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Scottish Sun
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Dermot O'Leary lands massive new show from the makers of Gladiators and The Wheel
Read on to find out more about Suranne Jones' Netflix debut DERMOT KICKS OFF Dermot O'Leary lands massive new show from the makers of Gladiators and The Wheel Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) SINCE turning 50, Dermot O'Leary looks to be keen to shake up his CV. Last year he added a new gig as a quizshow host on U&Dave's Silence Is Golden and I can now reveal Channel 5 have tapped him up to front an American football-themed gameshow. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 9 Dermot O'Leary has landed a new US football-themed gameshow after turning 50 and shaking up his TV career Credit: Rex Features 9 Dermot will team up with Strictly's Sam Quek for the new gameshow Credit: Splash Dermot will be joined by Olympic hockey ace and Strictly Come Dancing star Sam Quek for the programme, which comes from the makers of Gladiators and The Wheel, Hungry Bear. A source said: 'Before he became so comfy on the This Morning sofa, Dermot was the life and soul of primetime, shiny floor programming so is the perfect fit for a show like this. 'He also played the game in his youth for the Colchester Gladiators and has turned out for some charity games. 'The show is at pilot stage but Dermot and Sam have really good chemistry so everyone is excited about taking this to a full series at some point. 'Hungry Bear are the masters in this realm, and NFL is such a growth area.' Sky Sports is the home of NFL on UK television, but ITV was the channel to most recently give the game a push. Laura Woods and then later, Craig Doyle, hosted The NFL Show before it was canned in 2024. In the past the BBC had shown highlights of games for a number of years, with Mark Chapman and then Dan Walker holding the reins. But Dermot and Sam could finally make it stick. He's certainly keen to offer up 'night time Dermot' – something he said working on Silence Is Golden allowed. This Morning viewers can't believe Dermot O'Leary's 'real age' as he and Alison Hammond celebrate his birthday on air Probably for the best, as the Super Bowl can really drag on, can't it. Suranne in her prime on Netflix 9 Suranne Jones is all smiles at the beginning of her new Netflix show, but things soon take a turn for the worse Credit: Netflix 9 An explosive trailer teases the show, which drops on the streaming service on August 21 Credit: Netflix Suranne Jones is all smiles at the beginning of her debut Netflix show, but things turn pretty dark, pretty quickly. Playing a newly elected prime minister, she arrives in her new Downing Street home full of hope but then she discovers that her husband has been kidnapped. 9 Events at Downing Street take a turn for the worse Credit: Netflix 9 Suranne stars as the new PM whose life turns dark when her husband is kidnapped Credit: Ollie Upton/Netflix It's all teased in the explosive new trailer for five-part thriller Hostage, which drops on the streamer on August 21. The series is Suranne's first project with Netflix, having previously been more closely associated with Beeb dramas, including playing a medic in Doctor Foster then a toff in Gentleman Jack. Now she's playing a prime minister. It seems she's constantly moving up in the world. Kidnap Chloe's BBC doc 9 In My Unbelievable Kidnapping, Chloe Ayling will recount how the terrifying experience in 2017 changed her life Credit: Chris Eades - The Sun The BBC dramatised Chloe Ayling's abduction ordeal in last year's series Kidnapped. Now she will tell her own story in the first interview since her abductors' conviction. In My Unbelievable Kidnapping, she will recount how the terrifying experience in 2017 changed her life. Then a glamour model, Chloe was snatched in Italy by a criminal gang known as Black Death. Handcuffed and held in a remote farmhouse, she was told she would be sold as sex slave, but she persuaded them to let her walk free. Her kidnappers, Lukasz Herba and his brother Michal Herba, were jailed in 2018. Chloe said: 'I'm delighted BBC Studios are telling my story.' It airs on BBC Three on Aug 4 and BBC One on Aug 6. PRIME VIDEO Has confirmed its highly-anticipated, gritty new drama The Girlfriend will air on September 10. Based on Michelle Frances' novel, it follows a family whose life changes when their son brings home a new girlfriend. Robin Wright, Olivia Cooke and Laurie Davidson star. A look Byke to the 90s 9 Ant & Dec's home channel ITV has snapped up the rights