Patriarch Kirill blesses inmates of Moscow prison on Easter Sunday

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, has visited Moscow’s Butyrskaya prison for the first time ever, to celebrate the Easter Holiday with the inmates and to offer them presents. “The fact of imprisonment is a very rigorous test,” Patriarch Kirill told over a hundred convicts, who gathered outside the prison chapel to […]

Sunday Brunch: Simon Rimmer dodges trouble as he confesses 'surefire' way to get axed

The 54-year-old TV chef was careful not to let things get uncomfortable during the live broadcast after The One Show presenter Alex, 41, joined him and co-host Tim Lovejoy, 50, to attempt a recipe for a cauliflower cheese tars. Simon Rimmer began by teaching the BBC favourite how to make pastry, talking her through the […]

Ratings: Jesus Christ Superstar Bests Idol to Lord Over Easter Sunday

Jesus Christ Superstar Live ruled Easter Sunday. NBC’s rousing production delivered 9.4 million total viewers and a 1.7 rating, topping the night on both counts while placing fourth in audience and sixth in the demo among the past four-plus years of live musical events (as detailed below). TVLine readers gave the show an average grade […]

Sunday Drive: Big debuts from the Big Apple dominated the headlines

New York Auto Show week has come and gone, and, not surprisingly, the week’s biggest bits of news came from the halls of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in NYC. Our favorite debut from New York was the Lincoln Aviator, a sharp-dresses crossover that looks lovely inside and out, and sits on underpinnings at […]

Sunday Drive: Classic American nameplates and one exciting new German

Our look back at last week’s biggest automotive stories focuses first on the Jeep Wagoneer, an unequivocal American classic. Not only did the Wagoneer play a pivotal role in kicking off America’s current love affair with the sport utility vehicle, it legitimized the Jeep brand in the mind of consumers looking not just for something […]

Sunday Brunch: Tim Lovejoy forced to step in as Tracy-Ann Oberman suffers major blunder

During the Channel 4 show, hosts Simon Rimmer and Tim Lovejoy were joined by guest Tracy-Ann Oberman. The former Eastenders star, who played Chrissie Watts, was telling the presenters a story during a cooking segment when she was suddenly cut off. Tracy was oblivious to the glitch until Tim interrupted and call for a new […]

Zuckerberg takes out full-page apology ads in British Sunday newspapers

Mark Zuckerberg, head of the world’s largest social media platform, has issued an apology for the scandal over Facebook’s security. Zuckerberg chose a decidedly quaint medium through which to do so – the British newspaper. READ MORE: Facebook data downloads highlight what the social network knows about you The billionaire placed full-page ads in a […]

Easter 2018: When is Palm Sunday? Why is it important to Christians?

The Easter weekend marks the next bank holiday in 2018 and this year takes place from Good Friday on March 30 until Easter Monday on April 2. The holy holiday is a Christian festival, celebrating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead following his crucifixion by the Romans. It is preceded by Holy Week when […]

Ratings: Brooklyn Nine-Nine Hits High With Sunday Return, Idol Stabilizes

Fox’s Brooklyn Nine-Nine returned to Sunday nights with 1.9 million total viewers and a 0.9 demo rating, ticking up from its winter finale to deliver its second-largest audience of the season while marking a 14-1/2 month high in the demo. B99 however was down sharply from time slot predecessor Ghosted’s season-to-date average (2.9 mil/1.2). RELATEDFamily […]