*Filming has started on three-part drama Crossfire for BBC One. The series stars Keeley Hawes (Finding Alice, It’s A Sin) Created and written by Louise Doughty (author of Apple Tree Yard), her first original series for television, Crossfire is set in a luxurious...
It's time for another BIG News Update. *HBO has released the first trailer for Game Of Thrones prequel, House of the Dragon which is expected in 2022. The highly-anticipated series bsed on George R.R. Martin’s “Fire & Blood,”is set 300 years before the events...
Welcome to a new feature that we're trialling out here on the site. As we move into a new era for The Custard TV we're looking at ways we can deliver the same content in new ways. Our idea for the news is to give readers a rundown of the stories from the last...
ITV has commissioned a new UK version of the Korean and US smash hit series The Masked Singer, which will air as a stripped event on the Network in 2020. The series is the surreal and surprising, singing game show that’s taken the planet by storm. Originally gaining...
Following the success of the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? anniversary specials, ITV announced the series will return in 2019. Airing as a stripped event, the run of 10 episodes will play out on ITV early in 2019 and will see the return of host, Jeremy Clarkson....
It's not an unfair comment to say BBC1 has struggled to find hits within the 'light entertainment' department. Where Channel 4 have found great success with shows like Gogglebox, Gogglesprogs and The Secret Life of 4-Year-Olds, the BBC have lagged behind leaning too...
Channel 4 have confirmed the commission of a brand new series of The Crystal Maze which will be hosted by new Maze Master Richard Ayoade. The 20-part series will include a set of celebrity specials for Stand Up to Cancer. Tom Beck, Head of Live & Events...
ITV have announced that Phillip Schofield will host a brand new interactive game show 5 Gold Rings which will be airing on ITV in 2017. The format sees two teams go head to head over five rounds. One team will be walking away with up to £25,000 whilst the other...
After a couple of weeks off I'm back with a look at a week packed with strange drama, returning nuptials and one big nostalgia hit. We start with the return of a drama that was one of last year's surprise hits, especially to me as I didn't think much of it at all....
It appears that TV is in limbo at the moment with a summer stuffed full of sports there's very little to watch for those of us who have no interest in that sort of thing. Luckily I've rustled together a few highlights from the last fortnight with a mix of comedy,...
When the BBC announced they were reviving Robot Wars after twelve years away from our screens I was a little surprised to say the least. My shock came from the fact that I always found it to be quite a niche show to the extent that I was surprised that it lasted as...
With not a lot to cover this week, I've decided to focus on the more light-hearted programmes of the week and in particular have tried to find at least a couple of laughs in two new sitcoms. We begin with a sitcom that BBC One obviously has a lot of faith in as it's...
Welcome back guys, hope you had a happy Easter and that you like me checked out some of the great and not so great TV that we had on offer. We kick off with Bear Grylls' attempt to take over television as he returned alongside twenty regular folks for the the...
The BBC have announced Stephen Fry is to leave QI After more than 180 barnstorming episodes of the much-loved panel show, Stephen Fry has announced his retirement halfway through the alphabet. The upcoming ‘M’ series will be his last. Stephen Fry comments: "For 13...
It's a surprisingly scorching day in May and I'm sweating. I could blame my uncontrollable leakage on the unseasonable temperatures, but in truth my unflattering sweats are caused by the fact I'm inside one of the most intimidating sets on British television. No, my...
Welcome back to another look at what was an incredibly mixed week in the world of TV. As we approach the halfway point of 2015 it's fair to say that this year's TV hasn't been the greatest. In fact most of the best British TV shows have come from Channel 4 and that...
Welcome to a particularly ITV-heavy look back at what this week offered up in the world of telly. We start with what was later proclaimed as ITV's highest rated show of the year, I'm talking of course about Britain's Got Talent. Even though the last couple of years...
This week The Custard TV got to have a brief chat with Shane Richie where he told us all about his new National Lottery game show Win Your Wish List plus how he keeps going during pantomime season. Can you explain the idea behind Win Your Wish List? We all have a Wish...
A couple of days after the BBC announced their Christmas line-up; Channel 4 have followed suit with previewing their own festive schedule. Top of the bill is a new feature-length instalment of Charlie Brooker's Black Mirror. The special; starring Jon Hamm and Rafe...
The BBC have ordered 110 new episodes of popular teatime quiz Pointless on BBC One The order means that the series will see Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman return for 2 more full series next year. "As we head towards our 1000th episode, Pointless continues to go...
BBC Two have ordered a new series of Richard Osman's quiz show Two Tribes. James Fox, Creative Director at the show's producers Remarkable Games, said: "Two Tribes is a hugely play-along game built around an irresistibly simple quick fire quiz. A total of 60 half...
Sky have announced that Great British Bake-Off co-host Mel Giedroyc will host as Sky 1’s new entertainment show, Relatively Clever. The quiz tournament pits families against each other in knockout rounds. It’s a test of intelligence and trivia but family dynamics will...
TV has commissioned classic game show Celebrity Squares which will be broadcast on the channel later in the year. The revamped series will be produced by September Films and GroupM Entertainment and hosted by Warwick Davis. The game is based on the classic ‘Noughts...
Andi Peters is set to return to ITV has host of new daytime quiz show Ejector Seat. The programme wills see Peters oversee a group of six players each sitting on an imposing seats, each at the top of a track that leads back toward 'the edge.' All the players have to...