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Melanie Sykes signs new two-year ITV deal

12.07.11
TV Presenter Melanie Sykes is to front a new prime time television show for ITV, 'Missing Millions' to start in the Autumn... more

Countdown adds up more viewers

22.01.09
Thousands more viewers have tuned into Countdown with its new presenters... more

Countdown's new star

21.11.08
A 22-year-old Oxford maths graduate has been unveiled as the new face of Countdown... more

New fears for Countdown as C4 tests rival quiz shows

16.08.08
The future of Countdown was today under threat after it emerged Channel 4 has been testing out rival quiz show formats.... more

Yes, we were the original Spinal Tap, says Rick Wakeman of Seventies prog-rock supergroup

16.08.08
He was the alcoholic, meat-loving Tory in a band of right-on vegetarians, an outrageous autobiography reveals.... more

'Countdown WILL go on without £17,000-a-day Carol Vorderman,' insists Channel 4

28.07.08
Channel 4 today moved to quash rumours that the future of Countdown is in doubt. ... more

Countdown faces axe as show owner fights for Vorderman

28.07.08
The future of Channel 4 show Countdown was thrown into doubt when the businessman who owns the rights to the quiz threatened to pull the plug... more

Countdown meltdown as Carol Vorderman quits in row over pay

25.07.08
Carol Vorderman unexpectedly quit as co-host of Countdown yesterday. She had been with the Channel 4 quiz show since it started in 1982.... more

Rory Bremner hot favourite to replace Des O'Connor on Countdown

25.07.08
Comedian Rory Bremner is being lined up to take over from Des O'Connor as the new presenter of Countdown.... more

Des O'Connor ends his spell as host of Countdown after just two years

23.07.08
Des O'Connor has quit TV show Countdown after less than two years, claiming he misses the excitement of his one-man concerts. The perma-tanned presenter will step down as host in November.... more

Former Genesis frontman Peter Gabriel becomes dad for fourth time aged 58

11.07.08
Peter Gabriel has become a father for the fourth time at the age of 58. ... more

Joan Bakewell, Paul O'Grady, Victoria Wood and Des O'Connor on honours list

13.06.08
Comedienne Victoria Wood, TV presenter Paul O'Grady, Eastenders actress June Brown, broadcaster Joan Bakewell, screenwriter Lynda LaPlante and entertainer Des O'Connor are all receiving birthday honours from the Queen... more

Denise Van Outen gets dirty for new campaign (but comes clean on her secret crush)

06.05.08
Denise Van Outen is stripping down and getting dirty for a new promotional campaign. The I'd Do Anything judge, who appears to have taken her show's title on as a personal mantra, posed in a bath full of mud in a new photo shoot ... more


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