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Join us on a trip down memory lane to revisit some of the best TV theme tunes from years gone by. Truly great theme tunes seem to be a thing of the past – can you think of a recent TV show with a theme tune worth talking about? We couldn’t! Just why television producers [...]

That’s right folks – Simon Cowell is set to launch an X Factor-style search for a ‘DJ superstar’, bringing the irreversible lobotomisation of society one step closer. If you’re a regular reader on the 8Ball blog, you’ll be familiar with our views on Simon Cowell and his unyielding quest to destroy everything that’s good about [...]

Competitive cooking show MasterChef will be back on our screens next Tuesday with a brand new series. Before Christmas, we had The Professionals. Next week we’ve got The People Who Do Something They Hate For A Living (but are actually quite handy in the kitchen!) 24 contestants will be reduced on a high heat to [...]

Noel Fielding, star of The Mighty Boosh, panellist on Nevermind the Buzzcocks, and androgynous style icon for the fashionably weird, has a brand new TV show on the way. Entitled Luxury Comedy, the show will debut on E4 on Thursday 26th January. It will be a collection of sketches created using a mixture of live [...]

If you’ve ever had the misfortune of flying with Ryanair, you’ll know that there is nothing in the least bit sexy about it. From the moment you select your tickets online to the moment you land in your chosen destination, there is usually nothing but hassle. Charges to book on your card, charges if you [...]

Unless you’ve been in hibernation this week (not a bad idea, admittedly) you will have seen Jeremy Clarkson’s controversial comments on the BBC’s flagship tea-time magazine show, along with the inevitable torrent of indignation that followed. Let’s take another look at what he said, purely for context of course: Whilst Clarkson’s comments were obviously motivated [...]

Sir James Wilson Vincent Savile passed away on Saturday, just 2 days before his 85th birthday. Tributes have poured in from across the world of entertainment for a man who clearly occupied a special place in the hearts of many, many people. Today’s young kids would probably be pretty bemused, perhaps even a bit frightened, [...]