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The Irish Sun
21 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Woke madness as sketch comedy The Fast Show slapped with trigger warning by BBC over infamous scene
NINETIES sketch comedy The Fast Show has been given trigger warnings by the BBC — including for one of its infamous Suit You Sir scenes. The Corporation has flagged up two episodes of Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson's classic series on iPlayer for using 'discriminatory language'. One is for episode five of series three, which aired in December 1997. It is most likely for a sketch featuring the outspoken tailors asking a customer if they would like to have sex with a 'she-male', with the customer then declaring: 'Come on you tr*nnies!' Episode one of the second series, from February 1996, also has a warning. That is likely due to a scene featuring the Middle Aged Guys who declare two women who rebuff their advances 'lesbians'. READ MORE ON WOKE WARNINGS The BBC does not indicate which scenes their trigger warnings apply to. But the notes could also be for the beloved Chanel 9 News skit — delivered with fake Spanish word including 'Scorchio'. All 25 episodes of the Bafta winning show are on iPlayer. The trigger warnings come after the In February, Channel 4 was branded 'humourless' for flagging a series of Father Ted episodes on its streaming service. Most read in News TV Regulators also hit Graham Linehan's Bafta-winning sitcom And ITV has slapped 1970s comedy George & Mildred with a similar caution. Dr Who gone Woke 1 Comedians Mark Williams and Paul Whitehouse in The Fast Show
Irish Independent
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
Dynamic director Denis Villeneuve can breathe new life into flagging James Bond franchise
Yesterday morning, the blockbuster auteur behind the Dune films and Arrival was announced as the director of the 26th Bond film, which remains − for now − untitled and un-cast. These two further puzzle pieces will doubtless slot into place soon enough, though Villeneuve's appointment offers a tantalising glimpse of what the future direction of 007 under his new owners at Amazon might be, as well as granting the tech giant's handling of the franchise a much-needed PR boost. After Amazon's acquisition of Bond cost them $9.5bn (€8bn) and a creative falling out with Barbara Broccoli's Eon Productions – the keepers of the Bond flame since the Sean Connery years – the stakes have never felt higher for appointing the right director. Securing Villeneuve hushes complaints from every direction imaginable – this is a director whose work has screened at Venice and Cannes, is a four-time Oscar and five-time Bafta nominee and has taken almost $2bn at the global box office. His two Dune films alone grossed just over $1.1bn, despite the first being semi-nobbled by Covid. It's also a move that Broccoli herself could have never taken issue with, since she tried to do the same around 10 years ago during the search for a director for No Time to Die, the last instalment in the Daniel Craig run. Villeneuve is known to be bloody-minded when tangling with executives Back then, Villeneuve recused himself as he was busy with the first instalment of Dune − and indeed he's currently consumed with part three, Dune: Messiah, which is expected to shoot later this summer then land in cinemas by the end of next year. This means that even with a Ridley Scott-like work ethic, we won't be seeing Villeneuve's Bond until the summer of 2027 at the earliest. Yet Broccoli's smartest directorial hirings were always journeymen rather than visionaries – think Martin Campbell of GoldenEye and Casino Royale and Sam Mendes of Skyfall and Spectre. These were filmmakers who would bend to Bond's will, rather than vice versa. Villeneuve is quite a different kettle of fish and known to be bloody-minded when tangling with executives on stylistic matters. The first major scenes he shot for Dune: Part Two were nightmarish monochrome infrared sequences, which led to frantic calls from studio heads who wanted to 'put the colours back in' in the edit. Because Villeneuve had shot them on infrared cameras, this was impossible. Nor is he the type to take a gun-for-hire approach when working on an established movie brand. The last – and only – time he hopped into a franchise mid-stream was Blade Runner 2049, a film whose cold visual magnificence, dreamlike texture and tone of mounting existential disquiet was wholly in keep- ing with his earlier, self-authored work. And that suggests his take on 007 is unlikely to appease the sizeable Make Bond Fun Again cohort − if Timothee Chalamet's Paul Atreides and Ryan Gosling's Nexus-9 replicant K are anything to go by, his 007 will be a pre-institutionalised pretty boy who bridles at the system that dispassionately puts him to use. You could say the same, in fact, of Emily Blunt's FBI agent Kate Macer from his chokingly tense 2015 cartel thriller Sicario − presumably the film that offers the most clues as to how a Villeneuve Bond might look and move. Meticulously staged, strikingly shot action scenes are a given, as well as a commitment to realism, or at least plausibility: in other words, no invisible cars or tsunami kite-surfing ahead. Even the Dune films, with their bizarre technology, costumes and rituals, presented all of that spectacularly designed strangeness without explanations or excuses. The result may be the strangest Bond film ever made I remember Villeneuve once telling me that in order to make Dune's spacecraft feel truly cinematic, he had to force himself to shoot them as if they were ordinary cars, using atmospheric effects like mist, rain and dust to force the audience to crane in, rather than flaunt them like crisp 4K tech demos. All of the above suggests that Bond 26 will be a film that doesn't fall over itself to make the world love it – which, at this make-or-break juncture, is exactly what the franchise needs. Amazon will have surely made this decision with one eye on their tepid and muddled Lord of the Rings prequel series, The Rings of Power – without strong direction, prestigious acquisitions can become corporate humiliations fast. After the Broccoli rift, 007 had to be taken firmly in hand, and the hiring of Villeneuve represents a stern summons to Whitehall for a rigorous briefing. True, the result may be the strangest Bond film ever made, but if the alternative was to be 12 hours of Blofeld: Origins on Prime, we should all be glad of it.
Scottish Sun
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Rob Rinder and Rylan Clark bag a surprise new series of their show after their Bafta triumph
Meanwhile, Oti Mabuse has given away a Strictly secret that could infuriate the show's judges FUN AND BAFTA Rob Rinder and Rylan Clark bag a surprise new series of their show after their Bafta triumph Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) FIRST they took a trip to Italy, then India and now Rob Rinder and Rylan Clark are off on another Grand Tour adventure. I can reveal the duo are making a third series of their acclaimed BBC Two travelogue even though the second season, which they filmed last year, is yet to air. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 9 The first series of Rob and Rylan's travel show bagged them the Factual Entertainment gong at the Baftas TV Awards in May Credit: PA It comes after the popularity of Rob & Rylan's Grand Tour among viewers and critics alike led the show to scoop a telly Bafta. An insider said: 'The success of the show was as much a surprise to the boys as it was to anyone else because it was almost a TV experiment. 'What would happen if you take two people — one from highbrow culture, the other from pop culture — and send them off on their travels? The answer is hilarious, moving and educational telly, loved by both the viewers, critics and the execs alike. 'It's relatively early days yet, and it's not clear where the third series will take them.' The first series of Rob and Rylan's cultural adventure took them from Venice to Florence and Rome, and bagged them the Factual Entertainment gong at the Baftas TV Awards in May, beating the BBC's ratings hit, Race Across the World. Receiving his gong, a stunned Rylan said: 'This is so surreal, thank you so much to Bafta for this. We didn't know what we were making when we first landed in Venice. 