For the third week in a row, Strictly Come Dancing has managed to beat out The X Factor in the ratings stakes. But that should be no surprise – this year is proving to be a rip-roarer of a competition. Despite the return of the much-maligned dance off, this year's cast continued to be stellar … [Read more...]
Strictly Come Dancing – Week One Highlights
It is the season to be jolly! Well, if you're a fan of sparkly dresses and ballroom dancing anyway. Yeah, time-honoured Autumn telly favourite Strictly Come Dancing is back, and with it, a certain glam has returned to Saturday nights. It's already off to a good start. For the first … [Read more...]
The return of The X Factor and The Hour finale: What We’ve Been Watching
It's still August (just) and we're already onto The X Factor. What next? The return of Autumnwatch, Strictly competing for our attention and the first crappy chocolate of advent? It's all a lot closer than you think... … [Read more...]
A WWBW Special: The iPlayer relaunch and an event TV renaissance…
In the last couple of days, the BBC has relaunched its hugely, bandwith affectingly successful iPlayer, with a particular eye on the service being used on games consoles like the PS3, and - perhaps most importantly of all - smart TVs. So with a whole archive of programming available on more and more … [Read more...]