to stream teen drama Byker Grove Credit: Alpha Photo Press Agency Ant & Dec's magnum opus is returning to TV screens, nearly twenty years after it was last on air. The Geordie duo's home channel ITV has snapped up the rights to stream teen drama Byker Grove. As well as catapulting the lads to fame as PJ and Duncan, it also launched the careers of actors including Donna Air and Jill Halfpenny. Byker Grove originally launched on BBC One in 1989 and followed the lives of a group of young people at the Grove youth club in Newcastle's Byker district. It tackled big issues like drug addiction, child abuse, homophobia and abortion and in 1994, the series featured the first gay kiss on UK children's TV. The deal has come about as part of Ant & Dec's production firm Mitre Studios partnership with ITV. It'll stream on STV (pls keep) and ITVX later this year. Richard Williams, STV's managing director, said: 'Just when you thought the 90s revival might have been slowing down, we've only gone and brought back one of the seminal TV shows of the decade. 'Byker Grove was an integral part of so many British childhoods and we're delighted that those original viewers – now of a slightly more mature vintage – can relive all the nostalgic action on STV Player. "And if any Gen Z viewers want to find out who really started the baggy trousers trend, look no further than Byker Grove!' Misia Butler, Eden Hambleton-Davies and Jack Rowan have boarded series two of the BBC and Netflix's The Good Girl's Guide to Murder. Based on the bestselling novels by Holly Jackson, the new run picks up after Pip solved the Andie Bell case and will begin filming soon. Davina's ordeal 9 Davina McCall has opened up about her brain tumour ordeal Credit: Instagram Davina McCall has recalled the moment when she received the worst news of her life when she was on the set of The Masked Singer. The presenter was talking at the Happy Place Festival about her ordeal when she discovered she had a brain tumour. Although it was benign, it was still growing and she decided she had to have it out last year – an experience which she says means she is no longer afraid of death. Davina said: 'For four months I was like, 'Well benign. That's fine. I don't need to do anything about it. 'Then I phoned somebody (a surgeon) in America and I said, 'You are absolutely not going to operate on me ever, but please will you just give me an honest opinion?' 'I was at The Masked Singer and she's going: 'Okay, it's a big tumour, it can't grow anymore or you will get water on the brain and you'll go into a coma. 'If you were on a plane, you'd have to do an emergency landing'.'
The Irish Sun
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Dermot O'Leary lands massive new show from the makers of Gladiators and The Wheel
SINCE turning 50, Dermot O'Leary looks to be keen to shake up his CV. Last year he added a new gig as a quizshow host on U&Dave's Silence Is Golden and I can now reveal Channel 5 have tapped him up to front an American football-themed gameshow. Advertisement 9 Dermot O'Leary has landed a new US football-themed gameshow after turning 50 and shaking up his TV career Credit: Rex Features 9 Dermot will team up with Strictly's Sam Quek for the new gameshow Credit: Splash Dermot will be joined by Olympic hockey ace and Strictly Come Dancing star Sam Quek for the programme, which comes from the makers of Gladiators and The Wheel, Hungry Bear. A source said: 'Before he became so comfy on the This Morning sofa, Dermot was the life and soul of primetime, shiny floor programming so is the perfect fit for a show like this. 'He also played the game in his youth for the 'The show is at pilot stage but Dermot and Sam have really good chemistry so everyone is excited about taking this to a full series at some point. Advertisement READ MORE TV NEWS 'Hungry Bear are the masters in this realm, and NFL is such a growth area.' Sky Sports is the home of NFL on UK television, but ITV was the channel to most recently give the game a push. In the past the BBC had shown highlights of games for a number of years, with Advertisement Most read in News TV But Dermot and Sam could finally make it stick. He's certainly keen to offer up 'night time Dermot' – something he said working on Silence Is Golden allowed. This Morning viewers can't believe Dermot O'Leary's 'real age' as he and Alison Hammond celebrate his birthday on air Probably for the best, as the Super Bowl can really drag on, can't it. Suranne in her prime on Netflix 9 Suranne Jones is all smiles at the beginning of her new Netflix show, but things soon take a turn for the worse Credit: Netflix Advertisement 9 An explosive trailer teases the show, which drops on the streaming service on August 21 Credit: Netflix Playing a newly elected prime minister, she arrives in her new Downing Street home full of hope but then she discovers that her husband has been kidnapped. 