Two of the UK’s top comedy stars, Richard Ayoade and Jonathan Ross, have received backlash on social media after reviewing The It Crowd writer Graham Linehan’s memoir.
Irish scribe Linehan has gone from the writer of much-loved Channel 4 comedies The It Crowd, Father Ted and Black Books to an outspoken anti-transgender activist in recent years, leading many in the UK and Ireland to boycott him.
His book, Tough Crowd, has gone on pre-sale on Amazon this week. Its reviews section displays favorable quotes from talk show host and writer Ross and actor-director Ayoade, who starred in The It Crowd between 2006 and 2013. Other advocates include author John Boyne, anti-trans journalist Helen Joyce, comic Simon Evans and British TV director Lissa Evans.
Ross was quoted saying the book is “one of the most compelling and unflinchingly honest memoirs I’ve read in many years. It’s also the funniest,...
Irish scribe Linehan has gone from the writer of much-loved Channel 4 comedies The It Crowd, Father Ted and Black Books to an outspoken anti-transgender activist in recent years, leading many in the UK and Ireland to boycott him.
His book, Tough Crowd, has gone on pre-sale on Amazon this week. Its reviews section displays favorable quotes from talk show host and writer Ross and actor-director Ayoade, who starred in The It Crowd between 2006 and 2013. Other advocates include author John Boyne, anti-trans journalist Helen Joyce, comic Simon Evans and British TV director Lissa Evans.
Ross was quoted saying the book is “one of the most compelling and unflinchingly honest memoirs I’ve read in many years. It’s also the funniest,...
- 9/14/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Louisa Mellor Jun 21, 2017
Actor-director Richard Ayoade will present a new series of The Crystal Maze, starting on Friday the 23rd of June...
The first episode of the revived Crystal Maze has been given a handsome slot in Channel 4's schedules and will debut on Friday the 23rd of June at 9pm.
See related Revisiting Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman Supergirl season 3 adds two new showrunners Dean Cain has made 3 more Christmas movies
Here's a trailer for the celebrity special which will kick off the new series, followed by an announcement Tweet from earlier in the month...
It's really happening. Watch the trailer for the first @StandUp2C celebrity special, Friday 23rd June at 9pm on @Channel4. #CrystalMaze pic.twitter.com/DSn2nXLfC5
— The Crystal Maze (@TheCrystalMaze) June 19, 2017
"Grab... The... Crystal...%uD83D%uDC8E"
The #CrystalMaze returns with a @StandUp2C celeb special.
Fri 23rd June, 9pm @TheCrystalMaze pic.twitter.com/5Fk5UZYW5k
— Channel 4 (@Channel4) June 8, 2017
The Crystal Maze: first official picture
Here it is, the first official look at presenter Richard Ayoade in some posh togs for the revived series of The Crystal Maze, due to arrive on Channel 4 this June.
Feast your eyes on this:
Using Den of Geek's renowned fashion nous, we can tell you that Mr Ayoade is sporting a hot raspberry corduroy suit which has been paired with a natty white lace-up ankle boot and an entomologically themed shirt. With a collar. He's probably wearing socks too, but you'll have to imagine those. Stripes, maybe?
You may also notice that Ayoade is standing in front of the new-look Crystal Dome with fancy light displays running around its facets that are almost as snazzy as his outfit. Magic.
The Crystal Maze will return for a new series
It's official. The Crystal Maze will be returning to Channel 4 for a full, twenty-episode series including a handful of charity celebrity specials .
The series was commissioned following the overwhelmingly positive response to last year's Stand Up To Cancer celebrity edition (and no doubt, the ongoing success of the ace Crystal Maze Experience in London and soon, Manchester).
Presenting this time around will be new Maze Master Richard Ayoade, confirmed to be taking over from Stephen Merchant. Well-loved for Gadget Man, The It Crowd, The Mighty Boosh and directing feature films The Double and Submarine, Ayoade is a mighty fine choice.
The new series will be filmed at a purpose-built 30,000 square foot maze in Bristol created by the original Crystal Maze designer James Dillon.
Channel 4...
Actor-director Richard Ayoade will present a new series of The Crystal Maze, starting on Friday the 23rd of June...
The first episode of the revived Crystal Maze has been given a handsome slot in Channel 4's schedules and will debut on Friday the 23rd of June at 9pm.
See related Revisiting Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman Supergirl season 3 adds two new showrunners Dean Cain has made 3 more Christmas movies
Here's a trailer for the celebrity special which will kick off the new series, followed by an announcement Tweet from earlier in the month...
