Previous posts by TV Editor

• X Factor spoof forced to close

  Fri Oct 17 11:07AM by TV Editor

  It's bad news for ex-soap stars and ex-boyband members after a musical parody of The X Factor was forced to close following a threat of legal action.The stage play called eXtra Factor was halfway through a tour of the UK when they were told to bring the curtain down, reports The Sun.The cast of eXtra… Read full entry

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• Summer Heights High: Chris Lilley interview

  Thu Oct 16 11:12AM by TV Editor

  Summer Heights High, which is out now on DVD, became a cult hit in the UK earlier this year after BBC3 screened the Australian comedy series. Chris Lilley, who created the show and plays the three lead characters, tells us about his inspiration, how it feels to get acclaim for… Read full entry

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• Wayne Rooney predicts X Factor winners

  Wed Oct 15 10:51AM by TV Editor

  Wayne Rooney is hoping to score a different kind of hat-trick after attempting to pick the winner of The X Factor for the third year in a row.The football star believes that Alexandra will win this year's series after correctly predicting Leona Lewis and Leon Jackson would triumph in the… Read full entry

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• Pudsey hit by credit crunch

  Wed Oct 15 10:28AM by TV Editor

  The BBC is to 'tone down' the fundraising aspect of this year's Children In Need because of the credit crunch.Producers of the annual telethon feel it is inappropriate to appeal for money at the moment so will promote alternative ways of helping such as donating time, reports The Sun.An insider… Read full entry

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• Noel's X Factor rant

  Tue Oct 14 11:21AM by TV Editor

  Noel Gallagher has had a rant about The X Factor and says the ITV show has 'absolutely nothing to do with music'. The Oasis star told the current issue of Radio Times that the show seems to bring on 'instant mental illness' in the contestants.Noel criticised the way the show's… Read full entry

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• Calling all soap wannabes!

  Tue Oct 14 10:33AM by TV Editor

  Do you fancy yourself as the next Deirdre Barlow or Phil Mitchell? Well, now's your chance because a new online soap is launching a talent search to uncover new talent.Chalkhill, the world's first interactive soap, is due to start filming in January next year following a successful pilot series which… Read full entry

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• Bad Lashes voted off The X Factor

  Mon Oct 13 11:39AM by TV Editor

  It was a battle of the girlbands on the first live X Factor final as both Bad Lashes and Girlband found themselves in the bottom two.When both bands' mentor Louis couldn't choose between the two of them, it went to Deadlock (loving those OTT studio graphics and music at that… Read full entry

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• Distraught Jessie storms out of Strictly

  Mon Oct 13 11:04AM by TV Editor

  Former EastEnder Jessie Wallace reportedly stormed out of the Strictly Come Dancing studio after coming bottom in the show's leader board.The actress and her dance partner Darren Bennett scored just 19 points out of 40 for their quickstep routine on Saturday night's show.The judges were scathing about the performance -… Read full entry

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• X Factor: Who will be first out?

  Fri Oct 10 11:54AM by TV Editor

  Cancel everything tomorrow evening as The X Factor takes over ITV1 for almost THREE hours as the 12 finalists face the public vote for the first time.Considering the amount of tears we've witnessed so far during the audition, boot camp and judges' houses stages, we are expecting a veritable flood… Read full entry

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• John Sergeant: PM is voting for me to win Strictly

  Thu Oct 09 02:58PM by TV Editor

  John Sergeant says he reckons the Prime Minister is voting each week to keep him in Strictly Come Dancing.The political journalist joked that the whole Cabinet is behind him and said he even expected Gordon Brown to cast a vote to help him win the series, reports The Sun.John's odds… Read full entry

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