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How is it forty years since 1984?? Well, that’s just how time works, my friends. It was a time before mobile phones. Before the internet. Before we got worried about and then forgot about Y2K. It was the year in which George Orwell envisioned a world of doublethink, room 101 and Big Brother. And it was several years before Room 101 and Big Brother would come to mean TV shows and not dystopian ideals. But we digress…

Fortunately, the very nature of films is that the passing of time does not erode the quality of a classic movie, and even more fortunately, 1984 was absolutely packed with them.

We have rounded up some of the best loved films across multiple genres from action, horror and comedy to family films and epics. All you have to do is identify the film from the quote.

So if you are old enjoy to...

Frank Skinner has explained why he longer wishes to be on TV.

The comedian, who had his own BBC One chat show in the 1990s, which moved to ITV from 1999 to 2005, said he thinks “radio and podcasts is the place for me” during a new interview.

Skinner was responding to a question that asked him whetherhe was happiest “on stage, radio or telly”.

“I’m 66 now,” he told Metro.co.uk. “I think the human face gets quite hard to look at when you get to about 60 onwards. So I think probably radio and podcasts is the place for me.”

He continued: “Plus, I like not having to shave.”

Skinner has been a fixture on TV screens for three decades now, with appearances on comedy shows, Room 101, Have I Got News For You and Taskmaster.

In 2014, he appeared alongside Peter Capaldi in an episode of Doctor Who.

He currently...

U.K. broadcasters and studios have begun enforcing bans on on-site audiences as the coronavirus outbreak continues apace.

ITV has confirmed that popular variety show “Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway” will go ahead without an audience for the first time in its history. The broadcaster has also done away with audiences for all other studio shows.

A spokesperson confirmed to Variety Tuesday evening: “‘Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway’ will go ahead this weekend without a studio audience. Our priority is safeguarding the well-being of everyone involved.

“The show will be made with a reduced production crew and in accordance with the latest guidance from Public Health England. The team are looking forward to bringing our viewers a brilliant show on Saturday evening.”

The content of this Saturday’s episode will be adapted accordingly, though producers are still working towards producing the entire 90-minute episode live. However, the...

As part of a colossal art project, Ilya Khrzhanovsky has made an intimately eerie examination of the banality of evil

On its own terms, Dau. Natasha is a brutally queasy and stark picture of the life of a fictional woman who works in the staff canteen of a Stalin-era scientific research institute in Moscow, headed by theoretical physicist Lev Landau (nicknamed “Dau”). It shows us her quarrelsome relationship with her younger assistant Olga, who waits on tables while Natasha serves at the till. Eventually, the film gives us a look inside Room 101, with all its terror and squalor.

However, the film cannot simply be judged on its own terms, but as part of a gigantic (but mostly unseen and perhaps unseeable) whole: a colossal multimedia art installation project 15 years in the making that has become legend. Not least, this is because of its weird similarity to the folie de...

Mark Oakley Jan 18, 2017

Canadian sci-fi series Travelers presents a genuinely fresh and fascinating vision of time travel, and boasts a strong cast...

Warning: contains some episode one plot details.

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Television’s love affair with time travel goes back a long way. Naturally, Doctor Who was one of the early proponents of the genre and since then there have been many successful (and many less so) series bringing time travel to the small screen. Quantum Leap mixed science with humour, drama and humanity, Continuum brought some genuinely intelligent ideas and Legends Of Tomorrow has thrown a whole lot of heroes into a mainstream tale of time travel and derring-do.

Over the past twelve months, time travel has been something of a go-to for TV schedules with Timeless, Frequency and mini-series 11.22.63 all coming up with something fresh to say. One show that seems...

In 1996, Chris Kraus traveled to Germany to attend the Berlin Film Festival. Even though the Berlinale rejected her experimental film, she was invited to screen it at the European Film Market, the business epicenter of the festival. “A profitable trade show in which product deemed unsuitable for the Festival is bought and sold,” is how Kraus later described the Efm in her 2000 book, Aliens & Anorexia. Arriving in Berlin with neither pre-arranged business meetings, networking contacts, nor party invites, the Efm was “like Room 101 in Orwell’s 1984, a cavalcade of horrors where you confront your deepest fears,” […]...

Welcome to the most terrifying place on Earth… A documentary-horror film exploring the phenomenon of ‘Sleep Paralysis’ through the eyes of eight very different people. These people (and a shockingly large number of others) often find themselves trapped between the sleeping and waking worlds, helpless, totally unable to move but aware of their surroundings while being subject to frequently disturbing sights and sounds.

A strange element to these visions is that despite the fact that they know nothing of one another, (and had never heard of sleep paralysis before it happened to them), many see similar ghostly ‘shadow men.’ This is one of many reasons many people insist this is more than just a sleep disorder.

The Nightmare digs deep into not only the particulars of these eight people’s uncanny experiences (through elaborate, sometimes surreal dramatisations), but it also explores their search to understand what they’ve gone through...

David Tennant, Katie Price and Claudia Winkleman will be among the celebrity guests for the upcoming series of Room 101.

Hosted by Frank Skinner, the show will be back for an eight-part series to air in early 2016 on BBC One.

The chat show sees three celebrities banish their top pet peeve, annoyance or worst nightmare to the depths of Room 101 forever.

Sir Trevor McDonald, Noel Fielding, Heston Blumenthal, Russell Howard, Aisling Bea, Adil Ray, Greg James and Ian Wright will also be paying a visit to the studio.

Other guests include Meera Syal, John Humphrys, Russell Kane, John Torode, Katherine Parkinson, Greg Davies, James Acaster, Kirsty Wark, Shaun Ryder, Sam Simmons, Bridget Christie, Robert Peston and Joanna Scanlan.

"It's great to be back as the gatekeeper of Room 101 with another bunch of brilliant celebrity complainers," said Skinner. "They are the whinge beneath my wings."

Skinner recently announced a new weekly talk show,...

UK TV ratings roundup - data supplied by Barb

Martin Clunes continued to be the king of Monday nights by topping the ratings outside soaps with Doc Martin.