It's really happening. Watch the trailer for the first @StandUp2C celebrity special, Friday 23rd June at 9pm on @Channel4. #CrystalMaze pic.twitter.com/DSn2nXLfC5
— The Crystal Maze (@TheCrystalMaze) June 19, 2017
"Grab... The... Crystal...%uD83D%uDC8E"
The #CrystalMaze returns with a @StandUp2C celeb special.
Fri 23rd June, 9pm @TheCrystalMaze pic.twitter.com/5Fk5UZYW5k
— Channel 4 (@Channel4) June 8, 2017
The Crystal Maze: first official picture
Here it is, the first official look at presenter Richard Ayoade in some posh togs for the revived series of The Crystal Maze, due to arrive on Channel 4 this June.
Feast your eyes on this:
Using Den of Geek's renowned fashion nous, we can tell you that Mr Ayoade is sporting a hot raspberry corduroy suit which has been paired with a natty white lace-up ankle boot and an entomologically themed shirt. With a collar. He's probably wearing socks too, but you'll have to imagine those. Stripes, maybe?
You may also notice that Ayoade is standing in front of the new-look Crystal Dome with fancy light displays running around its facets that are almost as snazzy as his outfit. Magic.
The Crystal Maze will return for a new series
It's official. The Crystal Maze will be returning to Channel 4 for a full, twenty-episode series including a handful of charity celebrity specials .
The series was commissioned following the overwhelmingly positive response to last year's Stand Up To Cancer celebrity edition (and no doubt, the ongoing success of the ace Crystal Maze Experience in London and soon, Manchester).
Presenting this time around will be new Maze Master Richard Ayoade, confirmed to be taking over from Stephen Merchant. Well-loved for Gadget Man, The It Crowd, The Mighty Boosh and directing feature films The Double and Submarine, Ayoade is a mighty fine choice.
The new series will be filmed at a purpose-built 30,000 square foot maze in Bristol created by the original Crystal Maze designer James Dillon.
Channel 4...
- 1/13/2017
- Den of Geek
UK TV ratings roundup - data supplied by Barb
Vicious dipped slightly in the ratings with its latest episode, according to overnight data for Monday (June 22).
Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Derek Jacobi's sitcom brought in 2.18m (10.7%) for ITV at 9pm, with a further 89,000 (0.5%) tuning in on +1.
Elsewhere on the channel, Johnny Kingdom's Wild Exmoor interested 2.71m (13.5%) at 8pm (85k/0.4% on +1), and It's A Funny Old Week was seen by 1.32m (6.5%) at 9.30pm (85k/0.6%).
BBC One's Nigel Slater: Eating Together gathered 2.88m (14.8%) at 7.30pm, before Disaster on Everest followed with 2.19m (10.6%) at 8.30pm, and The Met: Policing London was the most-watched programme of the night outside of soaps with 3.73m (18.5%) at 9pm.
Over on BBC Two, The £100k House: The Final Fix appealed to 1.44m (7.1%) at 8pm, while Japan: Earth's Enchanted Island fascinated 2.66m (13.2%) at 9pm. Episodes followed with 850k (4.9%) at 10pm.
Channel 4's Dispatches was...
Vicious dipped slightly in the ratings with its latest episode, according to overnight data for Monday (June 22).
Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Derek Jacobi's sitcom brought in 2.18m (10.7%) for ITV at 9pm, with a further 89,000 (0.5%) tuning in on +1.
Elsewhere on the channel, Johnny Kingdom's Wild Exmoor interested 2.71m (13.5%) at 8pm (85k/0.4% on +1), and It's A Funny Old Week was seen by 1.32m (6.5%) at 9.30pm (85k/0.6%).
BBC One's Nigel Slater: Eating Together gathered 2.88m (14.8%) at 7.30pm, before Disaster on Everest followed with 2.19m (10.6%) at 8.30pm, and The Met: Policing London was the most-watched programme of the night outside of soaps with 3.73m (18.5%) at 9pm.
Over on BBC Two, The £100k House: The Final Fix appealed to 1.44m (7.1%) at 8pm, while Japan: Earth's Enchanted Island fascinated 2.66m (13.2%) at 9pm. Episodes followed with 850k (4.9%) at 10pm.
Channel 4's Dispatches was...
- 6/23/2015
- Digital Spy
The BBC has finally made an official announcement regarding the future of Top Gear, with DJ Chris Evans becoming the show's new lead host.
Following Jeremy Clarkson's departure, it also looks as if James May and Richard Hammond will not be returning, although this has yet to be officially confirmed.
Evans has said that a female co-host will "definitely" be joining him, but who is in line for one of the biggest TV shows in the world? Here's a list of potential options tipped by bookmakers and fans alike.
1. Jodie Kidd
One of the most popular choices at the bookies, Kidd is a good friend of Clarkson and the Top Gear team, and knows her stuff when it comes to motors.
