Joey Essex and Kellie Maloney were cruelly eliminated in the first 'semi-final' of Celebrity Mastermind - punished primarily for being different.

Its special opening episode (set in South Africa) was slightly longer than the usual hour and evidently so incredible the notion of just cutting it by five minutes was unthinkable.

The bookies' favourite to win The Great British Bake Off, Steph Blackwell, narrowly failed to make history and become Star Baker for a remarkable four weeks running.

The Apprentice was basically a lesson in how to ruin an ice-lolly. And then mess up selling them.

After nine years and ten series, even the best contestants on The Great British Bake Off still had no answer to their nemesis, the show's famous, merciless, adversary.

The Apprentice usually makes it impossible not to conclude that the candidates' only actual talent is getting dressed quickly.

It was the semi-final of The Great British Bake and Patisserie Week - a mouth-watering prospect, particularly when Paul Hollywood smiled that combining them was 'pretty cruel.'

Lord Sugar dubbed this week's task on The Apprentice 'the Great British Bike Off.'

Mother Nature was certainly not very… maternal and some parents almost as harsh as the conditions of minus 40 degrees and winds of 70mph.

After last week's million pound triumph, The Apprentice reverted to type with its traditional task featuring the teams sourcing and purchasing a list of nine items.

His Dark Materials was disappointing: ironically, not really that dark, or not dark enough - at least so far.

Seven Worlds, One Planet had arguably the most shocking, sickening, piece of footage any David Attenborough show has ever featured.

Like most reunions after ten years without seeing the old gang, the Gavin & Stacey Christmas Day special had seemed a nice idea but proved disappointing.

Of all the things it's hard to imagine anyone saying, the words 'what we really need is a remake of Worzel Gummidge' must be right up there.

The start of the three-part adaptation on Wednesday was a compilation of the genre through the ages - a vampires' Greatest Hits, Best of The Count, or Tribute to Transylvania: 'Fangs For The Memories.'

Star Wars and Indiana Jones star Harrison Ford joked about Donald Trump on the Jimmy Kimmel show to promote his new film, The Call of the Wild, by calling the president a 'son of a b****'.

Jimmy Kimmel created a mash up of Trump and Obama's televised national addresses following the killings of the Al Qaeda and ISIS leaders.

When Rita Ora and Chris Brown took the stage live this week to perform their intimate duet Body On Me, there was no disguising their chemistry. They performed for Jimmy Kimmel.

Jimmy Kimmel parodied Trump's Freedom Kids, with a less-than-rousing performance by a trio of girls (with Vanessa Hudgens) who sang of Bush's sad showing at the polls.

And while the bisexual 25-year-old pulls off a decent David Bowie and Mick Jagger, she's far less successful at resembling Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix

PATRICK COLLINS: When his massive contribution has been adequately assessed, Jimmy Hill will be seen as one of the most significant figures in the modern history of British football.

NASSER HUSSAIN IN CAPE TOWN: It was on this same Newlands ground that I first thought England might have found someone special when Jimmy Anderson burst through in 2003.

Its special opening episode (set in South Africa) was slightly longer than the usual hour and evidently so incredible the notion of just cutting it by five minutes was unthinkable.

Love Island forgot one of the golden rules of television, and life in fact. Never tell the British public who to like - who they should like or even who they do like - and certainly not who to vote for.

The UN summit, known as COP26, has become mired in controversy after David Cameron and William Hague both refused to host it in Glasgow in November.

The 29-year-old actress  showed off her ample cleavage in the sleeveless frock that had spaghetti straps.

'Y'all see why I voted for him?' Carter told an Atlanta audience after Sanders finished railing against a growing American oligarchy.

Greaves is now recovering at home in Essex with his wife Irene. The former striker, who has been in poor health since a severe stroke five years ago left him disabled, was taken to hospital last Tuesday.

Armed with two balloons full of helium, Alan called the host out for doing impressions of his distinctive voice after he last appeared on the show two years ago.

Beecham House will hopefully get the recognition it deserves at next year's BAFTAs. It's surely already a shoe-in for Best Supporting Beard and Least Original Screenplay, writes Jim Shelley

Raul Jimenez hit the target yet again as Wolves set up a shooting-based gender reveal for him and his partner Daniela Bassom who his pregnant with their first child.

The electrifying form of Raul Jimenez at Wolves has reportedly caught the eye of Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane, who wants to partner him alongside Karim Benzema from next season.

Raul Jimenez insists he is happy to stay at Wolves even if they fail to qualify for the Champions League next season, with the west Midlands side currently five points adrift of the top four.

Manchester United and Real Madrid may have to wait to get their target, as Raul Jimenez has no release clause in his contract. The striker also turned down a big money move to China.

Prior to the enforced break, Wolves were mounting a strong challenge to finish in the Champions League qualification places and sit just five points behind fourth-placed Chelsea.

Jimenez has been touted as a potential candidate to fill Sergio Aguero's goalscoring boots and Gundogan believes he would be the perfect addition to City's frontline this summer.

Mick Jagger provided a hilarious 'public service' video snippet as part of Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show at home on Monday, modeled to look like an old-school BBC News announcement.

The Mexican hitman has fired 22 goals for Nuno Espirito Santo's side in all competitions, backing up his fine debut season in English football when he joined on loan from Benfica.

A host of famous faces ploughed money into a scheme which allowed them to claim tax relief if they invested in the building of two data centres in Tyneside, north-east England.

Jimmy Bartel and Lauren Mand's relationship has been going from strength to strength since they went public last year.

Lauren Mand gushed over boyfriend Jimmy Bartel on Saturday. 

Jimmy Bartel and his girlfriend Lauren Mand have been hunkering down together amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Jimmy Bartel has spent Easter Sunday with his young songs. 

He's the proud father who appears to be making the most of his time in self-isolation amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Jimmy Bartel is currently in COVID-19 lockdown with his two young sons. And on Thursday, the former AFL player, 36, shared an adorable picture of himself hugging Henley, one, and Aston, four.

They have inseparable since they debuted their romance last year following his split with his wife, Nadia Bartel. 

STEVE STAMMERS AT MOLINEUX: For Nuno Espirito Santo and his men the signs are only positive. For Norwich manager Daniel Farke and his players, the Championship beckons.

Raul Jimenez insists he is happy to stay at Wolves even if they fail to qualify for the Champions League next season, with the west Midlands side currently five points adrift of the top four.

The Mexican hitman has fired 22 goals for Nuno Espirito Santo's side in all competitions, backing up his fine debut season in English football when he joined on loan from Benfica.

The two sparred verbally when Acosta - who Trump has regularly assailed as 'fake news' was invited to ask a question by the president at his New Delhi press conference wrapping up his India trip.