BBC Breakfast presenter forced to apologise to viewers after footage of Huw Edwards aired on the Saturday morning show

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic The most appreciative audience for “Dicks: The Musical” may be the Venn-diagram overlap between viewers who think the envelope for raunchy language in R-rated comedies doesn’t get pushed nearly hard enough and people who saw “Les Miserables” on Broadway three times. In other words, the warning not for every taste has never applied more.

The Drew Barrymore Show is coming back, but at least three writers are not joining the staff.

It’s Friday, aka Insider Day. Jesse Whittock back again to run you through the international film and TV stories dominating the headlines this week. 

CIISA, the independent body set up to police bullying and harassment complaints in UK TV and film, will officially go live next year.

Holly Willoughby was left more than a little red-faced on Wednesday’s edition of This Morning, when the doting mum accidentally revealed when her son Chester was conceived in a hilarious on air blunder. The candid confession came when the 42 year old star was taking part in a conversation about more babies being born on 27 September than at any other day in the calendar, largely due to parents having made the most of the long Winter months by getting intimate.

Selome Hailu After 146 days, the Writers Guild of America is close to heading back to work. The WGA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) resumed bargaining on Wednesday and reached a tentative deal on Sunday. Final language for the parties’ contract is still being finalized.

My Mum, Your Dad star Natalie Russell has given an update after announcing her shock split from Paul Edwards, who she met on the hit ITV show. On Saturday, September 23, Natalie took to Instagram to announce that she and Paul had gone their separate ways, after having one of the strongest connections on the programme. She posted an image of herself from the show, where she said: "Obviously in the real world, it's not like this." A second snap saw her and Paul standing with Elliot and Sharon, who were another strong couple in the retreat.

BBC Breakfast presenters had to scramble to make an apology after an old clip of news presenter Huw Edwards played during Saturday's episode of the morning show. Ben Thompson and Naga Munchetty introduced a new instalment of Newswatch during the episode on Saturday, September 23.

reported by the BBC, the alleged victim, whom they are calling Olivia, claimed the assault happened on June 16, 2008, during the time she was working at the BBC’s Los Angeles location. After letting Brand, 48, and his team inside for a taping, Olivia went to the bathroom next to the radio station, where she bent down and squatted to get some sinus medication from a medicine cabinet.

James Corden has opened up about “feeling compelled to come home” after nearly a decade on The Late Late Show, as he urged British TV decision-makers to take more risk.

He’s captivated our imaginations with iconic monsters and futuristic space battles, using a symphony of light, scale, sound, and mastery over visual effects. Oh, and he really knows how to make Darth Vader scary.

BBC Director General Tim Davie has declined to rule out an external inquiry into the Russell Brand allegations as he stresses the issues surrounding the situation are “not wholly historic.”

K.J. Yossman BBC boss Tim Davie has said the Russell Brand controversy shows that media companies can’t be “complacent.” The BBC is currently investigating following allegations that comedian Brand raped and sexually assaulted four women.

Apple TV+’s early originals, The Morning Show, debuted its third season in September.Created by Jay Carson, the drama examines the characters and culture behind a popular morning news programme, between sexual misconduct allegations and the COVID-19 pandemic.Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon lead the series as show hosts Alex Levy and Bradley Jackson respectively, with a supporting cast that includes Billy Crudup, Mark Duplass, Karen Pittman and Steve Carell.In the show’s third season, which premiered on September 13, Jon Hamm, Nicole Beharie and Tig Notaro make up the new additions.After the first two episodes premiered on September 13 on Apple TV+, the remaining eight episodes will be released weekly on Wednesdays. New episodes usually arrive on the streaming service around 12am ET in the US, which translates to 5am BST in the UK.You can check out a release schedule of each episode below.Apple renewed the series for a fourth season in May this year, ahead of the premiere of season three.A synopsis for the third season reads: “In The Morning Show season three, the future of the network is thrown into question and loyalties are pushed to the brink when a tech titan takes an interest in UBA.

Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer has vowed to protect traditional TV viewers as she unveils planned research on the future of television in the UK.

“What led to that being on air?,” questioned Director General Tim Davie of Russell Brand’s old BBC broadcasts today, as he set out the scope of the review into Brand, which should report back in “weeks not months.”

Emmerdale fans were left making the same complaint after Leyla Cavanagh was seen by Jacob Gallagher's side as he suffered a severe allergic reaction. In scenes aired last week viewers of the ITV soap may have noted Jacob asking Victoria Sugden whether he was safe to eat some of the new dishes on offer at The Hide.

The British broadcasters are collaborating on a landmark free TV service that will deliver live television over broadband.

Emily Longeretta Desean Terry, who portrayed former anchor Daniel Henderson on the first two seasons of Apple TV+’s “The Morning Show,” will not be part of Season 3. His contract was not picked up for the latest season of the show, Variety confirms. On Thursday, the actor took to Instagram to share a video after receiving comments and questions about his whereabouts.

“The Morning Show” makers wanted to do something grand for season three. So, showrunners Mimi Leder and Charlotte Stoudt told production designer Nelson Coates that “we’re doing all these environments. We’re going to space and it’s going to be right up front.”