9 Events at Downing Street take a turn for the worse Credit: Netflix Advertisement 9 Suranne stars as the new PM whose life turns dark when her husband is kidnapped Credit: Ollie Upton/Netflix It's all teased in the explosive new trailer for five-part thriller Hostage, which drops on the streamer on August 21. The series is Suranne's first project with Netflix, having previously been more closely associated with Beeb dramas, including playing a medic in Doctor Foster then a toff in Gentleman Jack. Now she's playing a prime minister. It seems she's constantly moving up in the world. Advertisement Kidnap Chloe's BBC doc 9 In My Unbelievable Kidnapping, Chloe Ayling will recount how the terrifying experience in 2017 changed her life Credit: Chris Eades - The Sun The BBC dramatised Now she will tell her own story in the first interview since her abductors' conviction. In My Unbelievable Kidnapping, she will recount how the terrifying experience in 2017 changed her life. Advertisement Then a glamour model, Handcuffed and held in a remote farmhouse, she was told she would be sold as sex slave, but she persuaded them to let her walk free. Her kidnappers, Chloe said: 'I'm delighted BBC Studios are telling my story.' Advertisement It airs on BBC Three on Aug 4 and BBC One on Aug 6. PRIME VIDEO Has confirmed its highly-anticipated, gritty new drama The Girlfriend will air on September 10. Based on Michelle Frances' novel, it follows a family whose life changes when their son brings home a new girlfriend. Robin Wright, Olivia Cooke and Laurie Davidson star. Advertisement A look Byke to the 90s 9 Ant & Dec's home channel ITV has snapped up the rights to stream teen drama Byker Grove Credit: Alpha Photo Press Agency Ant & Dec's magnum opus is returning to TV screens, nearly twenty years after it was last on air. The Geordie duo's home channel ITV has snapped up the rights to stream teen drama As well as catapulting the lads to fame as PJ and Duncan, it also launched the careers of actors including Advertisement Byker Grove originally launched on BBC One in 1989 and followed the lives of a group of young people at the Grove youth club in Newcastle's Byker district. It tackled big issues like drug addiction, child abuse, homophobia and abortion and in 1994, the series featured the first gay kiss on UK children's TV. The deal has come about as part of Ant & Dec's production firm Mitre Studios partnership with ITV. It'll stream on STV (pls keep) and ITVX later this year. Advertisement Richard Williams , STV's managing director, said: 'Just when you thought the 90s revival might have been slowing down, we've only gone and brought back one of the seminal TV shows of the decade. 'Byker Grove was an integral part of so many British childhoods and we're delighted that those original viewers – now of a slightly more mature vintage – can relive all the nostalgic action on STV Player. "And if any Gen Z viewers want to find out who really started the baggy trousers trend, look no further than Byker Grove!' Misia Butler, Eden Hambleton-Davies and Jack Rowan have boarded series two of the BBC and Netflix's The Good Girl's Guide to Murder. Advertisement Based on the bestselling novels by Holly Jackson, the new run picks up after Pip solved the Andie Bell case and will begin filming soon. Davina's ordeal 9 Davina McCall has opened up about her brain tumour ordeal Credit: Instagram Davina McCall has recalled the moment when she received the worst news of her life when she was on the set of The Masked Singer. The presenter was talking at the Happy Place Festival about her ordeal when she Advertisement Although it was benign, it was still growing and she decided she had to have it out last year – an experience which she says means she is no longer afraid of death. Davina said: 'For four months I was like, 'Well benign. That's fine. I don't need to do anything about it. 'Then I phoned somebody (a surgeon) in America and I said, 'You are absolutely not going to operate on me ever, but please will you just give me an honest opinion ?' 'I was at The Masked Singer and she's going: 'Okay, it's a big tumour, it can't grow anymore or you will get water on the brain and you'll go into a coma. Advertisement 'If you were on a plane, you'd have to do an emergency landing'.'