The ITV drama was seen by an average overnight audience of 6.12 million (28.7%) at 9pm (268,000/1.9% on +1), rising by around 300,000 from last week. Earlier, Britain As Seen On ITV brought in 2.49m (31.2%) at 8pm.

On BBC One, Room 101 amused 2.20m (9.9%) at 8.30pm, followed by All Change at Longleat with 2.65m (12.4%) at 9pm.

BBC Two's University Challenge puzzled 2.67m (12.2%) at 8pm, while Only Connect quizzed 2.05m (9.2%) at 8.30pm. Countdown to Life educated 1.14m (5.3%) at 9pm.

On Channel 4, Jamie's Super Food appealed to 1.24m (5.7%) at 8pm (174k/0.8%), followed by Food Unwrapped with 1.66m (7.4%) at 8.30pm (120k/0.6%). The Catch caught 878k (4.1%) at 9pm (142k/1.0%), and Sex Diaries: Webcam Couples titillated 840k (6.0%) at 10pm.

Channel 5's Police Interceptors thrilled 864k (3.9%) at 8pm, followed by the...

Downriver, Holding The Man, The Infinite Man, Kill Me Three Times and Maya The Bee Movie will compete for best feature film at the 15th Screen Producers Australia Awards.

In contention for the TV drama series prize are The Code, Glitch, Love Child series 2 and the third seasons of Miss Fisher.s Murder Mysteries and Wentworth.

To be presented on November 19, the awards recognise excellence in 11 film, television and interactive categories including the inaugural short film production award.

The nominees for feature documentary production are Between A Frock And A Hard Place, The Dalfram Dispute 1938: Pig Iron Bob, Sam Klemke.s Time Machine, That Sugar Film and Women He.s Undressed.

In the running for best telemovie or miniseries are Catching Milat, Deadline Gallipoli, Devil.s Playground, House of Hancock and The Secret River.

The contenders for best TV comedy are 8Mmm Aboriginal Radio, series 2 of Danger 5, Maximum Choppage,...

UKTV ratings roundup - data supplied by Barb

Celebrity Big Brother bounced back in the ratings on Bank Holiday Monday as tempers began to rise yet again.

Channel 5's explosive reality show was up from Sunday's episode by around 400,000 viewers, climbing to an average overnight audience of 1.43 million (6.9%) at 9pm (155k/1.0% on +1).

Earlier, Beware: The Cops Are Watching attracted 793k (3.5%) at 8pm, while a Botched Up Bodies boobs special fascinated 641k (4.1%) at 10pm.

On BBC One, coverage of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2015 brought in 4.52m (23.1%) at 6.30pm. Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave entertained 3.10m (14.5%) at 7.30pm, Room 101 amused 2.27m (9.8%) at 8.30pm, and Lenny Henry biographical drama Danny and the Human Zoo interested 3.41m (17.4%) at 9pm.

BBC Two's Great British Menu appealed to 1.62m (7.6%) at 7.30pm, followed by University Challenge with 2.62m (11.6%) at 8pm. Only Connect quizzed 2.20m (9.6%) at 8.30pm, and An Evening with Harry and Paul tickled 1.64m (7.9%) at 9pm.

Very British Problems, the 1 million follower-plus @soverybritish Twitter feed turned best-selling book of Britons' daily woes, hits our small screens tonight (August 13).

Starring Jonathan Ross, James Corden and a variety of famous funny Brits moaning creatively in a Grumpy Old Men stylee, the Channel 4 series looks to bottle the retweet phenomenon for a non-social audience.

I meet its London-based creator Rob Temple to find out how that's going to work and, to be honest, exactly how it all got this far. Over a beer, not an under-heated cup of tea ("I don't even like tea," laughs Temple), I ask how the idea started. "Well, it started it in 2012, cause you told me to."

Now, this is sort of true. Full disclosure: I used to work with Rob. And I did implore him to start a Twitter feed, as despite having never seen it himself, his dry, pithy humour was clearly a good fit.

UKTV ratings roundup - data supplied by Barb

Ripper Street secures a ratings victory for the second successive week on BBC One.

The Victorian crime thriller was seen by an average audience of 3.38 million (18.3%) from 9pm.

BBC One's evening began with 2.29 million (13.5%) for Animal Super Parents at 7pm, and continued with 2.8 million (14.3%) for Would I Lie to You at 8.30pm.

The night ended with 2.06 million (17.2%) for Room 101 at 10.45pm.

Over on ITV, BBQ Champ continued with slightly lower figures of 1.76 million (9.5%).

Gino's Italian Escape: A Taste of the Sun was ITV's highest rated show outside of soaps, attracting 2.27 million (12.4%) at 8pm.

Back on the Beeb, The Hairy Bikers' Asian Adventure was seen by 760k (4.6%) at 7pm on BBC Two, while Great British Menu entertained 1.2 million (6.8%).

Mastermind returned with 1.7 million (9.3%) at 8pm, followed by Gardeners' World with 1.91 million (9.8%) and The Great British Bake Off: Extra Slice with...

UKTV ratings roundup - data supplied by Barb

BBQ Champ served up 2.29 million viewers (12.8%) for ITV on Friday evening (July 31).

'Great British BBQ Rip Off' - here's what Twitter thought of BBQ Champ

Featuring Adam Richman, Mark Blatchford and Myleene Klass, the brand new cooking competition peaked with 2.51 million between 9-10pm.

Gino's Italian Escape: A Taste of the Sun was ITV's highest rated show outside of soaps, attracting 2.39 million (13.6%) at 8pm.

Both shows were outperformed by the returning Ripper Street on BBC One, which entertained 3.73 million (20.8%) at 9pm.

BBC One's evening began with 2.32 million (13.6%) for Animal Super Parents at 7pm, and continued with 2.95 million (15.6%) for Would I Lie to You at 8.30pm.

The night ended with 1.97 million (16.8%) for Room 101 at 10.35pm.

BBC Two's evening was dominated by the rugby league match between Leeds Rhinos and St Helens, which was seen by 1.02 million (5.7%) from 7.30pm.

It...

