughout his career.
Speaking on Piers Morgan's Life Stories, the radio DJ said it is a "sin" that Savile is not alive to answer to the sex abuse scandal.
"I don't think any of us liked him particularly," Blackburn said. "He was an oddball, I didn't like him as a person. It was always this silly Jimmy Savile. He never talked to you in a normal way."
The 71-year-old claimed there were always rumours about Savile in the 17 years they worked together but he had never actually witnessed any wrongdoing.
"I didn't realise how bad he was," Blackburn continued. "It's an absolute tragedy and I think the sin is that he's not around to answer for it."
The I'm a Celebrity winner also spoke about how he became depressed and reliant on Valium for a short period,...
Speaking on Piers Morgan's Life Stories, the radio DJ said it is a "sin" that Savile is not alive to answer to the sex abuse scandal.
"I don't think any of us liked him particularly," Blackburn said. "He was an oddball, I didn't like him as a person. It was always this silly Jimmy Savile. He never talked to you in a normal way."
The 71-year-old claimed there were always rumours about Savile in the 17 years they worked together but he had never actually witnessed any wrongdoing.
"I didn't realise how bad he was," Blackburn continued. "It's an absolute tragedy and I think the sin is that he's not around to answer for it."
The I'm a Celebrity winner also spoke about how he became depressed and reliant on Valium for a short period,...
- 2/6/2014
- Digital Spy
Tony Blackburn and new Radio 1 Chart Show host Jameela Jamil have marked the 60th birthday of the Official Charts at a special event. The pair were joined by musicians Marc Almond, Sandie Shaw and Boney M's Liz Mitchell at a parliamentary reception to celebrate the milestone on Tuesday (November 13). The Official Charts Company hosted the reception in conjunction with the House Of Commons All-Party Parliamentary Group On Music and a number of music industry associations. Blackburn hosted BBC Radio 1's Official Chart Show between 1979 and 1982, and is also (more)...
- 11/14/2012
- by By Kate Goodacre
- Digital Spy
Radio One Breakfast Show presenter Chris Moyles has shocked listeners this morning with the announcement that he is leaving the show after eight and a half years. He told listeners that he will leave at the end of September, earlier than expected with his contract not set to end until New Year 2014.
The decision to let the 38-year-old Leeds-native leave comes as the BBC have been pressurised to make the station appeal to a younger demographic, as a recent BBC Trust report found that the station needed to do more in order to attract listeners under the age of 30. Research last November suggested that the average Radio 1 listener was 32 and 33 during the breakfast show.
BBC Radio 2 DJ Chris Evans, who presents the breakfast show, had suggested as far back as 2010 that Moyles was too old for the targeted audience:
’It’s time for him to leave. Chris has got to go somewhere else.
The decision to let the 38-year-old Leeds-native leave comes as the BBC have been pressurised to make the station appeal to a younger demographic, as a recent BBC Trust report found that the station needed to do more in order to attract listeners under the age of 30. Research last November suggested that the average Radio 1 listener was 32 and 33 during the breakfast show.
BBC Radio 2 DJ Chris Evans, who presents the breakfast show, had suggested as far back as 2010 that Moyles was too old for the targeted audience:
’It’s time for him to leave. Chris has got to go somewhere else.
- 7/11/2012
- by Simon Gallagher
- Obsessed with Film
The Beatles have been named the best-selling singles act of all time in the UK. The legendary band beat Elvis Presley and Sir Cliff Richard to the number one placing, while Madonna and Michael Jackson completed the top five. The specially commissioned Top 60 of the past 60 years from The Official Charts Company was broadcast by Tony Blackburn on BBC Radio 2 yesterday (June 4). Rihanna was the most recent artist to make the top ten, beating the likes of Sir Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones and Kylie Minogue to the tenth position. Sir Elton John, Queen, Abba and David Bowie completed the top ten, while Take That as a collective are higher than Robbie Williams at 15 and 22 respectively. Lower down the chart, Britney Spears, Lady GaGa and Black Eyed Peas feature at 26, 28 and 32. BBC Radio 2's Head of Music Jeff (more)...
- 6/5/2012
- by By Tom Eames
- 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
London, May 1: Veteran DJ Tony Blackburn has confessed that he has slept with 500 women - doubling his earlier admission of 250.
