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Next Doctor Who to premiere on iView
The ABC will premiere the next season of Doctor Who, starring Matt Smith, on iView nearly 48 hours ahead of its television premiere, in a move designed to lure more viewers to sampling the iView platform.
‘The Eleventh Hour’ episode will be available on iView from 12:00am Saturday April 17 (just to be clear, stay up Friday night for this one).
It will screen on ABC1 at 7:30pm Sunday April 18.
Director of Television, Kim Dalton, said: “iView is a fantastic offering, an additional way for Australian audiences to watch ABC TV’s content – …
Vale: Kristian Digby
British TV presenter Kristian Digby of To Buy or Not to Buy, which airs in Australia on the How To channel, has been found dead in his East London flat.
Police said the death was unexplained, and that the host of daytime television shows was dead when police and paramedics found him.
Digby, 32, had also hosted That Gay Show for the BBC, and came to presenting after starting out behind the camera.
A BBC spokesman said: “Kristian was a much-loved and talented presenter for BBC Daytime. He brought a real sense of energy …
Airdate: Richard Hammond’s Blast Lab
Richard Hammond won a Children’s TV BAFTA Award in London on the weekend as Best Presenter, for his show that begins tomorrow night at 7:05pm on ABC3.
The Top Gear host wasn’t the only show on ABC3 and ABC for Kids to win an award.
Serious Ocean was selected as Best Factual Program. It begins here 11.20am on ABC3 from Dec 28th.
Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom won Best Pre School Animation. It screens weekdays from 21 Dec at 3.35pm on ABC1.
Meanwhile Lost & Found narrated by Jim Broadbent also won as Best Animation. …
Vale: Edward Woodward
British actor Edward Woodward, known for his TV series Callan and The Equalizer and film roles including The Wicker Man and Breaker Morant, has died. He was 79.
He died in a hospital in Cornwall after an illness, said his agent.
His most recent roles were in East Enders and The Bill.
Callan was screened by ITV from 1967 to 1972 as a small screen answer to James Bond. He won a BAFTA Award for best actor for his role and returned to an ongoing role in The Equalizer from 1986 to 1989 as …
BBC goes back to Upstairs, Downstairs
The BBC is reviving Upstairs Downstairs, the Edwardian drama that ran on ITV for five series from 1971 to 1975.
Set in 1936, six years after the original series finished, it will return to the same iconic house: 165 Eaton Place in London’s Belgravia. The series will see two new 90 minute scripts penned by writer Heidi Thomas (Cranford, Madame Bovary, Ballet Shoes).
The original series depicted the lives of the servants “downstairs” and their masters “upstairs”. Jean Marsh will reprise her role of Rose, the parlourmaid, returning to the house as housekeeper …
Airdate: Movie: The Queen
Next Sunday night Seven has slated the excellent Stephen Frears film, The Queen.
It is set to air following Dancing with the Stars finale at 9pm.
While it’s based on fictional conversations between the Royal Family around the time of Princess Diana’s death, it’s certainly a fascinating hypothetical. It depicts a fictional account of the events following her death in 1997, coming 3 months after the coming to power of Tony Blair’s New Labour government.
Helen Mirren won an Academy Award for this role, plus a BAFTA and a Screen Actors Guild award. Michael …
AFI honours Geoffrey Rush
Actor Geoffrey Rush was awarded the AFI’s Raymond Longford Award, before an industry event of 400 people last night in Melbourne.
He is only the sixth actor to receive the AFI’s highest award since it began 41 years ago.
Rush has devoted most of his career to theatre and film including Shine, Lantana, Harvie Krumpet, Munich and Shakespeare in Love.
He recently became the first Australian to win fthree US acting awards, the Academy Award, a Tony Award and an Emmy Award, all on his first attempt. Among a host of other awards, …
Lifetime BAFTA gong for Tracey Ullman
Versatile actress and comedienne Tracey Ullman has been presented with a lifetime achievement prize from BAFTA’s Los Angeles branch.
The 49-year-old comedienne was given BAFTA’s first ever Charlie Chaplin award at the British Comedy Festival and Awards on Friday, part of Los Angeles’ annual BritWeek festival.
Ullman is an inspirational performer, with The Tracey Ullman Show proving a bold format in which she plays multiple characters. Significantly, it was also the TV birthplace of The Simpsons, with most of the lead actors having appeared as regulars in her show.
“It’s lovely, I’m just thrilled. …
BAFTAs 2009: TV Winners
The Bill has won BAFTA’s Continuing Drama award at a star-studded ceremony at London’s Royal Festival Hall, just after it had been cut back to once a week by ITV.
One show source said: “It is pretty embarrassing to axe something that seems to be performing at its peak.
“Some of the stars that helped win this BAFTA will be sacked soon.”
It was a first win for The Bill in its 25-year history in the category, beating Casualty, EastEnders and Emmerdale.
Wallander won Best Drama ahead of Doctor Who, Spooks and Shameless. Skins won …
French & Saunders in BAFTA honour
And it’s about time too.
Beloved British comediennes Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders will receive a BAFTA Fellowship at the academy’s 2009 television awards next Sunday.
They will be the second double-act to win the prestigious award, following Morecambe and Wise, who were honoured in 1999.
Their 27-year-long television career began as part of the alternative comedy troupe The Comic Strip, which ran in tandem with their ITV series Girls On Top alongside Ruby Wax and Tracey Ullman. As well as their BBC sketch series, the duo are also responsible for Absolutely Fabulous and …
BAFTA 2009: TV nominees
The British Academy Television Awards has announced its 2009 nominees. The BAFTAs always separates its film and television awards. This year the TV gongs will be held on April 26.
Best Actor
Stephen Dillane – The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall (C4)
Jason Isaacs – The Curse of Steptoe (BBC Four)
Ken Stott – Hancock and Joan (BBC Four)
Ben Whishaw – Criminal Justice (BBC One)
Best Actress
June Brown – EastEnders (BBC One)
Anna Maxwell Martin – Poppy Shakespeare (C4)
Maxine Peake – Hancock and Joan (BBC Four)
Andrea Riseborough – Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley (BBC Four)
Best Entertainment …
Airdate: True Hollywood Story: Heath Ledger
The day before the Academy Awards, TEN has a special on Heath Ledger.
As we all know, Heath is a shoo-in to posthumously win the Best Supporting Actor for The Dark Knight. He’s already won a Golden Globe, SAG and BAFTA. Just engrave the thing now.
The TEN special will air at 10:40pm Sunday February 22nd, following Rove which starts at 9:30pm.
In this one-hour in-depth special, friends and co-stars reflect on the life and career of Heath Ledger. An inside look at the brief, yet unforgettable life and career of the talented and …