Monday’s saintly philanthropist news

Doctor Who

Film

Comics

  • Alan Moore already disowning Watchmen but loves The Wire

British TV

US TV

Tuesday’s lying news

Film

British TV

US TV

News

Wednesday’s American Stig news

Adam Carolla on Top Gear

(pic by Jalopnik)

Film

  • Spielberg acquires screen rights to The 39 Clues
  • PIerce Brosnan and Nicolas Cage to star in Roman Polanski’s The Ghost

British TV

  • BBC calls off sale of BBC Resources’ post-production arm [free registration required]
  • Fremantle launches three web shows [free registration required]
  • ITV3 and ITV4 to be used to test programmes for ITV1
  • Performance Channel to close after 23 years

US TV

Thursday’s “No Jenna Elfman? Bah!” news

Film

British TV

  • 20th Century Fox and ITV create joint development fund to create original series and remake older shows: first up, British Versions of Dharma & Greg and Southern Comfort
  • Suranne Jones to star in ITV’s ex-con drama Unforgiven

US TV