22nd Oct2021

‘Karaoke Club: Drag Edition’ Review

by Rhys Payne

I don’t know which producer at ITV thought that it would be a good idea to greenlight a karaoke TV show, filled with drag performers and allow them totally free access to a fully stocked bar… But I am so glad they did! Karaoke will always hold a special place in my heart as one […]

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12th Oct2020

‘Des’ DVD Review

by Paul Metcalf

While America has the likes of Ed Gein and Jeffrey Dahmer, it is fair to say that Dennis Nilsen is the United Kingdom’s equivalent. In a new mini-series, Des that just finished airing on ITV and is out now on DVD, David Tennant gives a chillingly brilliant performance playing the mild mannered man who took […]

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20th May2019

Watch Now: Tony Khan speaks to ITV ahead of Double Or Nothing

by Phil Wheat

It’s only been 12 days since World of Sport broadcaster ITV and AEW announced their partnership to air Double or Nothing on the ITV Box Office channel, with the Double or Nothing pre-show to air on ITV4 – presumably as a warm-up for UK fans still wondering if the PPV will be worth a buy […]

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08th May2019

AEW joins forces with ITV for ‘Double or Nothing’ PPV

by Phil Wheat

Wrestling fans everywhere have been on tenterhooks to find out which network, what channel, which cable/satellite provider would be the home for AEW in the US… but none of us ever gave a thought to the UK; and THAT’S the first TV deal that AEW have announced! AEW are partnering with World of Sport broadcaster […]

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25th Mar2017

Anthem & Jeff Jarrett bring ‘World of Sport Wrestling’ back to ITV

by Phil Wheat

ITV Studios Entertainment Manchester has teamed up with Anthem Sports and Entertainment Corp; the parent company of IMPACT Wrestling, to bring WOSWrestling back to ITV for a 10-part series. The commission from ITV’s Helen Warner follows the one-off-special, which aired on New Year’s Eve 2016. Thirty years after the original World of Sport ended – […]

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16th Jan2017

ITV’s ‘World Of Sport Wrestling’ fails to pull in viewers

by Phil Wheat

ITV recent reboot of World Of Sport Wrestling, or WoS Wrestling for short, was a throw back to the classic wrestling programming of the 70s and early 80s, saw some of the UK’s top names in the sport compete in a fun-filled afternoon of family sports entertainment this past New Years Eve. The first such […]

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20th Oct2016

Wrestling returns to UK TV with ‘WoS Wrestling’

by Phil Wheat

ITV has announed they have commissioned a one-off wrestling special to air later this year. Produced by ITV Studios Entertainment, World Of Sport Wrestling, or WoS Wrestling for short, is a throw back to the classic wrestling programming of the 70s and early 80s (a show I grew up on pre-WWF/WCW days) and will see […]

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15th Mar2015

‘Broadchurch: Series Two’ DVD Review

by Paul Metcalf

The return of Broadchurch raised one question, just where would they go with the story now? The answer is one that raises a few questions, such as did it really work? In taking the focus to court and also bringing in a past case a lot of good work from the first series was unravelled, […]

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