New on
BBC Entertainment this May, 2011:
I'd Do Anything Premiere date: Sunday, 1 May 2011 at 18h55
18h55 for first 2 weeks, thereafter main show at 18h00 followed by Results show
A reality search to find a new, unknown lead actress to play Nancy and three young performers who will take it in turns to play Oliver in a West End revival of the British musical Oliver!.
For more about the series, see:
TVSA's I'd Do Anything Mini-Site.
Survivors 2Premmiere date: Sunday, 1 May 2011 at 20h00
New episodes air weekly
Season 2 of the sci-fi which depicts the activities of a group of people who survived a virulent strain of mutant or genetically engineered influenza which wiped out most of the human race.
For more about the series and season, see:
TVSA's Survivors 2 Show Page.
Total Wipeout 3Premiere date: Sunday, 8 May 2011 at 17h00
New episodes air in double bills weekly
Season 3 of the British version of the Australian show Total Wipeout in which contestants compete in a series of challenges in an attempt to win £10,000. The challenges are based in large pools of water or mud and generally involve large assault courses that participants must cross.
For more about the series and seasons, see:
TVSA's Total Wipeout 3 Show Page.
Casuality 23Premiere date: Saturday, 21 May 2011 at 18h00
New episodes air weekly at 18h00
In the Season 23 premiere: When a teenager from a nearby estate starts a fire, a chain of events is set in motion that results not only in a riot, but also leaves Tess battling for her life.
Fortunately Adam saves her, an action that sees him being offered a promotion. But reeling from Jessica's decision to end their affair, he turns the job down. Step in Nick Jordan, the new Clinical Lead.
A big-shot surgeon with a sharp tongue, Nick has his work cut out for him to get the team onside. His charm offensive begins with Ruth, but will anyone uncover the secret he's hiding?
Flash fact: The series is the longest running medical drama in the world.
Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow 2Premiere date: Tuesday, 24 May 2011 at 20h30
New episodes air weekly at 20h30
Michael McIntyre returns for a second season of stand-up introductions and new comedy acts. Each episode sees Michael visit an iconic UK entertainment venue where he introduces a special guest headline act, plus three burgeoning stand-ups from the UK comedy circuit.
Among those joining Michael in this series are Noel Fielding (The Mighty Boosh), north-east England’s Sarah Millican and Father Ted’s Ardal O’Hanlon.
Flash fact: Michael McIntyre recently took over from Simon Cowell as a judge on the latest season of Britain's Got Talent.
QIPremiere date: Friday, 27 May 2011 Q1 at 20h30
New episodes air in double bills weekly at 20h30 and 21h05
Actor, comedian and author Stephen Fry chairs an impossible comedy quiz show in which the four panellists must answer almost unanswerable questions on the daunting topic of virtually anything in the universe.
Short for “Quite Interesting”, QI reveals a wealth of quirky useless facts as Stephen asks questions that are so difficult the contestants rarely ever get them right. However, points are not necessarily for the right answer - or even anything related to the question - but for an answer that Stephen deems ‘quite interesting’.
BBC Entertainment is on Channel 120.