Daily Mirror
27-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Vicky Pattison's Gogglebox challenges amid 'chaotic' bond with Pete Wicks
Vicky Pattison has revealed that she faced a behind-the-scenes struggle on Celebrity Gogglebox when she opened up about her "chaotic" relationship with Pete Wicks. Vicky Pattison has opened up about her "chaotic" experiences on Celebrity Gogglebox alongside her longtime friend Pete Wicks. Discussing the matter on the Get A Grip podcast, the Geordie Shore star shared insights from their recent appearance on the Channel 4 show with co-host Angela Scanlon. Having joined a list of celebrities such as Mel B and Jamie Theakston who have graced the reality series, Vicky talked about her voyage on Gogglebox with Pete Wicks, a friendship spanning over 15 years. The pair managed to bag themselves four episodes on Gogglebox this year, with Vicky announcing that they have wrapped up filming. She humorously remarked on the challenges posed by the scorching weather they faced while recording: "God knows how, but yeah, we're done. It's in the bag. Last one is this week so make sure you tune in. I can't promise any feminist rants. I was sweating me t**s off." She went on to describe with frankness the conditions at home during the shoot: "It was 40 degrees in my front room trying to do that the other day, and obviously, with the heatwave we've been having this week, it's been f*****g savage. Yeah, literally swamp gusset galore." In fits of laughter, Angela shared an anecdote where the term "full swamp gusset weather" was used by "one of the mums at the school", which resonated with Vicky's own struggle with the heatwave. Angela revealed that the mum picked up the saying from Vicky, who regretted wearing grey. Vicky then delved into her dynamic with fellow star Pete. She explained that their 15-year friendship had been "very fast", detailing how they'd, for example, "grab a drink" after filming or "pop" in somewhere after a meeting. Vicky recounted: "'Like, should we have a meal? Should we have a wild night out?' Like, especially in the early days, it was all a bit chaotic. We've never watched TV together." This comes amid feedback from some Gogglebox viewers dissatisfied with the new series, which features BBC Radio 2's well-liked Paddy McGuinness and Vernon Kay. The celebrity edition presented programmes such as 'Celebrity Bridge of Lies', 'Silence Is Golden', 'Big Zuu and AJ Tracey's Rich Flavours', ' Race Across the World ', and 'Faking It'. However, viewer reactions varied, as some openly critiqued the celebrity aspect, with comments like: "Not the dreaded celebrities again, so many of them are so annoying #Celebritygogglebox." Another chimed in: "We watch normal #Gogglebox because it's hilarious and we love all the families. #celebritygogglebox is not funny and we couldn't care less about the celebs. It's just people watching telly." Meanwhile, one viewer enthused over the series and expressing eagerness to see the Eubanks on screen, dubbing them "TV gold".
The Spinoff
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Spinoff
The emergency mobile alert sound, reviewed
Another test, another shocking reminder of the emergency alert noise. We asked some experts to describe that indescribable sound. First published in 2023 shortly after yet another emergency alert. Over the past few days, weeks, months, years, people across the country have had their lives periodically punctuated by a loud warning screech emitting from their phone. Some of these have been warning of unusually heavy rain, others of a nationwide lockdown, most recently of Cyclone Gabrielle. It's a dreaded sound that many will be increasingly (and unfortunately) familiar with – but how exactly would you describe it? The start of the dial-up tone? The traffic lights at the start of Crash Team Racing? Or like the gates of hell opening up for us once more? We asked some of our finest writers, musicians and thinkers to weigh in. Sharon Lam, Writer It 100% sounds like a robot Pingu going NOOT NOOT, right? With glowing red eyes? Surely everyone will also say this? Joanna Cho, Author I'm with my nieces in Auckland and I said 'the alarm sounds like Pingu' and they said 'what's that' and I put on Pingu on YouTube and now they're lying around my work computer watching Pingu so I can't work, fine by me. The Beths, Band The notes that make the tone wouldn't be out of place in a song like Silence Is Golden, but if we did that, we'd have a count in! No count in is just wrong. It's also twisted how it calls and answers to itself when you're in a group of people. It's a bit of a musical cheat code – it is 'harmony', but most harmony suggests a place it wants to go, or at least a place it came from – that's what brainy musicians call 'function'. The emergency tone screams for attention, but doesn't really suggest any movement. Ironically, this makes it musically 'non-functional'. Haz Beats, Producer A Tsunami siren. The big panic apocalypse end of the world