James is coming home

 It has been announced that James Condren is leaving his US chat show. An award winning actor he has been presenting his show for the past 7_years. He still did acting roles including a return to his role in Gavin and Stacey. It is most likely James is planning a return to full time acting.

TV ratings 24-04-2022

 Detective drama Grace starring John Simm drew 3.1million viewers. This is impressive given that there has been a year wait we the last episode.

Is it still alright?

 Tonight on ITV sees an new edition a It Be'll Alright on the Night! I'm The show that features TV clips of people in embarrassing situations. Even Pope John Paul In featured in one clip. The show was a ratings monster when hosted by Dennis Norden. However in the years since he stepped down as host  the ratings have gone down. One has to wonder how long the show has got?

Old faces return

 The final episode of Jodie Whitaker's will see the return of 2 characters from the show's past. Janet Fielding who played opposite Peter Davison between 1982-84 and Sophie Aldred who was in the show between 1987-89. The episode also older does the Daleks, the Cybermen and The Master. No date as yet when the episode goes out.

Why the change?

 Tipping Point has now reduced it's contestant count by 1_to 3 why?

Jack Higgins, a look back

 This weekend saw the announcement of the death of Harry Petersen better known by his own name of Jack Higgins. The author of countless best selling thrillers. Some of which were adapted for film and television. The 2 most famous examples being The Eagle has Landed starring Michael Caine, Donald Sutherland and Robert Duvall and A Prayer for the Dying Mickey Rourke and Liam Neeson. The latter caused a lot fuss when Rourke expressed his support for the IS A when promoting the film. Higgins novels tended to be RIP roaring affairs, for an example of this check his 2000 novel in which British black ops team takes on the Mafia, London gangsters,Irish and Islamic terrorists combined.

Harry Petersen aka Jack Higgins R. I. P.

Richard is gone

 It has been announced that Richard Osman is after 13_years is leaving his role as co-host of Pointless. The reason given was that he could spend more time on his writing career. His first 2 novels were huge known sellers. No news of the future of both Pointless and Richard Osmsn's  House of Games.

June Brown (1927-2022)

 The death has been announced of June Brown. Best known for her role in Eastenders as Dot Cotton, who would have to put up with bad boy son. June had a long stage career. Other TV work included The Sweeney, Minder and Doctor Who. She also appeared in such films as Straw Dogs and Murder by Decree.

R. I. P. June Brown