Jonathan Ross

The needs of the many bankers . . .

The waiting is over. More exciting than Christmas, more Sir Terry Wogan than most of us need, BBC Children in Need is back today. Well, Sir Tel is one of the 11 trustees and "his early morning radio show is the most popular in...

Jonathan Ross's wife paints the town red with cult film star... but shamed star remains in hiding

Jane Goldman left her disgraced husband Jonathan Ross behind for a merry evening on the town last night. The flame-haired screenwriter and television presenter teamed up with Superbad comedian Christopher Mintz-Plasse for...

Short Cuts · Andrew O'Hagan: Voices from Beyond the Grave

Andrew O’Hagan People say serious writing is akin to painting. A woman in Italy with whom Chatwin used to stay remembers an afternoon when the maid came running downstairs, frightened half to death by the noises coming from...

Williams shines at royal birthday show

Williams is donating money from his UK shows to the Prince's Trust charity Robin Williams has made a triumphant return to the British stage for Prince Charles's 60th birthday comedy show. Williams, 57, in his first major UK...

'Dumbed down' BBC no longer knows what it is for say former staff

The BBC is dumbing down and increasingly obsessed with "contrived" reality television programmes, a survey of its own former staff shows. A poll of 4,000 past employees found that many of them believe the broadcaster is "losing...

Loose Women panellist Carol McGiffin on sexual harassment, feminism and what it's like to be the...

Do you understand why people criticise Loose Women for being patronising or talking down to women? I don't think it does. It talks to its audience; the demographic is massive. It's not talking up or down to anybody, it's just...

Media Monkey: Andrew Sachs holds his head high

This article was first published on Jul 30 2008: To mark the 40th anniversary of the first Dad's Army broadcast the BBC has released a series of never-before-seen documents and pictures ahead of a Jonathan Ross-hosted tribute...

Education Quandary: 'Will violent and vulgar TV programmes harm our teenagers?'

Education Quandary: 'Will violent and vulgar TV programmes harm our teenagers?' Q. 'We are worried that our teenagers watch a lot of violent and vulgar TV programmes. Will it harm them? What's the evidence?' Hilary's advice It...

Fawlty TowERs

We are amused ... Charles, son Harry and wife Camilla at bash Have a laugh THE jokes came thick and fast at Prince Charles’s show. Here’s some of the best. JOAN RIVERS: Sex is better when you are older because we don’t have to...

Campaigners take Casualty fight to No 10

Nov 13 2008 by Gerry Holt, South Wales Echo THE campaign against plans to switch the production of popular TV drama Casualty from Bristol to Cardiff is being taken to Downing Street. The Bristol and West branch of actors’ trade...