A sentence we never expected to say. Tonight, PM Andy Burnham and Steve Rotherham will make their debut on the show, sitting at 10 Downing Street. The programme airs in aid of Stand Up To Cancer, and Andy is no stranger to charitable causes. Throughout his tenure as Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy often threw himself into work, helping those around him.
A fifth baker has left The Great British Bake Off tent after failing to impress Paul and Nigella during Dessert Week
One Bake Off contestant failed to impress the judges with their classic puddings (Image: Channel 4)
The latest contestant has been eliminated from The Great British Bake Off after a major change.
The Channel 4 show is already in its fifth week, with the remaining hopefuls taking on Dessert Week during Tuesday’s Bake Off episode (October 20). For the first time in the competition, the bakers faced a staggered-start signature challenge involving self-saucing puddings.
The bakers didn’t know which order they would start until their names were called by hosts Alison Hammond and Noel Fielding. The change to the task also meant they couldn’t look to one another for guidance on what to do if they got stuck.
Judge Nigella Lawson then set the technical challenge, asking contestants to use ingredients from The Gingham Pantry to personalise their creations. In just five minutes, each baker had to choose what they needed to complete their bakes, and if they forgot anything, they were left struggling down the line.
Finally, the contestants attempted to serve up a selection of classic retro puddings for the showstopper, and it proved a tricky feat to master.
It was the end of the road for one baker as Alison Hammond and Noel Fielding announced the results of this week’s Bake Off. Connie won Star Baker before Yannis was announced as the fifth contestant eliminated from the series.
Following the news of his exit, the paediatrician, who was born in Vienna and lives in London, hugged his fellow contestants and said: “Thank you, it has been a pleasure. I grew up watching this programme and being here for five weeks is surreal.” He added: “I will be very proud of that and it’s been absolutely wonderful.”
Fans of The Great British Bake Off were “heartbroken” to see Yannis leave the tent. Taking to X, one viewer wrote: “YANNIS NOOOOOO #GBBO”, followed by a string of broken heart emojis, while another echoed the sentiment: “Poor Yannis”, along with broken heart and crying face emojis.
A third chimed in: “Ooh. Wasn’t expecting Yannis to go #gbbo”, as another commented: “Awh poor Yannis, but the right person to go tbh. Until next week tho #GBBO.”
“Gutted for Yannis but yayyyy star baker auntie Connie!!! #gbbo”, added another.
The Great British Bake Off airs Tuesday at 8:00 PM on Channel 4.
Amanda Owen had to deal with an issue at Ravenseat during the latest episode of Our Farm Next Door
Amanda Owen encountered a problem on the farm(Image: Channel 4)
Amanda Owen was left concerned after noticing a “problem” at Ravenseat.
The Yorkshire Shepherdess lives and works on Ravenseat Farm with her ex-husband, Clive, and their nine children. Their first documentary series, Our Yorkshire Farm, debuted on Channel 5 back in 2018, and has since become one of the broadcaster’s most popular programmes.
The family returned to screens this month for the fourth instalment of Channel 4 favourite, Our Farm Next Door: Amanda, Clive and Kids. The follow-up documentary series notably follows the family as they undertake the renovation of a 200-year-old farmhouse in the Yorkshire Dales.
During the instalment on Monday (October 19), the Owens’ eldest daughter, Raven, returned to the farm, where she helped with various jobs. Meanwhile, Amanda, Sid and Miles were on a mission to rescue a pregnant sheep, who was stuck at the bottom of a hill.
“We’ve got a problem this morning,” Amanda said. She explained that one of the children’s spotty sheep, Coco, had been seen at the bottom of a hill, and it didn’t appear like she was able to move.
Amanda acknowledged that they needed to get Coco home, as she had found shelter in one of the most inaccessible barns on the farm. “She can’t stay here,” she added. “She’s grinding her teeth a little bit, which is not good. I don’t like that, because that usually means that maybe they’re in a little bit of pain. [She’s] definitely not right, definitely needs to come home… Very odd.”
Amanda, Miles and Sid used a large bag as a makeshift stretcher to pull Coco up the hill in the windy conditions. Amanda suspected that one of the lambs inside was sitting on a nerve, possibly causing Coco’s pain.