UKTV ratings roundup - data supplied by Barb

The Celebrity MasterChef final was Friday's (July 24) highest-rated show outside of soaps, attracting an average audience of 5.16 million (24.5%) from 8.30pm.

The final episode of the cooking competition peaked with 6.14 million viewers (29.2%), as John Torode and Gregg Wallace announced a winner.

BBC One's evening began with 2.79 million (14.5%) for Animal Super Parents at 7pm, and ended with 2.09 million (17%) for Room 101 at 10.45pm.

Over on ITV, Gino's Italian Escape: A Taste of the Sun was seen by 2.58 million (12.9%), while Doc Martin drew an average audience of 1.9 million (9.1%).

Rhs Flower Show Tatton Park kicked things off with 1.14 million (6.1%) for BBC Two at 7pm, followed by 1.68 million (8.4%) for Gardeners' World at 7.30pm.

Live Athletics: Anniversary Games continued with 2.56 million from 8pm (12.3%) as stars including Usain Bolt, Mo Farah and Jessica Ennis-Hill raced at the Olympic Stadium in east London, while The Perfect Morecambe & Wise followed with 1.03 million (6.1%) at 10pm.

UKTV ratings roundup - data supplied by Barb

Celebrity Masterchef is really starting to heat up, as the latest episode peaked with 4.63 million (25.2%) viewers on BBC One.

As we close in on the final, the cooking competition drew an average audience of 4.06 million (21.8%) between 8.30pm and 10pm.

BBC One's evening kicked off with 2.86 million (17.2%) for The One Show at 7pm, followed by 2.37 million (13.3%) for A Question of Sport.

Room 101 - Extra Storage drew 2.16 million (17.4%) at 10.35pm, followed by 1.11 million (17.5%) for Pretty Woman at 11.15pm.

One channel over, the First Night of the Proms played to 800k (4.3%) at 8pm, while The Perfect Morecambe & Wise followed with 640k (3.9%) immediately after.

With 2.53 million viewers (14.2%), Gino's Italian Escape: A Taste of the Sun was ITV's highest-rated show outside of soaps at 8pm, followed by 2.17 million (11.8%) for Doc Martin at 9pm.

Over on Channel 4, Location, Location, Location was seen by 970k (5.2%) at 8pm,...

UK TV ratings roundup – data supplied by Barb

Big Brother: Timebomb's latest eviction and shock twist peaked with 1.36 million (7.4%) viewers at 10pm on Friday (May 29) evening.

An average audience of 1.04 million (5.1%) watched the show in its entirety, while a further 128k (1%) watched on Channel 5+1.

Big Brother's Bit on the Side was seen by 795k (6%) at 10.30pm, followed by 465k (5.4%) for live footage from the house.

Unsurprisingly, the fifth and last Britain's Got Talent semi-final was the highest-rated show of the evening, entertaining 8.02 million viewers (39.2%) from 7.30pm.

An average audience of 6.78 million (32.1%) watched the Britain's Got Talent results show at 9.30pm.

Elsewhere, BBC One's evening kicked off with 3.30 million (19.5%) for The One Show at 7pm, Room 101 was seen by 1.93 million (9.6%) at 8pm, followed by 1.72 million (8.2%) for The Vicar of Dibley at 8.30pm.

Have I Got News for You continued with 3.58 million (16.4%) viewers at 8.30pm, while Mrs. Brown's Boys...

The Musketeers closed to nearly 3 million viewers on BBC One.

The final episode in the second season attracted an average audience of 2.78 million (12.7%) from 9pm.

It was preceded by Masterchef, which was one of BBC One's highest-rated shows of the evening with 4.47 million (20.5%) viewers.

BBC One's evening kicked off with 4.59 million (26.6%) for The One Show at 7pm, followed by 3.84 million (20.5%) for Room 101 at 7.30pm.

The evening ended with 1.52 million (13.7%) for a repeat of New Tricks at 10.35pm.

ITV scored its own ratings victory on Friday evening, as an average of 5.21 million viewers tuned in to watch the Euro 2016 qualifier between England and Lithuania.

Over on BBC Two, an improved audience of 1.05 million (5.9%) watched Britain's Got the Builders In at 7pm, followed by 1.99 million (9.1%) for An Island Parish.

Gardeners' World secured an evening high of 2.34 million (10.7%) for the channel at 8.30pm, while Mastermind was seen by 2.04 million (9.3%) immediately after.

Gogglebox's audience rose to 3.39m (16%) on Friday night (March 6), according to overnight ratings figures.

The Channel 4 show's ratings were up slightly on last week's audience of 3.28m. A further 479k tuned in on +1.

Earlier in the evening, the channel's coverage of Crufts was seen by 1.32m (6.3%), while First Dates returned at 10pm to 1.51m (9.4%).

BBC One's primetime schedule opened with The One Show at 7pm - the highest-rated primetime programme outside of soaps - airing to 3.81m (20.6%). 3.02m (15.2%) tuned in for Inside Out at 7.30pm.

Later in the evening, Room 101 aired to 2.54m (11.6%) at 8.30pm, while 3.03m (14.3%) were entertained by the latest instalment of The Musketeers at 9pm.

This week's episode of The Graham Norton Show, featuring Jennifer Saunders, David Walliams, Cheryl Fernandez-Versini, Jack Dee and Johnny Vegas, aired to 3.34m (25.4%).

Over on ITV, Bear Grylls' celebrity endurance show Mission Survive was up slightly on last week with 3.08m (14.5%) at 9pm,...

Bear Grylls: Mission Survive's Friday evening (February 27) viewing figures were up on last week's launch numbers.

The second episode in the celebrity survival show was seen by an average audience of 3.03 million (14.1%), which was slightly up on last week's average of 2.91 million (13.6%).

Earlier on in the evening, ITV's Barging Round Britain with John Sergeant was seen by an average audience of 2.83 million (12.9%).

The One Show was once again the evening's highest-rated programme outside of soaps, attracting an average audience of 4.01 million (20.8%) from 7pm on BBC One.

It outperformed the likes of A Question of Sport with 3.2 million (15.5%), Room 101 with 3.13 million (14.5%) and The Musketeers with 2.84 million (13.2%).

