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Start your day with the The Morning Wire, ATV Today’s very own live breakfast blog with Shaun Linden. Last Update : 09:54(Click title to refresh page) Includes Word on the Web, The Inbetweeners, Soap Pic Of The Day plus loads more!
09:54: BUDDHISM is the answer to today’s question. That is that for this morning. I am off to make some bacon sandwiches and a cuppa. Join me back here tomorrow from 8am for live breakfast blog – have a good day!
09:44: Final Word on the Web this morning: A majority of parents in the UK believe children are being exposed to “inappropriate” content on television before the 9pm watershed, according to research published. Click to read more.
09:35: If You Missed It: Six pilot STV local websites have launched for North Lanarkshire and is expected to play host to a more interactive experience for the user. The STV Local site can be viewed here.
09:25: The Sun launches their new TV Mag on Saturday called ‘Buzz’, which replaces ‘TV Mag’. ‘Buzz’ will cover TV, along with celebrity gossip, fashion and food.
09:18: Our Soap Picture Of The Day is Neighbours
09:10: It was announced yesterday that broadcasting unions have put forward dates of when their members plan to go on strike over the BBC pension row. The intended dates of 5th and 6th October and 19th and 20th October will coincide with the Conservative Party Conference and the Governments Comprehensive Spending Review respectively. It is hoped that the proposed dates will be cancelled, as calling this is to put pressure on the BBC to come up with a suitable plan for all.
09:01: Your fruit before suit this morning is an Orange
08:57: A fan of Hollyoaks? Well the new titles premiered on Channel 4 last night and if you missed it, click here.
08:52: On Sky News Sunrise a 12 yr old school girl has signed a record deal which is claimed to the youngest ever solo classical artist. Her mentor Aled Jones is also in the interview. We see a clip of her singing classically, excuse me ignorance but i swear that was the Mr. Bean theme! I’m sure for non-classical fans of an age will always think Mr.Bean. Just as i wrote those very words Aled Jones mentions Mr.Bean…see i was not the only one!
08:44: As you may be aware Neighbours TV ratings in Australia have been in decline for the past few years, but over recent weeks Home and Away has struggled to reach 1 million viewers. While Home and Away may be experiencing a dip, it’s not the scale of Neighbours. Monday’s ratings from Australia –
6.30pm Neighbours 660,000
7.00pm Home and Away 990,000
08:39: 9PM Prime Time – Tonight’s TV
BBC One: The Young Ones
Put some famous oldies in a house of 1975 and try and live like they did. I think it’s under the premise of a social experiment.
BBC Two: First Light
Docudrama based on the memoirs of Geoffrey Wellum, a spitfire pilot from the Battle of Britain.
ITV1: 71 Degrees North
Kate Thornton and Gethin Jones have the latest instalment of the polar ice show.
Channel 4: Ramsay’s Best Restaurants
Beginning in Bristol and London, Chef Ramsay is in search of the best independent restaurant.
Channel 5: CSI:Miami
The investigative crime drama continues.
What will i be watching – ITV 1 as i’ve yet to see any of 71 Degrees North so the curious side of me wins.
08:30: More Word on the Web:
Daily Mail online capture what they call an awkward moment when One Show host Alex Jones meets her ex at the Cardiff Run.
Digital Spy main headline is reporting rumours that Katie Price and Peter Andre could reunite for special I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!
LA Times online has a story that late night host Jimmy Fallon will be showcasing a variety of Broadway shows.
The Australian reports that Top Gear’s original Stig is now living in Sydney
08:20: Something to look forward to next week, episode two of The Inbetweeners. You may or may not have seen the first episode of the third episode last night, if you didn’t shame on you!
Episode two is called The Gig and the Girlfriend, and if you saw the promo on E4 last night you will know they will be dabbling in something other than boobs. Here’s a picture from next week’s episode, just what are the boys looking it?
08:10: Word On The Web:
A look at what the web is reporting on this morning. At the Media Guardian online you can read about the announcement that Global Radio are to roll out the Capital brand to their radio stations to provide an big competition to the BBC.
The Sun TV Biz online has the bizarre story that Vanessa Feltz explode scoffing porridge in a low budged horror film. Also at The Sun, Strictly judge Craig Revel Horwood predicts romances between some of the new stars on the show.
TV Tonight reports that Oprah has kicked off her final season by giving her audience a once in a life time trip to Australia.
08:15: Your Million Pound Question this morning : The Four Noble Truths are central to which religion?
If you are wondering what this is, well each morning i will give you a £1m question from Who Wants To Be A Millionaire book, and just for fun see if you can answer it without using Google!
08:00: A very good morning and welcome to The Morning Wire. Over the next two hours i will be bringing you all the latest that you need to know from ATV Today. The stories the breakfast shows are covering this morning:
Ø Police want protection over proposed spending cuts to the service
Ø Julia Gillard is sworn in as first elected female Prime Minister of Australia
Ø Rafael Nadal wins the US Open
Some of the stories we are covering at ATV Today
Ø Long running US soap As The World Turn comes to an end this
Ø Olly Murs goes naked for Heat magazine
Coming up Word on the Web.
