No rest on a Sunday

 The All England club has announced that the traditional middle Sunday rest day will be scrapped from 2022. There had been four years when play had to be held on the middle Sunday, 1991,1997,2004 and 2016. Some will be glad of the change, others not.

TV ratings 25-04-2021

 The latest episode of Line of Duty became the most watched piece of a scripted UK TV drama for 13 years. Posting figures of 10.9 million viewers. Only Xmas 2008 Xmas day Special of Doctor Who can a British TV drama claim ratings of above 11 million viewers.

The long shot

 Tonight's episode of Line of Duty will feature an interrogation scene that lasts for 29 minutes. The BBC ONE drama about police corruption gets viewing figures that are hardly seen these days.

Awful quiz show answer of the day 20-04-2021

 On the day's edition of Tenable contestants were asked to name the first ten African countries whose name ended with the letters I A. One said Colombia which is of course in South America.

Fan fury

 Plans to a an new European Football super league has incurred the fury of. English, Italian and Spanish clubs had announced the plans a couple of days ago. We just have to see if anything comes of it.

Helen McCorary (1968-2021)

 The death has been announced of Helen McCorary. An actress  with a career that spanned stage and screen. In recent years her role in period crime drama Peaky Blinders was a huge favourite with the public. Film roles include The Queen, Skyfall and the Harry Potter series.

R. I. P. Helen McCorary

Lynda not being real

 Famed writer Lynda La Plante has said crime dramas like Line of Duty are not realistic. But when you look at Lynda's own work her views do not stand up. In 2 different series (The Commander and Above Suspicion) female police officers act as honey traps for murder suspects. While Trial and Retribution another goes undercover at a S&M club. Lot calling kettle black Lynda?

Paul Ritter (1966-2021)

 The death has been announced of the actor Paul Ritter. Best known for his starring role in the sit com Friday Night Dinner in which he played larger than life dad Martin. His other TV work included Vera and The Last Kingdom. His film work included Quantum of Solace and Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.

Paul Ritter R I P

TV ratings 01-04-2021

 Dragon's Den made it's debut on BBC1. Faced with tough competition from a hour long episode of Coronation Street it was watched by 2.8 million viewers. From now it's first half hour will face Emmerdale.

2 to 1

 Tonight Dragon's Den the programme where would be business moguls pitch their ideas to actual ones moves from BBC2 to BBC1. It is not the first to do this, here are 3 others.

Line of Duty

The Police corruption thriller moved to BBC1 for it's fourtb series where it has become a ratings winner.

pointless

The quiz show where contestants win by coming up with answers that no else did started on BBC2. Two years later if moved to BBC1 where it stays today.

Have I Got News For You

The satirical quiz show started on BBC2 in 1990. The years later if moved to BBCE.