Primarily known for her modelling work before a career in TV, she is a keen motor racer and has taken part in the Gumball 3000 several times. At one stage,...
Following Jeremy Clarkson's departure, it also looks as if James May and Richard Hammond will not be returning, although this has yet to be officially confirmed.
Evans has said that a female co-host will "definitely" be joining him, but who is in line for one of the biggest TV shows in the world? Here's a list of potential options tipped by bookmakers and fans alike.
1. Jodie Kidd
One of the most popular choices at the bookies, Kidd is a good friend of Clarkson and the Top Gear team, and knows her stuff when it comes to motors.
Primarily known for her modelling work before a career in TV, she is a keen motor racer and has taken part in the Gumball 3000 several times. At one stage,...
- 6/17/2015
- Digital Spy
UK TV ratings roundup – data supplied by Barb
Game of Thrones' season five finale attracted a huge audience for Sky Atlantic on Monday night, overnight data reveals.
The action-packed hour-long episode shocked an average 1.34 million (6.6%) at 9pm, rising from last week's 1.09m.
On E4, the 100th episode of Made in Chelsea failed to attract a significant audience, dipping by around 20,000 to 355,000 (1.7%) at 9pm (168k/1.1% on +1). A special reunion episode hosted by Rick Edwards brought in 258k (1.3%) at 8pm (103k/0.5%).
BBC One's The Met topped the night outside soaps with 3.47m (16.8%) at 9pm, while Stolen Childhoods was seen by 1.88m (9.3%) at 8.30pm.
On BBC Two, 100k House gathered 1.47m (7.4%) at 8pm, followed by Japan: Earth's Enchanted Island with 2.60m (12.6%) at 9pm and Episodes with 922k (5.4%) at 10pm.
ITV's Johnny Kingdom appealed to 2.60m (13.2%) at 8pm, while Sir Ian McKellen comedy Vicious tickled 2.39m (11.5%) at 9pm (129k/0.8%). Jason Manford's It's...
Game of Thrones' season five finale attracted a huge audience for Sky Atlantic on Monday night, overnight data reveals.
The action-packed hour-long episode shocked an average 1.34 million (6.6%) at 9pm, rising from last week's 1.09m.
On E4, the 100th episode of Made in Chelsea failed to attract a significant audience, dipping by around 20,000 to 355,000 (1.7%) at 9pm (168k/1.1% on +1). A special reunion episode hosted by Rick Edwards brought in 258k (1.3%) at 8pm (103k/0.5%).
BBC One's The Met topped the night outside soaps with 3.47m (16.8%) at 9pm, while Stolen Childhoods was seen by 1.88m (9.3%) at 8.30pm.
On BBC Two, 100k House gathered 1.47m (7.4%) at 8pm, followed by Japan: Earth's Enchanted Island with 2.60m (12.6%) at 9pm and Episodes with 922k (5.4%) at 10pm.
ITV's Johnny Kingdom appealed to 2.60m (13.2%) at 8pm, while Sir Ian McKellen comedy Vicious tickled 2.39m (11.5%) at 9pm (129k/0.8%). Jason Manford's It's...
- 6/16/2015
- Digital Spy
UK TV ratings roundup – data supplied by Barb
Game of Thrones was a ratings hit for Sky Atlantic yet again on Monday (June 8), according to overnight figures.
The penultimate episode of the fantasy drama's fifth season enthralled 1.09m (5.1%) at 9pm, as dramatic events unfolded for characters including Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke).
Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi's ITV sitcom Vicious lost more than 700,000 viewers from last week's opening episode, bringing in 2.26m (10.6%) at 9pm (90k/0.5% on +1).
Elsewhere on the channel, Johnny Kingdom's Wild Exmoor interested 2.60m (12.7%) at 8pm (141k/0.7%), while Off Their Rockers continued with 1.47m (6.9%) at 9.30pm (77k/0.6%).
On BBC One, Nigel Slater: Eating Together averaged 2.78m (14.3%) at 7.30pm, before Gm Food: Cultivating Fear intrigued 1.68m (8.0%) at 8.30pm, and The Met: Policing London gathered 3.35m (15.8%) at 9pm.
BBC Two's The Wonder of Dogs appealed to 1.08m (5.8%) at 7pm, and Springwatch followed with 2.42m (11.7%) at 8pm. Japan: Earth's...
Game of Thrones was a ratings hit for Sky Atlantic yet again on Monday (June 8), according to overnight figures.
The penultimate episode of the fantasy drama's fifth season enthralled 1.09m (5.1%) at 9pm, as dramatic events unfolded for characters including Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke).
Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi's ITV sitcom Vicious lost more than 700,000 viewers from last week's opening episode, bringing in 2.26m (10.6%) at 9pm (90k/0.5% on +1).
Elsewhere on the channel, Johnny Kingdom's Wild Exmoor interested 2.60m (12.7%) at 8pm (141k/0.7%), while Off Their Rockers continued with 1.47m (6.9%) at 9.30pm (77k/0.6%).
On BBC One, Nigel Slater: Eating Together averaged 2.78m (14.3%) at 7.30pm, before Gm Food: Cultivating Fear intrigued 1.68m (8.0%) at 8.30pm, and The Met: Policing London gathered 3.35m (15.8%) at 9pm.
BBC Two's The Wonder of Dogs appealed to 1.08m (5.8%) at 7pm, and Springwatch followed with 2.42m (11.7%) at 8pm. Japan: Earth's...
- 6/9/2015
- Digital Spy
Vicious returned to ITV up on its first series finale, according to overnight figures for Monday (June 1).
Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Derek Jacobi's divisive sitcom aired to 2.99m (14.1%) at 9pm (97k/0.6% on +1). The final episode of series one brought in 2.77m (12.2%) overnight in June 2013, giving the series an increase of 220,000 viewers.
Earlier, Johnny Kingdom's Wild Exmoor interested 2.72m (12.5%) at 8pm (83k/0.4%), while Off Their Rockers entertained 1.77m (9.3%) at 9.30pm.
BBC One's Panorama was seen by 2.23m (9.9%) at 8.30pm, while Rome's Invisible City gathered 4.37m (20.7%) at 9pm to be the most watched programme outside of the soaps on Monday.
Meanwhile, Sky Atlantic's Game of Thrones epic thrilled 1.00m (4.8%) at 9pm.
BBC Two's Antiques Road Trip brought in 1.36m (6.6%) at 7pm, before Springwatch averaged 2.55m (11.5%) at 8pm, and Outbreak: The Truth About Ebola informed 880k (4.2%) at 9pm. Episodes followed with 720k (4.1%) at 10pm.
On Channel 4,...
Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Derek Jacobi's divisive sitcom aired to 2.99m (14.1%) at 9pm (97k/0.6% on +1). The final episode of series one brought in 2.77m (12.2%) overnight in June 2013, giving the series an increase of 220,000 viewers.
Earlier, Johnny Kingdom's Wild Exmoor interested 2.72m (12.5%) at 8pm (83k/0.4%), while Off Their Rockers entertained 1.77m (9.3%) at 9.30pm.
BBC One's Panorama was seen by 2.23m (9.9%) at 8.30pm, while Rome's Invisible City gathered 4.37m (20.7%) at 9pm to be the most watched programme outside of the soaps on Monday.
Meanwhile, Sky Atlantic's Game of Thrones epic thrilled 1.00m (4.8%) at 9pm.
BBC Two's Antiques Road Trip brought in 1.36m (6.6%) at 7pm, before Springwatch averaged 2.55m (11.5%) at 8pm, and Outbreak: The Truth About Ebola informed 880k (4.2%) at 9pm. Episodes followed with 720k (4.1%) at 10pm.
On Channel 4,...
- 6/2/2015
- Digital Spy
Richard Ayoade takes a trip in a hot air balloon in tonight's (April 20) episode of Travel Man.
Accompanied by actor and presenter Stephen Mangan on a trip in a hot air balloon in Marrakech, the pair are not sure what to make of their mode of transportation.
"How will we go where we wanna go?" Mangan asks as the balloon begins to inflate.
Ayoade simply replies: "Wind will govern us."
They both seem to appreciate the tranquility of the hot air balloon, but with the pilot joking (we hope) that it is his first go at the helm and Ayoade announcing he now suffers from vertigo, it is an interesting flight.
Travel Man sees the Gadget Man presenter spend 48 hours in a city with a celebrity companion, trying to do everything the location has to offer.
They also manage a camel ride and eat steamed sheep's head for dinner in tonight's episode.
Accompanied by actor and presenter Stephen Mangan on a trip in a hot air balloon in Marrakech, the pair are not sure what to make of their mode of transportation.
"How will we go where we wanna go?" Mangan asks as the balloon begins to inflate.
Ayoade simply replies: "Wind will govern us."
They both seem to appreciate the tranquility of the hot air balloon, but with the pilot joking (we hope) that it is his first go at the helm and Ayoade announcing he now suffers from vertigo, it is an interesting flight.
Travel Man sees the Gadget Man presenter spend 48 hours in a city with a celebrity companion, trying to do everything the location has to offer.
They also manage a camel ride and eat steamed sheep's head for dinner in tonight's episode.
