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TV news, tv blog http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2009/01/03/new-doctor-who-played-football-for-leicester-city-and-nottingham-forest-66331-22600348/ Sat, 03 Jan 2009 20:33:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2009/01/03/new-doctor-who-played-football-for-leicester-city-and-nottingham-forest-66331-22600348/ MIDLAND actor Matt Smith was last night named as the surprise choice as the new Doctor Who – making him the youngest actor to take on the famous role. http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2009/01/03/new-dr-who-revealed-as-matt-smith-66331-22599804/ Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:05:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2009/01/03/new-dr-who-revealed-as-matt-smith-66331-22599804/ Matt Smith is to become the 11th Doctor Who, the BBC confirmed. http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2009/01/02/christmas-tv-on-the-bbc-was-a-treat-but-new-year-s-eve-was-awful-66331-22596331/ Fri, 02 Jan 2009 22:57:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2009/01/02/christmas-tv-on-the-bbc-was-a-treat-but-new-year-s-eve-was-awful-66331-22596331/ WELL done, BBC! It’s all too easy to knock the Beeb, especially recently, but we should thank it for its festive TV shows. http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2009/01/02/meet-the-midland-star-of-mi-high-66331-22596150/ Fri, 02 Jan 2009 22:43:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2009/01/02/meet-the-midland-star-of-mi-high-66331-22596150/ TV ACTRESS Channelle Owen didn’t have to do too much research for her latest role. http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2009/01/02/emmerdale-the-week-ahead-66331-22596067/ Fri, 02 Jan 2009 22:30:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2009/01/02/emmerdale-the-week-ahead-66331-22596067/ THE police in soapland are easily fooled, aren’t they? First they wrongly arrest Tanya, now it’s Ross who is falsely accused of killing. Even his own cousin, Paddy, thinks he could have done away with Shane. http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2009/01/02/eastenders-the-week-ahead-66331-22596066/ Fri, 02 Jan 2009 22:27:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2009/01/02/eastenders-the-week-ahead-66331-22596066/ WHAT a surprise – not! It’s been pretty obvious that Tanya didn’t run over Max – she couldn’t bury him alive, after all – and that she confessed to cover for someone else. And this week the real culprit is revealed, not too shockingly, to be Lauren. Though quite how she learned to drive is a mystery. http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2009/01/02/coronation-street-the-week-ahead-66331-22596065/ Fri, 02 Jan 2009 22:25:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2009/01/02/coronation-street-the-week-ahead-66331-22596065/ OF course they were going to get back together! http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2009/01/02/neighbours-the-week-ahead-66331-22595972/ Fri, 02 Jan 2009 22:20:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2009/01/02/neighbours-the-week-ahead-66331-22595972/ WHEN Steve tells Nicola he’s taking her to see an amnesia specialist, she takes desperate measures by poisoning his dinner! He’s violently ill, raising Miranda’s suspicions and causing her to set a trap for her sister. http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2009/01/02/home-and-away-the-week-ahead-66331-22595888/ Fri, 02 Jan 2009 22:13:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2009/01/02/home-and-away-the-week-ahead-66331-22595888/ YOU have to be really on the ball to keep track of all the on-again, off-again romances in Summer Bay. http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2009/01/02/hollyoaks-the-week-ahead-66331-22595887/ Fri, 02 Jan 2009 22:10:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2009/01/02/hollyoaks-the-week-ahead-66331-22595887/ MERCEDES looks shocked when she finally opens the letter with her HIV results. And when she runs off in tears, the McQueens fear the worst. But it turns out she was crying with relief, because the test is negative. It’s about time something nice happened in Hollyoaks! http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2009/01/02/the-hustle-is-back-on-bbc-1-after-20-months-66331-22595841/ Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:47:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2009/01/02/the-hustle-is-back-on-bbc-1-after-20-months-66331-22595841/ The good news is this entertaining series about con artists is back after a break of 20 months. http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2008/12/17/prison-break-bad-news-and-good-news-66331-22496796/ Wed, 17 Dec 2008 10:18:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2008/12/17/prison-break-bad-news-and-good-news-66331-22496796/ http://blogs.sundaymercury.net/anorak-city/ http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2008/11/29/jackson-strictly-come-dancing-star-alesha-dixon-and-chef-gordon-ramsay-must-learn-the-fame-game-66331-22368570/ Sat, 29 Nov 2008 14:29:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2008/11/29/jackson-strictly-come-dancing-star-alesha-dixon-and-chef-gordon-ramsay-must-learn-the-fame-game-66331-22368570/ AS A journalist, I’ve tackled many a thorny issue. http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2008/11/29/coming-soon-on-itv-next-year-66331-22368361/ Sat, 29 Nov 2008 13:46:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2008/11/29/coming-soon-on-itv-next-year-66331-22368361/ Screening trailers makes me want to scream... http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2008/11/29/strictly-come-dancing-star-anton-du-beke-the-big-interview-66331-22368357/ Sat, 29 Nov 2008 13:44:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2008/11/29/strictly-come-dancing-star-anton-du-beke-the-big-interview-66331-22368357/ UNDERNEATH the winning smile and witty remarks, Anton du Beke is an ultra-competitive man on a mission. http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2008/11/29/coronation-street-the-week-ahead-66331-22368356/ Sat, 29 Nov 2008 13:38:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2008/11/29/coronation-street-the-week-ahead-66331-22368356/ FOR someone who’s still mourning the love of her life, Carla looks remarkably happy on her wedding day. http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2008/11/29/things-you-never-knew-about-i-m-a-celebrity-get-me-outta-here-hosts-ant-and-dec-66331-22368348/ Sat, 29 Nov 2008 13:12:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2008/11/29/things-you-never-knew-about-i-m-a-celebrity-get-me-outta-here-hosts-ant-and-dec-66331-22368348/ 1Dec is older than Ant by nearly two months and is two inches shorter. Declan Donnelly was born on September 25 1975 while Anthony McPartlin arrived on November 18, down the road in Newcastle’s West End. http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2008/11/29/kenneth-branagh-is-back-on-bbc-as-kurt-wallander-66331-22368347/ Sat, 29 Nov 2008 13:09:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2008/11/29/kenneth-branagh-is-back-on-bbc-as-kurt-wallander-66331-22368347/ KURT Wallander may not roll off the tongue quite as easily as Morse, Frost or Barnaby, but more than 25 million people have followed the adventures of the Swedish detective. http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2008/10/14/peter-kay-s-britain-s-got-the-pop-factor-and-possibly-a-new-celebrity-jesus-christ-soapstar-superstar-strictly-on-ice-was-a-brilliant-satire-66331-22027978/ Tue, 14 Oct 2008 05:58:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2008/10/14/peter-kay-s-britain-s-got-the-pop-factor-and-possibly-a-new-celebrity-jesus-christ-soapstar-superstar-strictly-on-ice-was-a-brilliant-satire-66331-22027978/ Peter Kay's Britain's Got The Pop Factor And Possibly A New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly On Ice was a brilliant satire http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2008/10/14/will-jj-abrams-fringe-provide-clues-to-lost-66331-22027975/ Tue, 14 Oct 2008 05:50:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2008/10/14/will-jj-abrams-fringe-provide-clues-to-lost-66331-22027975/ Will Fringe provide clues to Lost?