LOS ANGELES - The Jay Leno Show has only been on the air for six weeks and it has already been beaten in the ratings by a Cable TV Network. The Condiment Channel knocked Leno's NBC show to fourth place behind ABC and CBS. When Leno was told abo...
Volusia County, Florida - Dr. Sam Beckett, head of the Quantum Leap Project, and now distressed time traveller, finally leaped into the wrong person. For years he has leapt into people throughout his own personal lifespan, "setting right what onc...
Fiendishly funny television quiz show QI's dyed in the wool luvie presenter, Stephen Fry, and the programmes production company ,Talkback Thames, have been accused of manipulating the show's scores to suit its own humerous ends. Viewers have been...
San Francisco, Earth - Admiral Anthony Haftel was arrested yesterday, upon his return from a visit to the U.S.S. Enterprise, the flagship of our Star Fleet. The charges are serious, and involve attempted kidnapping, violation of the Prime Directive...
Century City, California - Adam West is now King West, courtesy of the unanimous vote of all the other has-been action heroes throughout television history. He is the first to have the title. It started as a routine meeting of some of Hollywood's...
One Show presenter Adrian Chiles was rushed to hospital this evening after suffering a complete personality breakdown. The Brummie, the BBC's second highest-paid presenter (after J Ross) was at first suspected of having caught a severe case of Rab...
Television's current raft of celebrity chefs have been given a broadside by one of their own luminaries in a warts and all autobiography. Jamie Pierre Thompson's new book 'I Can't Boil an Egg' which went straight to the top of the current bestsell...
Ideas and material for a new series of Harry Enfield's comedy show with Paul Whitehouse have been stolen from numerous other shows. The thoughts and jokes and characters had all been lifted from such earlier programmes as The Dick Emery Show, but...
A major player in the world of satellite TV today announced that it would premier a live world exclusive interview with dead 'King Of Pop' Michael Jackson conducted by celebrity 'medium' Derek Pakora. Pie One will screen the show in a primetime sl...
San Bruno, California - Early this morning, former actress, author and businesswoman Suzanne Somers was rushed to a local hospital, when she fell to the floor in a fit of laughter. Doctors were baffled, until she finally calmed down enough to shar...
SACRAMENTO - Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger plans on signing a bill that will ban power-guzzling big screen televisions. The governor said that he knows that it is not a popular decision, especially with the rich folks, but he stressed that it has...
The British public were in mourning today, as MI5 released previously classified pictures of one of the country's national treasures, 'Blobbyland', which is part of the huge, but crumbling 'Crinkley Bottom' conglomerate. The once popular theme par...
The Duke of Edinburgh has attacked the complexity of television sets and remote controls, giving a rare glimpse of life in the Royal household. 'it used to be easier', he said, 'all I had to do was press a bell beside my favourite old armchair, an...
The programme makers behind the latest series of Masterchef have admitted that they can remotely control the cooker, oven and other equipment settings, and use it to add dramatic effect to the show. Masterchef - the Professionals began filming ear...
Channel 4's flagship programme 'Big Brother' will cruise into the sunset after it airs for the final time next summer. Only one more dismal, fame-seeking cretin will now be able to join the illustrious list of talentless, publicity-desperate super...
Bob Dylan's Old Timey Christmas Television Special featuring: Andy Williams Cher Keith Richards June Taylor Dancers Shecky Greene Alicia Keys Miley Cyrus knock knock knockin' on santa's door, indeed... "Nobody believed I was gonna do a Christmas album and now nobody believes I filmed a Christmas show," growls a quietly defiant Bob Dylan. "I live my life and it surprises people, surp...
5:00 Television for schools and colleges: Math's Minuet 5:01 History File - Being a puppeteer's assistant in medieval France 6:00 Science in Action - The magic of sodium 6:30 Tony Bobbins: the learning aid - (6/8) Tony ponders the future of cheese wire 7:00 World of Wicker - available in HD 7:30 Morning Magnets - This week a working time machine is tested in the studio, how will it func...
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