“It happened, actually, with one of my kiddies. Literally, I couldn’t move one whole side of my body. I think, hope, that’s what’s wrong,” she said.
Amanda went to visit Coco later on in the episode, explaining: “It’s been quite intense looking after her, because we have to keep her moving. Once a sheep is down, once any animal is down, it’s very difficult to get it on the road to recovery.
“They don’t make very good patients, not at all. But time will tell. All we can do is keep nursing her, she’s having turnips and cake and glucose drinks to give her energy. And good hay and water, and we’ll just have to see.
“I mean, everything could be all fine. It could be that the lambs have moved and they’ve laid on a nerve. I think if she gets her lambs here, she’ll be okay. So, it’s an age-old job. Hope for the best, but be prepared for the worst.”
A positive update was later shared, after Coco safely delivered her lambs. “It’s good news regarding Coco. Obviously, she went down, she went off her legs just before she was due to lamb,” Amanda shared.
“She has recovered and she’s had two lovely, healthy lambs.” Annas and Clemmy soon took their older sister, Raven, to visit the lambs and share their lambing expertise.
Our Farm Next Door: Amanda, Clive and Kids airs Monday nights at 9pm on More4
Grand Designs viewers were left disgruntled as Kevin McCloud returned to a build from 25 years ago.
Viewers issued the same complaint (Image: Channel 4)
Grand Designs viewers claimed to “turn off” the Channel 4 programme as they rushed to social media to share their complaints.
Kevin McCloud’s architectural programme has been airing a new series, which has so far seen a ‘pink cloud house’ in London built by an eccentric couple, and a Cornwall family home designed to overlook the sea. On Wednesday, 14 October, the Channel 4 show took viewers back in time 25 years, revisiting a build in Yorkshire.
It looked back on earlier Grand Designs clips, where Chris and Gill designed and built their dream home from a 19th-century Mill. Kevin shared at the start of the episode: “West Yorkshire has always been a place of innovation, manufacturing and mills.”
He spoke about the disrepair of one mill, before it was brought back to life by “gutsy pioneers”. Kevin continued: “25 years ago, Chris and Gill put that same spirit of innovation into the restoration of one of these forgotten buildings.
“They took an abandoned mill and turned it into a high-tech home, and they did it in proper Yorkshire style – no nonsense, with grit.” Gill and Chris had bought the derelict 19th-century mill in 1999, without seeing the site.
“What a dump,” Kevin had declared at the time. But the couple were determined to transform it, and had high ambitions for “a radical hybrid home”. Looking back on the build, Kevin went on: “Amazingly, it’s been a quarter of a century since I last saw Chris and Gill, that is a really long time! So long in fact, that you have to ask, have they changed? Is the building as radical as it looked then, and most importantly, how well has that building over 25 years looked after them?”
As Kevin shared their story from over two decades ago, and reflected on where Gill and Chris were now, viewers were disgruntled at the revisit, rather than a new project on their screens. A number of fans quickly took to social media to share their frustrations.
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“Another pointless edition of #granddesigns,” one person fumed, as another said: “Always disappointing seeing ‘new’ @granddesigns and its the revisited version.” Someone else said: “There obviously hasn’t been many new ‘grand design’ projects in the country over the last few years as it’s a ‘revisited’ episode four shows into the new series.” Someone else replied by saying they’ve “turned it off”, as another added: “Was exactly my point too.”
Someone else wrote: “#granddesigns revisit, in other words, it’s a repeat.” However, other viewers were more excited about the revisit episode, with one sharing: “I can’t wait! This one was amazing at the time.” Someone else declared: “This was one of my favourite GD’s of all time.”
Ahead of the new series airing, Kevin spoke about the success of Grand Designs, and was asked about if the series has changed the way people build houses. He replied: “It is very chicken and egg, what came first?
“I think the great thing about television is that it can reflect society, and I think television is at its best when it is able to do that and hold a mirror up and say, this is us now. Channel 4 are very good at doing this, I think it is one of the most compelling things about the channel.
