Top of the Pops through the decades
Jimmy Saville, Kenny Everett, miming artists and relaunches galore - we look back at 40 years of the original chart showJanuary 1 1964 First ever Top of the Pops is broadcast from Manchester, after a...
View ArticleITV's 50 greatest shows
As chosen by ITV controllers (in alphabetical order)1. Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway 2. An Audience With... 3. The Avengers 4. The Benny Hill Show 5. The Bill 6. Blind Date 7. Brideshead...
View ArticlePhelim O'Neill on lost British films and the saving of Kenny Everett's horror...
Kenny Everett's horror movie may not be Citizen Kane, but it deserves its rescue from the vaults. Phelim O'Neill on how thousands of British films could soon be lost for everThe recent discovery in...
View ArticleRadio, Martin Kelner: Today, Kenny wouldn't stand a chance
Having obtained a copy of the little-seen 1984 film Bloodbath At The House Of Death, the cinema debut (and simultaneous swansong) of Kenny Everett, I have to report that it does little to enhance the...
View ArticleKenny Everett to return to TV as BBC announces plans for biopic
Film will focus on unhappy childhood of DJ and comedy performer who died in 1995He created a character called Cupid Stunt and told a filthy joke about Margaret Thatcher on Radio 2. But now the late...
View ArticleRadio 2 lines up Kenny Everett show for Christmas schedule
Programme to feature archive clips of DJ's jingles, 'fiddly bits' and comedy characters, and will be backed by documentaryBBC Radio 2 will attempt the impossible on Christmas Day with a "new" Kenny...
View ArticleChristmas radio highlights
Carols on Christmas Eve, Adam and Joe on Christmas Day and a selection of Kenny Everett on Boxing DayChristmas EveIf the festive spirit is still proving elusive, tune into Merry Christmas Morris Minor!...
View ArticleRadio review: Kenny Everett's Christmas Selection Box
This mix of snippets from the DJ's programmes was an exuberant reminder of one of radio's true iconoclastsKenny Everett's Christmas Selection Box (Radio 2, Saturday) was a smart idea: a new mix of the...
View ArticleBBC to celebrate Kenny Everett
Biopic to chart rise of maverick comedian who became famous for characters such as Sid Snot and Cupid StuntHe was one of broadcasting's most-loved entertainers – a maverick comedian who delighted radio...
View ArticleTV review: Best Possible Taste – The Kenny Everett Story; Welcome to India
There was more to Kenny Everett than his sexuality, but we didn't see itThroughout his radio and TV career, Kenny Everett always gave the impression he was acting the part of Kenny Everett. The feature...
View ArticleRewind TV: Hunted; Monroe; Arena: The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour; Best...
Hunted fails to follow in Homeland's footsteps, James Nesbitt returns as wisecracking surgeon Monroe, and uncomfortable truths surface about pop's pastHunted (BBC1) | iPlayerMonroe (ITV1) | ITV...
View ArticleWhat I see in the mirror: Cleo Rocos
'I sleep with sunglasses and lipstick by my bed in case of a fire and, if I put on weight, I just don't eat for a couple of days'I see red hair, lipstick and lashes. I do my hair as if it is being...
View ArticleTop of the Pops through the decades
Jimmy Saville, Kenny Everett, miming artists and relaunches galore - we look back at 40 years of the original chart showJanuary 1 1964 First ever Top of the Pops is broadcast from Manchester, after a...
View ArticleITV's 50 greatest shows
As chosen by ITV controllers (in alphabetical order)1. Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway 2. An Audience With... 3. The Avengers 4. The Benny Hill Show 5. The Bill 6. Blind Date 7. Brideshead...
View ArticlePhelim O'Neill on lost British films and the saving of Kenny Everett's horror...
Kenny Everett's horror movie may not be Citizen Kane, but it deserves its rescue from the vaults. Phelim O'Neill on how thousands of British films could soon be lost for everThe recent discovery in...
View ArticleRadio, Martin Kelner: Today, Kenny wouldn't stand a chance
Having obtained a copy of the little-seen 1984 film Bloodbath At The House Of Death, the cinema debut (and simultaneous swansong) of Kenny Everett, I have to report that it does little to enhance the...
View ArticleKenny Everett to return to TV as BBC announces plans for biopic
Film will focus on unhappy childhood of DJ and comedy performer who died in 1995He created a character called Cupid Stunt and told a filthy joke about Margaret Thatcher on Radio 2. But now the late...
View ArticleRadio 2 lines up Kenny Everett show for Christmas schedule
Programme to feature archive clips of DJ's jingles, 'fiddly bits' and comedy characters, and will be backed by documentaryBBC Radio 2 will attempt the impossible on Christmas Day with a "new" Kenny...
View ArticleChristmas radio highlights
Carols on Christmas Eve, Adam and Joe on Christmas Day and a selection of Kenny Everett on Boxing DayChristmas EveIf the festive spirit is still proving elusive, tune into Merry Christmas Morris Minor!...
View ArticleRadio review: Kenny Everett's Christmas Selection Box
This mix of snippets from the DJ's programmes was an exuberant reminder of one of radio's true iconoclastsKenny Everett's Christmas Selection Box (Radio 2, Saturday) was a smart idea: a new mix of the...
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