2 h. ago BBC viewers fume over 'worst 30 minutes in TV history' as they switch off

Celebrity Mastermind viewers were less than impressed at the programme

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10 h. ago Celebrity Mastermind branded 'the worst 30 minutes in TV history' as cringing viewers blast 'painful' blunders and rage 'what did we do to deserve this?!'

In Monday's (January 12) installment, host Clive Myrie welcomed four new famous faces to the iconic black chair.

Culture

12 h. ago Lulu says 'I thought I was a bad person' after she breaks down in tears over son

Lulu has opened up about her battle with alcoholism and has admitted she "thought she was a bad person" as she struggled to overcome her addiction before getting sober in 2013

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3 d. ago Rob Edwards feels Wolves beginning to ‘click’ after FA Cup rout of Shrewsbury

Jorgen Strand Larsen scored a hat-trick in a one-sided contest at Molineux.

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4 d. ago Mark Wright says ‘it’s bad’ as Michelle Keegan 'pretends to have nothing to do with him'

Former The Only Way is Essex star Mark Wright has been competing against X Factor contestant Olly Murs in a series of humorous challenges on Heart Breakfast

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7 d. ago BBC Lynley reboot slammed by viewers as they blast new series as 'terrible'

BBC One's Lynley crime drama reboot, starring Leo Suter and Sofia Barclay and based on Elizabeth George's best-selling novels, has sparked complaints from some viewers

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1 week ago Jake Paul drops out of WBA cruiserweight rankings after loss to Anthony Joshua

Paul removed from WBA top 15 after Joshua KOFight drew 33m global viewers on NetflixLoss followed brief cruiserweight ranking runJake Paul has fallen out of the World Boxing Association’s cruiserweight rankings following his sixth-round knockout loss to Anthony Joshua last month.The YouTuber-turned-boxer was stopped by the former two-time heavyweight champion in a scheduled eight-round bout in Miami, where Joshua scored four knockdowns before the referee halted the contest in the sixth round. Paul suffered a broken jaw in two places and required surgery after the fight. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Davina McCall 'badly affected' as brain tumour meant she forgot doing one activity

Davina McCall spoke to fitness expert Joe Wicks about the importance of exercise and how her brain tumour ordeal "really badly affected" her short-term memory

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1 week ago BBC Celebrity Mastermind viewers say the same thing moments into final episode

Celebrity Mastermind viewers were left fuming just minutes into the episode as they took to social media to question the celebrity lineup

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1 week ago Celebrity Mastermind viewers issue the same complaint minutes into BBC show

Celebrity Mastermind viewers were left fuming as they hit out at the BBC over the line-up

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1 week ago BBC Breakfast paused for breaking news as 'several' killed in deadly blast

BBC Breakfast star Charlie Stayt announced news of a devastating explosion on New Year's Day

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1 week ago Celebrity Apprentice sparks fix row as viewers claim one star's 'unfair advantage' should lead to 'instant disqualification'

Airing on Monday and Tuesday night this week, the special saw a group of celebs flown to Lapland by Lord Sugar to create and market their own special Christmas cookie.

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2 w. ago BBC Mastermind viewers issue complaints over 'embarrassing' Christmas special

BBC Celebrity Mastermind's Christmas 2025 special sparked viewer complaints after featuring questions like 'what pet says woof woof' and 'who played Bridget Jones'

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2 w. ago Mastermind fans outraged over 'embarrassing' Celebrity Christmas special

BBC viewers were up in arms over the 2025 Celebrity Mastermind Christmas special which saw stars including newsreader Maryam Moshiri and singer Chesney Hawkes take to the chair

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2 w. ago University Challenge fans blast the BBC for 'dumbing down' iconic quiz show for festive special

Fans of the long-running BBC quiz show University Challenge - which has been on the air since 1962 - were less than impressed by the 2025 Christmas special episode

Culture

2 w. ago University Challenge viewers blast BBC for 'dumbing down' show

University Challenge fans have blasted the BBCfor 'dumbing down' the show after airing the Christmas special this week.

Culture

3 w. ago Celebrity Mastermind viewers fume 'I'm switching off!' as very first question branded a 'cop out' and 'not worth their time'

Clive Myrie, 61, returned to our screens for the celebrity special, which starred Maryam Moshiri, 48, Chesney Hawkes, 54, Desiree Burch, 46, and Danny Robins, 49.

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3 w. ago The Guide #222: From Celebrity Traitors to The Brutalist via Bad Bunny – our roundup of the culture that mattered in 2025

In this week’s newsletter: Not exhaustive, not definitive and unapologetically subjective: our annual tour of the best TV, music, films, podcasts, games and books of the last year• Don’t get The Guide delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereIt’s time to look back on a year of Traitors and Sinners, of Bad Bunnies and Such Brave Girls, with the Guide’s now annual roundup of the year’s best culture. As ever, the Guardian is already knee-deep in lists – of films (UK and US), albums (across rock and pop, and classical), TV shows, books and games, and theatre, comedy and dance. Some of those have already counted down to No 1, others will reach their respective summits in the coming days, so keep an eye on the homepage.Our list meanwhile is entirely, unapologetically partial, and definitely not as comprehensive as The Guardian’s many top 50s: there are numerous albums we never got around to hearing, and TV shows we’re still only halfway through. (Pluribus, Dope Thief and Blue Lights, I will r...

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4 w. ago Mastermind viewers outraged by 'absolutely shocking' performances as they blast BBC for 'scraping the bottom of the barrel' with contestants scoring 'as badly as the celebrity version'

In Monday's (December 16) instalment, host Clive Myrie welcomed contestants Helen, Melissa, David and Carter to the famous black chair.

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4 w. ago Trump doubles down on celebrating Rob Reiner's murder: 'He was bad for our country'

Donald Trump doubled down on his attacks on liberal director Rob Reiner after the Hollywood star and his wife were apparently murdered.

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