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The Scottish village of Tongue: "Tongue really takes your breath away. The inky sea mellows into sapphire then powdery blue like a Dulux paint swatch; all bordered by gorgeous beaches, pale and honey gold. I was so excited to be in a town called Tongue that I neglected to take any photos of the actual scenery. Instead I concentrated my efforts on signage and sniggering like a ten-year-old." [related: Undiscovered Scotland]


Paul Robinson returns to Neighbours. Which is a bit of a random character choice. A bit like bringing Annie Wilkes back to Emerdale...

The Sun tries to apologise for their Hillsborough coverage. Fails. Makes people even more angry. Digs even bigger grave: ""Fifteen years is a long time. It is 11 years longer than the first world war, nine years longer than the second world war. We cannot believe these protests properly represent the opinions of the majority of men and women in Liverpool," it said." Not from Liverpool are you? [related: Manchester United sniffing around Wayne Rooney.]


Plotlines for the three Ninth Doctor Who novels due for publications next year. A hint at the mood of the new show? "In 1920s London the Doctor and Rose find themselves caught up in the hunt for a murderer. But not everyone or everything is what they seem. Secrets lie behind locked doors and inhuman killers roam the streets. Who is the Painted Lady and why is she so interested in the Doctor? How can a cat return from the dead? Can anyone be trusted to tell - or even to know - the truth? With faceless killers closing in, the Doctor and Rose must solve the mystery of the Clockwise Man before London itself is destroyed..."

Who Killed Saturday Night? - goes out on Channel 4 on 10 July at 9.30pm. Jack Kibble-White from Off The Telly interviews Christopher Bruce and Martin Cunning about making the show: "We were conscious of the look and feel of clip shows generally, hence my desire (as far as possible) to achieve something different. As as result the TV's invariably in the background of our interview set-ups, with the incoming or outgoing clips still playing on them - and the lighting for all the interviewees is generally dark and moody because, after all, TV is something best viewed in a darkened room. Also important is our inclusion of (informed) TV viewers who speak their mind and relay (often) fundamental truths about various aspects of Saturday night TV. Finally, our visual emphasis on the TV itself - after all it has gone from a much-loved three- dimensional piece of furniture to a rather cold and untouchable two-dimensional (largely empty) picture frame, ie. the plasma screen."

Classic Gamer's second issue is online.


Erm ... isn't this Starship Troopers? "The cunningly-named Ten O'Clock News Extra aims to provide a "tell-me-more" service for viewers by featuring longer interviews, extra footage and background information on the day's stories. "The BBC News audience consistently tell us that they want even more information on the day's events," said the BBC's head of news, Richard Sambrook. "Ten O'Clock News Extra will provide that platform for added depth and context to the bulletin and will help drive a new audience towards our interactive services."