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On Sunday 6 April 2025, ITV broadcasts Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh!

Season 7 Episode 14 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh” promises an exciting mix of guests and features. This week, Alan welcomes Countdown’s Susie Dent, known for her word skills, and legendary singer Sheila Ferguson. Reuben Owen, from “Our Yorkshire Farm,” will also join the fun, bringing his unique perspective to the show.

Viewers can look forward to a sneak preview of the Shetland Pony Grand National trials day, which is sure to delight animal lovers and fans of equestrian events. Jamie Butterworth will showcase his gardening talents by recreating a perfect spring garden at the farm, providing inspiration for those looking to spruce up their outdoor spaces.

Additionally, Toni Osoba will share her top wine picks from across the UK in the Best of British drinks feature. This segment will highlight some of...

Paramount UK network Channel 5 and its streamer My5 are being streamlined to become, simply, 5.

In a similar move to the one made by rival Channel 4 last year, the All Creatures Great and Small network will unify linear and streaming under a single brand, with My5, which Channel 5 said boosted viewing by 40% in H1 2024, handed an upgrade. Along with shows, the 5 streamer will include a range of Fast channels for the first time along with new personalization. Paramount AVoD Pluto TV will no longer go through with its planned merger with My5, remaining as a standalone offering in the UK.

The rebranded streamer will launch in Q1 of next year and feature more shows from the likes of Paramount stables MTV, CBS and Comedy Central, along with some samples from the Paramount+ streamer.

Ben Frow, Paramount UK’s Chief Content Officer, who commissions for Channel 5 and Paramount+ UK,...

Exclusive: Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly is cementing itself as one of Paramount network Channel 5’s longest-running stalwarts after receiving a hefty double season order that will see it cross the 100-episode mark.

Channel 5 said Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly is its highest-performing factual entertainment format over the last four years, after achieving a peak average audience of 1.2 million for the latest series, the sixth.

The show sees presenter Graeme Hall set out on a mission to restore dog and human relationships across the country. With years of experience and no-nonsense advice, he has built his reputation on finding easy to follow training techniques and long-lasting fixes to almost any unwanted dog behavior.

Having only launched in 2019, the double-season order will take Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly up to eight seasons and beyond the 100-episode mark – a rare feat for a Channel 5 show. Other Channel 5 factual hits include Cruising with Jane McDonald and Our Yorkshire Farm.

Get ready for a brand new series as Reuben Owen returns to Channel 5 with “Reuben: Life In The Dales”! Premiering this Thursday, April 25, at 8:00 Pm, Season 1 Episode 1 kicks off with an exciting contract that takes Reuben and his heavy plant machinery business on a journey to restore life to a fishing pond.

Fans of Channel 5’s “Our Yorkshire Farm” will recognize Reuben Owen as the skilled operator behind the heavy machinery seen on the popular show. Now, viewers get to follow Reuben’s adventures firsthand as he tackles this new challenge alongside friends Tommy and Sarah.

In this premiere episode, viewers can expect to witness the camaraderie, determination, and hard work that define Reuben’s approach to business. From navigating the intricacies of pond restoration to overcoming obstacles along the way, Reuben and his team demonstrate the resilience and resourcefulness that have made them local favorites.

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Exclusive: UK unscripted vet Daniel Pearl is exiting Paramount UK for Lion TV.

The streamer’s VP of unscripted originals in the UK, whose past credits include Leaving Neverland and 72 Films-produced Premier League series Rise of the Billionaires, will become Creative Director at the All3Media-owned production outfit, replacing Tom Watt-Smith but with a wider remit.

Pearl has spent the past six years at Paramount UK, where he has overseen a wealth of factual shows first for Paramount UK network Channel 5 and latterly Paramount+ – leading the charge on the streamer’s UK unscripted push. Credits for Paramount+ include Rise of the Billionaires, serial killer series The Box and reality show Hot Yachts. For Channel 5, he oversaw big factual beasts such as Our Yorkshire Farm.

Pearl is a UK unscripted vet, having spent the six years before Paramount/Channel 5 in various current affairs roles with Channel 4, and the 15 years before that at the BBC.

Exclusive: Channel 5 is on the brink of finding a new producer for its next Jane McDonald and Susan Calman shows. This follows owner Paramount Global’s decision to close the Viacom International Studios (Vis) UK unscripted division, revealed by Deadline last month.

Deadline understands that Daisybeck Studios, which makes some of Channel 5’s biggest hits including The Yorkshire Vet and Our Yorkshire Farm, is extremely close to taking on the work with two of the channel’s highest-profile presenters. Based in Leeds, eOne-owned Daisybeck is a trusted Channel 5 supplier that has made hundreds of hours of shows for the channel including many that focus on the outfit’s native Yorkshire.

The move comes as Paramount begins the process of apportioning dozens of hours of Vis’s factual programing to the UK indie sector.

McDonald’s next project is unknown but will likely be within her travelog wheelhouse. She...

Exclusive: Channel 5’s profit has dropped more than 30% after ViacomCBS’s restructure of its UK channel brands resulted in a £19.8M ($25.6M) programming write-down.

The British broadcaster’s operating profit fell to £27.4M in the 15 months to the end of December last year, compared with £39.9M in 2018, according to its annual earnings report. ViacomCBS extended Channel 5’s financial year after the CBS merger last year.

Channel 5 said the drop in earnings could largely be blamed on the content write-down, which followed Ben Frow reviewing ViacomCBS’s UK slate after he took control of the company’s channel brands, including Channel 5, Comedy Central, and MTV. The impact of the restructure was marked given that Channel 5’s write-down costs were only £2.1M in 2018.

Channel 5’s revenue rose 20% £452M last year — though this was a result of its accounting period being extended by three months. Like-for-like, Channel 5’s revenue was down 6.8% to £350.7M,...

ViacomCBS Networks UK’s director of programs Ben Frow has said the British TV industry is “inherently snobbish” and should care less about what people’s backgrounds are and more about their talent.

Frow admitted that he has “got a big chip on my shoulder” about a lack of inclusivity in the business, revealing at the Edinburgh TV Festival today that he was “floored” by a snobbish remark made by a rival a few years ago about his education.

“I was at Edinburgh a few years ago and a competitor of mine said to me, as I was about to walk out on stage for a debate: ‘You know for someone who hasn’t got a degree you’ve done very well to be up on this stage with us.’

“It actually floored me. I could get a bit tearful about it. I can’t believe you’d make a...