'We were in the edit and we watched it for the first time and I turned to Rob and said: 'We're either going to get cancelled or win a Bafta. I'm so glad it was the latter. A year or so on, we're different people because of that show.' Rylan shares first look at epic new adventure with Rob Rinder as they jet to India for hit BBC travel series 9 I can reveal the duo are making a third series of their acclaimed BBC Two travelogue Stephen's career is back on track STEPHEN TOMPKINSON is back – and he's just wrapped filming on a very steamy movie. These exclusive shots show him in his role as railway pioneer George Stephenson who – invented locomotive engine the 'Rocket' – for an upcoming drama-documentary about how the first steam-powered passenger line came into being. 9 Stephen Tompkinson just wrapped filming on a very steamy movie Credit: Click News and Media 9 These exclusive shots show him in his role as railway pioneer George Stephenson Credit: Click News and Media Stephen, who has starred in Wild At Heart and DCI Banks, was spotted filming in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, alongside actor Michael Hodgson for The First Five Miles, which focuses on the Stockton and Darlington Railway. The project marks his first screen role since being cleared of GBH in 2023, after an altercation with a drunk man outside his home. Good to have you back, Stephen. 9 The picture focuses on the Stockton and Darlington Railway, the first in the world Credit: Getty - Contributor 9 Inventor George Stephenson (1781 – 1848) Credit: Getty New Beeb show FILMING has begun on the new series of the BBC's acclaimed comedy We Might Regret This. By Lee Getty and Kyla Harris, the show focusses on Freya (Kyla Harris) and Abe's (Darren Boyd) engagement and wedding planning. But their views on marriage day quickly hit a sticking point. Oti: We ignore judges OTI MABUSE has given away a Strictly secret that could infuriate the show's judges – including sister Motsi. The two-times Glitterball champion, who left the BBC One series in 2022, revealed the pro dancers ignore the judges' comments, and tell their celebrity partners to do the same. 9 Strictly's Oti Mabuse revealed the pro dancers ignore the judges' comments Credit: Getty Images - Getty She says: 'With the judges, I know a lot of the professionals say, 'We're listening, but we're not taking it in'. 'The goal is not what the judges think, the goal is what the celebs think.' Speaking on Mo Gilligan's podcast, Oti added: 'You really care about your partners and want to protect them, so I'm like 'Look, [the judges] are going to have their opinion, I just need you to focus on our journey.' Her next meeting with Motsi might be awkward . . . Titanic's a tonic for Noel NOEL EDMONDS has a typically niche method of ensuring his New Zealand vineyard enjoys a winning harvest – blasting out music from the Titanic soundtrack. And the veteran TV presenter enlists the help of head groundsman Jason, who is also a pianist. 9 Noel Edmonds blasts music from the Titanic soundtrack for his New Zealand vineyard Credit: PA Viewers of his Kiwi Adventure series, which continues tonight on ITV1, will see Noel towing Jason around the vineyard on a trailer while he's tinkling the ivories, playing Celine Dion's My Heart Will Go On. Explaining his idea to workers at his River Haven estate, Noel said that in a study conducted half a century ago, 'The rice field which had the music played in it, the yield increased between 25 and 60 per cent'. But with the threat of frost on his crops, he added: 'It's a strange business to be involved in. I wouldn't recommend it if you want to make money.' Handy if you fancy a tipple in the evenings, mind. Kate's Goggle shocks KATE BOTTLEY starred in five series of Gogglebox, but the vicar says the experience was like 'consensual exploitation'. Kate left the Channel 4 show in 2016 after deciding it was taking too high a toll on her family life for too little financial reward. 9 Gogglebox's Reverend Kate Bottley says the experience was like 'consensual exploitation' Credit: Refer to Caption She told the Walking The Dog podcast: 'My kids spent two and a half years sitting in their bedrooms on nights they came to film. My kids didn't have friends round, couldn't have help with their homework. 'We got paid very little, but I cooked two nights a week for the crew. The money we got went on the electricity, the internet they were using and being hospitable to six people in my home two nights a week. 'It got to the point where we were overwhelmed by it.'
