Update: The BBC has suspended a male member of staff accused of paying a teenager for sexually explicit photographs.
The BBC said in a statement on Sunday: “The BBC takes any allegations seriously and we have robust internal processes in place to proactively deal with such allegations.
“This is a complex and fast moving set of circumstances and the BBC is working as quickly as possible to establish the facts in order to properly inform appropriate next steps.
“It is important that these matters are handled fairly and with care.
“We have been clear that if – at any point – new information comes to light or is provided to us, this will be acted upon appropriately and actively followed up.
“The BBC first became aware of a complaint in May. New allegations were put to us on Thursday of a different nature and in addition to our own enquiries we have...
The BBC said in a statement on Sunday: “The BBC takes any allegations seriously and we have robust internal processes in place to proactively deal with such allegations.
“This is a complex and fast moving set of circumstances and the BBC is working as quickly as possible to establish the facts in order to properly inform appropriate next steps.
“It is important that these matters are handled fairly and with care.
“We have been clear that if – at any point – new information comes to light or is provided to us, this will be acted upon appropriately and actively followed up.
“The BBC first became aware of a complaint in May. New allegations were put to us on Thursday of a different nature and in addition to our own enquiries we have...
- 7/9/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
New Direction
One Direction star Niall Horan is set to cameo on rail-themed Channel 4 digital series, “Trainspotting with Francis Bourgeois.”
Produced by Untold Studios, the series sees TikTok creator Bourgeois introduce celebrities to the obscure hobby.
Horan will join Bourgeois for a “day of locomotive escapades” starting at Liverpool Street Station in London – but will a series of train cancelations and delays scupper their plans?
During the episode, which is available from June 14 on Channel 4’s YouTube, Horan reveals a very personal connection to trains, telling Bourgeois that his grandfather was a train driver. Movie buffs will also be thrilled to discover Horan’s grandfather drove the train in “The Great Train Robbery.”
Series Lab Dana Blankstein-Cohen
The second edition of the Sam Spiegel Series Lab, which was established last year by the Jerusalem Sam Spiegel Film School, with the support of Netflix, and artistic consultancy of Hagai Levi...
One Direction star Niall Horan is set to cameo on rail-themed Channel 4 digital series, “Trainspotting with Francis Bourgeois.”
Produced by Untold Studios, the series sees TikTok creator Bourgeois introduce celebrities to the obscure hobby.
Horan will join Bourgeois for a “day of locomotive escapades” starting at Liverpool Street Station in London – but will a series of train cancelations and delays scupper their plans?
During the episode, which is available from June 14 on Channel 4’s YouTube, Horan reveals a very personal connection to trains, telling Bourgeois that his grandfather was a train driver. Movie buffs will also be thrilled to discover Horan’s grandfather drove the train in “The Great Train Robbery.”
Series Lab Dana Blankstein-Cohen
The second edition of the Sam Spiegel Series Lab, which was established last year by the Jerusalem Sam Spiegel Film School, with the support of Netflix, and artistic consultancy of Hagai Levi...
- 6/12/2023
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
This review contains spoilers.
It’s a real study that Gareth cites in his call to Dermot O’Leary’s radio show. Published in the British Medical Journal in 1993, Scanlon, Luben, Scanlon and Singleton asked the question “Is Friday the 13th bad for your health?” Yes, was their conclusion, due to an increased risk of hospital admission as a result of transport accidents. “Staying at home is recommended.”
Trust the writers of Inside No. 9 – a show where dark fates lurk around every corner – to devise a scheme whereby a character takes the precautionary measure of staying at home on Friday the 13th, only for their wife to be killed in a transport accident right outside their front door on Saturday the 14th. Against gods with this capricious and cruel a sense of humour, nobody can win.
Right up until that tragic dumbshow played out through the living room window, it...
It’s a real study that Gareth cites in his call to Dermot O’Leary’s radio show. Published in the British Medical Journal in 1993, Scanlon, Luben, Scanlon and Singleton asked the question “Is Friday the 13th bad for your health?” Yes, was their conclusion, due to an increased risk of hospital admission as a result of transport accidents. “Staying at home is recommended.”
Trust the writers of Inside No. 9 – a show where dark fates lurk around every corner – to devise a scheme whereby a character takes the precautionary measure of staying at home on Friday the 13th, only for their wife to be killed in a transport accident right outside their front door on Saturday the 14th. Against gods with this capricious and cruel a sense of humour, nobody can win.
Right up until that tragic dumbshow played out through the living room window, it...
- 5/4/2023
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Lily Allen has recalled a time Lindsay Lohan broke her out of her hotel room to go and get a matching friendship tattoo – which the singer later covered up.
During an appearance on the latest episode of the Off Menu podcast, Allen, 37, told hosts James Acaster and Ed Gamble that, more than a decade ago, the two stars got tattoos together when they were “very, very inebriated”.
“She broke me out of the Chateau Marmont hotel at about three o’ clock in the morning, and I had promo to do the next day so they had security out the front of my hotel room, because I was very badly behaved in those days,” recalled Allen.
“But [Lindsay] knew how to get out the back way, so she came to my room and we jumped over the fence at the back of the hotel and ran down Sunset Boulevard to Shamrock Tattoo Parlour,...
During an appearance on the latest episode of the Off Menu podcast, Allen, 37, told hosts James Acaster and Ed Gamble that, more than a decade ago, the two stars got tattoos together when they were “very, very inebriated”.
“She broke me out of the Chateau Marmont hotel at about three o’ clock in the morning, and I had promo to do the next day so they had security out the front of my hotel room, because I was very badly behaved in those days,” recalled Allen.
“But [Lindsay] knew how to get out the back way, so she came to my room and we jumped over the fence at the back of the hotel and ran down Sunset Boulevard to Shamrock Tattoo Parlour,...
- 4/12/2023
- by Ellie Harrison
- The Independent - TV
Rylan is stepping down as host of the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing sister show It Takes Two.
The presenter announced the news in a statement shared to social media on Wednesday morning (12 April).
“After four fantastic years it’s time for me to hang up my glittery jacket and say goodbye to It Takes Two,” he wrote, alongside a “heart” emoji.
“I’ve had the best time hosting the show alongside Janette and Zoe and I can’t thank the amazing team enough for always putting on a great show. I’ve been welcomed into the Strictly family and will hold that title dear to me.
He continued: “The time has come to pass on the baton to someone else and explore what else life has for me.”
Rylan had hosted the series alongside Zoe Ball since 2019.
Kate Phillips, the BBC’s director of unscripted programming, said: “On behalf of BBC Two,...
The presenter announced the news in a statement shared to social media on Wednesday morning (12 April).
“After four fantastic years it’s time for me to hang up my glittery jacket and say goodbye to It Takes Two,” he wrote, alongside a “heart” emoji.
“I’ve had the best time hosting the show alongside Janette and Zoe and I can’t thank the amazing team enough for always putting on a great show. I’ve been welcomed into the Strictly family and will hold that title dear to me.
He continued: “The time has come to pass on the baton to someone else and explore what else life has for me.”
Rylan had hosted the series alongside Zoe Ball since 2019.
Kate Phillips, the BBC’s director of unscripted programming, said: “On behalf of BBC Two,...
- 4/12/2023
- by Louis Chilton
- The Independent - TV
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