Blackburn, who was the first presenter on air when BBC Radio 1 launched in 1967, even admitted that in his 1960s and 70s heyday he 'thought it natural at the end of an evening for two consenting adults to go home together and make love'.
In a candid interview, the 69-year-old was asked if he could match 79-year-old Coronation Street star Bill Roache's claim of sleeping with 1,000 women.
"I did very well, but I couldn't.
Blackburn, who was the first presenter on air when BBC Radio 1 launched in 1967, even admitted that in his 1960s and 70s heyday he 'thought it natural at the end of an evening for two consenting adults to go home together and make love'.
In a candid interview, the 69-year-old was asked if he could match 79-year-old Coronation Street star Bill Roache's claim of sleeping with 1,000 women.
"I did very well, but I couldn't.
- 5/1/2012
- by Arun Pandit
- RealBollywood.com
★☆☆☆☆ With a 'celebrity' lineup comprising of such TV icons as Joe Pasquale, Russell Grant, Tony Blackburn and - of course - Keith 'Cheggers' Chegwin, it genuinely defies belief that Andy Thompson's Kill Keith (2011) ever managed to see the light of day. There is no greater example of just how misguided, achingly desperate and painfully unfunny this cinematic abomination is than in its poster, which replicates the iconic Kill Bill (2003) one sheet, with Chegwin taking the place of Uma Thurman.
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- 3/27/2012
- by CineVue
- CineVue
Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
When you first lay your eyes on the DVD case for Kill Keith (depicting TV’s Keith Chegwin in Uma Thurman’s Kill Bill garb and wielding a samurai sword) you really hope that what lies within will be gloriously inspired rather than unspeakably awful. Let’s face it, the idea of a slasher movie starring various TV-am Z-listers being killed off by an unknown “Breakfast Cereal Killer” is a fun idea, no matter how cringeworthy. Sadly, Kill Keith squanders any of its potential novelty value by being a confused and unfunny mess, which is somehow far worse on screen than it possibly ever sounded on paper.
Marc Pickering stars as Danny, a clumsy but well-intentioned runner on a breakfast TV show hosted by glamorous presenter Dawn (Susanna Fielding). Crudely named ‘The Crack of Dawn’ – a gag once used in The Office to highlight David Brent...
When you first lay your eyes on the DVD case for Kill Keith (depicting TV’s Keith Chegwin in Uma Thurman’s Kill Bill garb and wielding a samurai sword) you really hope that what lies within will be gloriously inspired rather than unspeakably awful. Let’s face it, the idea of a slasher movie starring various TV-am Z-listers being killed off by an unknown “Breakfast Cereal Killer” is a fun idea, no matter how cringeworthy. Sadly, Kill Keith squanders any of its potential novelty value by being a confused and unfunny mess, which is somehow far worse on screen than it possibly ever sounded on paper.
Marc Pickering stars as Danny, a clumsy but well-intentioned runner on a breakfast TV show hosted by glamorous presenter Dawn (Susanna Fielding). Crudely named ‘The Crack of Dawn’ – a gag once used in The Office to highlight David Brent...
- 3/25/2012
- by Stephen Leigh
- Obsessed with Film
It's impressively bad. But it's still impressive. Keith Chegwin's Kill Keith is a better representation of British horror than any glossy Radcliffe drama
Ever since The Woman in Black became the most successful British horror film of all time, it's become apparent what the next few years of British horror will have in store. There'll be period costumes. There'll be stately atmospherics. There'll be long periods of hardly anything happening that are suddenly punctuated by a noise or a chair or a bird or whatever. But that's not what British horror is all about.
British horror isn't about Daniel Radcliffe looking glum. It's cheap. It's trashy. You can see the seams. And it barely cares. In fact, there's an argument to say that the bizarre low-budget Keith Chegwin vehicle Kill Keith (out on DVD next week) is far more representative of the British horror scene than The Woman in Black will ever be.
Ever since The Woman in Black became the most successful British horror film of all time, it's become apparent what the next few years of British horror will have in store. There'll be period costumes. There'll be stately atmospherics. There'll be long periods of hardly anything happening that are suddenly punctuated by a noise or a chair or a bird or whatever. But that's not what British horror is all about.