BBC One's evening ended with 3.72 million (28.3%) for The Graham Norton Show at 10.35pm. This week's guests included David Beckham, Will Smith, Margot Robbie and Hugh Jackman.

Over on BBC Two, Wanted in Paradise kicked things off with 970k (4.9%) at 7pm, followed by 2.02 million...

The Great Comic Relief Bake Off topped the ratings on Wednesday (February 18), according to overnight figures.

The second episode of the charity series attracted 7.02m (29.8%) at 8.30pm, while Room 101 followed with 4.22m (19.3%) at 9.30pm.

Over on BBC Two, Antiques Road Trip continued with 1.40m (6.8%) at 7pm, before Alaska: Earth's Frozen Kingdom interested 2.38m (10.1%) at 8pm.

The latest episode of Wolf Hall dipped to 2.46m (10.8%) at 9pm.

ITV's Midsomer Murders intrigued 3.66m (15.8%) at 8pm (373k/1.9% on +1).

On Channel 4, The Restoration Man appealed to 990k (4.2%) at 8pm (144k/0.6%), while 24 Hours in A&E brought in 1.73m (7.6%) at 9pm (260k/1.7%). Junk Food Kids: Who's to Blame? captivated 1.33m (8.6%) at 10pm (198k/2.4%).

GPs: Behind Closed Doors averaged 890k (3.8%) for Channel 5 at 8pm (93k/0.4%), before World's Biggest Hips attracted 1.05m at 9pm (60k/0.4%), and Erin Brockovich entertained 388k at 10pm (25k/0.5%).

Benidorm was Friday's (February 13) highest-rated show outside of soaps.

The ITV comedy show was seen by an average audience of 4.37 million (20.8%) at 9pm.

Elsewhere, ITV secured average ratings of 3.32 million (15.4%) for Barging Round Britain with John Sergeant at 8pm.

The One Show kicked off BBC One's evening with 3.9 million (20.2%) at 7pm. It was followed by 3.01 million (14.7%) for A Question of Sport at 7.30pm and 3.47 million (16.2%) for Room 101 at 8.30pm.

BBC One's evening continued with 2.92 million (13.9%) for The Musketeers at 9pm and ended with 3.42 million (25.6%) for The Graham Norton Show at 10.35pm.

Over on BBC Two, Antiques Road Trip was seen by an audience of 1.45 million (7.3%) at 7pm, followed by 2.07 million (9.6%) for Mastermind at 8pm and 1.51 million (7%) for Food and Drink at 8.30pm.

Italy Unpacked averaged 1.62 million (7.7%) at 9pm, while Qi ended the evening with 1.21 million (6.6%).

On Channel 4, Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast entertained 1.23 million (5.7%) at 8pm,...

2.59 million watched the Celebrity Big Brother Live Eviction last night (January 30) as Nadia Sawalha left the house.

The show was 300k up on last Friday's eviction and secured an 11.4% share of the audience from 9pm, as well as 262.4k viewers on +1 (1.5%).

CBB was sandwiched between Ice Road Truckers at 8pm, which took 1.07m (4.8%) (95.4k, 0.4%) and Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side at 10pm with 1.10m (7.1%) (106.7k, 1.2%).

The One Show was the most watched show outside of soaps yesterday, giving BBC One 4.62m viewers (23.2%) at 7pm.

3.28m stayed with the channel at 7.30pm for A Question of Sport (15.4%) and went slightly up to 3.48m at 8.30pm for Room 101 (15.4%).

The latest episode of Benidorm, featuring Dame Joan Collins, was ITV's most-watched programme outside of soaps, attracting 4.49m and a 19.9% share of the audience (+1: 405.9k, 2.4%).

It was preceded by The Martin Lewis Money Show at 8pm with 2.95m (13.4%) (+1: 135.0k,...

Cucumber launched with under a million viewers on Thursday evening, overnight figures reveal.

Russell T Davies's new Channel 4 series brought in an average 973,000 viewers (4.3%) at 9pm, with an added 259,000 (1.7%) on +1.

Companion show Banana opened to 341,000 (2.0%) viewers on E4 at 10pm.

Earlier on Channel 4, Location, Location, Location appealed to 1.49m (6.4%) at 8pm (334k/1.5% on +1), while Josie Cunningham: The Most Hated Woman in Britain? fascinated 1.08m (7.0%) at 10pm (251k/3.0%).

BBC One's Death in Paradise topped the night with 6.50m (29.0%) at 9pm. Room 101 amused 3.91m (17.5%) in a new Thursday slot at 8pm, while Question Time was seen by 2.36m (21.8%) at 10.35pm.

On BBC Two, Winterwatch gathered 2.62m (11.3%) at 8pm, followed by Winterwatch Unsprung with 1.47m (6.5%) at 9pm. Surviving the Holocaust was seen by 1.24m (6.3%) at 9.30pm.

ITV's pepper-spray edition of The Kyle Files attracted 2.69m (12.8%) at 7.30pm (128k/0.5%). Birds of a Feather entertained 2.95m (12.3%) at 8.30pm (209k/0.9%), while...

Ray Mears has been axed as a speaker at a caravan event after insulting the vehicles on an episode of Room 101.

During the wildcard round on the show broadcast on January 17, Mears nominated caravans to be eliminated, prompting the Caravan, Camping & Motorhome Show 2015 to remove him from its February event.

"We enlisted him as a credible ambassador because of his love of the great outdoors, something which our industry and community share," a statement read.

"Therefore we were disappointed to hear his comments on TV, which were made and pre-recorded before we entered into discussion with Ray's agent.

"We feel his agent should have made us aware of this pre-recording the moment we began communicating."

It continued: "Knowing that these comments would come to light and then agreeing to work with one of Europe's largest shows of its kind, with tens of thousands attending, we feel he has acted...

Celebrity Big Brother: Shock Arrival was watched by nearly 3 million people on Friday (January 16) evening.

Last night's live episode, which saw Chloe Goodman leave the house and Katie Price enter, was viewed by an average audience of 2.9 million (13.2%) from 9pm on Channel 5.

