The BBC have announced their first ever celebrity Gladiator to join the team for the next series. Former Rugby Union International and Celebrity Traitors contestant Joe Marler will be Mauler.
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Happy Belated Birthday Actor Martin Jarvis was 85 on 4 August. Married to actress Rosalind Ayres for over 50 years. tvark.org/martin-jarvis
Happy Birthday to actress Janet McTeer who is 65 today. She will be playing Minerva McGonagall in the upcoming TV version of Harry Potter on HBO MAX.
The Edward Woodward Hour Variety show ITV (Thames) From 4 August 1971 tvark.org/edward-woodw... Guests joining Edward on the shows included: Russell Hunter Beryl Reid Patrick Cargill Nina Natasha Pyne Ann Holloway Danny Clare Geoff Love Margaret Lockwood Peter Jones Leslie Phillips Dora Bryan
The English Wife Drama ITV (Meridian/Hartswood Films) 4 August 1996 The cast includes: Geraldine O'Rawe Georges Berdot Stanislas Carré de Malberg Michel Chaume Dani Claverie-Lucas Hélène Dujeudin Jean-Claude Falet Jean Grécault Didier Jeaunaud Jamie O'Brien Isabelle Petit-Jacques Zoë Wanamaker
The Alphabet Game Gameshow BBC 1 (Objective/BBC North) 5 August 1996 - 27 March 1997 2 series - 73 episodes tvark.org/alphabet-game Hosted by Andrew O'Connor who also helped create the series. It was sold to many countries, most notably Spain where their version ended up in legal action.
We remember... Joseph Cooper - pianist and broadcaster 7 October 1912 – 4 August 2001 Age 88 tvark.org/joseph-cooper Cooper's TV credits include: Face the Music Hinge and Bracket Gala Performance Out of the Box Here and Now Here Today Concert Hour Charlie Grant's War Songs for the Times
Take Me Drama ITV (SMG/Coastal Productions) 5 - 27 August 2001 The cast includes: Robson Green Beth Goddard Danny Webb Olga Sosnovska Keith Barron Anthony Hunt Kevin Bruce Jordy Cernik William Finnigan Julia Mallam Gilly Gilchrist Aneirin Hughes Paul Brennen Annette Ekblom Fred Pearson Tara Moran
Trollied Sitcom Sky One (Roughcut TV) 4 August 2011 - 23 December 2018 7 series - 71 episodes + 5 specials The cast includes: Rita May Jason Watkins Faye McKeever Carl Rice Beverly Rudd Lorraine Cheshire Chanel Cresswell Dominic Coleman Victor McGuire Jane Horrocks Joel Fry Mark Addy Jack Carroll
Highlands: Scotland's Wild Heart Nature documentary BBC Two 5 - 26 August 2016 (shown earlier in 2016 on BBC One Scotland only) Narrator: Ewan McGregor This landmark series gives a beautiful portrait of life in the Scottish Highlands, following the wildlife and people of Scotland's Wild Heart.
Buffering Sitcom ITV 2 (Avalon, with Government support) 5 August 2021 - 6 March 2023 2 series - 12 episodes The cast includes Iain Stirling Jessie Cave Paul G Raymond Rosa Robson Steve Bugeja Janine Harouni Elena Saurel Phil Fletcher Sean Sagar Laura Whitmore Lolly Adefope Sam Womack Joel Dommett
A Granny's Guide to the Modern World Documentary Channel 4 (Rumpus Media) 3, 10 & 17 August 2016 Presenter: Barry Humphries The series follows several elderly male and female investigative reporters as they tackle issues regarding 21st century life in a lighthearted manner.
3 August 2011 Digital Switchover continued in the UK. The next two transmitters to switch off BBC Two analogue on this date were Belmont (left) and Oliver's Mount (right). They would both complete the Switchover on 17 August.
