All news by author: Ally Ross

HARD to believe now, but three general elections ago, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg was fighting to be seen with “voice of a generation” Joey E

IN a break with tradition, this year’s Britain’s Got Talent champion wasn’t declared by Ant and Dec, live on ITV, but by the Press several hours

THE Tardis landed slap bang on top of a cliff, this week, where Ncuti Gatwa’s Doctor took one sniff of the air and said: “Wales.”“How on Earth

VERY occasionally, the right act turns up on the right show at almost exactly the right time.Saturday’s Britain’s Got Talent, for instance, which

THERE was a distinct pattern to television events this weekend, which began when a bloke in a dress called Tia Kofi came second last on The Weakest Li

SAY what you like about David Beckham’s old friend Rebecca Loos, she certainly brought pig sex to the attention of the great British public.Then, ju

EVEN during a bad series of The Apprentice, every episode has one great moment that cuts through all the idle boasting, backstabbing and blah blah bla

THE entire history of Great Britain, according to the BBC’s drama department: Part one.From the year dot, every single British person became rich be

JUST before David Potts was crowned Celebrity Big Brother winner 2024, Fern Britton offered this sincere toast in honour of her fellow ITV finalists.

FOR all those of us who’ve dismissed Gen Z and millennials as useless, lazy, dumb, over-entitled, fragile, self-righteous egomaniacs, there was push

TELEVISION comedy isn’t quite dead, but we already know the exact date it’s due to expire.Monday April 8, 2024, in the early hours of the morning.

POOR Kate Middleton. She’s recovering from “abdominal surgery”, her husband’s dad’s got cancer, the brother-in-law and his wife have both go

BLOODY Chernobyl. It’s nearly 40 years since that monster blew its top.Yet we still live with the consequences every week.Not the nuclear catastroph

THE best British sitcom ­currently on TV?No contest. It’s Trigger Point, where we follow the knockabout antics of Vicky McClure’s Lana Washington

THERE were tears, “journeys”, sob stories and a hissy fit from Mollie after Harry walked off with 95 grand at The Traitors final.Key moment for me

BBC news and current affairs are a woke joke.Its sport and comedy have gone the same way, while Beeb dramas now lag behind ITV and the soaps are all o

FIRST of The Traitors to rear their head this year was Sonja with the most ill-advised words any TV contestant can choose.“I don’t really have an

2023, a very strange 12 months that began with two of ITV’s biggest stars, Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, co-hosting This Morning and ended

AN idea for 2024. Instead of parliamentary elections, referendums, reality show votes and popularity contests, we simply let the BBC declare the most

LATE to the party as always, it’s taken a nudge from readers and Gogglebox to make me realise something a bit special has been happening on Channel

FOUR mildly eccentric, hit-and-miss episodes into the new Netflix series, The Crown suddenly loses its mind and Princess Diana appears as a ghost.It

BEFORE I get to the nuts of BBC1’s latest disaster, can anyone explain television’s slight obsession with comedian Zoe Lyons?All available evidenc

MARCHING into Shrewsbury jail for his latest reality show stint, soap veteran Sid Owen was in an unequivocal mood.“Without acting,” he said, solem

IN weeks such as this, you think there’s nothing left that can possibly shock you.Then, on Sunday night, Zoe Ball bounced into view with a damning s

THE world is in chaos, the Palestinians are revolting, Putin’s finger hovers over the button.How, then, will television react to this bedlam and eas