The BBC is developing a sports based spin-off of long running panel show Have I Got News For You, currently called Have I Got Sports For You
Have I Got News For You stands as one of the longest running panel shows on television. Starting in 1990, team captains Paul Merton and Private Eye editor Ian Hislop are still with the show 34 years later. Classic moments include the show where Roy Hattersley was replaced at the last minute with a tub of lard, the show which immediately followed a scandal involving original host Angus Deayton, prompting Hislop to bring in a copy of News Of The World only for Merton to upstage him by getting the front cover printed up as a t-shirt. Then, the legendary 2008 edition hosted by Brian Blessed.
The BBC is currently in the process of developing a spin-off entitled Have I Got Sports For You. It will...
Have I Got News For You stands as one of the longest running panel shows on television. Starting in 1990, team captains Paul Merton and Private Eye editor Ian Hislop are still with the show 34 years later. Classic moments include the show where Roy Hattersley was replaced at the last minute with a tub of lard, the show which immediately followed a scandal involving original host Angus Deayton, prompting Hislop to bring in a copy of News Of The World only for Merton to upstage him by getting the front cover printed up as a t-shirt. Then, the legendary 2008 edition hosted by Brian Blessed.
The BBC is currently in the process of developing a spin-off entitled Have I Got Sports For You. It will...
- 3/1/2024
- by Jake Godfrey
- Film Stories
We understand that not everybody loves football. However, there are some World Cup moments that transcend the sport.
Some of these moments are beautiful and emotional tales of triumph against adversity and heroism. But others are just really, really funny. The latter are our personal favourites.
Here are eight of the funniest World Cup moments, which can be enjoyed by even football haters.
1. The time Gary Lineker pooped himself
You know Gary Lineker. The silky smooth BBC host with the silver fox hair, the Ronseal tan and cheeky selection of one-liners? Yeah, him. He once pooped himself on the football pitch during World Cup 1990. Seriously.
You'll never be able to look at him the same way again.
2. Diana Ross and the greatest penalty kick of all time
No matter how many times you watch it, it's never not funny.
Diana Ross was a central part of the USA's spectacular opening...
Some of these moments are beautiful and emotional tales of triumph against adversity and heroism. But others are just really, really funny. The latter are our personal favourites.
Here are eight of the funniest World Cup moments, which can be enjoyed by even football haters.
1. The time Gary Lineker pooped himself
You know Gary Lineker. The silky smooth BBC host with the silver fox hair, the Ronseal tan and cheeky selection of one-liners? Yeah, him. He once pooped himself on the football pitch during World Cup 1990. Seriously.
You'll never be able to look at him the same way again.
2. Diana Ross and the greatest penalty kick of all time
No matter how many times you watch it, it's never not funny.
Diana Ross was a central part of the USA's spectacular opening...
- 6/12/2014
- Digital Spy
1. Dermot's Tweel of Fortune
The X Factor isn't just dabbling in Twitter this year, it's straddling the social networking site and riding the hashtag bandwagon for all its worth. It's not pretty. It's like watching your mum and dad mucking around with YouTube cat videos on the iPad they got for their birthday.
Dermot takes charge of the Twitter interaction via a giant wall of stats, where he reveals which judge has been getting the most love on Twitter and who hasn't (Louis. It's always Louis), and then later in the show he unleashes his Twitter Wheel. Or as we like to call it, Derm's Tweel of Fortune.
The Tweel of Fortune reveals what the Great British Public are chatting about on Twitter. The only problem? The Tweel is censored and only features the most bland and inane messages. "Sam Callahan is well fit. Megaloz," and so forth. X Factor...
The X Factor isn't just dabbling in Twitter this year, it's straddling the social networking site and riding the hashtag bandwagon for all its worth. It's not pretty. It's like watching your mum and dad mucking around with YouTube cat videos on the iPad they got for their birthday.
Dermot takes charge of the Twitter interaction via a giant wall of stats, where he reveals which judge has been getting the most love on Twitter and who hasn't (Louis. It's always Louis), and then later in the show he unleashes his Twitter Wheel. Or as we like to call it, Derm's Tweel of Fortune.
The Tweel of Fortune reveals what the Great British Public are chatting about on Twitter. The only problem? The Tweel is censored and only features the most bland and inane messages. "Sam Callahan is well fit. Megaloz," and so forth. X Factor...
- 10/21/2013
- Digital Spy
Shaun Evans will be returning for a second series of Inspector Morse prequel Endeavour, it has been confirmed.
Evans took on the role of young Morse in a feature-length special in 2012 and was a ratings hit. The first full series aired earlier this year and regularly drew over 5 million viewers.
Shaun Evans stars alongside Roger Allam (The Thick of It, Parade's End), who plays Detective Inspector Fred Thursday.
ITV's director of drama commissioning Steve November said: "The audience's response to the classic crime partnership of Endeavour and Thursday has been incredible and we're thrilled at the prospect of more Endeavour stories written by Russell Lewis and produced by Mammoth Screen."
Series two will start production in Oxford later this year. The second run will feature four 120-minute episodes.
"We're truly delighted by the audience's reaction to the first quartet of Endeavour stories, and very grateful to ITV for the opportunity to further embellish the legend,...
Evans took on the role of young Morse in a feature-length special in 2012 and was a ratings hit. The first full series aired earlier this year and regularly drew over 5 million viewers.
Shaun Evans stars alongside Roger Allam (The Thick of It, Parade's End), who plays Detective Inspector Fred Thursday.