“Grand Designs has been going forever, and so the question is whether it holds a mirror up and I believe the answer is yes, it does so because we have no real formula. We find projects in the real world and we observe, that is it.
“Grand Designs strengths and its longevity are down to the fact it doesn’t really have a format other than that. It has a beginning and a conclusion, but what happens in the middle is not up to us, it is up to the people who are building. We, of course, go out of our way to find interesting and challenging projects that are more at the margins, that show us where we might be as a society in 5,10, 20 years time, not just where we are now. So, my short answer is possibly, but it is much more important for us to show examples of stuff which show the rest of society how we might be building and living in the future.”
Mary Berry has had her say on Nigella Lawson, who has taken over Prue Leith’s role as judge on The Great British Bake Off. Mary originally held the role alongside Paul Hollywood
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19:37, 14 Oct 2026Updated 19:40, 14 Oct 2026
New Bake Off judge Nigella Lawson alongside Paul Hollywood on the show(Image: Channel 4)
TV cook and former Great British Bake Off judge Mary Berry has backed Nigella Lawson – saying she is a “glamorous” addition to the show who has brought “new life” to the format.
Dame Mary said: “Bake Off is a wonderful format. We started it off not knowing what we were doing and then Prue has been doing it and it is a format and you fit into it.
‘I am delighted Nigella is there. She has got to keep control of a certain person. Paul needs handling and he has this handshake which keeps appearing.
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“Nigella has brought some glamour to it, and she really likes tasting doesn’t she? And I know how she feels, I always took a proper mouthful because if you just take a little bit, the person whose food you are tasting, their auntie will say ‘well she didn’t even taste it’. So I was aware of that.
“Nigella is a joy and I think she has brought new life and I think it will do really well. A touch of glamour.”
Speaking on stage at Cheltenham with comedian and former host of Bake Off Mel Giedroyc, the pair recalled how Mary would sometimes arrive for day two of filming in the tent with the same hair and make up, having slept without taking it off to minimise the amount of time she needed to be styled.
Laughing, Dame Mary said: “Why not? I used to put a towel over the pillow, I didn’t want them to think I was grotty. It does take such a long time for someone to do your make up.”
She also said she found the tent cold and would hide hot water bottles under her jackets.
Dame Mary was appearing at Cheltenham to promote her first gardening book, My Gardening Life and a new cook book All In One.
Arguably she was a gardener before she could cook, as she recalled how her father grew practical crops such as potatoes, sweet peas and celery during wartime to feed the family.
“My dad had to take to gardening because he had to dig for Britain and he gave me a little patch and I grew radishes,” she recalled.
Nowadays she has six raised beds in her garden raised to above knee height so she can easily reach them and even perch on the edge if she wants to take a rest.
She said one of her greatest pleasures now in life was ‘deadheading’ in the garden, the process by which you removed faded or spent flowers to tidy up plants.
She explained: “Deadheading is one of my favourite things, you don’t have to dress up for it. I can do it when I get in tonight if its not dark. I can deadhead the roses which are still flowering and it so encourages more things to come on.”
She added: “Gardening is similar to cooking, you follow a formula. But cooking you can follow a recipe and produce it by tonight. Gardening you have got to be much more patient.
“Which do I prefer, gardening or cooking? I think the two go together. We grow vegetables that we eat, things that I like, so there is no kale, lots of herbs and I think they go together.
“I am a fair weather gardener, I would walk a dog in any weather but I don’t garden in any weather. I wait until the sun comes out.”
Dame Mary is of course better known for her baking and cooking. Having studied in France and the UK, she worked for a number of food industry bodies and wrote recipe pages of Housewife magazine.
Her first cookbook, The Hamlyn All Colour Cookbook, was published in 1970 and since then she has gone on to write more than 50 others, which have sold millions of copies around the world.
Already a big name in food, Dame Mary became a household name to a new generation of cake lovers when she landed the role as a judge on The Great British Bake Off, alongside Paul Hollywood, Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins in 2010.
She quit the show in 2016, along with the hosts Mel and Sue, when it moved to Channel 4, staying loyal to the BBC and continuing to make shows there.
