Robert Llewellyn Asks: How Do They Do It?
December 30, 2007 by Staff · Leave a Comment
Red Dwarf and Scrapheap Challenge star Robert Llewellyn embarks on a new quest next Tuesday to understand the extraordinary engines, machines and structures that form the backbone of 21st-century living in How Do They Do It? – a new factual series that lifts the lid on the incredible engineering behind everyday life.
The opening episode sees [...]
BBC ‘Brings Clarity’ to Phone Votes
December 30, 2007 by Staff · Leave a Comment
The BBC has announced it will introduce a new policy this week to improve the clarity and understanding of audiences in the way programmes which use premium rate phone calls are priced.
From this week, premium rate calls to BBC programmes, excluding charity appeals such as Comic Relief, Children in Need or Restoration, are to [...]
Five Offers Rough Guides To Holidays
December 30, 2007 by Staff · Leave a Comment
Five launches a new 15-part travel series next week promising to bring “opinionated, authoritative and inspirational consumer travel back to terrestrial UK television”.
Presented by Julia Bradbury and independent film-maker and journalist Toby Amies, Rough Guide To… is aimed at� viewers who really want to know the locations� of the very best beaches, luxury destinations and [...]
Christmas TV Thoughts
December 28, 2007 by Martin Hoscik · Leave a Comment
Another TV Christmas is behind us and once again the BBC trounced the opposition, notching up nine of the top ten most watched shows.
The predictable EastEnders Max/Stacey/Bradley plot finally came to a head with the inevitable Christmas Day revelation of Stacey and Max’s fling.
Once again the show’s writers invited the audience to care for the [...]
BBC Parliament to Repeat Daily Politics
December 28, 2007 by Staff · Leave a Comment
Politics fans will be able to watch the BBC’s Daily Politics show daily at midnight on BBC Parliament from 7 January 2008.
Each edition of the BBC Two daytime series will be repeated in full on the dedciated politics channel offering viewers a second chance to enjoy the team’s light hearted look at events in Westminster.
Peter [...]
Anti-Drive Drive Ads in Xbox Games
December 24, 2007 by Staff · Leave a Comment
The Scottish Government is to sponsor a series of anti-drink drive adverts within online versions of Xbox 360 games.
The �10,000 initiative has been launched by Road Safety Scotland.
The adverts will appear in games such as Need for Speed: Carbon, Project Gotham Racing 4 and Pro Evolution Soccer 2008.
Scottish Transport Minister Stewart Stevenson said the move [...]
