Ethics of charity gameshows….

Today, the eminently cheerful Jo Brand-lookalike John Sargeant quit Strictly Come Dancing saying "The trouble is that there is now a real danger that I might win the competition. Even for me that would be a joke too far."
The judges have been panning his performances week after week (albeit in a mildly encouraging way), and [...]

I am a member of the Torchwood website and as such am doing a misson im now stuck can anyone help me please? Link Below

http://www.bbc.co.uk/torchwood/sites/arg/pages/messages.shtml?ssorl=1203039273&a…

do you watch childrens cartoons??

yes, i’m a big kid i lie in on days off watch cartoons on tv and cartoon films.
do you watch any catoons and if so what shows?
I’m a big fan of spongebob

Nvidia 7600 GO Tv-out problem

I am trying to connect my HP DV9000 notebook with NVidia 7600Go to an old (not hdtv) TV-Set and seems it’s not detected correctly. I have tried almost all settings and configurations in NVidia Wizard, but the picture on TV looks liek it has too high resolution. Maybe someone had the same problem? How [...]

Is there a channel amongst the hundreds on Sky, where I can watch Prisoner Cell Block H?

I wouldn’t mind seeing it from the start as everytime I watched it it was at a different place in time.
Sorry about the credits, they are todays winnings.

If you was to appear on a tallent show, what song would you choose to sing ?

I would have to choose ‘If tomorow never comes’
And i dont want answers saying You wouldnt do it. i just want a song you would sing assuming you was good enough. Not that im saying any of you are not good enough im sure you are all very good lol.

Why do people really think they can sing really well ?

Im watching the X Factor i have to watch with my mouth wide open its shocking why do people think they can sing when they so clearly cant who tells them they can sing there deaf mothers ?

Can anyone tell me the music used in tonights episode of Hollyoaks?

Friday 23rd March 2007 – there was a beautiful piece of music played at the beginning and end of the episode, and i would be hugely greatful if anyone could tell me what it’s called.

how does it skytv pay for their music channels ?

i Need to know the amount charged by music television channels on the 5 contract or 3 year contract . the breakdown on how they reach the amount during the negotiations

i need a copy of the song of the ood. the origional version and the journeys end version. any ideas if the bbc are releasing a soundtrack?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEWmStoktvg journey home remix
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcO92CyJkIw&feature=related origional version
but without voiceover and sound effects.

hi i am trying to find the music that was playing at the end of two pints of lager and a packet of crisps

i am trying to find out the artist and the song name that was playing at the end of two pints of lager and a packet of crisps episode 3, "SCHLUBALLYBUB" i think it might of been westlife, could anyone help please.

Image versus competence. Which is most important for a politician? And how do we judge the latter?

I watched the Andrew Marr show on BBC yesterday where he interviewed the chancellor (Alastair Darling) as well as his opposite numbers in the Conservative & Liberal parties.In terms of image, both Vince Cable & George Osborne presented themselves well where as Alastair Darling came across as shifty & evasive, avoiding any direct answer. I [...]

Who would have thought that Jade Goody could cause a diplomatic incident? Is it time to end the cult of the "celebrity," now that it’s impacting on peoples’ lives in a very real way?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6270825.stm

What is the deal with the TV license digital debate?

I know there is a debate going on in Parliament about raising the cost of a TV license in order to pay for digital. Can someone explain what exactly the debate is about and why they want to force everyone to switch?

How can BBC cut spending in light of most people in UK believing present TV Licence is a "rip off"

A YouGov poll this week for the People newspaper has found that 64% of UK viewers consider the current amount of the TV licence (
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dr who music.

on doctor who, dad says alot of the music sounds like it’s bassed on music from hitchhikers guide to the galaxy. also he says they’ve stolen part of the love theme from romeo and juliet. has anyone else noticed that?

Can an actor ‘learn’ how to act more naturally?

If you look at the great actors, you get completely drawn into the the story because they really convince you that they are the character that they are playing, whether it is James Bond or Gandalf. However, if you look at a lot of TV movies (the one Sky showed the other night called [...]

Does the types of films and television you watch affect your judgement of what life forms on other planets look like?

I was wondering from my previous alien question what peoples perceptions of aliens would be and do they tend to focus on the ones you have seen depicted from the world of film and television?

Why did they stop the Saturday afternoon films like they used to show?

Years ago you would have had at least one musical, one comedy and the odd war or western film on a Saturday afternoon. Why did it all stop as everyone used to look forward to a Saturday afternoon with a good film like they used to make?

My local radio station often uses short excepts – sometimes only five or six seconds – from famous films as part of its jingles. Do they have to pay for this?

If so, how? Is there a body that covers rights to use soundbites from films, or are you allowed to use very short soundbites free of charge? If I was making, say, a TV programme about weddings, and I wanted to include a montage of ‘You may now kiss the bride’ scenes from [...]

Have you noticed any movie mistakes ?

I was watching Harry Potter and the prisner of askeban and in one scean when harry was scared buy the Boggert his scar was on the Right side above his eye yet in the next scean it had moved.

When flicking through the tv channels are there any movies that you will always stop and watch, no matter how often you’ve seen them or how far into the film it is?

I’ll always watch The Matrix, A Knights Tale, and Equilibrium (as a few examples) no matter where in the film I come into it – even the last 15 minutes.

X-Men the movie I, II, III ???

Did they miss the point of the X-Men or is it me, i thought the x men would be a group of mutants fighting evil like spiderman and other hero’s as thats what they do in the cartoon strips,but the X-Men movie is about their fight to co exsist with humans. did they miss the [...]

What is your favorite Simpsons line ?

Mine is when Homer was telling the story of lisa’s first word and Homer said to baby Bart " Got your nose !" and Bart replied " Got your wallet!" and ran off.

why are spaghetti westerns so named?

if anything they contain hispanics, not latinos. perhaps enchilada westerns would fit better. and omg, am i the only one who finds this guy very very sexy? it’s a first for me. omg!!!!!!!

What do you think of the two hour limit of TV time for children? How many hours do yours do?

Two-hour limit on screen time best for kids
Danny Rose
January 14, 2009 11:00pm
CHILDREN and young teens should spend no more than two hours playing video games or watching TV a day, according to an Australian study.Louise Hardy, of the University of Sydney, said her study tested the two-hour "small-screen time" guideline issued by the American Academy [...]

Bert the Hippo?

Does anyone know where to get one?
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=CUlLHzPibsE&NR=1

Calling all you Monty Python fans!…Where can I download a copy of the famous sketch – the one about….

-(Welcome to the basement floor – I was running out of characters for the rest of the question)…
The famous sketch was that one that includes….
"When we were kids we were so poor we didn’t have shoes…we had to wear shoe boxes.."
"You had shoe boxes? We were so poor we…"
Etc or words to that effect.
Funniest thing [...]

Now so many TV channels and programs are available online would you consider getting rid of the traditional tv set up?

more and more people I know have ditched the TV and wholly relay on the internet, now I have faster broadband I also would never feel the need to have TV again and the kids are delighted to have not only all their TV programs but can watch them in any order they want (mind [...]

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