Simon Brew Dec 11, 2017
Keith Chegwin has died, it's been announced, aged just 60 years old.
Some very, very sad news to report. Keith Chegwin has died at the age of 60. He had been suffering from a lung illness from some time.
I grew up in an era when Chegwin was omnipresent on children’s television, courtesy of his lively work on the likes of The Multicoloured Swap Shop and Saturday Superstore. In truth, I was a bit of an avid Cheggers Plays Pop fan, a show that the man himself admitted came with an often quite 'lively' audience.
He came to television after his early days in acting, and would take to it quickly. Furthermore, he was a man brimming with ideas of his own, and keen to push formats and ideas.
For me personally, he was also the first person I ever interviewed for this site. I’ve never had...
Keith Chegwin has died, it's been announced, aged just 60 years old.
Some very, very sad news to report. Keith Chegwin has died at the age of 60. He had been suffering from a lung illness from some time.
I grew up in an era when Chegwin was omnipresent on children’s television, courtesy of his lively work on the likes of The Multicoloured Swap Shop and Saturday Superstore. In truth, I was a bit of an avid Cheggers Plays Pop fan, a show that the man himself admitted came with an often quite 'lively' audience.
He came to television after his early days in acting, and would take to it quickly. Furthermore, he was a man brimming with ideas of his own, and keen to push formats and ideas.
For me personally, he was also the first person I ever interviewed for this site. I’ve never had...
- 12/11/2017
- Den of Geek
Alex Westthorp Oct 3, 2016
It's 40 years since Multi-Coloured Swap Shop made its television debut and kick-started the Saturday morning kids' TV slot...
Imagine the excitement - it's just before 9.30am on Saturday 2nd October 1976. It's almost like Christmas has come early, such is the anticipation. The nation's kids, who hitherto got their kicks at the Saturday morning pictures, settle in front of their television screens and press the button marked 'BBC1'. Those who read their parents' Radio Times know a new show is about to start with Radio 1 Breakfast Show DJ Noel Edmonds at the helm. 28 year old Noel is cool and down with the kids. Tom Baker and Elisabeth Sladen - the Doctor and Sarah Jane from Doctor Who - are to be the first star guests, and you can actually speak to them live by telephone! The TV set warms up and the familiar blue and yellow BBC...
It's 40 years since Multi-Coloured Swap Shop made its television debut and kick-started the Saturday morning kids' TV slot...
Imagine the excitement - it's just before 9.30am on Saturday 2nd October 1976. It's almost like Christmas has come early, such is the anticipation. The nation's kids, who hitherto got their kicks at the Saturday morning pictures, settle in front of their television screens and press the button marked 'BBC1'. Those who read their parents' Radio Times know a new show is about to start with Radio 1 Breakfast Show DJ Noel Edmonds at the helm. 28 year old Noel is cool and down with the kids. Tom Baker and Elisabeth Sladen - the Doctor and Sarah Jane from Doctor Who - are to be the first star guests, and you can actually speak to them live by telephone! The TV set warms up and the familiar blue and yellow BBC...
- 9/28/2016
- Den of Geek
Alex Westthorp Sep 14, 2016
Did fantasy dramas Chocky, The Box Of Delights and Dramarama leave an impression on you as a kid? Revisit those nightmares here...
Spooky, always magical and occasionally downright scary dramas are the bedrock of kids' television. For me, the pinnacle of this sort of programme was reached in the 1980s. The decade saw a new approach to both traditional and contemporary drama by both UK broadcasters: ITV committed itself to regular seasons of children's plays with Dramarama (1983-89), a kind of youth version of the venerable BBC Play For Today (1970-84), which saw the 1988 television debut of one David Tennant. The BBC, building upon an impressive body of work from the early 70s onwards, produced some of its very best family drama in this era, embracing cutting edge technology to bring treats like The Box Of Delights (1984) and The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe (1988) to the screen.
Did fantasy dramas Chocky, The Box Of Delights and Dramarama leave an impression on you as a kid? Revisit those nightmares here...
