BBC presenter's eyesight saved by routine test - as she's forced to wear eyepatch

James Blunt has shed light on his experience living with the late Carrie Fisher in LA.The singer moved in with the Star Wars actress in 2003 when he went to LA to further his career and happened to meet her when he was dating a girl whose family were friends of hers.“I was invited to the restaurant 192 in Notting Hill. I was going out with a girl whose parents were family friends of Carrie’s and I sat beside her at lunch,” he told The Guardian. “I had just got a record deal and was moving to LA.

Naman Ramachandran BBC Arts has unveiled two new shows exploring the rich legacy of author Arthur Conan Doyle and his most famous creation, Sherlock Holmes. Doyle came to hate Holmes and killed him off in print only to be forced to revive him upon public demand. In documentary series “Killing Sherlock: Lucy Worsley on the Case of Conan Doyle” (3 x 60′), historian Lucy Worsley investigates the love-hate relationship in a parallel biography of Holmes and the man who created him.

Kirsty Wark, the longest-serving presenter of Newsnight, is set to leave the show after 30 years.The BBC announced that she will step down as a lead presenter after the next general election.The corporation said the 68 year old will continue to present other BBC shows including The Reunion, Start The Week on Radio 4, and various documentaries. Kirsty shared her feelings about leaving, saying: "Today I am celebrating 30 years presenting Newsnight.

EXCLUSIVE: Sherlock co-creator Mark Gatiss has adapted a short story from the detective’s creator, Arthur Conan Doyle, as his annual Christmas ghost story for the BBC. Kit Harington (Game of Thrones) and Freddie Fox (Slow Horses) are attached to star.

Kris Jenner found out Kourtney Kardashian was pregnant with the rest of the world? Yeah, fans are calling B.S. on that!!

The upcoming animated musical Spellbound has found a new streaming home!

Top TV bosses are worried that the cancellation of daytime soap Doctors after 23 years could mean a "vital stepping stone" for newcomers in the industry is lost. The BBC announced on Wednesday, 18 October, that the long-standing series, which revolves around the doctors and staff at a busy Midlands GP practice, will conclude.

Naman Ramachandran There is no cure for “Doctors,” the long-running soap that has been canceled by the BBC after 23 years for financial reasons. Created by Chris Murray, “Doctors” debuted in 2000 and followed the lives of the staff of a National Health Service doctor’s surgery and and a university campus surgery and the lives of their families and friends in the fictional town of Letherbridge in the U.K.’s West Midlands. It has featured the likes of Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Eddie Redmayne, Sheridan Smith and Nicholas Hoult.

Brent Lang Executive Editor Madison Wells Livewill present a private industry reading of “Locker Room Talk,” a new play by Meghan Kennedy. Directed by Jessie Nelson, the reading will feature Sara Bareilles (“Into the Woods”), Sarita Choudhury (“And Just Like That”), Paige Gilbert (“Late Night”), Donna Murphy (“Passion”), Bonnie Milligan (“Kimberly Akimbo”), Gayle Rankin (“GLOW”), Havana Rose Liu (“Bottoms”), Cecily Strong (“SNL”) and Charlotte Surak (“Waitress”). The event will take place on Oct.

Glasgow contestant Florence joined Michael Mcintyre's new game show The Wheel on Saturday night, as a fresh batch of celebrity guests joined the BBC programme to help members of the public bag a fortune of life-changing money.

Reverend & The Makers have joined a campaign to save UK steel – describing it as being at the core of Sheffield’s heritage.The indie rock band, who formed in Sheffield, showed their support for the movement by pledging their support to Unite – a union which is campaigning for a just transition for the steel industry and a boost to jobs.Taking to social media, frontman Jon McClure called on his fans and the general public to join the campaign, and highlighted the ways in which the movement is particularly important for his Sheffield hometown.“I think we’ve got to do everything we can to safeguard the industry because it provides so many jobs and is also literally Sheffield’s heritage,” he said in a clip shared on X/Twitter. “It’s the thing Sheffield was founded upon and influences in so many ways the music that has come from the city.”In the footage, the singer is seen talking directly to the camera, encouraging support for the campaign.

A consumer champion has warned that broadband customers could end up paying £150 more than they expected due to mid-contract price rises.

affair heard around the world, when Elizabeth Taylor infamously stole best friend Debbie Reynolds’ husband Eddie Fisher.The “Singin’ in the Rain” star — who died in 2016 just a day after her daughter Carrie Fisher — was married to the singer while Taylor was wedded to Mike Todd.It was after Todd’s death in 1958 that things began to go south.Reynolds’ son, Todd Fisher, opened up about the “Cleopatra” star’s rendezvous with his father and how it made his mother feel to Fox News.Eddie and Reynolds divorced in 1959, and he subsequently married Taylor just weeks after. However, the “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” star left him five years later for two-time husband Richard Burton.“My father left my mother for Elizabeth Taylor,” Todd said.

Euphoria executive producer Ron Leshem flew into Spain this week and recalled how Hollywood had initially turned down the HBO hit over concerns about teenage lead characters.

Jonathan Kerrigan was a much-loved staple on TV screens in the 90s.

A Tennessee judge said Friday she is ending a conservatorship agreement between former NFL player Michael Oher and a Memphis couple who took him in when he was in high school, but the highly-publicized dispute over financial issues will continue.

The Kardashians” star Kris Jenner is a beast when managing her family members’ careers and making money. However, she may have dropped the ball regarding her boyfriend, Corey Gamble.Hulu fans of “The Kardashians” learned a lot of strange information during the Season 4 premiere. For instance, Corey Gamble and Kris Jenner have been dating for nearly a decade.

The inaugural People’s Choice Country Awards are here!

Star BBC presenters such as Gary Lineker should avoid overt “political campaigning,” according to new rules recommended in an independent report for the UK’s public broadcaster.

Madness have announced their 13th studio album ‘Theatre Of The Absurd Presents C’Est La Vie’ – listen to new song ‘C’Est La Vie’ below.The 14-track record is due for release on November 17 via BMG – pre-order/pre-save it here. Following on from 2016’s ‘Can’t Touch Us Now’, the project marks the North London group’s first full-length effort in seven years.This morning (September 28), Madness premiered the LP’s lead single ‘C’Est La Vie’ on BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show with Zoe Ball.