New legislation aimed at trimming the fat that exists in the business world looks set to spell the end of Human Resources Departments everywhere. The shock news comes in the middle of one of the biggest financial crises the world has known; when ever...
Never one to shy away from the big topics and issues of the day, BBC drama flagship, Eastenders, is once again setting the agenda and is on-course to shock its fans and critics alike. In the past the controversial soap has had plots involving sto...
News that Mabel, the Blue Peter dog, has died has been received angrily by animal rights campaigners. Mabel, a border collie, was a rescue dog and joined the BBC children's magazine show 14 years ago. She had the unusual condition, heterochromia -...
The BBC have announced they are to bring a new television soap to BBC1 later this year. To be set in East London just like their current 'EastEnders' the new soap will present a more realistic account of the day to day lives of people who live in Lon...
A top comedy team is having to rewrite an entire TV series, thanks to the naming names activities of Twitter. The team - who have taken out a super-injunction to stop us naming them - are burning the midnight oil in an attempt to rewrite and resho...
Monty Python star and all round (the World) good egg, Michael Palin, has taken out an injunction at the High Court this afternoon, forbidding the BBC to broadcast an already in-the-can episode of the popular family tree show, Who do you think you are...
Popular TV comic actor Alexander Armstrong is recovering in hospital today after apparently suffering from exploding head syndrome. The funny man has been a popular face on TV for several years and recently enjoyed massive success when he teamed u...
Political commentator Laurie Penny has been accused by a wild life conservationist of killing a whole colony of bats. David Smith was watching a political debate with his family when all of a sudden several bats on his wildlife reserve fell out...
BBC commentator and Royal correspondent Huw Edwards was today blamed by NHS officials for a massive upsurge in hospital admissions with people suffering from severe cases of nausea, stomach cramps, and the screaming shits. Apparently, Huw's fawnin...
As the BBC "ooooopppp North" relocate from the centre of Manchester to Peel Holdings Place, otherwise known as Media City in Salford, the higher-paid executives earning more than the Prime Minister, so derided by the licence fee-payers for not appear...
A 25-year-old American became the youngest winner of the BBC's popular cooking competition Masterchef yesterday. Bar manager, Tim Anderson, gained notoriety through the 11-week competition with his experimental dishes. Presenter John Torode said h...
BBC Football pundit Alan Shearer is remaining tight lipped about rumours linking him with ITV sports presenter Gabby Logan. The former Newcastle United and England centre forward issued a "no comment" when approached by journalists outside the BBC...
A BBC drama which depicts events surrounding the Munich air crash of 1958, in which 8 Manchester United players and several fellow passengers lost their lives, is unlikely to be very well received on Merseyside, a BBC insider admitted last night.
Doctor Who returns to the UK's screens this Saturday but fans are warned not to settle in for a 13-week series of adventures featuring the Time Lord and his pals. The BBC plans to show seven episodes from this week and the remaining six in the aut...
Ex 'Busted' Star and all round good guy Matt Willis is set to join the cast of Eastenders in a move that is hoped will really boost viewing figures. The popular celebrity, who has now failed in both the Music Industry and Television presenting, wi...
Viewers of the BBC's popular Saturday morning cooking show Saturday Kitchen clogged the station's phone lines today with complaints and praise. Today's edition was shortened to make way for the annual blanket coverage of the Grand National race me...
Miriam O'Reilly, who won an age discrimination case against the BBC last year, has been given a new role by BBC One. 54 year old O'Reilly, who took the Beeb to an industrial tribunal after losing her job on Countryfile (and won the case) , is taki...
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