* My Gardening Life by Mary Berry is out now, published by DK.
The A Place in the Sun presenter shared the sad news that the guest had died, months before the episode first aired.
Jasmine Harman shared the tragic news(Image: Channel 4)
A Place in the Sun presenter Jasmine Harman shared the tragic news that a guest on the show had died, just months before the episode aired.
The Channel 4property programme returned with a repeat episode on Tuesday, 13 October, that had originally aired around the same time last year. It saw the presenter take couple Jackie and Delroy around Marbella in Spain, where they were looking for their dream holiday home.
Jackie and Delroy were hoping to buy their first home together, having met two years earlier on a dating site. They wanted to move to Spain permanently to start a whole new life together.
Reflecting on their relationship at the start of the episode, Jackie said: “We met and I think we knew fairly soon that there was something special.” Delroy meanwhile quipped: “Who else would you be with, I’m Prince Charming!” They had a budget of £600,000, telling Jasmine what they wanted to find somewhere with three bedrooms, sea views and their own pool.
At the end of their search, Jackie and Delroy revealed to Jasmine that they’d decided to make an offer on one of the properties they’d seen. “That’s fantastic news,” the presenter celebrated. The property was on the market for under £691,000, though Jackie and Delroy wanted to negotiate a lower price.
They explained: “The house is very tired, it needs a lot of updating. There’s no en-suite in the main bedroom, lots of flooring throughout the house to change, we have a kitchen to change, so we figure, about £605,000.”
Jasmine replied: “That’s over £85,000 off the asking price, which, as cash buyers, for a property of that level, you may stand a chance of getting something for £605,000.”
The presenter rung the vendor’s agent, putting forward the offer, while Delroy told her: “There’s only so much where I will go, with my developer head on, I know what needs to be done, so no way is my heart going to overrule my head.” However, unfortunately their first offer wasn’t accepted, with Delroy and Jackie going up to £625,000 and leaving that price on the table.
After filming, it was revealed that their second offer had been accepted, but Jasmine shared the heartbreaking news with viewers that Delroy had sadly died, just months before the episode originally aired.
After filming with the couple had ended, she said: “A couple of hours later, the agent called me back to say the vendor had decided to accept Jackie and Del’s offer of £625,000. However, sadly Delroy became ill shortly after returning to the UK. And they had to put the move to Spain on hold. Tragically, he passed away in April 2025. We send our deepest sympathies to Jackie and all their family.”
“What a sad ending,” one viewer wrote, as the repeat episode aired on Tuesday, 13 October. Another said: “Not expecting a heartbreaker today on #APlaceInTheSun.” “Well that was an unexpected and sad ending,” another echoed. Someone else commented: “RIP Delroy.”
Viewers also paid tribute on a post Jasmine had shared after Delroy’s death. She’d written on Instagram last year: “Tonight’s episode of A Place in the Sun was in remembrance of a very special person. I was so incredibly sad to hear the tragic news about Del’s passing. My heart goes out to Jacqui and all of Del’s loved ones. Jacqui you are so strong and he would be so proud of you.
“It’s another reminder; we never know what is around the corner. Live life to the full and cherish moments with your loved ones. RIP Del Delroy Alphonso Burke 17/10/1965 – 09/04/2025.”
Having watched the repeat episode, several viewers flooded to the comments. One wrote: “This was the saddest ending ever RIP big fella x.” Another said: “So sorry to hear that Del passed and that you didn’t get to live your lives in the sun. RIP Del.”
Someone else commented: “Just watched this, very sorry to hear this, he looked so well in the show.” Yet another said: “Just watched the episode (a year later) and wasn’t sure I heard it correctly at the end but unfortunately i did! RIP Del!”
A Place in the Sun is available to watch on Channel 4.
A team of paramedics battled to save a man’s life on 999: On the Frontline tonight, after his heart stopped beating twice, resulting in him requiring CPR
22:14, 11 Oct 2026Updated 22:43, 11 Oct 2026
LLoyd was one of the paramedics who battled to save Roy’s life (Image: Channel 4)
A 67-year-old man saved by paramedics after his heart stopped twice has appeared in the Channel 4 series 999: On the Front Line.