British horror isn't about Daniel Radcliffe looking glum. It's cheap. It's trashy. You can see the seams. And it barely cares. In fact, there's an argument to say that the bizarre low-budget Keith Chegwin vehicle Kill Keith (out on DVD next week) is far more representative of the British horror scene than The Woman in Black will ever be.
- 3/22/2012
- by Stuart Heritage
- The Guardian - Film News
Kill Keith is released on DVD from March 26th and we have two copies of the DVD to give away to our readers.
The nation’s favourite presenter, Keith Chegwin, has been entertaining the British public for more than four decades with his zany brand of cheeky chappy chuckles. From Swap Shop to Cheggers Plays Pop, The Big Breakfast to GMTV, his irrepressible, upbeat energy has kept him at the top of his game – King of the live broadcast. But his reign is about to come to a sticky and gory end.
Much loved television personalities are being gruesomely despatched using a variety of breakfast condiments and as the body count grows, so does the hysteria. There appears to be no stopping the Breakfast Cereal Killer as he marches relentlessly towards his ultimate goal … to Kill Keith!
Kill Keith is the hilarious horror film with a comedy twist that stars Marc Pickering (Sleepy Hollow,...
The nation’s favourite presenter, Keith Chegwin, has been entertaining the British public for more than four decades with his zany brand of cheeky chappy chuckles. From Swap Shop to Cheggers Plays Pop, The Big Breakfast to GMTV, his irrepressible, upbeat energy has kept him at the top of his game – King of the live broadcast. But his reign is about to come to a sticky and gory end.
Much loved television personalities are being gruesomely despatched using a variety of breakfast condiments and as the body count grows, so does the hysteria. There appears to be no stopping the Breakfast Cereal Killer as he marches relentlessly towards his ultimate goal … to Kill Keith!
Kill Keith is the hilarious horror film with a comedy twist that stars Marc Pickering (Sleepy Hollow,...
- 3/19/2012
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
To mark the release of Kill Keith on DVD 26th March, Metrodome have given us a copy of the movie to give away along with a Keith Chegwin signed poster!
The nation’s favourite presenter, Keith Chegwin, has been entertaining the British public for more than four decades with his zany brand of cheeky chappy chuckles. From Swap Shop to Cheggers Plays Pop, The Big Breakfast to GMTV, his irrepressible, upbeat energy has kept him at the top of his game – King of the live broadcast. But his reign is about to come to a sticky and gory end.
Much loved television personalities are being gruesomely despatched using a variety of breakfast condiments and as the body count grows, so does the hysteria. There appears to be no stopping the Breakfast Cereal Killer as he marches relentlessly towards his ultimate goal … to Kill Keith!
Kill Keith is the hilarious horror...
The nation’s favourite presenter, Keith Chegwin, has been entertaining the British public for more than four decades with his zany brand of cheeky chappy chuckles. From Swap Shop to Cheggers Plays Pop, The Big Breakfast to GMTV, his irrepressible, upbeat energy has kept him at the top of his game – King of the live broadcast. But his reign is about to come to a sticky and gory end.
Much loved television personalities are being gruesomely despatched using a variety of breakfast condiments and as the body count grows, so does the hysteria. There appears to be no stopping the Breakfast Cereal Killer as he marches relentlessly towards his ultimate goal … to Kill Keith!
Kill Keith is the hilarious horror...
- 3/6/2012
- by Competitons
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Frank Carson died today at the age of 85 after suffering a long term illness. The news of the Northern Irish comedian's death has been met with sadness from various celebrities and fellow comics. Bob Harris: "Frank Carson. Compulsive and hilarious joke-teller. Friend and favourite of Robert Plant. Thank you. You made us laugh out loud. Rip." Lenny Henry: "Fella wnt in2 B&Q- He says : I want some nails - the guy said"How long d'you want em?' fella said "I wanna keep em" Frank Carson R.I.P." Richard Herring: "Rip, it certainly was the way he told them." Nicky Campbell: "Night in hotel bar Aberdeen circa 87 I will never forget. Helpless with laughter. Relentless. A true comic." Tony Blackburn: "So sorry to hear that Frank Carson has died at the (more)...
