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Sandi's off

It has been announced that Sandi Toksvig will no longer presenting The Great British Bake Off. Sandi has been presenting the show for the 3 years the show has been on Channel r sine it's sensational move from the BBC. Sandi will still present the Stand Up to Cancer special after which she will focus on other work.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2020

The inductess for this year's Rock and Hall of Fame have been announced. They are Whitey Houston. Notorious B. I G, T. Rex, Nine Inch Nails, Depche Mode and The Doobie Brothers. There is a prize giving ceremony which is being broadcast in the US by HBO.

Awful quiz show answer of the day 14-01-2020

On today's Tipping Point a contestant was asked what was the name of the main character in the Jules Verne novel Around the World in Eighty Days. The answer given was Poirot. The answer of course is Phileas Fogg

Oscars 2020 nominations

The nominations for this year's Oscars have been announced. Leading the way with 11 nominations is the comic book based Joker. Else where the Lion King remake has been left out of the Best Animated prize which studio Disney will be happy about as they claim it is live action even though there is no live action elements in it.

Awards fuss

In the last few days the nominations for both the Film BAFTAs and Brit music awards have been announced. Both have caused uproar with their make up. The BAFTAs have been accused of being too white the Brits have come under fire having few women in the major mixed gender awards. You have to remember it was not that long ago the Oscars were accused of being too white.

No multiverse for Scott

It has been announced that Doctor Strange director Scott Derrickson will not direct the sequel. Bearing the some what tongue twisting title of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. It sees Benedict Cumberatch return to the role of Stephen Strange with Elizabeth Olson joining him as the Scarlet Witch. The search for Derrickson's replacement is underway so that the film can make it's 2021 release date.

Awful quiz show answer of the day 09-01-2020

On today's Tipping Point a contestant was asked which M. Night Shyalman film brought together characters from his previous films Unbreakable and Split. The contestant's answer was Speed. The correct answer is Glass.

Sibling rivalry

Tonight on ITV an new true crime drama White House Farm starts. It tells the events that led to the conviction of Jeremy Bamber for the murders of his parents, sister and her 2 sons. Playing Bamber is Freddie Fox member of the famed Fox acting family. Meanwhile on BBC 1 the second episode of the new series of Silent Witness starring Freddie's sister Emilia. Tonight is probably going to be an awkward night in the Fox household.

Hans Bond

It has been announced that Hans Zimmer will be providing the music for the forthcoming Bond film No Time To Die. Zimmer has scored a wide range of films to his CV, Driving Miss Daisy, Broken Arrow and Gladiator to name just 3. James Bond becomes the latest heroic heroric character to get the Zimmer touch. Hans has scored films featuring Batman, Superman, Spider-Man and Sherlock Holmes.

No Time to Die is released in April

You are a record breaker but you not

Frozen 2 has surpassed it's processor to become the highest grossing animated film at the World wide box office. But others would say that another0 release of last year really has the title. The remake of The Lion King used digital effects to create realistic animals and landscapes. This has lead it's makers to say that it is live action not animation despite many others disagreeing. The new version of The Lion King has the edge over Frozen 2 hence the dispute.

Golden Globes 2020

The first major awards of the year the Golden Globes took place. WW I epic 1917 took Best Picture award. Its director Sam Mendes made an impassioned defence of the cinema going experience in a thinly attacked on streaming services like Netflix who put out films on limited release as to qualify for award consideration. Perhaps the biggest shock of the night came in the Best Animated film award when the Disney trio of Toy Story 4, Frozen 2 and the Lion (though Disney insist on calling live action) King remake were beaten Missing Link a film whose complte box gross pales in comparsion to it's 3 House of Mouse rivals.

The reach of haunted

The death of medium Derek Accorah reminds of the time the show he came to fame Most Haunted was quite the sensation. Despite going out on the lesser watched Living channel it was a sensation with even Derek appearing as himself in Doctor Who. The Shows appeal went beyond the UK with even famed US sketch show Saturday Night Live doing a Micky take with none other than Hugh Laurie impersonating Derek.

You can watch the SNL sketch on Youtube

Leaving the shrine

This weekend sees the start of this year's BDO World Darts Championship. It is the first in 35 years not to be held at the Lakeside Country Club in Firmley Green Purfleet it is being held at the O2 on London. The BDO event has a rather torrid time in recent years, first it has seen it's TV coverage go from the high profile of the BBC to the lesser watched Eurosport. It also had to contend with the rival PDC version which at it's last version of the World Championship saw Female player Falloon Sherrock beat an number of male players. Weather the BDO can survive the next few years is anyone guess.

TV ratings 01-01-2020

New Year's saw the start of the new series of Doctor Who. 4.88 million viewers tuned into see The Doctor drawn into another Earth thearting plot. The show goes into a regular Sunday slot this weekend. Later on the night the new version of Dracula was seem by 3.65 million.