The Sun
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Rob Rinder and Rylan Clark bag a surprise new series of their show after their Bafta triumph
FIRST they took a trip to Italy, then India and now Rob Rinder and Rylan Clark are off on another Grand Tour adventure. I can reveal the duo are making a third series of their acclaimed BBC Two travelogue even though the second season, which they filmed last year, is yet to air. 9 It comes after the popularity of Rob & Rylan's Grand Tour among viewers and critics alike led the show to scoop a telly Bafta. An insider said: 'The success of the show was as much a surprise to the boys as it was to anyone else because it was almost a TV experiment. 'What would happen if you take two people — one from highbrow culture, the other from pop culture — and send them off on their travels? The answer is hilarious, moving and educational telly, loved by both the viewers, critics and the execs alike. 'It's relatively early days yet, and it's not clear where the third series will take them.' The first series of Rob and Rylan's cultural adventure took them from Venice to Florence and Rome, and bagged them the Factual Entertainment gong at the Baftas TV Awards in May, beating the BBC's ratings hit, Race Across the World. Receiving his gong, a stunned Rylan said: 'This is so surreal, thank you so much to Bafta for this. We didn't know what we were making when we first landed in Venice. 'We were in the edit and we watched it for the first time and I turned to Rob and said: 'We're either going to get cancelled or win a Bafta. I'm so glad it was the latter. A year or so on, we're different people because of that show.' Rylan shares first look at epic new adventure with Rob Rinder as they jet to India for hit BBC travel series 9 Stephen's career is back on track STEPHEN TOMPKINSON is back – and he's just wrapped filming on a very steamy movie. These exclusive shots show him in his role as railway pioneer George Stephenson who – invented locomotive engine the 'Rocket' – for an upcoming drama-documentary about how the first steam-powered passenger line came into being. 9 9 Stephen, who has starred in Wild At Heart and DCI Banks, was spotted filming in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, alongside actor Michael Hodgson for The First Five Miles, which focuses on the Stockton and Darlington Railway. The project marks his first screen role since being cleared of GBH in 2023, after an altercation with a drunk man outside his home. Good to have you back, Stephen. 9 9 New Beeb show FILMING has begun on the new series of the BBC's acclaimed comedy We Might Regret This. By Lee Getty and Kyla Harris, the show focusses on Freya (Kyla Harris) and Abe's (Darren Boyd) engagement and wedding planning. But their views on marriage day quickly hit a sticking point. Oti: We ignore judges OTI MABUSE has given away a Strictly secret that could infuriate the show's judges – including sister Motsi. The two-times Glitterball champion, who left the BBC One series in 2022, revealed the pro dancers ignore the judges' comments, and tell their celebrity partners to do the same. 9 She says: 'With the judges, I know a lot of the professionals say, 'We're listening, but we're not taking it in'. 'The goal is not what the judges think, the goal is what the celebs think.' Speaking on Mo Gilligan's podcast, Oti added: 'You really care about your partners and want to protect them, so I'm like 'Look, [the judges] are going to have their opinion, I just need you to focus on our journey.' Her next meeting with Motsi might be awkward . . . Titanic's a tonic for Noel NOEL EDMONDS has a typically niche method of ensuring his New Zealand vineyard enjoys a winning harvest – blasting out music from the Titanic soundtrack. And the veteran TV presenter enlists the help of head groundsman Jason, who is also a pianist. 9 Viewers of his Kiwi Adventure series, which continues tonight on ITV1, will see Noel towing Jason around the vineyard on a trailer while he's tinkling the ivories, playing Celine Dion's My Heart Will Go On. Explaining his idea to workers at his River Haven estate, Noel said that in a study conducted half a century ago, 'The rice field which had the music played in it, the yield increased between 25 and 60 per cent'. But with the threat of frost on his crops, he added: 'It's a strange business to be involved in. I wouldn't recommend it if you want to make money.' Handy if you fancy a tipple in the evenings, mind. Kate's Goggle shocks KATE BOTTLEY starred in five series of Gogglebox, but the vicar says the experience was like 'consensual exploitation'. Kate left the Channel 4 show in 2016 after deciding it was taking too high a toll on her family life for too little financial reward. 9 She told the Walking The Dog podcast: 'My kids spent two and a half years sitting in their bedrooms on nights they came to film. My kids didn't have friends round, couldn't have help with their homework. 'We got paid very little, but I cooked two nights a week for the crew. The money we got went on the electricity, the internet they were using and being hospitable to six people in my home two nights a week. 'It got to the point where we were overwhelmed by it.'