- 4/20/2015
- Digital Spy
Richard Ayoade enters the world of Barcelona Fc in the first episode of Travel Man.
Accompanied by Kathy Burke, Ayoade takes a trip round the football club's museum - and while Burke is excited by the thought of having a photo taken with a green-screened Lionel Messi, the show's host isn't as keen.
Ignoring the photographer's advice to stick out his arm and pose, Ayoade is snapped by the camera while reading a book.
Travel Man sees the Gadget Man presenter spend 48 hours in a city with a celebrity companion, trying to do everything the location has to offer.
The first episode of the series sees Ayoade and Burke also take part in a guided tricycle tour and cava tasting.
Travel Man: 48 Hours in Barcelona airs tonight (March 30) on Channel 4 at 8.30pm.
Accompanied by Kathy Burke, Ayoade takes a trip round the football club's museum - and while Burke is excited by the thought of having a photo taken with a green-screened Lionel Messi, the show's host isn't as keen.
Ignoring the photographer's advice to stick out his arm and pose, Ayoade is snapped by the camera while reading a book.
Travel Man sees the Gadget Man presenter spend 48 hours in a city with a celebrity companion, trying to do everything the location has to offer.
The first episode of the series sees Ayoade and Burke also take part in a guided tricycle tour and cava tasting.
Travel Man: 48 Hours in Barcelona airs tonight (March 30) on Channel 4 at 8.30pm.
- 3/30/2015
- Digital Spy
Cilla remained on top of the ratings on Monday evening, overnight data reveals.
The Sheridan Smith drama dropped around 300,000 viewers from last week to 5.79 million (26.0%) at 9pm, with an added 423k (2.8%) on +1. Earlier, The Undriveables was seen by 2.54m (11.9%) at 8pm (108k/0.5% on +1).
On BBC One, Inside Out brought in 3.31m (16.5%) at 7.30pm, while Panorama interested 2.08m (9.6%) at 8.30pm. New Tricks continued with 4.75m (21.3%) at 9pm.
BBC Two's Celebrity Antiques Road Trip appealed to 1.52m (7.9%) at 7pm. University Challenge quizzed 2.81m (13.1%) at 8pm, followed by Only Connect with 1.96m (9.1%) at 8.30pm. Traders: Millions by the Minute gathered 1.09m (4.9%) at 9pm.
On Channel 4, Jamie's Comfort Food attracted 1.21m (5.6%) at 8pm (169k/0.8%), followed by Gadget Man with 1.25m (5.8%) at 8.30pm (100k/0.5%). Derren Brown's latest special amazed 1.36m (6.7%) at 9pm (243k/1.9%), while Jon Richardson Grows Up amused 525k (5.0%) at 10.30pm.
Channel 5's Ultimate Police Interceptors entertained 861k (4.0%) at 8pm, followed...
The Sheridan Smith drama dropped around 300,000 viewers from last week to 5.79 million (26.0%) at 9pm, with an added 423k (2.8%) on +1. Earlier, The Undriveables was seen by 2.54m (11.9%) at 8pm (108k/0.5% on +1).
On BBC One, Inside Out brought in 3.31m (16.5%) at 7.30pm, while Panorama interested 2.08m (9.6%) at 8.30pm. New Tricks continued with 4.75m (21.3%) at 9pm.
BBC Two's Celebrity Antiques Road Trip appealed to 1.52m (7.9%) at 7pm. University Challenge quizzed 2.81m (13.1%) at 8pm, followed by Only Connect with 1.96m (9.1%) at 8.30pm. Traders: Millions by the Minute gathered 1.09m (4.9%) at 9pm.
On Channel 4, Jamie's Comfort Food attracted 1.21m (5.6%) at 8pm (169k/0.8%), followed by Gadget Man with 1.25m (5.8%) at 8.30pm (100k/0.5%). Derren Brown's latest special amazed 1.36m (6.7%) at 9pm (243k/1.9%), while Jon Richardson Grows Up amused 525k (5.0%) at 10.30pm.
Channel 5's Ultimate Police Interceptors entertained 861k (4.0%) at 8pm, followed...
- 9/23/2014
- Digital Spy
New Tricks rose slightly from last week to win the ratings outside soaps on Bank Holiday Monday, overnight data reveals.
The BBC One drama climbed by around 50,000 viewers to an average audience of 5.84 million (23.8%) at 9pm.
Earlier, a different slot for Countryfile appealed to 4.30m (23.5%) at 6pm, followed by coverage of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2014 with 4.53m (21.0%) at 7pm. A repeat of Miranda amused 3.33m (13.8%) at 8.30pm, while a look back on the career of Lord Richard Attenborough was seen by 2.26m (17.5%) at 10.35pm.
