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The Entertainment Mix
''The Entertainment Mix'' is a Scottish entertainment chat show hosted by Michelle McManus which is broadcast in Scotland on the BBC Scotland television channel. The programme began airing on 24 October 2024, and features celebrity interviews in the fields of music, film, television, as well as featuring news and events relating to culture and arts across Scotland. Background In September 2024, McManus was confirmed as the host for a new BBC Scotland series which would focus primarily on entertainment, culture and the arts sector across Scotland entitled ''The Entertainment Mix''. The Commissioning Editor for BBC Scotland, Heather Kane-Darling, stated that the BBC "are thrilled to have Michelle present our weekly offering of ''The Entertainment Mix'' which will celebrate Scotland’s talented performers and creators and provide audiences with everything they need to know about the big cultural moments across Scotland". The show was commissioned by BBC Scotland as part of a "sche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entertainment
Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and Interest (emotion), interest of an audience or gives pleasure and delight. It can be an idea or a task, but it is more likely to be one of the activities or events that have developed over thousands of years specifically for the purpose of keeping an audience's attention. Although people's attention is held by different things because individuals have different preferences, most forms of entertainment are recognisable and familiar. Storytelling, music, drama, dance, and different kinds of performance exist in all cultures, were supported in Court (royal), royal courts, and developed into sophisticated forms over time, becoming available to all citizens. The process has been accelerated in modern times by an entertainment industry that records and sells entertainment products. Entertainment evolves and can be adapted to suit any scale, ranging from an individual who chooses private entertainment from a now enormous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rag'n'Bone Man
Rory Charles Graham (born 29 January 1985), known professionally as Rag'n'Bone Man, is an English singer. He is known for his deep baritone voice. His first hit single, "Human", was released in 2016, and his first album ''Human'' was released in 2017. The album became the fastest selling debut album by a male in the UK for the decade and has since achieved 4× Platinum certification. At the 2017 Brit Awards, he was named British Breakthrough Act and received the Critics' Choice Award and went on to receive a further Brit Award for Best British Single with the title track in 2018. Following the album's success, Rag'n'Bone Man performed at headline shows and festivals around the globe and collaborated with a variety of artists from different genres, including Bugzy Malone, Logic, and Calvin Harris. In May 2021, he released his second studio album, '' Life by Misadventure''. It debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and spent seven weeks in the top 10, making it the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hazel Irvine
Hazel Jane Irvine (born 24 May 1965) is a Scottish sports presenter. Principally working for the BBC, Irvine has presented the Summer Olympic Games, Summer and Winter Olympic Games, Winter Olympics, the Commonwealth Games, the Triple Crown (snooker), Triple Crown snooker events, all major Golf events and Ski Sunday. Early life Irvine was born in St Andrews, Scotland. She has a younger brother, David William Irvine (born 1968). Educated at Hermitage Academy, Helensburgh, Hermitage Academy in Helensburgh, she achieved an Master of Arts, MA in History of Art at the University of St Andrews, and competed in golf, netball and athletics at university level. In her final year she was Senior Student of Hamilton Hall. Broadcasting career Irvine began her broadcasting career on Radio Clyde in 1986, before moving to work for Scottish Television in 1988 as a Continuity (broadcasting), continuity announcer and latterly, as a sports reporter/presenter. This led to slots on the national ITV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashley Storrie
Ashley Jane Storrie (born 19 April 1986) is a Scottish stand-up comedian, presenter on radio and television, actress, and writer. Early life Born on 19 April 1986 in Glasgow, Scotland, to Sean Storrie, a pub landlord, and Janey Godley, an actress, writer and comedian. Storrie grew up in Calton, Glasgow. Her parents ran The Weavers Inn, a public house, and Storrie's earliest memory of performing is singing ''The Deadwood Stage'' there. When they moved from the pub, the family relocated to the affluent West End of Glasgow, where Storrie attended Laurel Bank School in the Hillhead neighbourhood. She was privately educated at Hutchesons' Grammar School, in Glasgow. Storrie's childhood is described in Godley's autobiography, ''Handstands in the Dark''. Aged four, Storrie appeared in a Ken Loach-directed advertisement for Fairy. In 1997, she appeared in a short film ''Wednesday's Child'' as the title character, and in 1999 appeared in her own Edinburgh Festival Fringe show, ''What We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan Armatrading
Joan Anita Barbara Armatrading (, born 9 December 1950) is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist. Her first major commercial success came with her third and fourth albums, '' Joan Armatrading'' (1976) and '' Show Some Emotion'' (1977), and she continues to play live and record studio albums. A three-time Grammy Award nominee, Armatrading has also been nominated twice for BRIT Awards as Best Female Artist. She received an Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contemporary Song Collection in 1996. Early life and education Joan Anita Barbara Armatrading, the third of six children, was born in 1950 in the town of Basseterre in what was then the British colony of Saint Christopher and Nevis. Her father was a carpenter and her mother a housewife. When she was three years old, her parents moved with their two eldest boys to Birmingham in England, sending Armatrading to live with her grandmother on the West Indian island of Antigua. In early 1958, at the age of seven, she join ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg McHugh