The incident was caught on camera for a new episode of 999: On the Front Line, which aired on Sunday (October 11) evening. South Western Ambulance Service paramedic Lloyd and colleague Charlie were called to an address in Bristol after a carer reported a man experiencing breathing difficulties.
“He’s not breathing,” the woman told the 999 operator, “He was struggling to breathe, and then he just started gasping for breath”. At that point, the operator instructed the caller on how to give the man chest compressions, as CPR was needed, while paramedics raced to the scene.
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The 67-year-old man named Roy, who is paralysed from a car accident 25 years ago, stopped breathing when the medics arrived.
Lloyd told the camera, “When we first saw Roy, it didn’t look good; he was not breathing, and as soon as we were at his side, we could tell he didn’t have a pulse, which told us, essentially, he is clinically dead.”
A second team of paramedics joined Charlie and Lloyd, and the team managed to successfully restart Roy’s heart as they all battled to keep him stable.
“It’s really important we act fast because every minute that passes, Roy’s chances of survival drop drastically,” Charlie said.
At one point, Roy managed to open his eyes as the ambulance crews were also joined by a doctor and a critical care medic from Great Western Air, who also arrived at the scene.
The team successfully removed Roy from his flat and safely into an ambulance. However, he soon lost consciousness once more as paramedics tried to save his life.
“For the second time tonight, the team gets Roy’s heart beating once again,” the show narrator told viewers while Roy was rushed into the hospital.
Roy made a full recovery after a blockage in his airway ultimately sent him into cardiac arrest. He spent 11 days in the hospital. I would like to say to everyone in involved in the whole process a very big thank you and well done to everyone.”
999 On The Front Line airs on More4 on Sundays at 9:00 PM, with past and current episodes available to stream on-demand via Channel 4
Fan-favourite Gogglebox stars Jenny and Lee have been a staple on the Channel 4 show for 12 years, having joined the show back in 2014.
The Gogglebox star had her friend in hysterics over her divorce remark(Image: CHANNEL 4)
The Gogglebox star was in hysterics over Jenny’s marriage remark.
Channel 4 viewers tuned in to watch the nation’s favourite armchair critics give their thoughts and reactions on the latest TV shows of the week. However, in between giving their verdicts on the programmes of the week, Gogglebox favourites Jenny and Lee spoke briefly about marriage.
It comes ahead of the stars settling in to watch the latest HBO drama, War, which follows a very public divorce of two well-known figures. Lee asked Jenny: “Would you ever get divorced?”
After a brief pause, she replied: “Don’t know. No, I’d just wait.” Lee burst out laughing at her quick remark about divorce.
Jenny often speaks about her husband, Ray, on the programme, although he’s opted to stay out of the limelight. However, he did make a very brief cameo recently when he phoned Jenny and viewers got to hear his voice.
Last year, Lee shared a throwback image of Jenny on her wedding day to Ray as he celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. He captioned the post: “Wishing my sidekick Jenny and Ray a happy 50th golden wedding anniversary, who gets the medal.”
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It wasn’t long before people commented on the post, with many praising Ray’s ‘epic’ sideburns. One person said, “Ray should get a medal for those sideburns alone. Epic.”
Someone else added, “Jeez, those sideburns have a life of their own.” While another said: “Bl**dy hell, look at those side burns. You could ski down them.”
Although Ray was offered to join Jenny on the Channel 4 show when she was first scouted at Beverley Races Ladies’ Day in 2014, he declined, prompting her best friend Lee to take his place on the couch.
The pair have been friends since 1994 when Lee met Jenny at the pub when she was a landlady. Speaking to Ireland’s Big Issue magazine, Jenny commented: “Lee was a customer at my pub, The Crown Inn in Paull. He became a regular in 1994 and used to come in pretty much every night with his partner and we were friends from the off. We’ve been best friends ever since.”
Lee added: “I wish I’ve never gone in the pub – it cost me a fortune. When I first met her she had a perm and I can remember thinking, ‘She needs a haircut’. We were firm friends immediately. I don’t think we’ve ever had an argument. We’re too placid to argue. She makes me laugh too much for me to ever fall out with her.”