BBC Two's University Challenge quizzed 2.65m (11.2%) at 8pm. The Scotland Decides debate between Alex Salmond and Alistair Darling educated 1.66m (6.8%) at 9pm.
On ITV, Countrywise gathered 2.49m (10.5%) at 8pm (109k/0.4% on +1), followed by the latest Long Lost Family with 3.28m (13.4%) at 9pm (249k/1.5%).
Channel 4's Food Unwrapped was seen by 777k (3.4%) at 7.30pm (157k/0.6%), while Richard Ayoade's Gadget Man returned with 995k...
The BBC One drama climbed by around 50,000 viewers to an average audience of 5.84 million (23.8%) at 9pm.
Earlier, a different slot for Countryfile appealed to 4.30m (23.5%) at 6pm, followed by coverage of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2014 with 4.53m (21.0%) at 7pm. A repeat of Miranda amused 3.33m (13.8%) at 8.30pm, while a look back on the career of Lord Richard Attenborough was seen by 2.26m (17.5%) at 10.35pm.
BBC Two's University Challenge quizzed 2.65m (11.2%) at 8pm. The Scotland Decides debate between Alex Salmond and Alistair Darling educated 1.66m (6.8%) at 9pm.
On ITV, Countrywise gathered 2.49m (10.5%) at 8pm (109k/0.4% on +1), followed by the latest Long Lost Family with 3.28m (13.4%) at 9pm (249k/1.5%).
Channel 4's Food Unwrapped was seen by 777k (3.4%) at 7.30pm (157k/0.6%), while Richard Ayoade's Gadget Man returned with 995k...
- 8/26/2014
- Digital Spy
Richard Ayoade shot to fame as Moss in The It Crowd but it was Submarine, his debut behind the camera, that won him critical acclaim. As his new film, The Double, is released, he talks about pride, performing and giving up his pop dreams
The premise of Fyodor Dostoevsky's 1846 novella The Double is simple but ingenious: a man lives an entirely unremarkable existence until one day his exact doppelganger shows up. This incongruous situation fast becomes insufferable for two reasons: first, the new guy is slick where he is stammering, popular where he's forgettable, Day-Glo to his beige; and, second, because no one else notices any likeness at all between the pair of them.
The Double, it's said, is meant as an allegory: the straight man is Dostoevsky in real life, shy and often awkward; the arriviste is the author 2.0, the person he sometimes wished he was, who is quick-witted and irresistible to women.
The premise of Fyodor Dostoevsky's 1846 novella The Double is simple but ingenious: a man lives an entirely unremarkable existence until one day his exact doppelganger shows up. This incongruous situation fast becomes insufferable for two reasons: first, the new guy is slick where he is stammering, popular where he's forgettable, Day-Glo to his beige; and, second, because no one else notices any likeness at all between the pair of them.
The Double, it's said, is meant as an allegory: the straight man is Dostoevsky in real life, shy and often awkward; the arriviste is the author 2.0, the person he sometimes wished he was, who is quick-witted and irresistible to women.
- 3/23/2014
- by Tim Lewis
- The Guardian - Film News
Coronation Street, Broadchurch's Olivia Colman and Luther actor Idris Elba were the big winners at the Royal Television Society Programme Awards on Tuesday (March 18) at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London.
Broadchurch won the award for Drama Serial, with Colman picking up the Female Actor prize. Educating Yorkshire won Best Documentary Series as star Michael Steer hit out at Education Secretary Michael Gove in his acceptance speech.
Corrie, which was nominated alongside Casualty and Emmerdale, followed its previous Best Soap wins this year at the NTAs, Broadcast and Tric Awards with the Soap and Continuing Drama gong.
Other winners on the night included Elba taking the Male Actor award for his role in Luther, Brendan O'Carroll for Comedy Performance for Mrs Brown's Boys and Plebs for Scripted Comedy.
Game of Thrones claimed the International Award, Alan Carr won the prize for Entertainment Performance for Chatty Man and Stephen Fry...
Broadchurch won the award for Drama Serial, with Colman picking up the Female Actor prize. Educating Yorkshire won Best Documentary Series as star Michael Steer hit out at Education Secretary Michael Gove in his acceptance speech.
Corrie, which was nominated alongside Casualty and Emmerdale, followed its previous Best Soap wins this year at the NTAs, Broadcast and Tric Awards with the Soap and Continuing Drama gong.
Other winners on the night included Elba taking the Male Actor award for his role in Luther, Brendan O'Carroll for Comedy Performance for Mrs Brown's Boys and Plebs for Scripted Comedy.