Time Trumpet Satire BBC Two 3 August - 7 September 2006 The cast includes: Armando Iannucci Richard Ayoade Adam Buxton Jo Enright Stewart Lee Matthew Holness Delena Kidd Kate O'Sullivan Mark Watson David Sant Paul Antony-Barber Katy Wix Tim Key Lewis Macleod Peter Sallis Trevor Peacock Kathy Staff
The Informer Drama ITV (Rediffusion London) 3 August 1966 - 18 December 1967 2 series - 21 episodes The cast includes: Ian Hendry Neil Hallett Jean Marsh Heather Sears Redmond Bailey Tony Selby Peter Vaughan Peter Bowles David Kelly George Cole Nerys Hughes Edward Petherbridge Bob Monkhouse
Jimmy Cricket 1945-2026 Comedian who was discovered on LWT's Search for a Star in 1980. He made many guest appearances on TV as well as having his own series And There's More. Sadly, there is no more. RIP Jimmy. tvark.org/and-theres-m...
Glyn Lewis 1973-2026 Continuity announcer with BBC One and Two Wales. Has worked for the Corporation for over 30 years. Was a member of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence – the activist and charitable order founded in San Francisco in 1979.
The Reluctant Romeo Comedy BBC 1 2 August 1966 (pilot) 15 May - 3 July 1967 (series) The cast includes: Leslie Crowther Amanda Barrie Geoffrey Sumner Keith Pyott Margo Jenkins Dorothy Frere Cicely Paget-Bowman Carol Cleveland Eunice Gayson Frederick Treves André Maranne Robert Dorning Erik Chitty
2 August 1971 The Pendle Forest UHF transmitter goes on the air. The first UHF transmitter owned by the Independent Television Authority. Photo courtesy of mb21.
Packet of 3 (renamed Packing Them In for series 2) Comedy Channel 4 (Jon Blair Film) 2 August 1991 - 4 November 1992 2 series - 16 episodes The cast includes: Frank Skinner Jenny Eclair Henry Normal Dave Gorman Roger Mann Kevin Eldon Mark Heap Alistair McGowan John Shuttleworth Mark Lamarr
Tales From Pleasure Beach Drama BBC Two (Blast! Films) 2, 9 & 16 August 2001 The cast includes: Eve Myles Mark Lewis Jones Brian Hibbard Ruth Jones Steffan Rhodri Siwan Morris Mark Letheren Rachel Isaac Laura Rogers Richard Lynch Rhydian Jones Joanna Griffiths Michelle McTernan Jâms Thomas
We remember... Richard Pearson - actor 1 August 1918 - 2 August 2011 Age 83 Richard's TV credits include: My Good Friend Men Behaving Badly Love Hurts One Foot in the Grave Freddie and Max The Wind in the Willows God's Wonderful Railway Enemy at the Door Columbo The Forsyte Saga Softly Softly
2 August 2011 UKTV channel Really becomes an unencrypted channel and is available for the first time on Freeview.
Borderline Mockumentary Channel 5 (Little Rock) 2 August 2016 - 19 October 2017 2 series - 12 episodes Narrator: Ralf Little The cast includes: David Avery Jackie Clune David Elms Liz Kingsman Jamie Michie Guz Khan Mark Addy Jamie Demetriou Kerry Howard Jayde Adams Kris Marshall Josie Lawrence
Vincent Salvatore 1946-2026 US actor Played "Big Pussy" Salvatore in HBO's The Sopranos. Was a winner of The Celebrity Apprentice US. He donated his winnings to charity in the name of his ex-wife's then partner.
Remembering... Hannah Hauxwell 1 August 1926 - 30 January 2018 Age 91 Hannah was thrust into the media spotlight after the 1973 YTV documentary Too Long a Winter highlighted her life on the High Pennines. YTV received stacks of mail offering gifts after it was shown 4 more documentaries were made
1 August 2016 The last new episode of The Musketeers was broadcast on BBC One. It had run for 30 episodes over 3 series.
1 August 2006 VH2 music channel ceased broadcasting in the UK and Ireland. It was replaced with MTV Flux.