Gogglebox is available to watch Friday’s on Channel 4 from 9pm.
A new series of the Channel 4 competition recently took place in Northern Ireland, concluding with a payment day episode airing on Friday, October 2.
It saw Belfast city-centre luxury apartments owner Melissa criticise Enniskillen hotel owners Shaun and Aoife over their taste in decor. Having walked into her home for the night, she had commented: “It’s nice and bright,” before inspecting the panelling and wallpaper above the bed.
She said: “We’ve got panelling here, an LED light and this pattern here, there’s far too much going on, it’s a bit tacky.” She also rated them a low score of six for facilities, for a lack of fridge and coffee machine in her room.
“That’s disappointing,” the hosts had remarked at the time, before bringing up the issue around the payment day table. “I really hope there is some justification for these comments,” Shaun added.
During Friday’s episode, Aiofe asked Melissa about her “harsh” criticism of the decor, with Melissa replying: “It might have been your personal taste, but you need to keep it as neutral as possible.”
Shaun hit back: “I think the language, dated and tacky… there’s so many words available to us.” Melissa argued: “What I say is what I think.” Another contestant jumped in to say that Melissa didn’t need to use the word tacky, though she stood by her comment, saying she didn’t know what else to use to “describe three different patterns”.
“Busy,” Shaun quickly replied. Melissa said: “Tacky to me, I don’t think it’s that bad of a word.” “It’s too subjective,” Shaun added, saying: “It really undermined the value of the rest of the feedback.”
He went on: “An overall six is a hard score,” saying it was a “strategic” move of Melissa to underpay her competitors. He added to the cameras: “Feeding back in that way, it was low in quality, high in ego and that isn’t a set of characteristics that command respect.”
Melissa meanwhile said: “I never knew tacky was such an upsetting word.” Viewers jumped in to Shaun and Aiofe’s defence, with one writing: “Calling someone’s decor tacky is rude and untrue.”
Another called Melissa “awful” after her comments, while someone else said: “Oh shut up Mel! The decor might not be to your taste but it is not tacky, and a standard white bathroom is not dated. She really rates her own abilities.”
Another said that Mel “showed her true colours”, while someone else said Mel was “desperate to mark every B&B down just so she wins the competition”.
The mobile network has just rolled out Vodafone TV, offering hundreds of channels alongside streaming apps in a choice of affordable monthly subscriptions.
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Vodafone has launched a new TV streaming service to rival major brands like Sky. The mobile network has already expanded to the home broadband market and has now gone one step further with the rollout of Vodafone TV.
This new WiFi-powered platform brings together hundreds of TV channels and streaming apps like Netflix and HBO Max from £10 per month – equal to roughly 33p per day. Each Vodafone TV subscription also provides more than 300 video games available to play over a Cloud service without a console.
The entry-level Vodafone TV plan delivers more than 200 live channels and on-demand TV with Freely for £10 per month. The £17 Vodafone TV Essential plan includes the same perks, plus Netflix and HBO Max subscriptions, worth a combined £13.98, at no extra cost.
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Mobile customers can combine Vodafone Entertainment with Vodafone TV Essential to create Vodafone TV Ultimate, which adds Disney+ or Prime Video to the package for a total of £25.50. All this is available through a plug‑in entertainment hub that delivers 4K content without a satellite dish or aerial.
The compact device has Freely built in, which unlocks access to more than 70 live channels and thousands of hours of on‑demand content from the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, and more. Viewers can also stream more than 150 additional live TV channels, while apps like Disney+, Prime Video and DAZN are also available with paid subscriptions.
Vodafone TV delivers hundreds of TV channels plus Netflix and HBO Max from £10 per month.
There’s a caveat, though, as customers must commit to a 24-month contract to secure Vodafone TV, during which time monthly prices will increase by £1.50 each April. This means the £10 subscription will cost £11.50 from April 2027 and £13 from April 2028.
Vodafone TV is available to Vodafone customers with a mobile or broadband plan, including existing customers and those signing up for a new contract. Until October 28, the brand is giving away Vodafone TV Essential free for 24 months when new customers take out Pro Broadband package from £39, saving £408 over the contract term.
