This year the BBC turns 100. Fundamental to Britain and funded by licence fee payers, the BBC has garnered a worldwide reputation for quality. For this special post highlighting the highlights of the corporation's massive contribution to television, I've decided to...
Our Picks for January 2022. The Apprentice Thursday 6th January 2022 BBC One - Alan Sugar returns to the boardroom for a 16th series of the reality competition which will be its first since 2019. Airing Weekly. Screw Thursday 6th January 2022 Channel 4 - Six-part...
*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...
ITV have confirmed the ten celebrities entering the Welsh Castle for the upcoming series of I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! They include former Strictly judge Arlene Phillips, Presenter Richard Madeley and Footballer David Ginola. They will be joined by...
* BBC One and Netflix have released first look images of miniseries Inside Man, a new thriller from Steven Moffatt. The four-part drama follows a prisoner on death row in the US, a Vicar in a quiet English town, and a maths teacher trapped in a cellar, as...
Another BIG News Update...*It has been announced that seven of the UK's biggest soap operas and continuing dramas will be uniting to help highlight climate change. Casualty, Coronation Street, Doctors, EastEnders, Emmerdale, Holby City and Hollyoaks have each filmed...
*Netflix have confirmed Stay Close, the new Harlan Coben drama will arrive on New Years' Eve.The eight-part thriller questions how much you really know someone. Three people living comfortable lives each conceal dark secrets that even the closest to them would never...
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...
Nicola Walker and Sean Bean are to star together in new four-part drama Marriage. The series comes from Stefan Golaszewski, the writer behind Mum and Him & Her. Marriage sees married couple Ian (Bean) and Emma (Walker) negotiate the ups and downs of...
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 few days...
tellymix have released the list of the most-watched shows of the year so far. The current top ten sees ITV and BBC each recording five of the most-watched programmes to date. Up to July. Official BARB 7-day TV set catch up figures including +1 and HD...
The Apprentice is back! Kicking off with the various sassy walks of this year's contestants sashaying down the unrealistically empty(and clean) London streets. We are treated to a selection of cringe-inducing quotes. London based lifestyle brand owner Daniel quotes a...
After two quite heavy weeks of TV, the last seven days have seen very little in the way of debuting shows. But that hasn't stopped yours truly from cobbling together a column from both continuing programmes and a couple of new shows that have popped up this week. I'll...
So after twelve cringe inducing weeks it came down to James and Sarah veying for Lord Sugar's life-changing investment. The Apprentice finals have an all too familiar rhythm: The two finalists pick from the previous candidates who are keen to help/hinder them. They...
When watching The Apprentice it's easy to forget these are real people who outside of Sugar's boardrooms run their own businesses and have successes all of their own. This series in particular the candidates have proved themselves so inept it's often hard to believe...
This week the remaining candidates had to take over a ‘doggy day care centre’. Once again, team vitality snubbed Anisa and chose Charles for project manager. Team graphene chose James once again, but after a disaster last week this was a risky choice. Anisa being...
Cushions have always been a necessity during episode of The Apprentice. A nearby cushion can help shield the eyes during those more cringe inducing moments. This series the cushion has proved more of a must-have than in previous years. The current crop of candidates...
You know The Apprentice is working when you have to reach for the nearest cushion to shield your face from the lunacy on screen. The best stroke worst example of this occurred a few years ago when the teams had to organise a coach trip. This seemed a...
After thirteen series The Apprentice can't help but feel a little stale. There are elements of how each hour is put together that have started to grate on me in recent years. Their continued instance on showing the sixteen of them racing around at some godforsaken...
It’s week two and this week’s task was ’making money from interior design’. The two groups had to create a bedroom that the Stoke Park hotel could sell to to their guests for a ‘premium price’. They had two days to design, decorate and furnish their rooms with each...
Lord Sugar did something a bit different at the start of this series of The Apprentice. He welcomed back previous winners of the process into the boardroom in an attempt to inspire the fresh faced candidates who sat eager to impress him. As a viewer it was our chance...
At this year's Edinburgh Television Festival we sat in disbelief as ITV's head of factual entertainment reeled off a list of their new commissions One of the standout terrible ideas was Gone to Pot, a reality series that sees celebrities travel across America using...
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,...
Welcome to the final Matt on the Box before football completely dominates our screens and there's no proper TV for about a fortnight. BBC drama provided the big highlights of the week starting off with a new film from Jimmy McGovern in the form of Reg. The Reg of the...