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The best quiz show on telly has become a lot better in recent weeks, with the addition of connecting walls to the Only Connect website so everyone can play at home.
For the uninitiated, the wall is a round towards the end of the game show where sixteen words have to be arranged into four grids [...]
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Charlie Brooker’s been rather busy over the past couple of years, what with being on the Beeb’s list of top-quality talent, whilst also doing several things for Channel 4, making a whole heap of programmes, writing his columns and books and spending lots of time on Twitter. The chances of someone trying to make [...]
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The wine’s hopefully been mulled, the chestnuts are roasting… or at the very least you’ve unscrewed a bottle of Lambrini and opened a box of Celebrations. So what televsisual treats are there to see you through this festive season?
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We were dismayed when the last series of Only Connect was cut short and we were robbed of the ‘Champion of Champions’ episode with the winners from series one (The Crossworders) versus the winners from series two (The Rugby Boys).
It’s finally been scheduled for tonight though, and it should be a perfect introduction [...]
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Oh I did so love The Famous Five when I was a young’un. The adventures of three spoilt siblings, their lesbian cousin and a dog, I particularly liked Dick (stop sniggering at the back.) Admittedly, even as a child I thought it was a bit much that one storyline involved him not knowing that Dick [...]
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BBC Four’s seasons are some of my favourite telly events. It’s not that every season interests me in the same way, but I love the diversity of them. The new Electric Revolution season is one of the more interesting, with its focus on gizmos and gadgetry.
Last night, Simon Armitage gave us an interesting, [...]
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There are two telly finals this week, but this is the one that really matters (not least because the participants in it are actually likeable). The series finale of our favourite quiz show, Only Connect is here, and we have the Cambridge Quiz Society (featuring the forum heartthrob du jour, Simon Spiro) against the [...]
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Twenty years ago, ‘Madchester’ was at its height, with The Stone Roses and Happy Mondays appearing on TOTP together and the release of the former’s eponymous album, now rereleased in a special 20th-anniversary-give-us-more-money pack. To celebrate the anniversary, BBC Four are having a theme night (or half a night, anyway), dedicated to the best [...]
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Yesterday I told you to look out for a BBC Three programme that had jumped over to one of the ‘big channels’, and today, I’m going to do the same for a BBC Four show. I’ve Never Seen Star Wars has actually been running on BBC Two for a few weeks tonight, but if [...]
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When it comes to celebrity siblings, it’s customary to have a favourite. Noel or Liam, Grant or Phil, Dannii or Kylie – most people will know which side they’re on. However, with Giles and Victoria Coren, it’s not easy to choose which one’s the best. Giles could probably bag you a free [...]
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I see a little silhouetto of a muppet.
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I saw them perform it "live" on GMTV this morning and I nearly spluttered out my tea. 