Sky is giving away freebies too, with its own TV and broadband bundles, including the Essential TV and 900Mbps Full Fibre Gigafast Broadband. This £35 plan now delivers 12 times faster speeds (vs 75Mbps) at no extra cost.
Elsewhere, Virgin Media’s £32.99 Entertainment bundle includes more than 200 channels and free Netflix, but slower 516Mbps broadband. Announcing the launch of Vodafone TV, the firm’s Consumer Director, Rob Winterschladen, said it brings together customers’ entertainment while helping them cut unnecessary costs.
He said: “Households are dealing with a TV set‑up that’s become far too complicated – juggling multiple apps, long channel bundles and services they often don’t use. Our research shows that more than a third of people haven’t changed their TV provider in the last five years, with the perceived hassle of switching a big blocker and, as a result, they are still paying for features that should be standard.
“Vodafone TV gives customers a smarter alternative: one simple, intuitive experience that brings their favourite entertainment together and helps them cut out unnecessary costs. With Netflix and HBO Max included for £17 per month, it delivers exceptional value from day one.”
Gogglebox has returned to screens for another episode – but one notable face was missing from screens
Gogglebox legend rushed to hospital as they’re forced to miss filming for Channel 4 show(Image: mirror.co.uk)
A Gogglebox legend was rushed to hospital this week, causing them to miss out on filming for the latest instalment.
The long-running Channel 4 show returned to screens on Friday evening (October 2) for another episode. Back to share their thoughts on the latest bits of telly were siblings Pete and Sophie Sandiford and Ellie and Izzi Warner.
Married couple Andrew and Alfie and best mates Danielle and Daniella from Leeds also made an appearance, as well as newbies to the show, good friends Jude and Sherry.
However, one couple that failed to make an appearance was Sue and Steve from South London. The pair joined the programme in 2019 and quickly became firm favourites with fans.
But this week, Steve was rushed to hospital, meaning they were unable to film this week’s episode. On Instagram, the couple issued an update and shared a photo of Steve in hospital.
In the caption, they wrote: “What a difference a week makes. Steve was a little poorly and had to spend a few days in hospital & but he is home now. Out for lunch and enjoying his first beer in a while. Just call me Nurse Ratched.”
Confirming their absence from the latest episode, Sue told a follower in the comments section of the post: “We won’t see you this week but hopefully next week.” Meanwhile, other fans and Sue and Steve’s Gogglebox co-stars flooded the couple with support.
Izzi Warner wrote: “Glad you’re feeling better Steve.” Meanwhile someone else wrote: “Sorry to hear Steve wasn’t well, glad to hear he’s home and feeling better.” Another then penned: “Sorry to see this. Hope you’re feeling better soon.”
South London couple Sue and Steve joined Gogglebox almost 10 years ago in 2019 – and it’s fair to say it didn’t take them long to become firm favourites with fans.
Over the years, Steve, a retired black cab driver, and Sue, who is semi-retired, have had viewers in stitches thanks to their hilarious one-liners and comical takes on the telly highlights.
Away from the programme, the pair – who have been married for over four decades – are also doting parents to two daughters and are also grandparents to grandson Roman.
Jeremy Clarkson has teased a new show in the future after the success of Clarkson’s Farm as he confirms the sixth series has already been filmed
Jeremy Clarkson teases new show to rival Celebrity Traitors in the works(Image: Joe Maher, Getty Images for The NTA’s)
Jeremy Clarkson is teasing a new TV show beyond Clarkson’s farm, that could rival Celebrity Traitors.
The former Top Gear host, 66, started the Amazon Prime Series Clarkson’s Farm in 2021, showcasing the behind the scenes of running his farm Diddly Squat.
The show has been awarded two National Television Awards [NTAs] and become one of the most-watched series on the streaming programme.
The sixth series of the show has been filmed, as confirmed by Clarkson, with the star revealing he is looking forward to what is next outside of the famous series.
At the RTS Convention in London Clarkson said he is already thinking about what comes after Clarkson’s Farm in the changing TV landscape.
