Brand 'Annoyed' At 'Snide' Reporter Whose Questioning Led To Downing Street...
Russell Brand has decried the Channel 4 News journalist whose hostile questioning over the price of the activist’s house led to a row outside Downing Street on Monday, following a march to Number 10 by...
View ArticleMade In Chelsea Review - Series 8 Episode 7
My sequin mermaid dress from my Daisy Street collaboration I've been out of Chelsea for some time, but if you saw last night's episode you know that's all about to change. Whilst I've been away Alik...
View ArticleHistory of Music in Japanese Video Games
I am the head writer for SignedRecordLabelDeal.com and also I am the host and producer of Captain SIB's amazing podcasts. My days now are full of finding ways to help new musicians break into the music...
View Article'I'm A Celebrity' Viewers Accuse ITV Of Fixing Show In Favour Of Jake...
Outraged fans of Jimmy Bullard have accused ITV bosses of manipulating ‘I’m A Celebrity’ footage so that its own stars look better. MORE 'I'M A CELEB': 'I'm A Celeb' Bushtucker Trial Has Us All Gagging...
View ArticleDivas, Luvvies and Starlets Do Battle: 'The Great Culture Quiz'
This December an exciting new quiz comes to Sky Arts. In each show, The Great Culture Quiz tests two teams of arts professionals on their knowledge of the arts and of their own institutions. Along with...
View ArticlePeace, Joy and Trite Lyrics to the World
It's easy to be cynical about festive records. And there was I thinking that Christmas at Downton Abbey, available as a double CD or download, was nothing more than a shameless attempt to cash in on...
View ArticleHow to Write: Sex, Substance Abuse and What Sells
'We all face similar problems as creatives,' says Richard Beard, a novelist, non-fiction writer and Director of The National Academy of Writing. Beard has devised a unique system in which he publicly...
View ArticleJimmy Carr's 'Laughing and Joking': Why Do Some Comedians Get Away With Sexism?
On Sunday evening I managed to watch approximately three minutes of Jimmy Carr's Laughing And Joking on Channel 4. After what felt like an eternity of sexist one-liners (even 180 seconds is too much),...
View Article'The Simpsons' Nearly Ended Four Years Ago, Admits Show Boss Al Jean, Plus...
The man at the helm of ‘The Simpsons’ doesn’t want to make another movie about the world’s favourite yellow family, until the record-breaking series is finally finished. READ MORE: 'The Simpsons' Boss...
View ArticleStars Who've Switched Soaps: From ‘Emmerdale' And ‘Hollyoaks', To ‘Coronation...
In the soap world, loyalty is usually rather important. Whether you’re a Mitchell, Dingle or one of the McQueen clan, switching sides is an absolute no-no. However, for the stars of ‘EastEnders’,...
View ArticleWIN: Can You Spot The Seven Pieces Of Hidden Art?
Over the last 35 years, BP has been a major supporter of UK arts and culture, engaging millions all over the country. For 25 years of this, BP has been partner to the iconic Tate Britain and 2014...
View Article'Mission Impossible 5': Tom Cruise In Narrow Escape With A London Bus
Tom Cruise is in London, and he's been caught on camera doing something we've all been through at some point - nearly getting run over by a bus. In true tourist fashion, Cruise hops across the road but...
View ArticlePaddington - The Review
Paddington is one of those rare movies which makes you glad to be alive. When I heard that Harry Potter/Gravity producer David Heyman was working on a live action/animated version of the classic...
View ArticleFestive Book Review: 'A Christmas Carol for Kids'
With the meaning and significance of Christmas changing year after year only one thing remains constant: the stories we tell, the tales we weave into the holiday celebration, the messages that remind...
View ArticleA Boy's First Conversation at 15 - Isolation and Loneliness in Deaf Education!
Right now there are more than 10million people In the UK with some form of hearing loss - that's one in six people - a pretty high statistic! I've been involved in the deaf community now for over 10...
View ArticleNightcrawler - The Review
When Jake Gyllenhaal made Donnie Darko in 2001, it marked the arrival of a major force in the movie business. Of course we didn't know it at the time. That cult time travel offering could have been a...
View ArticleThe Soho Hobo Calling BoJo
The Soho Hobo calling BoJo, Re. Jo Jo Dear Mr Johnson, With great urgency, I am writing to you as a Soho resident on behalf of the Soho community and the performing arts community of the West End. As...
View Article'The Apprentice' Review - Felipe Becomes Latest To Be Fired After A Bone-Free...
Felipe Alviar-Baquero thought he'd done something pretty clever during this week's task on 'The Apprentice' - unfortunately it got him fired as the latest candidate to fall foul of Lord Sugar's big...
View ArticleHas ITV's Singing Competition Lost Its 'X Factor'?
All good things come to an end is what they say and at the weekend it seems that the X Factor may have found itself in the last chance saloon. The problem it is facing is that the competition has...
View ArticleSave Live Music in the UK, Support Independent Venue Week 2015
Why are music venues in the UK dropping like flies? Is it due to abatement notices and local council bureaucracy? Is it down to young people now believing that music careers are achieved by attending...
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