Here it is our last TVweek of 2021. This BUMPER Special covers two weeks including Christmas and New Year's Eve! Saturday 6.00pm Rolling It: Christmas Special ITV - Stephen Mulhern hosts a special Christmas edition of the game show where everything can change on the...
Custard TV News Special: BBC announce Christmas and New Year Highlights
Welcome to a special news update as the BBC have now announced what shows will be airing over the festive period. Headlining the season will be the debut of four gripping new dramas including Sarah Phelps’ A Very British Scandal, starring Claire Foy and...
The BIG Christmas TVweek: Saturday 19th December – Friday 1st January 2021
It's that time of year again. It's a BUMPER list of everything new & notable on over the festive period from Saturday 19th December to New Year's Day 2021. Saturday5.00pm The Masked Singer: The Story So Far ITV - Joel Dommett hosts a one-off special...
2020: One of the most consistent years of television for a long time.
It's fair to say that 2020 didn't turn out the way anybody had hoped. I don't think I've ever come been in a time where literally everyone everywhere was affected by one issue. In all honesty, I don't think the true full-scale nature of the pandemic hit me properly...
NEWS: Sky Announces ‘Jack and the Beanstalk: After Ever After’
Sky Original Jack and the Beanstalk: After Ever After will air this Christmas on Sky One and streaming service NOW TV and production is due to start next month. The Christmas special stars David Walliams, Sheridan Smith and Blake Harrison and is produced by King Bert...
NEWS: Christmas TV ratings revealed.
The Christmas ratings have been revealed with the return Gavin & Stacey smashing ratings records. By far the most-watched show was Gavin & Stacey, which had a seven-day audience of 17.92m across all devices. The 'live' number during transmission was 6.55m, so...
INTERVIEW: Gavin & Stacey’s Alison Steadman and Larry Lamb on the return of Mick & Pam
Believe it or not, it's been ten years since we last saw Pam and Mick, Gavin's parents on the hit BBC Three comedy Gavin & Stacey. Ahead of the highly anticipated Christmas episode, I had the chance to sit down with Pam (Alison Steadman) and Mick (Larry Lamb) to...
INTERVIEW: Matthew Horne and Joanna Page on returning to their iconic roles.
It was a crisp day in early November when the cast of Gavin & Stacey previewed their Christmas Special for select members of the press. Below is what happened when I met Matthew Horne and Jonna Page, better known to everyone as Gavin & Stacey. Was it strange...
INTERVIEW: Gavin & Stacey’s Ruth Jones and Rob Brydon on the show’s return
With the Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special just around the corner, I sat down with co-creator and star Ruth Jones (Nessa) and co-star Rob Brydon (Uncle Bryn) to find out more about the reunion and how it came to be in the first place. Was it daunting when you and...
INTERVIEW: Gavin & Stacey director Christine Gernon on returning to the show.
Ahead of the Christmas Day return of Gavin & Stacey, I spoke with its director Christine Gernon who has directed all of the episodes of the original run and is back for the special. We chatted about the logistics of filming Christmas in the Summer and her time...
Your COMPLETE GUIDE TO CHRISTMAS 2019: Saturday 21st December 2019 – Friday 3rd January 2020
It's the most telly-filled time of the Year! Here's our guide to Christmas 2019 and New Year 2020. Enjoy! Saturday 6.50pm Britain's Favourite Christmas Carols Five - A countdown of the nation's most beloved carols, as voted for by the British public. A cast of...
FEATURE: How Ruth Jones and James Corden got Gavin & Stacey back for Christmas.
When Gavin and Stacey co-creator Ruth Jones appeared on the Radio 2 Breakfast Show in late May she was there to promote a new book. But, as is always the case for anyone linked with one of the BBC's biggest comedy hits, she was asked by stand-in host Matt Lucas...
First Look: Gavin & Stacey return this Christmas
The BBC has released the first trailer for the highly anticipated return of Gavin & Stacey. The hour-long special is expected on Christmas Day although the full Christmas listings have yet to be 100% confirmed. We'll have full chats with the cast very soon Gavin...
NEWS: The BBC is going all out this Christmas.
The BBC has announced what we can expect this Christmas. Charlotte Moore, Director, BBC Content, says: "The BBC has assembled a sensational range of programmes to give viewers a festive season filled with Christmas crackers. We are bringing back some classic...
Our Guide to Christmas & New Year: Saturday 22nd December – Friday January 4th 2019
If there's one time of the year that TV schedules do matter, it's Christmas. Below are ALL the highlights of the festive period in the mammoth guide that runs from Saturday 22nd December to Friday 4th January 2019! Saturday 5.00pm Big Star's Bigger Star ITV...
NEWS: The BBC announce festive highlights
The BBC has unveiled an impressive raft of highlights that are set over the festive period. The ABC Murders This Christmas, the next instalment in the collection of Agatha Christie stories adapted for the BBC is The ABC Murders. Bafta-nominated writer Sarah Phelps...
Doctor Who: What did make of the Christmas episode?
It’s that time of year again and it wouldn’t be Christmas without the Doctor Who Christmas special - this year with an extra TWO doctors added in to the mix. Most of the buzz around this episode, the final in Steven Moffat’s tenure as showrunner, has focussed on...
The Christmas TVweek: Your Complete Guide to Christmas & New Year TV
Here it is your complete to this year's Christmas AND New Year TV with a BUMPER TVweek that covers from Saturday 23rd December 2017 all the way to Friday 5th January 2018! Saturday 6.15pm Pointless Celebrities Christmas Special BBC1 - A special celebrity...
All the highlights across the BBC this Christmas
The BBC have announced their festive lineup. The Christmas schedules include French & Saunders who celebrate 30 years together, The League of Gentlemen back in business and Mary Berry is joined by Mel and Sue for a Big Christmas Thank You. There’s animated...
The BBC annouce Mary, Mel and Sue’s Surprise Party for Christmas
The BBC have confirmed that Mary Berry, Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins are to be reunited on BBC One for a very special programme from BBC Studios to air this Christmas. For one exceptional group of people in South Wales, Christmas has come early. In an area that’s...
David Tennant leads an all star cast of ‘The Highway Rat’
Magic Light Pictures, the Oscar-nominated entertainment company, brings to life another magical world from the UK’s number one picture book duo Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler: The Highway Rat airs on BBC One as a festive family highlight...
BBC One confirm David Walliams adaptation for Christmas
David Walliams is set to bring his best-selling children’s book, Grandpa’s Great Escape, to BBC One this Christmas. Based on an original book by David Walliams, Grandpa’s Great Escape tells the tale of Grandpa, a World War II flying ace, who now sadly suffers from...
The Christmas TVweek: Your Comprehensive guide to Christmas 2016
Sunday 18th December 6.30pm Sports Personality Of the Year 2016 BBC1 - Gary Lineker, Clare Balding and Gabby Logan host the 2016 BBC Sports Personality of the Year. Now in its 63rd year, the show recognises the standout achievers and relives the must-see...
Downton Abbey Finale is Christmas Day’s Highest Rated Programme
ITV have won the Christmas Day ratings for the first time in fifteen years as the Downton Abbey finale was watched by an average of 6.9 million viewers according to overnight figures. Eastenders, which went head-to-head with Downton, suffered as a result and only drew...