- 2/22/2012
- by By Tom Eames
- Digital Spy
Coronation Street bosses have invited Tony Blackburn to take a set tour after he expressed a desire to appear on the soap alive or dead. The veteran DJ yesterday joked that he would be willing to have his body stuffed and put on show on the set of the ITV1 soap. The 68-year-old has often spoken of how he would like to make a cameo on Coronation Street, but he has yet to put in an appearance on the cobbles. Blackburn told Monday morning's Daybreak: "I've only got one ambition in life. When I die I want to be stuffed and end up in the Rovers Return. That would be my idea of fun." Offering an alternative idea, he continued: "I would like to appear on Coronation Street just sitting there having a beer. I've hinted at this for 20 years and never been (more)...
- 12/6/2011
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
After a shock double elimination, only two remain in the jungle for the next 24 hours as the I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here final approaches. Only Way Is Essex star Mark Wright goes head-to-head with McFly's Dougie Poynter for the title of King of the Jungle. Who'll join Christopher Biggins, Tony Blackburn, Joe Pasquale, Phil Tufnell, Matt Willis, Joe Swash and Gino D'Acampo in ITV's exclusive (more)...
- 12/2/2011
- by By Paul Millar
- Digital Spy
Essentially a one-joke set-up stretched over 93 long minutes, aside from a couple of humorous moments (and a very funny 3D gag before the film starts) Kill Keith falls flat as both a parody and a stand-alone comedy.
A popular breakfast TV show called The Crack of Dawn (think cheap Daybreak knockoff with even less charm) is fronted by hosts Cliff and Dawn (yep, she’s been given this name purely to be made the butt of a hopelessly unfunny joke) whose distain for each other is clear through their strained daily relationship on the sofa. Mirroring his stint on the Channel 4’s nineties morning show, The Big Breakfast, legendary UK TV fixture, Keith ‘Cheggers’ Chegwin is also employed by the show as their roving reporter for a segment called ‘Cheggers Knocks You Up’ (the dreadful double entendres keep coming).
Cheggers, as it turns out, is in line as one...
A popular breakfast TV show called The Crack of Dawn (think cheap Daybreak knockoff with even less charm) is fronted by hosts Cliff and Dawn (yep, she’s been given this name purely to be made the butt of a hopelessly unfunny joke) whose distain for each other is clear through their strained daily relationship on the sofa. Mirroring his stint on the Channel 4’s nineties morning show, The Big Breakfast, legendary UK TV fixture, Keith ‘Cheggers’ Chegwin is also employed by the show as their roving reporter for a segment called ‘Cheggers Knocks You Up’ (the dreadful double entendres keep coming).
Cheggers, as it turns out, is in line as one...
- 11/12/2011
- by Adam Lowes
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
For the last thirty years or so, Keith Chegwin has been known as a friendly, cheeky and jovial TV presenter, commonly seen on breakfast TV waking members of the public at the crack of dawn, and presenting them with substantial amounts of money. Now he’s turned his hand to acting (sort of), as the title character in new Brit-flick, Kill Keith. In fact, as you’ll see in our interview (below), he’s actually returning to acting, having worked on some rather interesting projects early in his career.
In addition to discussing his acting experience (look out for my ‘surprised face’ when he explains where he worked with Russell Grant and Duran Duran’s Simon LeBon), we spoke about some of the more amusing people he’s door-stepped, how he ended up playing himself in the project and how the promise of regular pay meant that he ended up...
In addition to discussing his acting experience (look out for my ‘surprised face’ when he explains where he worked with Russell Grant and Duran Duran’s Simon LeBon), we spoke about some of the more amusing people he’s door-stepped, how he ended up playing himself in the project and how the promise of regular pay meant that he ended up...
- 11/10/2011
- by Ben Mortimer
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Writer/director Andy Thompson helms his first solo feature 'Kill Keith' and it arrives in UK theatres tomorrow. The new British comedy horror follows a serial killer with unhealthy obsession for Brit TV presenter Keith Chegwin. Our international readers may not be too familiar with Cheggers but you would undoubtedly remember his hilarious appearance in the Orlando Bloom episode of Ricky Gervais' hit Brit sitcom 'Extras'. Our very own Faye Coulman recently got the chance to talk with Keith and you can check out the full interview below. 'Kill Keith' stars Susannah Fielding, Marc Pickering, David Easter, Simon Phillips, Dominic Burns and Ellie Jacob along with various TV stars such as Russell Grant, Joe Pasquale, Vanessa Feltz and legendary DJ Tony Blackburn. Chegwin can also be seen as himself in Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's newest TV show 'Life's Too Short' which airs on BBC...