The Irish Sun
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Rob Rinder and Rylan Clark bag a surprise new series of their show after their Bafta triumph
FIRST they took a trip to Italy, then India and now Rob Rinder and Rylan Clark are off on another Grand Tour adventure. I can reveal the duo are making a third series of their acclaimed 9 The first series of Rob and Rylan's travel show bagged them the Factual Entertainment gong at the Baftas TV Awards in May Credit: PA It comes after the popularity of Rob & Rylan's Grand Tour among viewers and critics alike led the show to scoop a telly Bafta. An insider said: 'The success of the show was as much a surprise to the boys as it was to anyone else because it was almost a TV experiment. 'What would happen if you take two people — one from highbrow culture, the other from pop culture — and send them off on their travels? The answer is hilarious, moving and educational telly, loved by both the viewers, critics and the execs alike. 'It's relatively early days yet, and it's not clear where the third series will take them.' READ MORE TV NEWS The first series of Rob and Rylan's cultural adventure took them from Receiving his gong, a stunned Rylan said: 'This is so surreal, thank you so much to Bafta for this. We didn't know what we were making when we first landed in Venice. 'We were in the edit and we watched it for the first time and I turned to Rob and said: 'We're either going to get cancelled or win a Bafta. I'm so glad it was the latter. A year or so on, we're different people because of that show.' Rylan shares first look at epic new adventure with Rob Rinder as they jet to India for hit BBC travel series 9 I can reveal the duo are making a third series of their acclaimed BBC Two travelogue Stephen's career is back on track Most read in News TV These exclusive shots show him in his role as railway pioneer George Stephenson who – invented locomotive engine the 'Rocket' – for an upcoming drama-documentary about how the first steam-powered passenger line came into being. 9 Stephen Tompkinson just wrapped filming on a very steamy movie Credit: Click News and Media 9 These exclusive shots show him in his role as railway pioneer George Stephenson Credit: Click News and Media Stephen, who has starred in Wild At Heart and DCI Banks, was spotted filming in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, alongside actor Michael Hodgson for The First Five Miles, which focuses on the Stockton and Darlington Railway. The project marks his first screen role since being Good to have you back, Stephen. 9 The picture focuses on the Stockton and Darlington Railway, the first in the world Credit: Getty - Contributor 9 Inventor George Stephenson (1781 – 1848) Credit: Getty New Beeb show FILMING has begun on the new series of the BBC's acclaimed comedy We Might Regret This. By Lee Getty and Kyla Harris, the show focusses on Freya (Kyla Harris) and Abe's (Darren Boyd) engagement and wedding planning. But their views on marriage day quickly hit a sticking point. Oti: We ignore judges The two-times Glitterball champion, who left the BBC One series in 2022, revealed the pro dancers ignore the judges' comments, and tell their celebrity partners to do the same. 9 Strictly's Oti Mabuse revealed the pro dancers ignore the judges' comments Credit: Getty Images - Getty She says: 'With the judges, I know a lot of the professionals say, 'We're listening, but we're not taking it in'. 'The goal is not what the judges think, the goal is what the celebs think.' Speaking on Her next meeting with Motsi might be awkward . . . Titanic's a tonic for Noel NOEL EDMONDS has a typically niche method of ensuring And the veteran TV presenter enlists the help of head groundsman Jason, who is also a pianist. 9 Noel Edmonds blasts music from the Titanic soundtrack for his New Zealand vineyard Credit: PA Viewers of his Kiwi Adventure series, which continues tonight on ITV1, will see Noel towing Jason around the vineyard on a trailer while he's tinkling the ivories, playing Explaining his idea to workers at his River Haven estate, Noel said that in a study conducted half a century ago, 'The rice field which had the music played in it, the yield increased between 25 and 60 per cent'. But with the threat of frost on his crops, he added: 'It's a strange business to be involved in. I wouldn't recommend it if you want to make money.' Handy if you fancy a tipple in the evenings, mind. Kate's Goggle shocks Kate left the Channel 4 show in 2016 after deciding it was taking too high a toll on her family life for too little financial reward. 9 Gogglebox's Reverend Kate Bottley says the experience was like 'consensual exploitation' Credit: Refer to Caption She told the Walking The Dog podcast: 'My kids spent two and a half years sitting in their bedrooms on nights they came to film. My kids didn't have friends round, couldn't have help with their homework. 'We got paid very little, but I cooked two nights a week for the crew. The money we got went on the electricity, the internet they were using and being hospitable to six people in my home two nights a week. 'It got to the point where we were overwhelmed by it.'