He said: “We’re currently thinking about what we’re going to do after Clarkson’s Farm, and it’s going to have to be something bigger – to stand out, to protect us from the onslaught from underneath.”
He told The Sun: “It has to be unbelievably ambitious, like, where people go, ‘What the f**k are you doing? That’s an incredible show!'”
He added that The Traitors is “a very good example”, as the second celebrity version is set to air on October 1.
“They get proper celebrities on that, and it’s a great show.”
He spoke with his daughter, Emily, and Loose Women’s Jane Moore about the changing dynamic of the TV world in the digital age.
He said: “Television has to get bigger, lose scheduling and get better.
Clarkson suggested that the “only” way television can “survive” would be to merge “the whole lot”.
He named the BBC, ITV, Sky, Channel 4, and Channel 5, and proposed a united platform called “Britfix”.
He added: “People are draining away from the industry, and it’s a huge pool of talent, and I think if we had one great big thing – Britflix, let’s call it – we could all club together and make good programmes.
“But bigger, better and fewer programmes.”
Speaking on Celebrity Traitors, the presenter said he loved the show but we wouldn’t see him sat at the round table in the future.
He said in an interview last year when asked if he would take part: “I wouldn’t in a million years. I’ve got 10 jobs already. Why would I want 11?”
He went on to discuss his former co-stars, saying: “I couldn’t see James May going on it. I could see Richard Hammond going on it, though.”
The sixth series of Clarkson’s Farm is set to land on Prime next summer, following the emotional series that focused on his recovery from a heart procedure and cancer diagnosis.
The fan-favourite baking competition has returned to Channel 4, with 12 amateur bakers hoping to impress Paul Hollywood and new judge Nigella Lawson, who has replaced Dame Prue Leith.
In the first episode of this series, the bakers were tasked with making Nigella’s stout cake and a self-portrait showstopper, and despite two creations collapsing onto the floor, no one was sent home after contestant Shannon had to quit the challenge halfway through on medical advice.
Ahead of biscuit week tonight, Tuesday 29 September, one contestant has recalled his own experience on the show. Howard Middleton took part in the fourth series back in 2013, but was devastatingly sent home during week six.
He’s now revealed that before filming even began, there was a moment that left him feeling sick. Speaking on behalf of Smooth Spins, Howard shared his first impression of the famous white tent.
He said: “It’s interesting because you get two shots of it. So, we were ferried from the hotel to the tent in a little minibus, and you just see the tent emerging from the minibus, and it’s at that point you sort of think, ‘Oh God, I feel a bit sick!’ That’s when it starts to feel real.
“When you actually go into the tent the first time, you get a tour, where someone explains how the ovens work and the hobs and everything around the kitchen. I just remember thinking that I hadn’t understood a word that you’d just said because I was so in awe of actually being in the tent.
“Even after the explanation, I still kept having to ask how to work the oven and the hob afterwards. It’s very overwhelming, and I did feel a bit sick.”
He went on to talk about meeting his fellow bakers, revealing they only met the night before. Howard continued: “Obviously we’ve all gone through the audition process, and you’ve met certain people along the way, but it’s not until the night before you actually start filming that you know who’s got into the tent. It may be that you’ve met one or two of them, or you remember seeing them during the auditions, but most of the time they’re strangers, really.
“On the first night when you meet everyone, you can make up your mind about them. Sometimes people can be very loud if you are out for dinner or something, and you start to understand what they will be like in the tent.”
After their first impressions of each other, Howard shared that the bakers did spend time together when the cameras stopped rolling, though he admitted that his time on the show was likely different to now. Back then, the contestants stayed in a hotel further from the tent, whereas he claimed that now, due to security reasons, they stay much closer.
He went on: “And the security is much tighter than it was. We were free to go out for meals together in the evening, although, to be perfectly honest, you’re so tired by the time you’ve finished a day of filming that you really don’t want to socialise that much.
“We also realised that those of us who would be catching up at the hotel bar late at night – none of us made it through to the finals! So if there’s a lesson to be learned, it’s don’t go out the night before!”
The Great British Bake Off continues tonight at 8pm on Channel 4
