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On Saturday 18 January 2025, BBC One broadcasts Michael McIntyre’s Big Show!

Season 8 Episode 1 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “Michael McIntyre’s Big Show” on BBC One promises to be an entertaining mix of surprises and laughter. In this episode, top chef Jamie Oliver joins Michael McIntyre to help set up singer Marti Pellow in the segment called “Unexpected Star of the Show.” This part of the show is always filled with fun and unexpected moments, and having Jamie Oliver on board adds a unique twist.

In another exciting segment, viewers will see Sam Thompson, known as the King of the Jungle, and Zara McDermott being rudely awakened for a special Midnight Gameshow. This promises to be a wild and hilarious experience, as the two celebrities navigate the challenges thrown their way in the middle of the night. With Michael’s signature humor and the dynamic between the guests, this episode...

If you want tickets to watch Tfi Friday's anniversary special don't expect it to be easy, as you're going to have to "earn it".

As part of a daily countdown to the event by host Chris Evans, the BBC Radio 2 DJ said that he is already being bombarded with requests for tickets for next month's one-off celebration.

Evans said: "We're going to give 184 pairs out, and then we want one couple... from each of the Tfi Fridays that were broadcast to be there on the night, so we have all the Tfi Fridays there sort of in spirit with us.

"And then we have 50 pairs left... and if you want a pair, you have to earn it."

With just the vague instruction to "go film something in 15 seconds", people can email their finished result to contact@tfifriday.com, in the hope of being chosen for tickets.

Evans also marked...

Eight-piece boybands, middle-aged men dressed as Egyptians getting honey rubbed on their chests, Louis Walsh being... Louis Walsh. Yes, this series of X Factor might not have been the most thrilling, but even in a non-vintage year, there has been plenty to laugh at and enjoy.

This evening's final features Fleur East, Ben Haenow and Andrea Faustini battling for the prize of a record contract and the chance to hit the charts in time for Christmas. All the betting and polls seem to suggest that it's a one-horse race with Fleur running away with it, but The X Factor has thrown up surprises in the past, so nothing can be ruled out.

The X Factor: Find out Andrea, Ben and Fleur's final songs

The X Factor: 10 things we learned from the final press conference

The live final is always a spectacular affair, with hordes of special guests over the weekend (Sheeran!

Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Evita returns to London's West End for a strictly limited season at the Dominion Theatre. The musical considered by many to be Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's masterwork will play for 55 performances only in the West End, with musical theatre and pop icon Marti Pellow playing Che, Ben Forster playing Augustin Magaldi, and newcomer Madalena Alberto in the title role. Evita officially opens tonight, 22 September. Let's see what the critics had to say...

The romantic smash that perfectly blends wit, wit, wit with Wet Wet Wet stars Hugh Grant as a confirmed bachelor whose ideas about commitment change when he meets American beauty Andie MacDowell. With a champagne cast (Kristen Scott Thomas, Simon Callow, John Hannah, and the late Charlotte Coleman) throwing writer Richard Curtis's wonderfully colourful dialogue around like confetti, it's a truly happy occasion.

The romantic smash that perfectly blends wit, wit, wit with Wet Wet Wet stars Hugh Grant as a confirmed bachelor whose ideas about commitment change when he meets American beauty Andie MacDowell. With a champagne cast (Kristen Scott Thomas, Simon Callow, John Hannah, and the late Charlotte Coleman) throwing writer Richard Curtis's wonderfully colourful dialogue around like confetti, it's a truly happy occasion.

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Thirty five years ago my world was well and truly rocked by what has become one of the best loved and successful concept albums of all time, Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds. I was introduced to Wayne's magnum opus when one of my junior school teachers took it upon himself to play us one side of the long playing record (no CDs in those days) in each of his lessons for four consecutive days and then getting us to talk about what we'd heard and translate this into our own words and pictures.

Wayne managed to rock my world once again when he finally brought the concept to life on stage in 2006 at London's Royal Albert Hall, a show that I'll never forget as he conducted a live band and orchestra accompanied by stunning visuals which included...

McFly and Busted will perform on television for the first time together on Children in Need this week.

Supergroup McBusted will sing a medley of four of their songs on the charity TV show this Friday, November 15.

Other musical highlights will include One Direction singing, Jls performing their greatest hits in Albert Square and Ylvis doing their first UK performance of viral hit 'The Fox'.

Plus, Dido will sing her classic hit 'Thank You', and for the first time on television for over 10 years, Wet Wet Wet will be performing 'Love is All Around'.

McBusted will embark on a tour of the UK in spring 2014, including a show at London's O2 Arena. Kicking off on Friday, April 18 at Glasgow's Sse Hydro, the new group will play 11 shows in total.

Matt Willis and James Bourne will join Tom Fletcher, Danny Jones, Dougie Poynter and Harry Judd for the tour. Charlie Simpson will not be involved.