An average of 1.3 million (8.9%) tuned in to Celebrity Big Brother's: Bit on the Side at 10.30pm, followed by 776k (9.5%) for 45 minutes of live CBB footage at 11.30pm.

Channel 5 also secured 304k (1.5%) for Race to the Pole at 7pm, followed by 788k (3.5%) for Ice Road Truckers at 8pm.

With an average audience of 4.47 million (22.3%), BBC One's The One Show was the evening's highest-rated show outside of soaps. It was followed by 3.79 million (17.4%) for A Question of Sport at 7.30pm.

BBC One's evening continued with 3.69 million for Room 101 and 3.39 million for The Musketeers at 9pm. The Graham Norton Show rounded things off with 3.6 million (25.5%) at 10.35pm.

Celebrity Big Brother was seen by an average audience of 2.16 million (9.4%) at 9pm on Friday (January 9) evening.

The Channel 5 reality show peaked with 2.25 million (9.8%) at 9.45pm. Celebrity Big Brother: Nomination Face-Off followed with 1.78 million (8.8%) at 10pm, while Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side dropped to 838k (5.7%) at 10.30pm.

Earlier in the evening, Channel 5's Race to the Pole was seen by 317k (1.5%), while Ice Road Truckers played to 791k (3.4%).

ITV's 9pm showing of Benidorm was once again the evening's highest-rated show outside of soaps with 4.44 million (19.3%) viewers. It was preceded by The Martin Lewis Money Show with 2.88 million (12.7%) at 8pm.

The One Show kicked things off on BBC One with 4.09 million (19.7%) viewers at 7pm, followed by 3.59 million (16.4%) for A Question of Sport and 3.38 million (14.5%) for Room 101 at 8.30pm.

The Musketeers would go on to entertain 3.64 million (15.8%) at 9pm, while The Graham Norton Show wrapped things up with 3.51 million (25.4%) at 10.35pm.

Benidorm was Friday's (January 2) highest-rated show outside of soaps, peaking with 5.61 million viewers.

The first episode of Benidorm's seventh series was seen by an average audience of 5.38 million (23.6%) from 9pm on ITV.

In the same time slot on BBC One, The Musketeers returned to an average audience of 3.64 million (16%). The swashbuckling series was preceded by Room 101, which was seen by 3.4 million (14.7%) at 8.30pm.

Celebrity Mastermind kicked BBC One's evening off with 4.37 million (21%) at 7pm, followed by 3.71 million (16.4%) for A Question of Sport: Fa Cup Special at 7.30pm. Live at the Apollo rounded things off with 1.71 million (10.2%) at 10.35pm.

Back on ITV, The Martin Lewis Money Show was seen by 2.88 million (12.4%), while Darcy Oake: Edge of Reality attracted 1.28 million (7.2%) viewers at 10.15pm.

The regular version of Mastermind was BBC Two's most popular programme, reeling in 2.34 million (10.1%) viewers at 8pm.

It was sandwiched between University Challenge with 2.27 million...

Room 101: BBC One, 8.30pm

Frank Skinner kicks off the brand new series with Strictly Come Dancing's head judge Len Goodman, impressionist Ronnie Ancona and comedian Tim Vine.

The famous faces discuss the pet hates found lurking in their Room 101 - from the metric system to "a certain kind of karaoke DJ".

The Musketeers: BBC One, 9pm

The epic BBC drama set on the streets of 17th century Paris returns for a second series.

Tonight, Athos, Aramis, Porthos and D'Artagnan try to break a French general out of an impenetrable prison in Spain.

The Big Fat Anniversary Quiz: Channel 4, 9pm

Jimmy Carr hosts this 10-year anniversary special, looking back at the most memorable events of the last decade.

Russell Brand, Noel Fielding, Jonathan Ross, Jack Whitehall, Warwick Davis and Claudia Winkleman pair up to battle to quiz glory.

Crisis: Watch, 9pm

Gillian Anderson and...

I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! was the easy winner on Monday evening, overnight data reveals.

The ITV reality show dropped around 800,000 viewers from Sunday's launch, but still attracted an average audience of 9.29 million (38.2%) at 9pm (403k/2.5% on +1).

Earlier, Countrywise brought in 2.97m (12.9%) at 8pm (104k/0.4%), while I'm a Celebrity... Now! entertained 918k (5.6%) at 10pm on ITV2 (105k/1.2%).

On BBC One, a repeat of Room 101 amused 2.10m (9.0%) at 8.30pm, followed by a repeat of New Tricks with 2.87m (11.8%) at 9pm.

BBC Two's Strictly: It Takes Two attracted 2.14m (11.0%) at 6.30pm. University Challenge puzzled 2.64m (11.5%) at 8pm, followed by Only Connect with 2.07m (8.9%) at 8.30pm. Intruders continued with 472k (1.9%) at 9pm.

On Channel 4, Dispatches interested 1.14m (4.9%) at 8pm (151k/0.6%). How To Sell Your Home was seen by 1.18m (5.1%) at 8.30pm (113k/0.5%), while 24 Hours in Police Custody fascinated 1.04m (4.3%) at 9pm (359k/2.2%).

Channel 5's documentary Jack...

Frank Skinner has opened up about his past alcoholism.

The comedian discussed his 14-year struggle with drink on The Jonathan Ross Show.

Frank Skinner returning to host 15th series of Room 101

See Doctor Who's new teaser: Doctor takes on inter-dimensional menace

Speaking to Ross, Skinner said: "I was a drunkard."

When asked if he was an alcoholic, he replied: "It's a word I don't like but yes, I mean proper… I was quite a reckless alcoholic."

Skinner continued: "I lived a strange life, I remember [with] a friend of mine sleeping next to a railway line one night not by choice, we just couldn't walk any further… I slept on grass verges in Birmingham city centre and stuff like that."

Continuing to discuss his alcoholism, he said: "I used to drink sherry first thing in the morning.

"I used to have that on the bedside table so I'd wake up,...

Don't you find that some days that there are tasks that you meant to do but never got round to doing? Hoovering, washing up and writing thank you cards for Christmases and birthdays. They all tend to get lumped to the back of the brain in the pile of chores that's as big as a hippopotamus.

