Big Brother axed by Channel 4; Parliament announces official 3 day celebration

Sadly, the second part of that headline was a lie, but rejoice! The first part was true! Big Brother has been lumbering to it’s death like a drunken elephant staggering towards a cliff face for several years now and, thanks to the plummeting ratings and complete disinterest from the tabloids, next year’s Big Brother will [...]

Maybe reality TV isn't all bad?

Generally I have a slightly lower opinion of reality TV than I do, say, genocide. The Guardian TV blog, however, has just drawn my attention to an absolutely mesmerising performance from the Ukrainian version of Britain’s Got Talent. The star is Kseniya Simonova, who creates animations with sand. An incredibly simple concept performed absolutely spectacularly.

Susan [...]