Tom Blackburn
Birmingham Mail
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Unforgotten star Mark Frost instantly recognisable after playing major Coronation Street villain
Mark Frost played sleazy businessman Ray Crosby, who menaced the residents of Weatherfield and tried to hoover up their properties → Read More
What happened to Paula Yates' children as Channel 4's Paula looks at her life
Paul Yates died of a drug overdose in 2000 three years after her partner Michael Hutchence. She left behind four children who were cared for by Sir Bob Geldof → Read More
Paula Yates' career, turbulent love life and tragic death as new Channel 4 series tells her story
A new documentary gives the former Big Breakfast star, who died in 2000, the chance to finally tell her story in her own words → Read More
What happened to the stolen Brink's-Mat gold
The 1983 robbery, dubbed 'the crime of the century', saw £26m worth of gold bullion, cash and diamonds stolen from a warehouse → Read More
BBC Father Brown fans 'keeping fingers crossed' as series 10 ends
The popular comedy-drama, starring Mark Williams, is expected to return for an 11th series sometime in 2024 → Read More
Will there be another series of Father Brown? Latest on BBC drama's future as series 10 ends
The popular drama, which stars Mark Williams in the title role, is expected to return to our screens for an 11th series in 2024 → Read More
Who's on Question Time tonight? Full panel line-up as BBC debate show heads to London
The government's highly controversial new asylum legislation and energy bills are likely to be among the topics under discussion → Read More
Cold weather payments - when they're paid out and who is entitled as UK gripped by snow
A blast of cold weather, bringing snow to much of Britain, is expected to continue into the weekend → Read More
ITV's The Bay returns for fourth season as Morven Christie says why she left
The Glasgow-born actress, who played Lisa Armstrong, left The Bay suddenly after its second series → Read More
Where is ITV's The Bay filmed? Full list of filming locations for series 4 of police drama
The popular police drama returns for a new six-part series, with Marsha Thomason returning as DS Jenn Townsend → Read More
ITV's The Bay series 4 cast list as police drama returns
The police drama returns for a new six-part series, with Marsha Thomason reprising her role as DS Jenn Townsend → Read More
Birmingham New Street features in final episode of Channel 4 series The Piano
The series sees talented amateur pianists competing for a spot at London's Royal Festival Hall - without them realising it → Read More
Who was Johnny Kitagawa? BBC documentary probes abuse allegations against disgraced J-pop mogul
Kitagawa, who died in 2019, was instrumental in creating J-pop - but was accused of sexually abusing young stars for decades → Read More
Everything you need to know about Interior Design Masters as it returns to BBC1
The popular interior design show is back for a new series, in a new prime-time slot on BBC One → Read More
Martin Lewis explains huge sign that energy bills won't go up in April
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is under mounting pressure to cancel the planned £500 increase to the Energy Price Guarantee → Read More
When Ken Bruce starts on Greatest Hits Radio as he takes popmaster quiz to new show
The veteran DJ, who left BBC Radio 2 last week, will join Greatest Hits Radio for a new mid-morning show from April → Read More
Who is Gary Davies on BBC Radio 2? Veteran DJ fills in for Ken Bruce until Vernon Kay takes over
Davies was a mainstay of the Radio 1 line-up for nine years until 1993, returning to the BBC permanently in 2018 → Read More
Paul Whitehouse's health struggles as he fronts new BBC documentary on shocking state of rivers
The Fast Show star's new documentary Paul Whitehouse: Our Troubled Rivers looks at how so many rivers in England and Wales became so polluted → Read More
BBC Beyond Paradise - Ruth Madoc's career, marriages and how she died
The popular Welsh actress, best known for playing Gladys Pugh in Hi-de-Hi!, died in December aged 79 → Read More
Who's on Question Time tonight? Full panel line-up for Sunderland edition of BBC debate show
The new Northern Ireland Brexit protocol deal, SNP leadership contest and teachers' strikes are likely to be among the big issues → Read More