As excitement builds alongside England’s progress in the World Cup the nation is grappling with important questions, such is it coming home? Will the bare-chested Senegalese fans who have danced non-stop for the entire tournament be invited onto Strictly? Do impartiality rules mean that TV companies must employ at least one completely bald person on […]

For some the sound of the festive season is the tinkle of sleigh bells, for others a choir of schoolchildren…but for many it remains Noddy Holder’s ear-splitting shriek of “It’s Christmas”. Traditionally December 1 marks the day that supermarkets switch their sound system to festive. We get to enjoy Mariah Carey as we seek out […]

The latest series of I’m A Celebrity is nearing its conclusion as the stars face the final sets of endurance challenges before finding out who will be crowned King or Queen of the jungle. There’s been the usual Bushtucker trials in which the celebs have to compete gruelling missions to win food for the camp, […]

The World Cup kicks off on Sunday with the glamorous first game of Qatar vs Ecuador. Let’s face it, it’s hard to get excited about an event which we are all used to watching in June, so at least the organisers could have picked a better match to try to get us in the mood […]

Now Halloween and Bonfire Night are out the way attention can turn to the greatest celebration of all – Christmas. In modern day Britain the festive season now no longer begins with the switching on of the Christmas lights or opening of the first window of the Advent calendar. And whilst the first sound of […]

Everyone loves food – after all we couldn’t live without it. But some foods have had such an impact on people or places they’ve been given the ultimate accolade – a museum all about them. So, whilst the British Museum in London takes you on a journey through the history of mankind and the Louvre […]

Since appearing in Dr No 60 years ago, the world’s most famous spy James Bond has travelled to most corners of the globe in his quest to rid the world of baddies. Whilst there’s no doubt the ingenious gadgets supplied by Q come in handy, as does a bombproof Aston Martin, the fact remains you […]

Have you ever suffered from a meltdown in the kitchen? A Yorkshire pudding that refuses to rise? Burnt chips? or worst of all a cake with a soggy bottom? Well don’t worry, because if all else fails, you can always call for help from a higher power. It seems that since cooking was invented, kitchen […]

The BBC marks its centenary this month, with its first general manager, John Reith, declaring at launch that its aim would be to: “inform educate and entertain.” And over the past 100 years cookery shows have found a regular spot in the schedules with numerous TV chefs combining those key ingredients to inform, educate and […]