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Every week day, I let you know what’s happening in the world of television from around the world

Events

Friday’s Newsround

6 July 2007 Rob Buckley 5 Comments

James Marsters with Sarah Michelle Gellar

No John Craven in sight.

Doctor Who

Film

Music

  • Avril Lavigne sued for ‘homaging’

British TV

  • Channel 4+1 launches on Freeview et al on August 20th. You’ll have to wait until Autumn for Five US+1 and Five Life+1 and they’ll only be on satellite [free registration required]
  • Michael Brandon from Dempsey and Makepeace to guest on The Bill for four episodes

Web TV

  • Minnie Driver is the voice of Lara Croft in an online web series, written by people like Warren Ellis and Peter Chung
News

Wednesday morning’s eye-opening and independent news

4 July 2007 Rob Buckley 32 Comments

David Tennant and Catherine Tate

Happy Independence Day, America!

Doctor Who

  • And the new companion is… Catherine Tate. Seriously. I’m not fibbing

Film

  • David Oyelowo, Idris Elba, Colin Salmon, Winston Ntshona and John Kani are all in The No 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency

Journalism

British TV

  • Keeley Hawes is the new John Simm for Life on Mars sequel Ashes to Ashes
  • The Beeb says the viewing public wants it to innovate
  • Michael Grade says TV shouldn’t treat the viewing public with ‘casual contempt’
  • Oh yeah? Well, ITV are copycats, says the Beeb [free registration required]

US TV

News

The News of the World on Tuesday

3 July 2007 Rob Buckley 19 Comments

David Tennant and Kylie Minogue

Doctor Who

  • Oh, Rusty, Rusty, Rusty. Will anyone believe anything you say again? Yes, Kylie Minogue will be starring in the Christmas special
  • The Sun lists the odds for who will be the next companion. Top of the list: Loo Brealey from Casualty (she auditioned for the role of Rose so not totally unlikely) and Rose Byrne from 28 Weeks Later (she was also in Casanova, so again, not totally unlikely)

Film

British TV

US TV