Doctor Who, One Direction and the cast of EastEnders will all be involved in the 2013 Children in Need appeal show.

Terry Wogan will anchor the broadcast on Friday, November 15, live from a new Children in Need studio.

Joining Wogan on hosting duties are Tess Daly, Fearne Cotton, Zoe Ball and Nick Grimshaw.

Viewers can also look forward to skits from Harry Hill and Call The Midwife and a special performance from the cast of EastEnders, who will showcase their dance talents in Albert Square.

Meanwhile, Dancing On Ice duo Torvill and Dean will crossover to Strictly Come Dancing and compete against each other in a special one-off version of the BBC One dance show.

The evening will also include exclusive footage from Gary Barlow's Children in Need Rocks concert, and a special edition of Frank Skinner's Room 101.

Musical performers on the night will include Jls, Wet Wet Wet,...

Back in the '80s and '90s, it wasn't uncommon to see a tune lifted from a popular movie soundtrack become a colossal hit and spend many glorious weeks atop the singles charts. Whitney Houston did it, Celine Dion did it. Heck, even Bryan Adams managed it thanks to his link with Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves!

For reasons unknown to us, this phenomenon doesn't seem to happen anymore. This hasn't stopped some fairly prominent contemporary artists from trying, though. Britney Spears has a song on The Smurfs 2, Jessie J is doing Kick-Ass 2 and Lana Del Rey crooned all over The Great Gatsby.

Digital Spy has shuffled through our movie soundtrack playlist to revisit some of the big tunes, and see who stands up and who falls down years on.

Bryan Adams - '(Everything I Do) I Do It for You' - Worst!

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Back in the '80s and '90s, it wasn't uncommon to see a tune lifted from a popular movie soundtrack go on to become a colossal hit and spend many glorious weeks atop the singles charts. Whitney Houston did it, Celine Dion did it. Heck, even Bryan Adams managed it thanks to his link with Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves!

For reasons unknown to us, this phenomenon doesn't seem to happy anymore. This hasn't stopped some fairly prominent contemporary artists from trying, though. Britney Spears has a song on The Smurfs 2, Jessie J is doing Kick-Ass 2 and Lana Del Rey crooned all over The Great Gatsby.

Digital Spy has shuffled through our movie soundtrack playlist to revisit some of the big tunes, and see who stands up and who falls down years on.

Bryan Adams - '(Everything I Do) I Do It for You' - Worst!

London — The structure is simple, the guitar riffs basic, the lyrics at best inane, but the Troggs' "Wild Thing" remains a garage rock classic more than 45 years after its release made The Troggs and lead singer Reg Presley international stars.

Presley, whose raunchy, suggestive voice powers this paean to teenage lust, died Monday after a year-long struggle with lung cancer that had forced him and the band into reluctant retirement, his agent Keith Altham announced on Facebook late Monday night. He was 71.

"My dear old pal Reg Presley of The Troggs died today," he said, calling Presley "one very real person in a sometimes very unreal world." He said the singer had suffered a number of strokes recently and died at his home in Andover (70 miles west of London) surrounded by his family and friends.

The Troggs, part of the British invasion spurred by the Beatles and the Rolling Stones,...

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When Jeff Wayne released his The War of the Worlds album in 1978, the winds of fashion were not behind him. In a musical era defined by post-punk's minimalism and deconstructionism, a sprawling concept album based on a Victorian novel about a Martian invasion of Earth appeared a gargantuan folly.

The British public were not concerned with such critical niceties, and The War of the Worlds became a commercial phenomenon, taking root in the album chart for more than five years. Wayne has frequently returned to his rock opera, this year rerecording the album and producing this "next generation" tour.

His musical adaptation of Hg Wells's 1898 sci-fi classic has not aged particularly well, largely because it seemed slightly silly even a third of a century ago. However, this time-capsule missive from the era of Star Wars, Alien and Close Encounters of the Third Kind has acquired an engaging retro-futurist sheen.

Marti Pellow has signed up to star in the new War of the Worlds stage show. The Wet Wet Wet frontman will appear in the upcoming 'new generation' version of Jeff Wayne's classic 1978 musical adaption of Hg Wells's sci-fi novel. Pellow joins a new cast featuring a holographic version of Liam Neeson, Jason Donovan and Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson. The singer will play the 'Voice of Humanity' in the new tour, and will sing the track 'Thunder Child'. "I am so looking forward to working on Jeff (more)...

If Only Fools And Horses had started in the 21st century, it wouldn't have lasted for more than two series.