Game of Thrones claimed the International Award, Alan Carr won the prize for Entertainment Performance for Chatty Man and Stephen Fry...
- 3/19/2014
- Digital Spy
ITV thriller Broadchurch leads the nominations for this year's Royal Television Society Programme Awards.
The ceremony, hosted by Tim Vine, will be held on March 18 at Grosvenor House and honours excellence across all genres of television programming.
Broadchurch is up for four awards including Drama Serial, while Chris Chinball - who penned the murder mystery series - is nominated for Drama Writer.
The show's stars Olivia Coleman and Jodie Whittaker have both been recognised in the Female Actor category, alongside My Mad Fat Diary actress Sharon Rooney.
BBC dramas Top of the Lake and In the Flesh will go up against Broadchurch for Drama Serial, while My Mad Fat Diary, Peaky Blinders and Utopia have received nods for Drama Series.
HBO's Game of Thrones has been nominated in the International category, alongside Storyville - Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer and Channel 4's The Returned.
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway is up for Entertainment,...
The ceremony, hosted by Tim Vine, will be held on March 18 at Grosvenor House and honours excellence across all genres of television programming.
Broadchurch is up for four awards including Drama Serial, while Chris Chinball - who penned the murder mystery series - is nominated for Drama Writer.
The show's stars Olivia Coleman and Jodie Whittaker have both been recognised in the Female Actor category, alongside My Mad Fat Diary actress Sharon Rooney.
BBC dramas Top of the Lake and In the Flesh will go up against Broadchurch for Drama Serial, while My Mad Fat Diary, Peaky Blinders and Utopia have received nods for Drama Series.
HBO's Game of Thrones has been nominated in the International category, alongside Storyville - Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer and Channel 4's The Returned.
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway is up for Entertainment,...
- 3/4/2014
- Digital Spy
New York – February 12, 2014 – BBC America has appointed Ricky Kelehar as VP, Unscripted Programming, overseeing the channel’s original shows such as Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan and the development of new unscripted formats. Based in New York, he will report to Perry Simon, General Manager, Channels, BBC Worldwide North America, and will work closely with Richard De Croce, Svp Programming, to develop new original content for BBC America. Kelehar is expected to take up his new post next month. Kelehar joins from Iwc Media where he was Head of Factual Entertainment and Us Formats. He recently created the Channel Four series Gadget Man for North One Television and previously worked for the BBC in New York as Executive Editor of Factual Entertainment, where he oversaw production on TLC’s Honey We’re Killing the Kids. Perry Simon said: “I’m very pleased to welcome Ricky to the BBC America team.
- 2/12/2014
- by NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor
- Deadline TV
Doc Martin topped the Monday ratings once again outside of soaps, according to overnight figures.
Martin Clunes's ITV drama gained around 250,000 viewers from last week with 7.33 million (32.7%) at 9pm (249k/1.6% on +1).
On BBC One, Panorama interested 2.39m (10.3%) at 8.30pm, followed by Motorway Cops with 2.78m (12.4%) at 9pm.
BBC Two's University Challenge quizzed 2.81m (12.4%) at 8pm, while Tom Kerridge's Proper Pub Food cooked up 2.24m (9.7%) at 8.30pm.
The Midwives continued with 1.38m (6.1%) at 9pm, followed by the premiere of Never Mind the Buzzcocks with 1.11m (6.2%) at 10pm.
On Channel 4, Jamie's Money Saving Meals appealed to 1.25m (5.5%) at 8pm (168k/0.8%). Richard Ayoade's Gadget Man educated 959k (4.1%) at 8.30pm (191k/0.8%).
Fried Chicken Shop held steady with last week at 1.10m (4.9%) at 9pm (163k/1.0%). Brothel documentary Sex: My British Life appealed to 1.26m (8.7%) at 10pm (210k/2.9%).
Channel 5's Phoebe Prince documentary Bullied To Death was seen by 645k (2.9%) at 9pm,...
Martin Clunes's ITV drama gained around 250,000 viewers from last week with 7.33 million (32.7%) at 9pm (249k/1.6% on +1).
On BBC One, Panorama interested 2.39m (10.3%) at 8.30pm, followed by Motorway Cops with 2.78m (12.4%) at 9pm.
BBC Two's University Challenge quizzed 2.81m (12.4%) at 8pm, while Tom Kerridge's Proper Pub Food cooked up 2.24m (9.7%) at 8.30pm.
The Midwives continued with 1.38m (6.1%) at 9pm, followed by the premiere of Never Mind the Buzzcocks with 1.11m (6.2%) at 10pm.
On Channel 4, Jamie's Money Saving Meals appealed to 1.25m (5.5%) at 8pm (168k/0.8%). Richard Ayoade's Gadget Man educated 959k (4.1%) at 8.30pm (191k/0.8%).
