The rapper and the doyenne of domesticity will host new unscripted show for VH1, which will see the pair hosting dinners attended by celebrity guests In what’s surely one of the unlikeliest pairings to ever grace the small screen, Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg have been brought together to co-present VH1’s new unscripted series,...
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Teachers, doctors and funeral directors to do battle for place at Proms
BBC announces the names of five amateur ensembles who will compete in the inaugural Great Orchestra Challenge The BBC has announced the names of five amateur ensembles who will compete in the inaugural Great Orchestra Challenge to win a place at the Proms – with teachers, doctors, social workers, students, a cheesemaker, a...
The Exorcist TV remake promises to turn heads
After the Fox show was unveiled at Comic-Con, a poster has been released showing the possessed girl with her head twisted 180 degrees A TV adaptation of The Exorcist moved closer as the producers released new artwork on Thursday. The new poster, first reported by Entertainment Weekly, features an allusion to the original film...
Want that Old Thing Back? Notorious BIG lyrics inspire forthcoming TV show
Think BIG, about a teenager struggling to provide for his two young children, hopes to hypnotize viewers with a script based on the late rapper’s songs “It was all a dream, I used to read Word Up magazine.” Almost 20 years after his death aged 24, Notorious BIG is still renowned as one of...
Big day for The Night Manager as it sweeps up 12 Emmy nominations
BBC enjoys 22 different nominations including nods for Luther, Sherlock, and War and Peace The BBC’s slick adaptation of John le Carré’s thriller The Night Manager has swept the Emmys, earning Tom Hiddleston his first nomination for his portrayal of the ruthless Jonathan Pine. The six-part series, adapted by David Farr and brought into...
Anton Yelchin, Star Trek actor, dies in car accident at age 27
The rising star – best known for playing Chekov in the new films – was found dead in his driveway early on Sunday morning Anton Yelchin, a charismatic rising star best known for playing Chekov in the rebooted Star Trek films, has died at the age of 27. He was killed in a traffic...
Gary Barlow teams up with BBC for Take That talent show Let It Shine
Graham Norton and Mel Giedroyc will present Saturday night contest seeking stars for stage show The BBC has turned to Gary Barlow in its hunt for the next Saturday night hit as he attempts to find a new Take That to take part in a Mamma Mia-style stage musical. Let It Shine will be...
BBC reduces Glastonbury TV coverage
Corporation to broadcast Adele, Muse and Coldplay’s sets in full on BBC2, but cuts back its overall televised coverage The BBC has indicated it will cut the number of hours it will devote on its main TV channels to Glastonbury, this year featuring Adele, Coldplay and Muse. It said on Monday it would devote...
Showtime lands Purity miniseries starring Daniel Craig
With a fifth outing as James Bond looking unlikely, the actor has signed on for a new 20-episode series based on a dense novel by Jonathan Franzen Showtime will screen the new hotly anticipated limited series Purity, which stars Daniel Craig. An adaptation of the acclaimed Jonathan Franzen novel, it received multiple high-profile bids...
Snoop Dogg lambasts Roots remake: 'I can't watch it'
Snoop Dogg says he is sick of films and TV shows that depict historical racial abuse against African Americans when they are still ‘taking the same abuse’ The remake of Roots has gained widespread critical acclaim – but not from Snoop Dogg, who posted a short video on Instagram on Monday criticising the show,...