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30 Jun - Torchwood cut 'like punishment'
Cutting the new series of Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood to five shows from 13 felt like "we were being punished", its star John Barrowman has said. (>>BBC News)
29 Jun - Digital TV now in 90% of UK homes
Almost 90% of British homes are using digital TV, reveal figures from Ofcom. (>>BBC News) 28 Jun - Fawcett to have private funeral
A private funeral for actress Farrah Fawcett will be held on Tuesday, it has been announced. (>>BBC News)
28 Jun - Extra 'Lost' episode confirmed
The upcoming final season of Lost will run to 18 episodes, ABC has confirmed. (>>Digital Spy) 28 Jun - Boreanaz: More 'Bones' to shoot in UK
David Boreanaz has said that the Bones writers are planning to film more episodes of the US drama in the UK. (>>Digital Spy) 26 Jun - 'Summer Wine' returns for new series
The BBC has recommissioned Last Of The Summer Wine for a new series, it has announced. (>>Digital Spy)
26 Jun - Nigel Havers to guest on 'Who' spinoff
Nigel Havers has been confirmed for a guest role on the new series of The Sarah Jane Adventures. (>>Digital Spy) 26 Jun - 'Mighty Boosh' stars to split?
Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt are reportedly ending their Mighty Boosh partnership. (>>Digital Spy) 26 Jun - Rumours persist of Taggart demise
Uncertainty over the future of hit television detective series Taggart has sent shares in Scottish media group STV plunging. (>>BBC News) 26 Jun - Sky may have to share TV channels
BSkyB should be forced to make its premium sports and film channels available to rival broadcasters, watchdog Ofcom has proposed. (>>BBC News) 25 Jun - 'Law & Order: UK' gets second seriesITV1 has commissioned
Law & Order: UK for a 13-episode second series, it has announced. (>>Digital Spy)
25 Jun - Screen star Fawcett dies aged 62
Actress Farrah Fawcett, who became an icon of 1970s US television, has died of cancer in Los Angeles aged 62, her spokesman has confirmed. (>>BBC News)
24 Jun - Victoria Wood filming Christmas
special?
Victoria Wood is recording a Christmas special for BBC One, it has been reported. (>>Digital Spy)
23 Jun - BBC denies 'Doctor Who' reunion
reports
The BBC has denied speculation of an "all-Doctors reunion" for this year's Children In Need. (>>Digital Spy) 23 Jun - Stars say goodbye to Danny La Rue
Family and friends of Danny La Rue have attended the flamboyant entertainer's funeral in London. (>>BBC News) 23 Jun - American TV star Ed McMahon dies
Ed McMahon, Jonny Carson's sidekick for 30 years on NBC's The Tonight Show, has died at the age of 86. (>>BBC News) 22 Jun - Dad's Army veteran dies aged 82
Actor Colin Bean, who played Private Sponge in Dad's Army for many years, has died aged 82 in Wigan Infirmary. (>>BBC News)
22 Jun - Gruffalo to menace Christmas TV
Modern children's classic The Gruffalo is to menace TV screens this Christmas in a one-off all-star animation. (>>BBC News) 22 Jun - Schumacher 'revealed as The Stig'
Michael Schumacher has been revealed as the secret identity of The Stig on Top Gear. (>>Digital Spy)
21 Jun - Top Gear's Stig 'to be unveiled'
The Stig, the mystery driver who tests high-performance cars on Top Gear, will take his helmet off for the first time later, the BBC has confirmed. (>>BBC News)
19 Jun - Thiessen halts 'Saved By The Bell'
reunion
Tiffany Thiessen has halted plans for a Saved By The Bell reunion, according to reports. (>>Digital Spy)
18 Jun - 'King of the Apes' swings again
The Musee du Quai Branly in Paris has a new exhibition looking at Tarzan's popularity and influence almost a century after the character was first created. (>>BBC News)
17 Jun - Outpost Gallifrey, Who Forum to close
Shaun Lyon has announced the closure of his Outpost Gallifrey website and attached Doctor Who Forum. (>>Digital Spy)
