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Scottish independence: BBC pledge £5m despite cuts

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:31:08 GMT

BBC Scotland is to spend £5 million on a new range of TV and radio programmes geared to the run-up to the independence referendum and the Glasgow Commonwealth Games in 2014.

TV review: The Fall | Frankie | Rock’n’Roll Britannia

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:12:12 GMT

WHEN I found out the new drama The Fall wasn’t, after all, the story of a chaotic rock band with almost 50 ex-members and one constant – incorrigible, irascible Mark E Smith – I was disappointed. But the feeling didn’t last, because this is a psychological thriller and a good one, maybe the best since The Shadow Line.

TV preview: Case Histories | The Last Days of Anne Boleyn

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:05:15 GMT

ADAPTING crime novels for TV is a notoriously hit-or-miss business. With a fraction of the space a book can give to fleshing out suspects and setting up false trails, perhaps having to condense several hundred pages into an hour of drama, the results can come across as shallow.

St Serf’s players celebrate anniversary | Politician’s Husband

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:14:58 GMT

EDINBURGH amateur dramatic club St Serf’s Players, celebrate their 65th anniversary this year with a production of Tony Roper’s classic, bitter-sweet comedy, The Steamie.

Sacked Apprentice Sophie Lau plans to bounce back

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:52:56 GMT

SHE may have heard the dreaded words – but Apprentice-hopeful Sophie Lau insists being sacked by Alan Sugar won’t stop her sinking her teeth in to a new venture.

Scottish fact of the day: first TV signal broadcast

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:27:37 GMT

OPENED in 1883 and designed by the Edinburgh-born architect Sir Robert Rowand Anderson, the Grand Central Hotel in Glasgow - known to locals by its original name the Central Hotel - has a rich and fascinating history.

Delia Smith criticises Masterchef

Tue, 14 May 2013 00:05:16 GMT

COOKERY queen Delia Smith has taken a swipe at MasterChef for undermining the confidence of aspiring cooks.

TV review: Apprentice | The Politician’s Husband | Life of Crime

Mon, 13 May 2013 11:53:43 GMT

‘CLICHES, cliches... I’m sick and tired of all that bloody rubbish, to be honest with you.” Is this a) Lord Sugar when confronted with another bunch of braggards spouting business-speak on The Apprentice? Or b) your correspondent on having to listen to yet more soundbites, headlines and clunky phrases passing for dialogue in The Politician’s Husband? Both, actually. Let’s deal with The Apprentice first.

Kevin Spacey to give Edinburgh MacTaggart lecture

Mon, 13 May 2013 10:29:08 GMT

HOLLYWOOD star Kevin Spacey has been chosen to give an annual keynote speech to TV executives - about how his latest hit show bypassed television channels.

Baftas: Olivia Colman leading lady with two awards

Sun, 12 May 2013 20:42:54 GMT

Olivia Colman was crowned leading lady at this year’s TV Baftas after picking up two awards.

Eurovision: From nul points to Number One

Sat, 11 May 2013 13:14:50 GMT

It’s Eurovision time again, and David Elder has the lowdown on the cheesiest show on TV

TV preview: The Fall | Frankie | The Suspicons Of Mr Whicher

Fri, 10 May 2013 14:44:17 GMT

HELLO. Is that J. Jameson Spotlight, big-shot representative of famed actress Gillian Anderson?”

Jamie Dornan on playing a psychopathic killer in The Fall

Fri, 10 May 2013 14:03:32 GMT

AFTER watching two episodes of The Fall, I found myself double-checking every window lock, and triple-checking the bolts on my front door.

Gavin and Stacey set for US television remake

Thu, 09 May 2013 14:33:57 GMT

US TV bosses have commissioned a full series of the remake of British hit Gavin And Stacey.

How we reached the top of the culinary ladder

Wed, 08 May 2013 18:30:14 GMT

IT’S a cooking competition, but not as you know it. Susan Griffin speaks to three of the UK’s most renowned chefs about new TV series The Chef’s Protege - and asks who helped them to the top of the culinary ladder.

We’ve had enough talent shows, Cox tells TV bosses

Tue, 07 May 2013 00:43:29 GMT

TV BOSSES are not taking their responsibility to educate viewers seriously enough, Professor Brian Cox has said.

Ewan McGregor series to put Hebrides on the map

Sun, 05 May 2013 22:35:55 GMT

TOURISM industry leaders have predicted that the Hebrides are set to be the next location to benefit from the “Balamory effect” – thanks to a new wildlife documentary fronted by Ewan McGregor.

Interview: Mary Portas: Queen of the High Street

Sun, 05 May 2013 17:57:43 GMT

Mary Portas is known for her televised takes on revamping Britain’s retail sector. The former Harvey Nichols creative director is now purveying her latest, Government-backed, offering – Mary: Queen of the High Street, discovers Shereen Low

Coronation Street’s Liz Dawn suffers heart attack

Sat, 04 May 2013 15:32:50 GMT

Coronation Street actress Liz Dawn who became a household name as Vera Duckworth has suffered a heart attack, it has been reported.

TV review: Vicious | The Job Lot | Dave Allen: God’s Own Comedian

Sat, 04 May 2013 13:56:39 GMT

LAST week I slagged off Ben Elton’s sitcom The Wright Way for being old-fashioned. Poor Ben took such a kicking for it that I almost felt sorry for him.