Let me explain. Back in the early 1980s, a brand new sitcom was written by John Sullivan, charting the misadventures of a wayward Peckham family, the Trotters. Three generations were spanned in a poky flat, which was part of Nelson Mandela House. The problem was that, when it first went out in 1981, the ratings were deemed to be on the low side. A second series went ahead, but even then, the ratings were not deemed world-shattering. If that had happened today, the show would have been axed quicker than you could shout “Mange Tout!” That's the price you pay for being with a ratings-hungry broadcaster, full of media-savvy trendies with buzzwords and balance sheets.

But luckily, a repeat season was to prove to be Only Fools And Horses' salvation. This time around,...

Do you harbor dreams of being the next loser of XFactor to get a multi-platinum selling album, like Jls or One Direction? Well, the first step on that spiralling road to ego-fuelled self-destruction and branded condoms is embracing your ability to sing good pop songs, and the best way to do that in the privacy of your own home is through Sing Sims like the We Sing! franchise.

The latest karaoke-like title to land will be We Sing Pop! which will be released on the 23rd March, exclusively for Wii, and which boasts 23 UK numbers ones within its 30 track list, from artists including Adele, Jessie J and Florence + The Machine.

Here’s the launch trailer:

And here is the full track-list:

Adele – “Rolling in the Deep” Bruno Mars – “Just the Way You Are” Coldplay – “Clocks” Cyndi Lauper – “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” Enrique Iglesias – “Hero” Fergie – “Big Girls Don’t Cry” Flo Rida ft.

X Factor contestant Misha B has reportedly been approached to star in a West End production of The Bodyguard. The 19-year-old singer, who was eliminated in the show's semi-final last Sunday (December 4), is set to take on the role made famous by Whitney Houston in a stage adaptation of the 1992 movie. "Lots of people have been considered from Alexandra Burke to Leona Lewis, but Misha is top of the list," a source revealed. "Her not making The X Factor final was a blessing in disguise for those involved with the show." Watch the trailer for The Bodyguard movie below: It has also been claimed that Wet Wet Wet (more)...

HollywoodNews.com: Our selected celebrity to be included in our “Hot Hollywood Celebrity Photo Gallery of the Day” is Rihanna.

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Robyn Rihanna Fenty (born February 20, 1988), better known as simply Rihanna (pronounced /riˈɑːnə/ ree-yah-na or /riˈænə/ ree-an-ə), is an R&B recording artist. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers. She subsequently signed a contract with Def Jam Recordings after auditioning for then-label head Jay-z.

In 2005, Rihanna released her debut studio album, Music of the Sun, which peaked in the top ten of the Billboard 200 chart and features the Billboard Hot 100 hit single “Pon de Replay.” Less than a year later, she released her second studio album,...

50 Today's Matches: Lower Card- "Battle of the Brains" Martian Manhunter vs. Professor X | Middle Card- "Wet Wet Wet" Aquaman vs. Iceman | Main Event- "Fight or Flight" Jean Grey vs. Wonder Woman[Result For These Polls Will Be Displayed Next Monday] --> The result of the previous "Monday" Cbm Fight Club Tournament: Batgirl vs Black Widow Winner: Black Widow(see bio)540 Votes (74.28%) Cbm Fight Club Official Standing: Win/s: 4 Lose/s: 1 Draw/s: 0 Conquests: Black Canary | Catwoman | Elektra | BatgirlDefeated by:Hellboy Fans: Colossus vs Wonder Woman Winner: Wonder Woman(see bio)463 Votes (61.16%) Cbm Fight Club Official Standing: Win/s: 2 Lose/s: 1 Draw/s: 0 Conquests: Sif | ColossusDefeated by:Thor Fans: Captain Marvel vs Green Goblin Winner: Captain Marvel(see bio)581 Votes (88.97%)3 consecutive wins Cbm Fight Club Official Standing: Win/s: 4 Lose/s: 1 Draw/s: 0 Conquests: Captain America | Destroyer | Lobo | Green GoblinDefeated by:Thor Fans: Cbm Fight Club Rules!!! You can base your vote on any version of the character (but preferably use the main...

Which came first? The chicken or the egg? The NuWho episode or the Classic Doctor Who DVD release? There's a poser for dopey Professor Kerensky – maybe he should have devoted his time to organising a Doctor Who DVD schedule instead of building his infernal cellular accelerator contraption. At least, he wouldn't have ended up ageing to a skeleton.

So cast your minds back to 2006, when it was announced that Inferno and The Invasion would be out on brand spanking new shiny disc. Coincidence? Well, consider that the two-part Rise Of The Cybermen/The Age Of Steel (or Rise Of Steel as I like to call it) included the much-heralded return of the tinpot meanies, a reference to International Electromatics, a crazed entrepreneur with delusions of grandeur, and a doomy parallel universe. Which meant that the two DVDs would be popular choices for new generations of fans who had lapped up...

View the original post X Factor’s Shayne Ward wants to work with Marti Pellow on Unreality TV

Shayne Ward has admitted that he would love to record a song with Wet Wet Wet frontman Marti Pellow.

