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Unforgotten –  nobody escapes the past in a finale full of redemption

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We find out who killed Jimmy (take a bow, one of the commenters from episode three’s blog) in an episode that ties up the loose ends via a wedding, a funeral and a suicide [ . . .]  *** SPOILER ALERT ***

Continue Reading: Unforgotten – episode six recap: nobody escapes the past in a finale full of redemption | Television & radio | The Guardian

MASTERPIECE Podcast: Nicola Walker

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Nicola Walker leads the crime-fighting duo on the new MASTERPIECE Mystery! drama, Unforgotten. But the series’ complicated cold-case investigations surprise even her as they unfold week after week. Walker shares stories of Four Weddings and a Funeral, Broadway and why she could never be counted on to keep a criminal secret.

Source: MASTERPIECE | MASTERPIECE Studio Podcast: Nicola Walker

Paul Hollywood: “I have missed Mary, Mel and Sue”

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The Bake Off presenter admits it was hard filming the new series without the old gang

Paul Hollywood has revealed that he “missed Mary, Mel and Sue” and that filming the new series of The Great British Bake Off has been “hard” at times.

RADIOTIMES :: Bake Off left its home on BBC1 last year after it was bought by Channel 4 for £25 million. Presenters Mel and Sue decided not to “go with the dough” and follow the show to the new broadcaster, as did judge Mary Berry. However, Paul Hollywood stuck with the programme during its switch and will reprise his judging role in the new series.

“I have missed Mary, Mel and Sue,” Hollywood told Closer. “When I started filming the new Bake Off it was hard.” [ . . . ]

Full story at: Paul Hollywood: “I have missed Mary, Mel and Sue”

The Old Grey Whistle Test: presenter Bob Harris looks back on the highs and lows

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The radio DJ looks back at the glory days of the BBC music show ahead of a three-hour tribute programme on BBC4

Bob Harris is checking Twitter. It’s a cold Thursday afternoon and in a meeting room at the BBC’s Wogan House the 71-year-old radio presenter is reading social media responses to the news that he’s hosting a three-hour programme on BBC4 marking 30 years since The Old Grey Whistle Test was last broadcast (which airs on BBC4 on Friday 23 February at 9.00pm).

 “The response has been fabulous!” enthuses Harris, who helmed the landmark BBC2 music series during its imperial period, from 1972 to 1978, and whose hushed tones conferred churchly reverence on a remarkable run of live performers that included David Bowie, Bob Marley, John Martyn and Joni Mitchell. But Harris, who can also currently be heard on Radio 2 [ . . . ]

Fully story at Radio Times: The Old Grey Whistle Test: presenter Bob Harris looks back on the highs and lows