- 11/10/2011
- Horror Asylum
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- 11/6/2011
- by M&C
- Monsters and Critics
Tributes have poured in for Sir Jimmy Savile, who died yesterday aged 84. The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall led the commemorations for the DJ and TV presenter, best known for his show Jim'll Fix It. > Sir Jimmy Savile: A life in pictures
> Sir Jimmy Savile 1926-2011: Obituary A Clarence House spokeswoman said: "The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall were saddened to hear of Jimmy Savile's death and their thoughts are with his family at this time." Ex-Radio 1 DJ Tony Blackburn reflected: "He was just a complete one-off. I think he was a bit of a lonely character as well. In the privacy of his own life I don't think he had very many friends. "I've never known anyone quite like (more)...
> Sir Jimmy Savile 1926-2011: Obituary A Clarence House spokeswoman said: "The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall were saddened to hear of Jimmy Savile's death and their thoughts are with his family at this time." Ex-Radio 1 DJ Tony Blackburn reflected: "He was just a complete one-off. I think he was a bit of a lonely character as well. In the privacy of his own life I don't think he had very many friends. "I've never known anyone quite like (more)...
- 10/30/2011
- by By Paul Millar
- Digital Spy
Kill Keith
Stars: Marc Pickering, Susannah Fielding, David Easter, Simon Phillips, Tony Blackburn, Joe Pasquale, Keith Chegwin | Written and Directed by Andy Thompson
Oddity alert! Sound the quirky alarm! Horror-comedy meets breakfast TV in this low budget gurn-a-thon, which comes across as some sort of unholy mash-up of Morning Glory and Seven. Kill Keith stars Marc Pickering as Danny, a runner on a breakfast programme, who is in love with its charming presenter Dawn (Susannah Fielding – 4.3.2.1., Doctor Who, Pete Versus Life) and wishes to replace the arrogant co-host Cliff (Easter) at her side on the sofa. The programme is called ‘The Crack of Dawn’, in one of the film’s slightly more sophisticated (really) if smuttier jokes.
Unfortunately for Dawn and daytime TV presenters everywhere, the so-called Breakfast Cereal Killer (again, indicative of the level of humour) is at large, bumping off C-list celebs in breakfast-themed ways. Tony Blackburn, Joe Pasquale,...
Stars: Marc Pickering, Susannah Fielding, David Easter, Simon Phillips, Tony Blackburn, Joe Pasquale, Keith Chegwin | Written and Directed by Andy Thompson
Oddity alert! Sound the quirky alarm! Horror-comedy meets breakfast TV in this low budget gurn-a-thon, which comes across as some sort of unholy mash-up of Morning Glory and Seven. Kill Keith stars Marc Pickering as Danny, a runner on a breakfast programme, who is in love with its charming presenter Dawn (Susannah Fielding – 4.3.2.1., Doctor Who, Pete Versus Life) and wishes to replace the arrogant co-host Cliff (Easter) at her side on the sofa. The programme is called ‘The Crack of Dawn’, in one of the film’s slightly more sophisticated (really) if smuttier jokes.
Unfortunately for Dawn and daytime TV presenters everywhere, the so-called Breakfast Cereal Killer (again, indicative of the level of humour) is at large, bumping off C-list celebs in breakfast-themed ways. Tony Blackburn, Joe Pasquale,...
- 10/20/2011
- by Jack Kirby
- Nerdly
Following on from the teaser released earlier this month, here’s the full-length trailer for the Brit horror-comedy Kill Keith which stars Marc Pickering, Susannah Fielding, Joe Tracini and David Easter in a film that sees someone out to kill some of the UK’s most beloved daytime celebrities including Tony Blackburn, Joe Pasquale, Russell Grant and obviously, given the films title, Keith Chegwin.
The film, which is brilliantly described as a “hilarious horror film with a comedy twist that is set to explode like a bowl of porridge left in the microwave for too long”, comes from director Andy Thompson and is set for release in the UK on November 11th.