The former X Factor winner admitted that his dream duet would be a version of ‘Love Is All Around’ with the Scottish singer.

Ward told The Daily Record:

“I met Marti a couple of years ago at Glasgow Airport and he is a really sound guy.

“He’s got a fantastic voice. I’d love it to happen.”

“My missus is a huge fan of Marti. She fancies all the older men.”

If this is really his big dream collaboration, then it’s easy to see why rumours are circulating that Syco are about to drop Shayne.

Cher Lloyd is working with Black Eyed Peas Will.i.am and Lady Gaga producer Red One,...

Shayne Ward has revealed that he wants to duet with Marti Pellow. Speaking to the Daily Record, the former X Factor winner said that his dream duet with the Scottish singer would be 'Love Is All Around'. Ward said: "I met Marti a couple of years ago at Glasgow Airport and he is a really sound guy... He's got a fantastic voice. I'd love it to happen." The 26-year-old joked that he was (more)...

Wet Wet Wet star Graeme Clark has quit the band after 28 years. The bass player informed fans of the news in a post on his Twitter.com page on Saturday, July 17, revealing he has decided to leave the Scottish pop group to focus on other projects.

Clark, who has battled depression and drug problems in recent years, founded the band in 1982 with Marti Pellow, Tommy Cunningham and Neil Mitchell and helped write some of their biggest hits. In a post on his Twitter.com, page, he writes, "After a lot of soul searching (I) have decided to leave Wet Wet Wet. It has been an amazing journey - but it's time to turn the corner into another road."

The next day, Graeme Clark posted another message on the micro-blogging site. He kept it short in the tweet which is apparently addressed to his fans, only writing "humbled, thank-you all xx.

Wet Wet Wet's rocker Neil Mitchell has been ordered to attend domestic violence classes after pleading guilty to assaulting his girlfriend during an altercation in 2009. The Scottish keyboard player was arrested and charged with causing actual bodily harm in July last year, following an alcohol-fueled argument at Olivia Warren's home in Fulham, south-west London.

He initially pleaded not guilty to the count, but subsequently changed his plea in May this year, just hours before he was due to stand trial for the offense. Mitchell, 44, returned to Kingston Crown Court in Surrey, England on Monday, June 14, and the disgraced star used the opportunity to express his apologies via his lawyer, Jill Evans.

She told the court, "He accepts that he punched a woman in the face and that is something that he is deeply ashamed of." Judge Shani Barnes sentenced Mitchell to a two-year community order and ordered him to...

The I’m A Celebrity camp mates have been teasing Hollyoaks Stuart Manning for flirting with singer Sabrina Washington after the hunk decorated her bed with a canopy. “I’m surprised he hasn’t pulled two beds together” teased Gino.

Later Stuart asked Sabrina if she wanted to lie down. She replied that she was fine but Stuart said “I put this stuff up there, the red things (On the bed), and this lot were all taking the piss. What are they going to say in the Press, you’re doing this with Sabrina. No one can just leave it out can they? Right if you want a battle you’ve got one. I would understand if there’s something going on but I could understand if I was trying to grab your hand all the time or you were trying to touch me or something but nothing like that has happened at all.

Internationally renowned musical theatre producer/director Hugh Wooldridge will lead a master class on musical theatre for Tennessee Repertory Theatre on Monday, November 30, from 6 to 9 p.m. Most recently, Wooldridge adapted and directed the Tim Rice/Abba musical, Chess in Concert, at London's Royal Albert Hall, with a cast that included Josh Groban, Idina Menzel, Adam Pascal and Marti Pellow.

Arlene Phillips has launched her new dance musical Sacred Flame at London's O2. The former Strictly Come Dancing judge is directing the show, which will star Wet Wet Wet frontman Marti Pellow. Composer Ronan Hardiman and songwriter Frank Musker have also worked on the project, which follows the story of a teenage boy called Anton who heads to Peru to find out why his mother gave him away as a child. Speaking about the controversy surrounding her departure from the BBC One reality series, the 66-year-old said that she had kept busy working (more)...

The Witches Of Eastwick is to be turned into a TV series in the U.S. - more than 20 years after it hit the big screen.

Bosses at Network ABC are developing the project, which is based on John Updike's novel about three women who turn to witchcraft after losing the men in their life.

In the 1987 movie, Jack Nicholson starred as the devil-like character who seduced the females, played by Cher, Susan Sarandon and Michelle Pfeiffer.

It's the third attempt to take the story to the small screen, after unsuccessful pilots in 1992 and 2002.

The Witches of Eastwick was also turned into a musical by theatre impresario Sir Cameron Mackintosh. A new revival, starring former Wet Wet Wet frontman Marti Pellow, opens in Edinburgh, Scotland this month.