Lenny changes

 In another change to the vocal cast of The Simpsons the character of Kenny will be voiced by an African American actor. This is the second change to involve Hank Azaria after he quit the role of Apu.

Matt draws fire

 Matt Lucas impression of Boris Johnson has upset some people. OFCOM has received complaints.

Matt bakes Boris

 Last night saw the start of this year's Great British bake off. Matt Lucas made his debut as preeenter. He started by lampooning Prime David Boris Johnson and Matt got good reviews from critics.

Second wave coming?

 Much alarm was raised by statements on the current pandemic. We should know more when Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes a statement tonight.

Is Tom James?

 Reports are floating around that Tom Hardy is the new James Bond. With the new Bond film No Time to Die yet to come out this seems a bit fast but given the current pandemic situation this may be EON Productions getting a year start on the next film. Hardy worked with current Bond Daniel Craig on gangster film Layer Cake.

Alex asks questions

 It has been announced that Alex Scott the England ladies footballer is the new host of A Question of Sport. Her appointment is seen as a targeting of a more youthful audience.

No more Stumptown

 It has been announced that US crime drama Stumptown has been axed.  The lands has been blamed.

The vanity of Madge

 It has been reported that Madonna will direct and co-write a film.based on her life. Joining her to write the script is Diablo  Cody best known for writing teen pregnancy film Juno. Will the film be nothing more than a vanity project is anyone's guess.

TV ratings 13-09-2020

 Singapore Grip the latest period drama by ITV was seen by 2.2 million viewers. That contrasts with the 4.4 million viewers that saw the final episode of Strike: Lethal White on BBC 1.

Beware Format change

 A Question of Sport is about to undergo a format change, But there is long list of show that have ended soon afterwards. Here are 3 examples.

Telly Addicts

At first a TV trivia quiz contested between 2 teams of 4. It became a version of snakes and ladders, viewers did not take to it and Telly Addicts was axed

Top of the Pops#

After a botched revamp masterminded by Andi Peters it was moved to BBC2 to become a hybrid of current and classic hits. It barely lasted a year as it ended in 2006.

Film....

After Jonathan Ross left the BBC in some what a cloud. The long running film review show  underwent an number of changes that did not go down with viewers. The show ended a couple of years ago.

Sue leaves a question

 It has been announced that Sue Barker is leaving her role as host of A Question of Sport. She has done it since 1997. The show undergoing a major shake up with both team captains Matt Dawson and Phil Tuffnell leaving as well. An new formal.coming into place but no further information on that.

A million is won

 The first million pound jackpot winner in 14 years has happened on Who Wants to be a millionaire?. Donald Fear won a million pounds by answering a question on pirates. The most impressive part of his win was that he only used only one of his four life lines.

When Cathy becomes Emma

 The deaths of both Honor Blackman and Diana Rigg highlights a curious fact about The Avengers the TV show that they both starred in. When Blackman starred in the show it was made in TV studios with low grade cameras in  black and white. The latter half Rigg's tenure on the show was made in colour. An number of Blackman's episode were remade in colour. One such example  being 1963's Dressed to Kill which was remade in 1967 as The Superlative Seven with notable guest stars Charlotte Rampling, Donald Sutherland and Brian Blessed. The only other known example of was the remakes of lost Dad's Army episodes.

Diana Rigg (1938-2020)

 Diana Rigg (1938 - 2020)

The death has been announced of Diana Rigg. With along and varied career in stage and screen. Diana played the major classical roles like Lady MacBeath. She came to public attention  with her role of Emma Peel in TV's The Avengers. Her most famous film role was as the tragic  Tracy in On Her Majesty's Secret Service. In 1990 Diana won a TV BAFTA for her role in Mother Love. Still busy in her later years Diana was nominated for a Tony for her role as Mrs Higgins in a production of My Fair Lady on Broadway. She appeared with her real life Daughter Rachel Stirling in an episode of Doctor Who and played a crucial role in Game of Thrones, Diana leaves behind a large and very memorable body of work.

RIP Diana Rigg

WWTBAM? September 2020 night1 1 report

 The first edition of this run saw 2 contestants take part. Thee first a 19 year old won 8 thousand pounds while the other won double that sum. The jackpot winner is still waiting.

Star Cops - a prophetic show?

 Just been added to the BritBox Is Star Cops. It would come to represent the BBC's last true (barring Doctor Who) attempt at science fiction. It ran for only 1 series in 1987. Set in 2047, it starred David Calder as Nathan Spring the head of an outer space police force that investigated such crimes as radio active waste smuggling. The show was created by Chris Boucher who had worked on Doctor Who in the 1970s while another Who writer who worked on Star Cops was Philip Martin.  The show was beset by so many production problems that one script was left unmade. What of the show itself? there are many interesting ideas on show with one in particular a computerised box that that Spring consults. A forerunner of Alexa?

A true Jack Reacher

 A true Jack Reacher

Amazon Prime has announced that Alan Ricthson has taken the title role in it's Jack Reacher series. A lot of fans of the Lee Child novels will be glad of Alan's casting as he is closer fit to how Child  describes his hero. The casting of Tom Cruise never sat well with fans of the character due to his being as as tall as the character.

Black Panther problems

Black Panther problems

The untimely passing of Back Panther star Chadwick Boseman has serious concerns for Disney. Pre production was about to start on the follow up to the mega hit the death of it's star has slowed down. Talk of recasting the role has been ruled distasteful to the family of Boseman. One idea that has been suggested that the mantle of Black Panther is handed over to another character. Whatever option is picked there will sadly be those not happy with the step taken.

TV ratings 01-09-2020

 The first episode of Channel 5 new version of All Creatures Great and Small was seen by 3.3 million viewers. The station will be hoping that the show will maintain this figure.