Even The Doctor finds that there are some things that are long overdue. Places to go. People to meet. When you're a busy Time Lord saving planets all the time, the little things tend to get overlooked. So having mentioned an outer space Orient Express at the end of The Big Bang, The Doctor's been somewhat distracted ever since. What with killer astronauts, Trenzalore and regeneration taking up most of The Doctor's time, it's little wonder that it's taken him until now to get round to taking Clara along for one last fling aboard the Tardis.

Frank Skinner is to return to host Room 101's fifteenth series.

The comedian, who has presented the comedy show since 2012, will host a new eight part series for BBC One.

"Another series and another opportunity to study the Great British tradition of moaning from close quarters, with me as the whinge-commander," Skinner said. "I think it's refreshing to know that even the rich and famous have something to complain about."

Jack Dee, Gary Lineker, Bob Mortimer, Jonathan Ross and Tim Vine are among the confirmed guests for the forthcoming series.

Room 101 will return to BBC One early next year.

Skinner recently guest starred in the Doctor Who episode 'Mummy on the Orient Express'.

The National Television Awards 2015 longlist nominations have been announced and voting is now (October 14) open.

Hosted by Dermot O'Leary, the NTAs celebrate the best and most popular TV and are exclusively voted for by viewers. The 2015 awards take place at London's O2 on January 21.

The Nta shortlist will be announced in January when the final round of voting begins. Viewers can vote for free online at nationaltvawards.com or by calling the Nta vote form request line 0844 646 2060.

Full list of 2015 nominations:

Chat Show Host

Adam Hills

Alan Carr

Graham Norton

Jonathan Ross

Michael McIntyre

Paul O'Grady

Piers Morgan

Sarah Millican

Comedy

Benidorm

Big School

Birds of a Feather

Blandings

Boomers

Citizen Khan

Derek

Mrs Brown's Boys

Not Going Out

Outnumbered

The Big Bang Theory

The Wrong Mans

W1A

Daytime

Animal Saints and Sinners

Antiques Road Trip

Bargain Hunt

BBC Breakfast

Coach Trip

Escape to the Country

Father Brown

Fifteen to One

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Singer, presenter, matchmaker extraordinaire and probably the most Liverpudlian person alive - Cilla Black is a woman of many titles.

She burst onto the '60s music scene with her number one single 'Anyone Who Had A Heart', and quickly became established as a national treasure. The BBC snapped her up to present her own variety show, Cilla, and in the '80s she began presenting ITV's tongue-in-cheek Blind Date - which she continued to host for nearly 20 years.

Earlier this year she received a special BAFTA for her contribution to television, and is now the subject of a three-part ITV biopic starring Sheridan Smith, starting tonight.

In celebration of this, we've dug up ten things you may not know about the British showbiz icon.

1. Priscilla Maria Veronica White was born on May 27, 1943 in Liverpool. Desperate to became a star, she got her first gig playing at the city's Casanova Club,...

The Big Brother final was viewed by an average of 1.53 million (8.3%) on Channel 5.

The live finale, which was won by Helen Wood, attracted a peak audience of 1.62 million (9.3%) as the winner was announced.

Follow-up show Big Brother's Bit on the Side was seen by an average of 898k (7.7%) immediately after at 10.45pm.

BBC One's Boomers was the evening's highest-rated show outside of soaps, pulling in an average of 4.45 million (21.9%) at 9pm. The new comedy series, which stars Philip Jackson, Alison Steadman and Russ Abbot, peaked with 4.47 million.

BBC One's evening started with 2.27 million (13.2%) for The One Show at 7pm, followed by 2.10 million (11.3%) for A Question of Sport and 2.35 million (11.4%) for Scrappers at 8.30pm.

Later in the evening, Room 101 and Would I Lie to You? The Unseen Bits were seen by 2.08 million (15.3%) and 1.47 million (14%) respectively.

After a bumper evening of athletics, BBC Two's night kicked off with...

Long Lost Family topped the Monday night ratings outside of soaps, overnight data reveals.

The ITV series brought in 4.33 million (20.3%) at 9pm, with an added 209,000 (1.2%) tuning in on +1. Earlier, Countrywise was seen by 2.70m (13.9%) at 8pm (197k/0.9% on +1).

On BBC One, The Sheriffs Are Coming appealed to 3.14m (18.2%) at 7pm. A repeat of Room 101 entertained 2.36m (11.2%) at 8.30pm, followed by a repeat of Death in Paradise with 2.53m (11.9%) at 9pm.

BBC Two's Wwi Remembered from the Battlefield was seen by 1.51m (8.3%) at 7pm, while its coverage from Westminster Abbey climbed to 2.43m (12.6%) at 9pm.

On Channel 4, Dispatches interested 1.63m (8.3%) at 8pm (215k/1.0%), followed by Food Unwrapped with 1.52m (7.2%) at 8.30pm (143k/0.7%). Royal Marines Commando School attracted 1.94m (9.1%) at 9pm (317k/1.8%), and Kitchen Nightmares gathered 770k (4.4%) at 10pm (166k/1.7%).

Channel 5's Police Interceptors attracted 957k (4.7%) at 8pm, followed by Dangerous Dog Owners and Proud with 1.30m (6.1%) at 9pm...

It seems like only yesterday that we were "celebrating" Jim Davidson's victory in Celebrity Big Brother, but we're already back in Elstree, this time for the "normal" version of the show.

Join Digital Spy for our live blog of night one below, complete with Power Trip theme and host Emma Willis dressed like a 1970s BBC Two futuristic satire on fascism/Sexy Sailor* (*delete as appropriate).

23:31And that is that - tune back in tomorrow for more from the Bb Power Trip house, including the injection of six new housemates. See you then!

23:29Suitcase time! But only the "Power Housemate" our Pauline will get hers. I wonder if that will drive a wedge between her and her power-less peers...?

23:29"Tamara?" Matthew asks. "Yeh," Danielle concedes.

23:27Matthew is having a natter with Danielle his glass box. She says that there are two people she's going to clash with in the house.

