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
- Alan Johnston’s been freed
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
- The networks are keeping their options open for a number of pilots
- Nathan Fillion and Dana Delany are joining Desperate Housewives
- Dominic Keating (the English guy off Enterprise) is to play an Irish mobster hero on Heroes. Dianna Agron is to be a cheerleader
- Possible BSG spoilers
