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DID you know all these famous faces had connections to Salisbury and Wiltshire? If the county had its own wall of fame, these television, film and novelists would definitely top the list: 1 - Mark Labbett Many of us know him as The Beast on the ITV game show The Chase, but some may not realise he attended Bishop Wordsworths School in Salisbury. Born in Tiverton, Devon, Mark went to Wordsworths from 1976 to 1983. After bagging 10 GCSEs and five A-Levels, Mark studied maths at Oxford, l...

David Mitchell, general manager of the Performing Arts Center at Kent State Tuscarawas, writes how the arts are needed now more than ever.

Senior Australian MP calls NZ deportation scheme taking the trash out in upsetting news report 10 Mar, 2021 08:42 PM 5 minutes to read An Australian report into 501 deportees. Video / 9 News An Australian news network has been criticised after it was invited on to the tarmac to see Kiwis being deported and quoted a senior Australian government minister describing the New Zealanders as "trash". An advocate for the returnees said the report was inaccurate and could make life harder for those arr...

The CW Network continues to expand its growing alternative programming slate by ordering original U.S. versions of British comedy panel series Would I Lie To You? and the satirical British horror whodunit reality competition series Killer Camp. Additionally, to introduce U.S. viewers to the series, The CW has acquired two seasons of the British version of  Would I […]

Rating: Rating: What an appropriate day to choose to air a drama about a man who walks out on his family and leaves them to clear up his mess. Years later, when it suits him, he thinks he can simply stroll back in. Beeb bosses will say that, as the series of daily playlets Jimmy McGovern’s Moving On (BBC1) returned, they always planned to open with this episode. Still, with hours to go before Prince Harry justified his reasons for ‘stepping back’ from the Royal Family, in ITV’s headli...

Network buys UK originals - and rights to a remake Would I Lie To You? is getting a US airing – as well as  a remake for American audiences. The youth-orientated CW network has brought the rights to broadcast two seasons of the UK original, hosted by Rob Brydon. It will then air its own version, with a line-up yet to be announced. The remake will be produced by US company Truly Original, a sister outfit to British programme-makers Zeppotron, with creator  Peter Holmes among the executive...

One cloudy Brisbane day, an Airbus A319 taxis down the airport runway and pulls up to collect its load. But these passengers are not holidaymakers enjoying Queenslands reopened borders, theyre criminals saying goodbye to Australia for the last time. Only a few people know about the ghost flight, with no markings on its tail except a small Australian flag, and its destination: Auckland Airport. READ MORE: Convicted criminals are loaded onto the so-called con air plane for deportation.(9News) Mur...

TV Editor Todays telly is dominated by the Meghan and Harry show, but there’s also some international womens day-related viewing, Funny Festival Live, and the finale of of Would I Lie to You? Pick of the Day CBS Presents Oprah with Meghan and Harry, 9.30pm, RTÉ2 Less than 24 hours after its airing in the USA, heres the much-hyped Oprah Winfrey sit-down with Harry and Meghan, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, for an intimate conversation and a few digs at Harry’s dysfunctional and outrageousl...

The weeks best comedy on TV and radio The week’s best comedy on TV and radio. Sunday March 7 FUNNY FESTIVAL LIVE: This new stand-up showcase is being stripped across the week every night until Thursday. Tonight’s comedians are Jason Manford, Judi Love, Toussaint Douglass, Michael Stranney and Jayde Adams. BBC Two, 9.45pm FESTIVAL OF FUNNY: In the first of two comedy pilots, Kiri Pritchard-McLean explores all the things she’s missed while living in isolation, using audience stories to hel...