Hit Channel 4 drama It’s A Sin to be adapted for the stage by Russell T Davies Showrunner Russell T Davies will serve as an executive producer The Independent UK · Mar 19
Who is Matt Brittin? The former Google boss confirmed as BBC’s new director-general to replace Tim Davie Mr Brittin was a member of the British Olympic rowing team in Seoul 1988 The Independent UK · Mar 19
Who is Matt Brittin, the man tipped to be the next director-general of the BBC? The former Google executive is reportedly in the frame for the top job. Evening Standard · Mar 19
Russell T Davies and Pet Shop Boys collaborate on new Channel 4’s It’s A Sin production IN FULL The Independent UK · Mar 19
Russell T Davies’s hit TV series It’s a Sin to be adapted as ‘visceral’ dance show New work will be choreographed and directed by Benoit Swan Pouffer, artistic director of Rambert, with Davies and Pet Shop Boys serving as executive producers The Guardian - UK · Mar 19
‘We Are Family’: MAFS’ John Aiken Shares Emotional Tribute To Mel Schilling After Cancer Update John will be stepping in for Mel as an expert on the UK version of MAFS. Pedestrian.tv · Mar 19
Nicola Coughlan wows in black leather ensemble at Big Mood screening The actress wore a sleek leather outfit on the red carpet. Evening Standard · Mar 17
Goodbye Vera, hello Emma Harte — A Woman of Substance on Channel 4 is Brenda Blethyn’s most bingeable role in years A Woman of Substance is the book-to-TV bonkbuster Jilly Cooper fans need to stream before Rivals season 2 — and you can binge all 8 episodes now. TechRadar · Mar 16
Celebrities send heartfelt messages to Mel Schilling after devastating cancer update The Married At First Sight star revealed that cancer has spread to her brain The Independent UK · Mar 13
Stars send messages of support to TV dating coach Mel Schilling TV relationship coach Schilling has been told by doctors that there is nothing more they can do to treat her cancer. Evening Standard · Mar 13
Champagne, tears and bizarre riders: Behind the scenes of the UK’s biggest chat shows IN FOCUS: Producers whose credits include ‘The Jonathan Ross Show’ and ‘Chatty Man’ tell Lauren Morris their talk-show secrets The Independent UK · Mar 13
Oscar contenders and women of substance – what to watch, read and see this week I just finished watching The Studio, Seth Rogen’s hilarious Apple TV satire of life inside an old school Hollywood production company. One of the standout episodes was set in the audience at the Golden Globes. It perfectly captures the peculiar theatre of awards shows: stars smiling and clapping furiously while… The Conversation · Mar 13
Who are the key figures in the sewage crisis, and where are they now? With anger stoked by Channel 4’s drama Dirty Business, we look at what has happened to some of the main players The Guardian - UK · Mar 13
MAFS UK reveals Mel Schilling’s replacement after expert steps down following terminal cancer diagnosis Schilling, 54, revealed on Thursday that her cancer has spread to her brain and can no longer be treated Evening Standard · Mar 13
The Conversation · Mar 13 A Woman of Substance: Channel 4’s lavish remake revives the pleasures – and contradictions – of the bonkbuster When Channel 4 premiered its adaptation of Barbara Taylor Bradford’s A Woman of Substance in 1985, the saga of Emma Harte – the Yorkshire maid who becomes one of the richest women in the world – was a ratings juggernaut. The new eight-part remake arrives with a curious mix of…
International Business Times UK · Mar 13 'My Light is Starting to Fade': Mel Schilling, 'Married at First Sight' UK Star to Exit the Show Amid Cancer Battle Mel Schilling steps down from MAFS UK as she battles cancer. Her emotional journey and John Aiken's new role.
The Independent UK · Mar 12 MAFS star Mel Schilling says her ‘light is starting to fade’ after cancer spreads to her brain Married At First Sight relationship coach told ‘there is nothing further doctors can do’
The Guardian - UK · Mar 12 Google’s former Europe boss close to becoming next head of BBC, sources say Appointment of Matt Brittin as director general would be latest sign of big tech’s power in media world
The Guardian - UK · Mar 12 Crufts winner’s animal cruelty conviction prompts complaints to Channel 4 Animal charities call for ‘extreme’ breeds to no longer be eligible for prizes and full vetting of competitors
The Guardian - UK · Mar 12 ‘People will actually fall asleep’: how Claudia Winkleman faces the biggest week of her TV career The Traitors host has repeatedly joked that she’ll be ‘awful’ at presenting her new chatshow. But its launch is the highest profile thing she’s ever done – and it’s about to happen
Evening Standard · Mar 12 Tim Davie: It makes sense for BBC iPlayer to host other broadcasters’ shows The corporation has suggested that iPlayer could be opened to other public service broadcasters.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 11 A Woman of Substance review – a lavishly absurd, cliche-packed tribute to simpler times Barbara Taylor Bradford’s 1979 novel became a massive TV hit in the 1980s. Now, Brenda Blethyn has donned a fabulous wig to whisk us back to the age of excess and escapism
The Independent UK · Mar 11 A Woman of Substance creator reveals Barbara Taylor Bradford’s one request for Channel 4 adaptation ‘I feel so conscious of honouring her legacy,’ co-writer Katherine Jakeways said
Woman & Home · Mar 11 We’ve found the next drama you won’t be able to drag your eyes from: Brenda Blethyn's A Woman of Substance is a powerful, feminist watch In her first major role since Vera, Brenda Blethyn leads a cast of incredible women in the Channel 4 remake
Evening Standard · Mar 11 BBC loses Boat Race broadcast rights after nearly a century Channel 4 wins the television rights while Times Radio will also carry coverage, as the BBC steps away from the historic Oxford-Cambridge race