'The Only Way Is Essex' triumphed at the first-ever National Reality TV Awards and Amy Childs beat cocky co-stars Mark Wright and Joey Essex to take home the Reality Personality of the Year gong... more
Since the sad departure of Neil and Christine Hamilton from public life we have suffered as a nation from the lack of a comic political double-act. So, in these gloomy times, we must be grateful that the MPs' expenses scandal has at last brought us promising successors to that golden couple: welcome to the Richard and Jacqui show.... more
By denying the De Menezes inquest jury a verdict of unlawful killing, Sir Michael Wright, the coroner, was probably trying to do the police a favour... more
The hash Newsnight made of covering the effects of the recession in suburbia shows more tellingly than the Ross affair the depth of the trouble the BBC is in... more
His soccer boss father wanted him to be a footballer, but Alan Carr always knew he was different. Now Britain's campest comic is making millions. ... more
My interview with Sacha Distel was not going well. Over the years, the French crooner had seduced millions of female fans with his Gallic good looks and velvety voice.... more
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
Londoners' holidays in the past were simple, predictable affairs. Now, in a more liberated age, our leisure options have blossomed, and even the politicians are catching on... more
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