Fried Chicken Shop held steady with last week at 1.10m (4.9%) at 9pm (163k/1.0%). Brothel documentary Sex: My British Life appealed to 1.26m (8.7%) at 10pm (210k/2.9%).
Channel 5's Phoebe Prince documentary Bullied To Death was seen by 645k (2.9%) at 9pm,...
- 9/24/2013
- Digital Spy
Doc Martin came out on top in the Monday (September 16) ratings, according to overnight data.
ITV's Martin Clunes drama rose by 10,000 viewers from last week to 7.18 million (31.7%) at 9pm. A further 225k (1.4%) tuned in on +1.
Earlier, Countrywise was seen by 3.23m (14.0%) at 8pm (113k/0.5% on +1).
On BBC One, Motorway Cops attracted 2.68m (11.9%) at 8pm. BBC Two's University Challenge quizzed 2.63m (11.4%) at 8pm.
The Incredible Spice Men cooked up 1.57m (6.7%) at 8.30pm, followed by Robert Peston Goes Shopping with 1.31m (5.8%) at 9pm.
Channel 4's new series Fried Chicken Shop opened with 1.14m (5.0%) at 9pm (223k/1.4%). Richard Ayoade's Gadget Man was seen by 1.02m (4.3%) at 8.30pm (146k/0.6%).
On Channel 5, Celebrity Super Spa entertained 507k (2.2%) at 9pm, while the latest Under the Dome interested 923k (5.7%) at 10pm.
ITV's Martin Clunes drama rose by 10,000 viewers from last week to 7.18 million (31.7%) at 9pm. A further 225k (1.4%) tuned in on +1.
Earlier, Countrywise was seen by 3.23m (14.0%) at 8pm (113k/0.5% on +1).
On BBC One, Motorway Cops attracted 2.68m (11.9%) at 8pm. BBC Two's University Challenge quizzed 2.63m (11.4%) at 8pm.
The Incredible Spice Men cooked up 1.57m (6.7%) at 8.30pm, followed by Robert Peston Goes Shopping with 1.31m (5.8%) at 9pm.
Channel 4's new series Fried Chicken Shop opened with 1.14m (5.0%) at 9pm (223k/1.4%). Richard Ayoade's Gadget Man was seen by 1.02m (4.3%) at 8.30pm (146k/0.6%).
On Channel 5, Celebrity Super Spa entertained 507k (2.2%) at 9pm, while the latest Under the Dome interested 923k (5.7%) at 10pm.
- 9/17/2013
- Digital Spy
Channel 4's one-off drama Blackout attracted over 1.5 million viewers in total on Monday (September 9), according to overnight data.
The cyber attack docu-drama thrilled 1.48m (7.2%) at 9pm, with a further 285,000 (2.2%) tuning in on +1.
Earlier, Richard Ayoade's Gadget Man brought in 1.38m (6.1%) at 8.30pm (189k/0.8% on +1).
ITV's Doc Martin topped the ratings outside of soaps, dropping over 400k from last week to 7.17m (31.6%) at 9pm (253k/1.6%).
On BBC One, Panorama interested 2.07m (9.1%) at 8.30pm, followed by Motorway Cops with 2.79m (12.3%) at 9pm.
BBC Two's University Challenge quizzed 2.61m (11.8%) at 8pm, while Robert Peston Goes Shopping appealed to 1.24m (5.5%) at 9pm.
On Channel 5, Celebrity Big Brother entertained 1.72m (7.6%) at 9pm (270k/1.7%), followed by the latest instalment of Under the Dome with 982k (6.1%) at 10pm (128k/1.5%).
The cyber attack docu-drama thrilled 1.48m (7.2%) at 9pm, with a further 285,000 (2.2%) tuning in on +1.
Earlier, Richard Ayoade's Gadget Man brought in 1.38m (6.1%) at 8.30pm (189k/0.8% on +1).
ITV's Doc Martin topped the ratings outside of soaps, dropping over 400k from last week to 7.17m (31.6%) at 9pm (253k/1.6%).
On BBC One, Panorama interested 2.07m (9.1%) at 8.30pm, followed by Motorway Cops with 2.79m (12.3%) at 9pm.
BBC Two's University Challenge quizzed 2.61m (11.8%) at 8pm, while Robert Peston Goes Shopping appealed to 1.24m (5.5%) at 9pm.
On Channel 5, Celebrity Big Brother entertained 1.72m (7.6%) at 9pm (270k/1.7%), followed by the latest instalment of Under the Dome with 982k (6.1%) at 10pm (128k/1.5%).
- 9/10/2013
- Digital Spy
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