Top 100 – Page 26
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RatingsBBC sword saga loses its edge
I once interrupted a big knobs’ meeting, holding the week’s schedule aloft.
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RatingsBBC dares to win on Saturday
At an evening of cello scraping on Saturday, I was reminded why I couldn’t master a musical instrument.
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RatingsBBC has its time in the Sun
When I was a humble ratings estimator, an agitated sales exec asked why I’d rated so highly a drama that had yet to air. “Because it’s on in January and it’s got the word ‘summer’ in the title,” I blurted. To my relief, it was believed.
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RatingsThe Voice sings loud and clear
While John Profumo, minister of war and soon-tobe epithet to a scandal, lounged around Bill Astor’s pool at Cliveden more than 50 years ago, talking of things toffs do, Christine Keeler sashayed up and a nation was gripped.
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RatingsOldie but goodie for ITV
At Christmas, time becomes your own personal property; it’s always five minutes past the yardarm somewhere and there’s usually time for one more mince pie.
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RatingsITV finds audience for Lucan
It’s been 40 years since the mystery of what happened to Lord ‘Lucky’ Lucan and this week ITV began its two part tale of the Earl who vanished from the bloody Belgravia scene.
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RatingsITV is king of the jungle
It’s almost a Dickensian scene: the remains of a roasted goose sit on a table as a fat, rosy-faced uncle rests contentedly by a roaring fire, sipping his sherry and contemplating his works.
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RatingsLast but not least for BBC1
How on earth did it get to be December? I had weeks, if not months, to do my Christmas shopping and now, suddenly, there are just a handful of days left.
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RatingsJoy for Children In Need
England’s lacklustre friendly against Chile on ITV handed the BBC’s Children In Need a lively boost Belgium is famously famous for having few famous people.
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RatingsHighs and lows for drama
BBC1’s Ripper Street and The Escape Artist lose viewers as ITV’s Downton Abbey goes out on a high
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RatingsMurder most successful
At school, I got into terrible difficulty trying to build a model Tudor house out of an old shoe box.
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RatingsStrictly waltzes to the top
Brucie’s absence doesn’t stop BBC1 show from stealing a march on ITV rival The X Factor
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RatingsDownton back with a bang
More than 9 million tune in for period drama’s return as BBC’s alternative, By Any Means, falters
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RatingsThe calm before the storm
With the BBC yet to bring out its Autumn big guns, ITV completes a clean sweep of the top 10
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RatingsRound one to Strictly
X Factor loses the first Saturday night fight, but Sunday’s episode comes out on top overall
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RatingsMaking a song and dance
ITV spearheads autumn push with mass-appeal formats Stepping Out and The X Factor
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RatingsBBC2 rises with Bake Off return
Promise of soggy bottoms lures in pastry lovers, while celeb watching boosts Channel 5
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RatingsDoc spills BBC’s Blood
While watching the International Space Station glide serenely over our house each night this past week, I couldn’t stop myself muttering “Piiiigs In Space” in homage to the old Muppets sketch.
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RatingsTucker is just the tonic
So, what are the implications of Malcolm Tucker being the new Doctor? Inevitably, YouTube has had many, many fruity ideas, but given the avowed desire for greater co-operation across the BBC, it does all rather suggest a post-watershed BBC3 brand extension.
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RatingsPointless leaves ITV in a Twist
With heat like we had in July, I was hoping for a prolonged and corking thunderstorm of Cecil B De Mille proportions to end the scorchio summer.