ITV's director of drama commissioning Steve November said: "The audience's response to the classic crime partnership of Endeavour and Thursday has been incredible and we're thrilled at the prospect of more Endeavour stories written by Russell Lewis and produced by Mammoth Screen."
Series two will start production in Oxford later this year. The second run will feature four 120-minute episodes.
"We're truly delighted by the audience's reaction to the first quartet of Endeavour stories, and very grateful to ITV for the opportunity to further embellish the legend,...
- 6/5/2013
- Digital Spy
The Culture Show | Rostropovich – The Genius Of The Cello | Autumnwatch 2011 | Criminal Minds | A League Of Their Own | Chris Addison: My Funniest Year
The Culture Show
7pm, BBC2
Another week, another eclectic collection of reports from the arts show, which this week visits Glasgow. Top of the bill is host Andrew Graham-Dixon interviewing Grayson Perry, who's lately curated an installation of new works mixed up with objects drawn from the British Museum collection. Mark Kermode discusses We Need To Talk About Kevin with its director Lynne Ramsay, Simon Armitage celebrates National Poetry Day, and critic Michael Collins considers representations of working-class characters in the theatre. Plus, choreographer Akram Khan and the work of artist Gerhard Richter. Jonathan Wright
Rostropovich – The Genius Of The Cello
7.30pm, BBC4
The cello is the closest orchestral instrument to the human voice in its range of expression. It has achieved a pre-eminence in the classical repertoire,...
The Culture Show
7pm, BBC2
Another week, another eclectic collection of reports from the arts show, which this week visits Glasgow. Top of the bill is host Andrew Graham-Dixon interviewing Grayson Perry, who's lately curated an installation of new works mixed up with objects drawn from the British Museum collection. Mark Kermode discusses We Need To Talk About Kevin with its director Lynne Ramsay, Simon Armitage celebrates National Poetry Day, and critic Michael Collins considers representations of working-class characters in the theatre. Plus, choreographer Akram Khan and the work of artist Gerhard Richter. Jonathan Wright
Rostropovich – The Genius Of The Cello
7.30pm, BBC4
The cello is the closest orchestral instrument to the human voice in its range of expression. It has achieved a pre-eminence in the classical repertoire,...
- 10/7/2011
- by Jonathan Wright, David Stubbs, John Robinson, Martin Skegg
- The Guardian - Film News
Adam Ant has written a song about Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross in support of his friend Georgina Baillie. Ant had previously helped Baillie reunite with her grandfather Andrew Sachs. The pair had fallen out following the 'Manuelgate' scandal, when Ross and Brand left lewd messages on Sachs's answerphone which were broadcast on the radio. Baillie later joined Adam Ant's new band, the Good the Mad and the Lovely Posse, and Ant has now penned a song about Ross and Brand called 'Rubber Medusa', which will feature on a new album next year. Ant told The Guardian: "I call him the Rubber Medusa because he looks like rubber when he walks, and his hair is crazy. They think it's all over, and that they got off lightly. Well, I've got news for them... they haven't." The song reportedly features the lyric: "Look (more)...
- 8/15/2011
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
Lionel Blair and Una Stubbs will reunite in a special edition of Give Us A Clue, as part of David Walliams's 24 Hour Panel People. As part of Comic Relief, Walliams will perform in a panel show marathon, which will see a host of classic programmes resurrected and reinvigorated alongside current favourites. Blair and Stubbs will be joined by Walliams and Christopher Biggins for their segment of the event. Other highlights will see David Frost and Lloyd Grossman return to Through The Keyhole, Nick Hancock hosting sports quiz They Think It's All Over, and Clive Anderson, Tony Slattery (more)...
- 3/2/2011
- by By Naomi Rainey
- Digital Spy
Finding the football action in South Africa a bit tepid? James thinks the solution could lie with Hollywood's finest screenwriters…
Once upon an advert break, the French philosopher, kung fu enthusiast and beach soccer bum, Eric Cantona, hijacked an oceangoing tanker. The former Manchester United number seven then captured the world's best players and forced them to perform in a three-on-three cage football version of Battle Royale, presumably with the aim of finding a worthy successor to inherit the chocolate factory and look after the Oompa-Loompas when he'd departed the mortal realm.
It was brilliant. As far as commercials for overpriced sportswear produced by child labour go, it's only eclipsed by the Reebok advert where a man runs away from a giant hairy belly ("Belly's gonna get ya!"). Imagine the vibe of The Warriors and Escape From New York branded with Nike logos, backed by Elvis Presley's A Little...
Once upon an advert break, the French philosopher, kung fu enthusiast and beach soccer bum, Eric Cantona, hijacked an oceangoing tanker. The former Manchester United number seven then captured the world's best players and forced them to perform in a three-on-three cage football version of Battle Royale, presumably with the aim of finding a worthy successor to inherit the chocolate factory and look after the Oompa-Loompas when he'd departed the mortal realm.
It was brilliant. As far as commercials for overpriced sportswear produced by child labour go, it's only eclipsed by the Reebok advert where a man runs away from a giant hairy belly ("Belly's gonna get ya!"). Imagine the vibe of The Warriors and Escape From New York branded with Nike logos, backed by Elvis Presley's A Little...
- 6/24/2010
- Den of Geek
Comic Nick Hancock has been given a six-month driving ban after being caught speeding in Scotland. The They Think It's All Over host was driving at 95mph in a Volkswagen Touareg on the M90 between Perth and Edinburgh in August. It was Hancock's fourth breach of the law in three years and he was disqualified under totting-up rules, reports the BBC. He was also fined £400 by Perth District (more)...
- 12/4/2008
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
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