type lol. Definitely a siren. Jess Molina, Writer Sounds like I'm about to panic over not panic-buying toilet paper Toby Morris, Illustrator I remember reading about the concept of 'the brown noise' in WWII, where they researched finding a perfect note that'd loosen any bowels. I feel like the emergency noise has gotten close to that, combined with the visual equivalent – when they researched the most unpleasant possible colour which they used for non-labelled cigarette packaging. It's giving uncomfortable meets unnatural meets poo, basically. Aaron Yap, Psychic Glands DJ It sounds like a chintzy 1950s sci-fi movie robot vaporising you with its laser beam. Alan Holt, International Manager at New Zealand Music Commission Off the top of my head it reminds me of a quite a few things – side two of Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music around the 10 minute mark, a less musical interpretation of 'Don't Take' from Sachiko M's Sine Wave Solo album and a less funky take on 'Sonata Number 5 (the 'Detroit Sonata')' from Bruce Russell's album Circuits of Omission : Sonaten für synthetisierten Klang (Opus 60). Nick Ascroft, Poet This sounds like a mouse ambulance reversing. As it should. Jane Yee, Treasure Island Star It sounds like all my nightmares coming true in one ear piercing screech. I physically left the couch vertically skywards when yesterday's one arrived. Usually have my phone on silent but I had been playing League of Legends Wild Rift on my phone which requires sound on and forgot to switch it back. I will never be the same again. Britt Mann, PR Maven The sound is getting familiar to me now. On Sunday it emanated separately and all at once from various corners of the house. The flatmate, the cat and I met each other's gaze in an instant. 'Was that…?' 'Yeah.' Severe, significant event. Red Alert Level Gabrielle. 'Top up?' She cracked the magnum of red we'd opened to mark the Beginning of the End of Days. Janaye Henry, Comedian If I was to Shazam that sound I reckon it would say Skrillex, Bangarang. Reuben Jelleyman, Acoustician The sound itself is basically the same as a phone dial tone but the emergency mobile alert is higher and richer in resonant sideband frequencies which makes the sound harsher. You also have the two beeps, which gets your attention. One beep would be easy to ignore. From my perspective the sound is strong enough to get your attention, but it's not meant to be harsh, it's to provoke fear. I would say it's easy to associate feelings with sound, that's normal. When we hear the alarm, it reminds us of the last time we were anticipating a tsunami or a storm and that puts us on edge. Sanjay Patel, Comedian It sounds like the government is alerting you to the fact that they have now finally discovered the most sordid thing you have searched for on the internet. Imogen Taylor, Painter If the alert was a painting it would probably be a whole exhibition of paintings and that exhibition would be in some art museum in some country quite far away that you'd been really excited about travelling to but when you got there you realised you got the museum dates mixed up and instead of there being a Georgia O'Keeffe retrospective on there was a fucking Banksy retrospective on and then to top it off you paid for the tickets which were horrendously expensive and went inside to look at the bullshit paintings but then realised whatever you had for lunch from that place on the corner outside the museum before you went in wasn't sitting right in your gut and you immediately need to find the bathroom somewhere. Rose Hoare, Writer It sounds antique to me. Like if they had emergency mobile alerts on Bridgerton, that's what they'd sound like. It sounds like a boomer ringtone to me. The kind that would be mildly irritating in an office environment. You learn to block it over time, but it will always give you an inner eye roll and feeling of superiority. It doesn't exactly evoke authority. Or urgency for that matter.
Glasgow Times
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Glasgow Times
Sensational 60s Experience concert to take place in Glasgow
The Sensational 60s Experience will be coming to the Royal Concert Hall on September 28. The concert will begin at 3pm, and tickets can be purchased from the box office on 0141 353 8000 or online at (Image: Supplied) The show is the only 1960s package show currently touring, and features an ensemble of original artists and band members. The show is said to be a "festival of nostalgia" that will transport the audience back to the magical decade of music and memories. Vanity Fare (Image: Supplied) The concert will feature performances by The Trems (featuring Jeff Brown, former member of The Tremeloes), The Fortunes, Mike d'Abo (former lead singer with Manfred Mann), Spencer James (lead singer with The Searchers), and Vanity Fare. The show will be packed with classics such as Silence Is Golden, Mighty Quinn, Needles and Pins, Storm in a Teacup, Hitchin' a Ride, and many more.