Friday's World Cup warm up game between England and Peru was the highest rated show outside of soaps.

The first of two international friendlies ahead of June's World Cup in Brazil was seen by an average audience of 6.32 million (30.3%). The match peaked with an audience of 7.9 million at 9.30pm.

ITV's evening ended with 1.08 million (13.8%) for the 10.45pm showing of Casino Royale.

Over on BBC One, the evening started with 3.17 million (18.4%) for The One Show, while Diy Sos: The Big Build attracted 3.79 million (17.9%) at 8pm.

Have I Got News For You was the channel's highest-rated show outside of soaps, pulling in average viewing figures of 3.91 million (17.6%). It was followed by 3 million (13.9%) for Room 101 at 8.30pm.

BBC One's evening ended with 3.45 million (25.3%) for The Graham Norton Show at 10.35pm. This week's guests included Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt.

The Great British Menu kicked off BBC Two's evening with a ratings high of 2.04 million (10.7%) at 7.30pm.

ITV's Tonight: The Rise of Discount Supermarkets was Friday's highest rated show outside of soaps.

Exploring the success of budget supermarkets such as Aldi and Lidl, Tonight was seen by an average audience of 4.73m (24.3%) viewers at 8pm on ITV.

ITV's evening continued with 2.63 million (13%) for drama series Lewis at 9pm, while Pierce Brosnan's James Bond movie Die Another Day played to 877k (10.1%) at 10.35pm.

Have I Got News for You continued to be a ratings success for BBC One, attracting 4.01 million (19.4%) at 9pm. This week's show was hosted by Crimewatch presenter Kirsty Young.

It was followed by 3.09 million (15.7%) for Room 101 at 9.30pm, while 3.21 million (24.2%) tuned in to watch Julie Andrews, Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill on The Graham Norton Show at 10.40pm.

BBC One's evening kicked off with an average audience of 3.22 million (18.1%) for The One Show at 7pm, followed by 2.6m (12.8%) for Rhs Chelsea Flower Show...

MasterChef stayed on top outside of soaps for its second episode on Thursday evening, according to overnight data.

The BBC One cooking competition gained over 100,000 viewers from Wednesday's episode, bringing in 4.48 million (20.9%) at 9pm.

Earlier, Room 101 returned for a new series with 3.64m (17.2%) at 8pm, while Question Time intrigued 2.49m (22.4%) at 10.35pm.

BBC Two's Lambing Live continued with 1.99m (9.2%) at 8pm, followed by the finale of The Worricker Trilogy with 1.56m (7.9%) at 9pm.

ITV's Ade at Sea appealed to 2.10m (9.6%) at 8.30pm (124k/0.6% on +1), while Dangerous Dogs brought in 2.22m (10.4%) at 9pm (193k/1.2%).

On Channel 4, The Hoarder Next Door gathered 1.21m (5.6%) at 8pm (262k/1.2%), followed by Mayday: The Passenger Who Landed a Plane with 1.46m (6.8%) at 9pm (287k/1.8%). 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown amused 981k (6.3%) at 10pm (108k/1.3%).

Channel 5's It Takes a Thief To Catch a Thief interested 834k (3.9%) at 8pm, while The Hotel Inspector was...

Jonathan Creek was Friday's (March 14) highest-rated TV show outside of soaps for the third week running.

Down slightly from last week's 5.57m rating, the third and final episode of the mystery series was seen by 5.41 million viewers (25.2%) at 9pm on BBC One.

BBC One started the evening with 3.91m (20.1%) for The One Show at 7pm, followed by 2.98m (14.4%) for The Question of Sport at 8.30pm.

Room 101 - with guests Sue Perkins and Bruno Tonioli - entertained 3.44m (15.3%) at 8.30pm, while New Tricks ended the evening with 1.85m viewers (15.2%) at 10.45pm.

Over on ITV, Student Nurses: Bedpans and Bandages was the highest-rated show outside of soaps with 2.62m (11.9%) at 8pm. The fourth episode of Edge of Heaven suffered a slight dip in viewers, picking up 1.51m (6.8%) at 9pm.

Mastermind was once again BBC Two's highest-rated show of the evening, attracting 2.31m (10.5%) at 8pm. The evening continued with a strong...

Jonathan Creek was Friday's (February 28) highest-rated TV show outside of soaps.

Starring Alan Davies and Sarah Alexander, the returning mystery series was viewed by an average of 6.33 million people (29.2%) at 9pm on BBC One.

BBC One kicked off the evening with 4.36 million (21.7%) for The One Show at 7pm, followed by 3.04m (14.2%) for A Question of Sport immediately after.

Elsewhere, Room 101 was seen by 3.61m (15.9%) at 8.30pm, while The Graham Norton Show, which featured guests such as Ant and Dec, Naomi Campbell and Aaron Paul, entertained 3.77m (28.4%) at 10.35pm.

For the second week running, Student Nurses: Bedpans and Bandages was ITV's highest-rated show outside of soaps, picking up an average of 2.75m (12.4%) at 8pm.

After the evening's second visit to Weatherfield at 8.30, the latest episode of Edge of Heaven was viewed by 1.75m (8.3%) from 9pm.

Over on BBC Two, Permission Impossible attracted 1.26m (6%) at 7pm, Mastermind secured an evening high of 2.17 (9.8%) viewers at 8pm,...

Live Six Nations Rugby Union was Friday's (February 21) highest-rated show outside of soaps.

An average of 4.57 million viewers (20.8%) tuned in to watch Wales take on France at 7.55pm on BBC One. The match peaked with 4.83 million viewers during the second half.

The rugby narrowly outperformed ITV's Student Nurses: Bedpans and Bandages, which was seen by 4.32 million (20.3%) at 8pm.

Brand new comedy/drama Edge of Heaven was ITV's second highest-rated show of the night, securing 2.56m (11.7%) viewers from 9.

Back on BBC One, The Graham Norton Show, which featured guests such as Dominic Cooper and Lily Allen, entertained 3.97 million (28.8%) at 10.35pm.