17 Jun - Gervais to lead NY comedy event
Comic and actor Ricky Gervais is to headline the New York Comedy Festival in November, organisers have announced. (>>BBC News)
16 Jun - Agyeman: 'Gillan will be great
companion'
Freema Agyeman has expressed her approval over the choice of new Doctor Who companion Karen Gillan. (>>Digital Spy)
15 Jun - Primeval axed after three series
Science fiction drama series Primeval has been axed after "three very successful series", ITV has confirmed. (>>BBC News) 15 Jun - Hancock "lost" tapes to be released
Six episodes of the classic BBC comedy Hancock's Half Hour have been tracked down after it was feared for many years they were lost. The audio recordings of TV programmes
made by fans will be released later this year. (>>BBC News) 15 Jun - 'League Of Gentlemen' stars keen on revival
Reece Shearsmith has revealed that he and Steve Pemberton are keen to revive the League Of Gentlemen franchise. (>>Digital Spy) 15 Jun - Fox: 'Lost' spinoffs are 'impossible'
Matthew Fox has dismissed the possibility of spinoff shows when Lost ends next year. (>>Digital Spy) 14 Jun - Stars attend Carradine's funeral
Hundreds of mourners have attended the funeral of actor David Carradine, held in Los Angeles 10 days after he was found dead in a Bangkok hotel room. (>>BBC News)
11 Jun - Fox discusses season six of 'Lost'
Matthew Fox has reportedly revealed details about the sixth and final season of Lost. (>>Digital Spy) 11 Jun - 'Cranford' villagers return to the past
Popular costume drama Cranford is to return for two more episodes, and filming has begun in the village in Wiltshire that is used to recreate the Victorian street scenes.
(>>BBC News)
10 Jun - Futurama to make return on US TV
Animated comedy Futurama is to return to US TV screens with 26 new episodes - seven years after it was axed by Fox. (>>BBC News)
08 Jun - One more series for TV's Ashes
Actor Philip Glenister talks to Breakfast about his cult character, Gene Hunt, and reveals that he will be going back to the 80s for a third and final series of Ashes to
Ashes. (>>BBC News) 07 Jun - Upset over Carradine body photo
The family of Kill Bill star David Carradine has said it is "profoundly disturbed" after images of the actor's body were printed in a Thai newspaper. (>>BBC News)
06 Jun - Stamos considering 'Full House' movie
Former Full House star John Stamos has admitted that he is considering producing a movie based on the cancelled sitcom. (>>Digital Spy) 05 Jun - Swayze’s TV show 'The Beast' cancelled
Patrick Swayze’s TV show The Beast has been cancelled, it has been reported. (>>Digital Spy)
05 Jun - Tributes paid to actor Carradine
Tributes have been paid to Kung Fu and Kill Bill star David Carradine who was found dead in a Bangkok hotel room on Thursday, aged 72. (>>BBC News)
04 Jun - Kung Fu star Carradine found dead
Kill Bill and Kung Fu star David Carradine has been found dead in a Bangkok hotel room on Thursday. (>>BBC News)
03 Jun - Gavin and Stacey 'say goodbye'
Gavin and Stacey writer and star James Corden says he's "very sad" as the cast prepare for the third and final series of the hit TV show. (>>BBC News)
02 Jun - Wedding storylines for 'Doctor Who'?
David Tennant's Doctor Who swansong will feature three weddings, according to a report in The Sun. (>>Digital Spy) 02 Jun - Anthony Head slams 'Buffy' movie plans
Former Buffy The Vampire Slayer star Anthony Head has suggested that the movie remake could be "a bit like watching a car wreck". (>>Digital Spy)
01 Jun - Stage legend La Rue dies at 81
Entertainer Danny La Rue has died at his home in Kent at the age of 81, his spokeswoman has said. (>>BBC News) 01 Jun - Tovey: 'Smith will be great Doctor'
Russell Tovey has predicted that Matt Smith will be "brilliant" when he replaces David Tennant in Doctor Who next year. (>>Digital Spy)
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