Welcome to the world of Breakfast TV, with chirpy presenters who wake us up with their positive attitudes and happy dispositions – but something sinister is afoot – there is a killer on the loose, The Breakfast Cereal Killer and few are safe…...
The film, which is brilliantly described as a “hilarious horror film with a comedy twist that is set to explode like a bowl of porridge left in the microwave for too long”, comes from director Andy Thompson and is set for release in the UK on November 11th.
Welcome to the world of Breakfast TV, with chirpy presenters who wake us up with their positive attitudes and happy dispositions – but something sinister is afoot – there is a killer on the loose, The Breakfast Cereal Killer and few are safe…...
- 10/17/2011
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Well, you’re not going to see many trailers like this one! Here’s the full length trailer for new British comedy, Kill Keith from director Andy Thompson. It stars Keith Chegwin, Tony Blackburn, Susannah Fielding, Dominic Burns, Simon Phillips, Marc Pickering and Joe Pasquale, and will be in UK cinemas 11.11.11.
This trailer is rather barmy but fun and gives you a taste of what you can expect from the movie.
Welcome to the world of Breakfast TV, with chirpy presenters who wake us up with their positive attitudes and happy dispositions – but something sinister is afoot – there is a killer on the loose, The Breakfast Cereal Killer and few are safe…
Cliff and Dawn are the early morning TV presenters on the nation’s favourite breakfast show – The Crack of Dawn. Danny Nichols is the hapless day dreaming studio runner who longs to be a presenter and sit alongside the woman of his dreams…...
This trailer is rather barmy but fun and gives you a taste of what you can expect from the movie.
Welcome to the world of Breakfast TV, with chirpy presenters who wake us up with their positive attitudes and happy dispositions – but something sinister is afoot – there is a killer on the loose, The Breakfast Cereal Killer and few are safe…
Cliff and Dawn are the early morning TV presenters on the nation’s favourite breakfast show – The Crack of Dawn. Danny Nichols is the hapless day dreaming studio runner who longs to be a presenter and sit alongside the woman of his dreams…...
- 10/17/2011
- by David Sztypuljak
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
We’ve been given the chance for two lucky HeyUGuys readers to win a pair of tickets to a preview screening of Kill Keith directed by Andy Thompson this weekend. The screening takes place in central London and will be unlike anything you’ve ever seen! The screening is set to take place on Saturday 15th October at 11am (tickets need to be collected before this time) so please only enter this competition if you’re free to attend at that time.
This November some of Britain’s most loved TV personalities hit the big screen in this tongue-in-cheek comedy horror film; Kill Keith is at cinemas from 11th November 2011.
Welcome to the world of Breakfast TV, with chirpy presenters who wake us up with their positive attitudes and happy dispositions – but something sinister is afoot – there is a killer on the loose, The Breakfast Cereal Killer and few are safe…...
This November some of Britain’s most loved TV personalities hit the big screen in this tongue-in-cheek comedy horror film; Kill Keith is at cinemas from 11th November 2011.
Welcome to the world of Breakfast TV, with chirpy presenters who wake us up with their positive attitudes and happy dispositions – but something sinister is afoot – there is a killer on the loose, The Breakfast Cereal Killer and few are safe…...
- 10/12/2011
- by David Sztypuljak
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Are you like me and would prefer to just sleep in every morning? I can't understand the concept of "morning person". As far as I'm concerned, I never want to hear those two words together unless they are preceded by "…gruesome death of a…". But when you are forced to wake up early, what's the worst part of it? The morning news shows that are so sugary they make you want to puke. And that is the subject of Kill Keith.
This UK horror-comedy romp stars Keith Chegwin as himself in a film that is described as Saw meets "Richard and Judy". (Don't worry; I didn't get the reference either without looking it up. "Richard and Judy" was a British morning show of the same ilk as the ones described above.) Blech.
Kill Keith hits theaters on November 11 and has the potential to be a Shaun of the Dead flavored treat.
This UK horror-comedy romp stars Keith Chegwin as himself in a film that is described as Saw meets "Richard and Judy". (Don't worry; I didn't get the reference either without looking it up. "Richard and Judy" was a British morning show of the same ilk as the ones described above.) Blech.
Kill Keith hits theaters on November 11 and has the potential to be a Shaun of the Dead flavored treat.
- 10/12/2011
- by Doctor Gash
- DreadCentral.com
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