Spooky, always magical and occasionally downright scary dramas are the bedrock of kids' television. For me, the pinnacle of this sort of programme was reached in the 1980s. The decade saw a new approach to both traditional and contemporary drama by both UK broadcasters: ITV committed itself to regular seasons of children's plays with Dramarama (1983-89), a kind of youth version of the venerable BBC Play For Today (1970-84), which saw the 1988 television debut of one David Tennant. The BBC, building upon an impressive body of work from the early 70s onwards, produced some of its very best family drama in this era, embracing cutting edge technology to bring treats like The Box Of Delights (1984) and The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe (1988) to the screen.
- 8/15/2016
- Den of Geek
John Craven will present the new BBC Two game show Beat the Brain.
Beat the Brain, which will air in the BBC's daytime programming block, tests the way its contestants think by pitting teams of four in challenges that involve different centres of the brain.
Contestants will be given logical problems, visual puzzles and memory challenges, rather than trivia questions.
The series comes from Objective Productions and Over The Top Productions.
Nigel Hall of Over The Top Productions announced the series, saying: "I am really excited to be working with the legend that is John Craven, who has starred in so many landmark TV shows in his career.
"We were absolutely thrilled he chose Beat the Brain to be his next TV project. These brain games are addictive and we are confident that this will be a show that the whole family can enjoy together."
Beat the Brain is scheduled...
Beat the Brain, which will air in the BBC's daytime programming block, tests the way its contestants think by pitting teams of four in challenges that involve different centres of the brain.
Contestants will be given logical problems, visual puzzles and memory challenges, rather than trivia questions.
The series comes from Objective Productions and Over The Top Productions.
Nigel Hall of Over The Top Productions announced the series, saying: "I am really excited to be working with the legend that is John Craven, who has starred in so many landmark TV shows in his career.
"We were absolutely thrilled he chose Beat the Brain to be his next TV project. These brain games are addictive and we are confident that this will be a show that the whole family can enjoy together."
Beat the Brain is scheduled...
- 1/21/2015
- Digital Spy
We have our housemates! 14 stupid brave celebrities walked through the doors of the Celebrity Big Brother compound tonight to face a twisted fairytale like no other.
But who are these courageous souls who have shunned spa days and champers for a dirty bath and chickpeas? And do you know any of them? Well, we've got all the details of the gang, so read on for everything you need to know...
Alexander O'Neal
Age: 61
Give me the basics. Alexander is an American R&B singer probably best known for his hit 'Criticise', which reached number four in the UK charts in 1987.
Why is he going in the house? For one thing, he likes "challenges", apparently. Also, he loves us Brits: "Britain pretty much told the rest of the world who Alexander O'Neal was before anybody really knew." (He speaks about himself in the third person quite regularly, it seems.) Also: "It's a test for me,...
But who are these courageous souls who have shunned spa days and champers for a dirty bath and chickpeas? And do you know any of them? Well, we've got all the details of the gang, so read on for everything you need to know...
Alexander O'Neal
Age: 61
Give me the basics. Alexander is an American R&B singer probably best known for his hit 'Criticise', which reached number four in the UK charts in 1987.
Why is he going in the house? For one thing, he likes "challenges", apparently. Also, he loves us Brits: "Britain pretty much told the rest of the world who Alexander O'Neal was before anybody really knew." (He speaks about himself in the third person quite regularly, it seems.) Also: "It's a test for me,...
- 1/7/2015
- Digital Spy
When you're busy reading Phillip 'The Schofe' Schofield's latest Twittering about his second wind of showbiz fame and daily activities on This Morning and Dancing On Ice, spare a thought for dear old Sarah Greene. The grand old dame of Saturday morning children's TV broadcasting barely gets a look in when it comes to TV work these days, as Myleene Klass and Fearne Cotton lap up all the work, and she's even had the misfortune of being linked to an urban myth about a rugby team and pool table at a University in Hull. Greene, whose distinguished early career included jobs on Blue Peter, Saturday Superstore and most famously Going Live!, could pretty (more)...
- 6/5/2009
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
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