Greg McHugh (born 5 January 1980) is a Scottish actor and writer. He is the creator, writer and star of the BBC1 comedy series '' Gary: Tank Commander''. He also played Howard in the Channel 4 comedy '' Fresh Meat''. Early life and education Greg McHugh was born in Morningside, Edinburgh, on 5 January 1980. His father was a civil servant, and his mother a teacher. McHugh has two older brothers. McHugh attended St Peter's RC primary school and then St Thomas of Aquin's High School. He studied business at the University of Stirling and trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow. Initially, McHugh had intended to study sports science but found it too difficult. McHugh's native accent is a softer variation of the Edinburgh accent. Career McHugh can be seen briefly on screen in the ''Still Game'' episode "Faimly" as a friend or relative visiting the patient in the bed beside Winston Ingram. McHugh played Josh Elvey in the TV movie ''Not Safe for Work'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregor Fisher
Gregor Fisher (born 22 December 1953) is a Scottish comedian and actor. He is best known for his portrayal of the title character in the comedy series '' Rab C. Nesbitt'', a role he has played since the show's first episode in 1988. He has also had roles in films such as ''Without a Clue'' (1988), ''Love Actually'' (2003), ''The Merchant of Venice'' (2004) and '' Whisky Galore!'' (2016). Early life Fisher was born in Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, and following the death of his mother was brought up in Edinburgh, Langholm, and Neilston and attended Barrhead High School. He attended the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow. Career Early work Fisher worked with Scottish comedian Rikki Fulton on his hit sketch series ''Scotch and Wry'' (whose broadcast was mainly restricted to BBC One Scotland). Another Scottish comedian he worked with was Hector Nicol, in the BBC drama '' Just a Boys' Game'' (1979). Later, he appeared in Michael Radford's 1984 film ''Nineteen Eight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BAFTA Scotland
BAFTA in Scotland is the Scottish branch of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Formed in 1986, the branch holds two annual awards ceremonies recognising the achievement by performers and production staff in Scottish film, television and video games. These Awards are separate from the British Academy Television Awards and British Academy Film Awards. British Academy Scotland Awards The British Academy Scotland Awards are presented in an annual award show hosted by BAFTA Scotland. From 2011 to 2018, the ceremony took place in the Radisson Blu Hotel in Glasgow. As of 2019, the ceremony has been hosted at the Doubletree by Hilton Glasgow Central. British Academy Scotland New Talent Awards The British Academy Scotland New Talent Awards are presented in an annual award show hosted by BAFTA Scotland. The accolades honour the best upcoming talent in the field of film and television in Scotland. The 2016 British Academy Scotland New Talent Awards ceremony took place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathan Evans (singer)
Nathan Alexander Evans (born 19 December 1994) is a Scottish singer and songwriter. Evans first gained fame in 2020 by posting videos of himself singing sea shanties on social media service TikTok. In 2021, he released a cover of the folk song "Wellerman", which peaked at the top of the UK Singles Chart and also charted in several other countries. Early and personal life Before launching his music career, Evans was a postal worker with the Royal Mail, in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Airdrie, near Glasgow. He attended Caldervale High School and has a university degree in web design. In the 2023 BBC Scotland documentary ''What Next for the Wellerman?'', Evans revealed that he was struggling with his mental health and had panic attacks while he was working up to 13 hours a day as a Ironworker, steel erector. Evans married his wife Holly in 2020 and together they have one child, born in April 2023. Music career Evans had been posting performances of pop and folk songs to TikTok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanjeev Kohli
Sanjeev Singh Kohli (born 30 November 1971) is a Scottish actor, comedian, and writer. He is best known for his role as shopkeeper Navid Harrid in the BBC sitcom ''Still Game'' (2002–2007, 2016–2019), Ramesh Majhu in the radio sitcom '' Fags, Mags and Bags'' (2007–present), and AJ Jandhu in the BBC Scotland soap opera '' River City'' (2015–2022). Since 2019, Kohli has hosted his own television talk show ''Sanjeev Kohli's Big Talk'', on the BBC Scotland channel. Early life Kohli was born in London on 30 November 1971, to a social worker and a teacher, who had emigrated to the United Kingdom in 1966 from India. When he was three years old, they moved to Scotland. Kohli's parents could afford to move him, aged six, and his brothers to be educated by the Jesuits at St Aloysius' College, a Roman Catholic school in Central Glasgow. To pay for their children's education, Kohli's parents ran a corner shop. Kohli attended Glasgow University, initially to study Medicine, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Pierson
Catherine Elizabeth Pierson (born April 27, 1948) is an American singer, lyricist, and founding member of the B-52s. She plays guitar, bass and various keyboard instruments. In the early years, as well as being a vocalist, Pierson was the main keyboard player and performed on a keyboard bass during live shows and on many of the band's recordings, taking on a role usually filled by a bass guitar player, which differentiated the band from their contemporaries. This, along with Pierson's distinctive wide-ranging singing voice, remains a trademark of the B-52s' unique sound. Pierson has also collaborated with many other artists including the Ramones, Iggy Pop and R.E.M. In February 2015, Pierson released her first solo album, '' Guitars and Microphones'', featuring material co-written by Sia. She later released the non-album single "Better Not Sting the Bee", and then she released an April 16, 2016 cover of "Venus" as a single. Side B included "Radio In Bed" written by Kate and her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Astley
Richard Paul Astley (born 6 February 1966) is an English singer, radio DJ and podcaster. He gained fame through his association with the production trio Stock Aitken Waterman, releasing the 1987 album ''Whenever You Need Somebody'', which sold 15 million copies worldwide and was certified Platinum by both the British Phonographic Industry, BPI and the Recording Industry Association of America, RIAA. His debut single "Never Gonna Give You Up" was a No. 1 hit in more than 25 countries, winning the 8th Brit Awards, 1988 Brit Award for Brit Award for British Single, Best British Single.Rickastley.com – Biography Retrieved 28 April 2010. The song also stayed List of UK Singles Chart number ones, at the top of the UK chart for five weeks in 1987 and was the best-selling single of that year. His 1988 single "Toget ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