Approximately 3.82m (18.5%) tuned in to watch The One Show at 7pm, while an average audience of 3.68m (16.8%) stuck around to watch Room 101 immediately after.

BBC Two's evening kicked off with Winter Olympics: Today at the Games at 7pm. Approximately 1.88 million (8.8%) watched highlights of Team Gb picking up a silver...

The Graham Norton Show was Friday's (February 14) highest-rated show outside of soaps.

An average of 4.38 million (30.5%) watch Norton interview the likes of Matt Damon, Bill Murray and Downton Abbey's Hugh Bonneville at 10.35pm on BBC One.

BBC One also scored a ratings success with New Tricks at 9pm. Approximately 3.72m (17.1%) people watched a repeat of the first episode of series 8, while an episode of Room 101 at 8.30pm drew 3.57m (15.1%).

Student Nurses: Bedpans and Bandages was ITV's biggest draw, pulling in 3.28m (14.1%) at 8pm. Piers Morgan's Life Stories with Ian Botham was seen by 2.89m (13.2%) an hour later at 9pm.

Over on BBC Two, an average of 2.2m viewers watched highlights of Lizzy Yarnold's gold medal Skeleton run during Winter Olympics: Today at the Games at 7.10pm.

A further 2.59 (11%) watched Mastermind at 8pm, with 1.98m (8.4%) sticking around for An Island Parish at 8.30pm and 1.3m (5.9%) watching Mock the Week at 9pm.

BBC Two's Live Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony attracted an average of 2.47 million (16.3%) viewers for BBC Two on Friday.

Running from 3.30pm to 7.30pm, the opening ceremony peaked with an audience of 3.2 million at 6.45pm.

Continuing the Winter Games theme, BBC Two pulled in a further 2.74m (12.4%) for Torvill & Dean: The Perfect Day at 9pm. Earlier in the evening, Mastermind was seen by an average of 2.56m (11.6%), while An Island Parish was watched by 2.1m (9.1%).

BBC One's highest-rated primetime show was a tie between Room 101 at 8.30pm and The Graham Norton Show at 10.35pm. Both attracted an average audience of 3.46m, earning 15% and 24.5% audience shares for their respective time slots.

The latest episode of New Tricks also enjoyed a 15% audience share for BBC One, reeling in 3.31 million viewers at 9pm.

The Martin Lewis Money Show was ITV's highest-rated show outside of soaps. Nestled between two episodes of Coronation Street,...

Silent Witness was once again the highest-rated TV show outside of soaps on Friday night (January 31).

The final episode of the BBC drama series drew an average of 5.08 million viewers, representing a 22.9% audience share.

Earlier in the evening, The One Show attracted 4.26 million viewers (21%) at 7pm, while Room 101 with Michael Ball and Caroline Quentin reeled in 3.16m (13.6%) at 8.30pm.

The Graham Norton Show, which featured guests such as Dallas Buyers Club actor Matthew McConaughey, was seen by an average of 3.5 million viewers (25.4%) at 10.35pm, while a transfer deadline day edition of Football Focus picked up 1.19m (13%) at 11.25pm.

Piers Morgan's Life Stories with Martin Kemp was ITV's biggest ratings success outside of soaps, pulling in an average of 3.18m (14.3%) viewers at 9pm.

Meanwhile, approximately 2.87m (13.2%) tuned in to watch The Martin Lewis Money Show, which was sandwiched between two episodes of Coronation Street at 8pm.

Mastermind was BBC Two's highest rated show,...

Silent Witness once again topped Friday night's primetime ratings, as the crime drama put BBC One ahead of its rivals.

With 5.2m (22.1%) tuning in at 9pm, the crime drama was the most popular show outside of the soaps, despite shedding 500k viewers from last week's figures.

BBC One remained on top throughout the evening, starting with The One Show drawing 4.27m (20.5%) at 7pm.

Room 101, featuring Labour peer Joan Bakewell, Pointless co-presenter Richard Osman and comedian Roisin Conaty, saw 3.41m (14.7%) tune in at 8.30pm, while The Graham Norton Show attracted 3.73m viewers at 10.45pm.

ITV held a steady audience share of around 12.6% for its primetime offerings. The Martin Lewis Money Show dropped more than 300k from last week, with 2.81m watching at 8pm (+1: 105k).

Piers Morgan's Life Stories featuring Beverley Callard attracted 2.97m an hour later (+1: 231k).

BBC Two's Mastermind boosted its audience to 2.21m (9.9%) at 8pm. An Island Parish,...

Room 101: BBC One, 8.30pm

The third series of the BBC One chat show-with-a-twist begins with Pointless co-host Richard Osman, broadcaster Joan Bakewell and comedian Roisin Conaty all sharing their pet peeves with host Frank Skinner, in the hope of having them banished to 'a fate worse than death' in Room 101.

Stella: Sky1, 9pm

Ruth Jones returns for a third series as working mum Stella, now training towards a nursing degree - but will she be distracted by the arrival of the argumentative (and very handsome) Michael?

Steve McQueen: Are You Sitting Uncomfortably?: BBC Two, 11.05pm

Nominated for 10 BAFTAs and 9 Oscars, 12 Years a Slave has been hailed as a "stunning" portrayal of slavery in 19th century America. In this Culture Show special, the film's director Steve McQueen chats with Mark Kermode about making the film and the life of Solomon Northup - on which the film is based.

George Orwell's novel is being re-tooled as a heartstring-plucker. Don't despair – share your dystopian visions of how bad it will be

The literary world is agog, reeling, aghast, at the news that Kristen Stewart is going to star in a romantic remake of 1984. You read that right. Romantic. Remake. 1984.

I've had to check to make sure it isn't 1 April. It isn't. This is happening, people. "Equals is an adaptation of the 1956 film 1984, which itself was based on George Orwell's classic novel about rebellion in a futuristic society," runs the story. Stewart told the AP that the remake is "a love story of epic, epic, epic proportion", where "things go wrong because you can't deny the humanity in everyone". "It's the most devastating story," she said. "I'm terrified of it. Though it's a movie with a really basic concept, it's overtly ambitious."

Indeed.

Anyway, the news has sent literary types into a flat spin.