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BBC ranks celebrities in 'appeal' league table
The corporation has drawn up the list of 79 stars, grading them into four divisions, depending on how much "appeal" they are deemed to possess, according to the Daily Mail.
TV news: BBC bosses set to upset top names with secret talent league
FACED BBC chiefs yesterday admitted compiling a league table of their top talent.
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Actor, comedian, author and quiz-show host, Stephen Fry says he likes to reinvent himself every day.
Bob Crow appearing on Have I Got News for You
RMT Leader Crow will be the first trade union official to ever appear on the comdedy quiz show " ". He'll be on this Friday and apparently is a long time fan.
Never mind the guest presenters
What do you do when a popular television show loses its main attraction, your main man? First of all, you can carry on and pretend nothing's changed.
HIS career took a nosedive after sordid revelations about his personal life in 2002 but now Angus Deayton is finally ready to laugh about the whole saga - by playing a sleazy swinger in a new film.
Celebrity backing in train station fight
VILLAGERS' attempts to save their Victorian railway station from the bulldozers have been backed by comedian Ian Hislop, whose magazine has criticised moves to demolish it.
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This Week's TV: When five worlds collide: TV Choice previews new drama Collision
LONDON, ENGLAND, November 05, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Prepare to buckle up for gripping new drama Collision.
Ian Hislop on Not Forgotten: Soldiers of Empire
Ian Hislop tells Gerard O'Donovan why British war heroes of all eras deserve our respect.
British xenophobia over top EU posts
While it's great crack if you're an anorak, the frantic speculation about the top Euro jobs doesn't show off my old colleagues in the Westminster lobby at their best.
Top 10 controversial TV appearances
After the people of Flintshire and Wrexham backed the BBC's decision to allow BNP leader Nick Griffin on the political programme Question Time, today we look at 10 more controversial TV appearances.
Surely the dumping of Angus Deayton as the regular host of Have I Got News For You, way back in whenever-the-heck-it-was, was the best thing that ever happened to this programme.
Television celebrities caught using cocaine and how they fared
Natasha Collins , a BBC Children's television actress, died after taking a "very significant" amount of cocaine, sleeping pills and vodka at a party with her fiancee, fellow children's presenter Mark Speight.
TV ratings: Have I Got News For You back with 5m
Topical news quiz, guest-hosted for the first of its new run by Martin Clunes, enjoys 23% share of audience Have I Got News For You: team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton.
Check out the Standard Selection for Friday, October 16
Friday, 5.30pm: HAVING a cosy night in? Look no further for today's picks of what's best on the box.
As the political parties square up to one another during conference season, we can expect the usual sugaring of carefully scripted political jokes among the policy statements.
The men who get all the laughs
Comedians now have the power to make or break TV channels, ad campaigns, book launches, even West End shows.
Archbishop of Canterbury laments loss of Christian knowledge
The Archbishop of Canterbury has blamed education and pluralism for Britain's loss of Christian culture.
Deayton 'to return for HIGNFY milestone'
Angus Deayton has been tipped to make a one-off comeback to Have I Got News For You next year.
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