Celebrity Big Brother: Paula Hamilton has angry straitjacket rant

Paula Hamilton had an angry rant in the Celebrity Big Brother house last night and threatened to kick down the Diary Room door.

The former supermodel shouted that she wanted a "straitjacket" after a guessing game from Big Brother had unfortunate results.

During the latest Big Brother task, it was revealed that Gillian Taylforth had made disparaging comments about the fact Paula always has to outdo everyone when it comes to telling stories.

When Gillian's comments were revealed to Paula, she raged about producers' behaviour and treatment of her on the show.

According to the Daily Star, she told Big Brother in the Diary Room: "Get me a straitjacket and take me out of here!

"Open the door now or I will kick it down and you'll have to call the police. Open it! You're all liars. I hope I'm out of here. Have me evicted! You can throw me out! I wanna go!"

Gillian was apparently "terrified" by Paula's response and said that the show had put her "life in jeopardy".

It was revealed at the start of the series that Paula had failed psychological evaluation tests to enter the reality show when it was on Channel 4.

Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj Made to Say Nice Things About Each Other

Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj say they're done feuding. Though they don't necessarily agree on the details of their feud.

"It was kind of one-sided," Carey said Tuesday.

"No, it wasn't," said Minaj.

The two appeared together at a Television Critics Association panel Tuesday, where several questions focused on their much-hyped supposed disagreement. We know: You may be skeptical of whether their feud is even real. Fox president of alternative entertainment Mike Darnell said Tuesday that it was.

Carey and Minaj found themselves on the spot when one clever reporter asked them to say something nice about each other. There was no denying at least a little awkwardness. (Really though, they got off easy: At an earlier TCA panel Tuesday, a reporter said she wished "The Following" stars Kevin Bacon and James Purfefoy kiss on the show. They happily acquiesced.)

Minaj was up first when it came time for compliments.

"That actually is easy. I say nice things about Mariah all the time. I even tell her all the time how much a fan I am of her. She's one of my favorite artists of all time. She's really shaped a generation of singers," Mijan said.

She added that it was kind of "crazy" to be on a panel with Carey, given that so many competitors on the show "aspire to be a Mariah Carey."

"And that was obviously a very sweet thing to say," Carey responded. "Um."

There was some nervous laughter from the assembled critics. Was Carey stalling?

"It was," Carey added, and then delayed her answer a bit more. "And please forgive me, everybody, because I have a little sinus infection that I got from the babies. ... We all hate, as a panel, when people make excuses. So I'm gonna do that."

"No, but, Nicki and I worked together very early on in her career and did a song from an album that I had done called 'Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel,'" Carey continued. "It's called 'Up Out My Face,' ironically. Actually it was one of my favorite videos and songs. And I did feel that she was going to go very far and still have that feeling and am grateful for anything nice that she or anyone were to say about me."

Carey also said it was "unfair" to the contestants to focus on judges' feuds. Added Minaj: "We're professionals. You ever have an argument with someone you worked with?"

Carey said in an interview with Barbara Walters that she beefed up her security in the fall after a spat with Minaj.

"It felt like an unsafe work environment," Carey said. "Anytime anybody's reeling threats at somebody, you know, it's not appropriate. I'm a professional. I'm not used to that type of environment."

Walters reported that Carey reportedly said Minaj said off-camera, "If I had a gun, I would shoot that bitch."

Minaj has taken to Twitter to mock the notion that she threatened to shoot Carey.

The "Idol" judges were arranged Tuesday so that the two women didn't sit side by side. Read into that what you will.

Returning judge Randy Jackson sat stage left, with Carey, then new judge Keith Urban, and then Minaj seated down the line.

At one point during the panel, as Carey and Minaj spoke over each other as they disagreed on whether their supposed dispute was one-sided, judge Randy Jackson called to Urban.

"Keith, how are you man?" he said, leaning past Carey. "What's going on?"

John McCririck sues Channel 4 for £3 million over 'age discrimination'

John McCririck has started legal action against Channel 4 over allegations that he was dropped from the broadcaster's racing coverage due to age.

McCririck was one of the channel's presenters to be axed when it switched production teams from Highflyer to IMG in 2012.

Derek Thompson, Mike Cattermole and Alastair Down were also dropped in the handover. Veteran form expert Jim McGrath has remained on the team, alongside new anchor Clare Balding.

McCririck spoke out about Channel 4's decision last October and is now suing the channel with the services of employment and sports law specialist solicitor Stephen Beverley, of the London West End Cavendish Legal Group.

In a statement, the TV star said: "Channel 4 and production company IMG Sports Media were yesterday each served a letter before action for age discrimination.

"After 29 years with Channel 4 Racing, on a rolling annual contract, I have been sacked without any consultation or cogent explanation. I am 72.

"For loss of future earnings, unfair career damaging, public humiliation, stress and mental anguish, I will be seeking £500,000.

"Ageism is illegal. For tens of thousands of employees it has become the feared scourge of our society.

"This litigation should prove to be a watershed. There's no upper limit to the amount of damages employment tribunals can award under the Equality Act 2010.

"I am seeking a further exemplary, punitive £2.5m, part of which will be donated to charitable organisations helping to prevent negative prejudice in the workplace."

McCririck is a divisive personality with a unique and boisterous presenting style, who famously appeared twice on Celebrity Big Brother when it was on Channel 4.

Speaking about the changes to the racing lineup last year, a Channel 4 rep said: "It hasn't been an easy process and there have been complications on the way but, with regards to the choice of the squad, we were conscious that the programme will have a very different feel.

"Behind Clare Balding as lead presenter and Nick Luck in a supporting role, we were looking for a more journalistic approach to the content."

From 2013, Channel 4 Racing will be the new home of horse racing on TV. It will broadcast 88 days of coverage a year and show nearly 300 hours of live action.

This includes a range of premium events, including the Cheltenham Festival, Aintree's three-day John Smith's Grand National meeting, the Investec Derby Festival from Epsom Downs, Royal Ascot and Glorious Goodwood.

Ben Miller's 'Worst Week of My Life' to return as stage play?

BBC One comedy The Worst Week of My Life could be revived on stage.

The original series - which aired between 2004 and 2006 - starred Ben Miller as the unfortunate Howard Steel, a groom-to-be caught up in a string of humiliating situations.

Co-creators Mark Bussell told Radio 4's Front Row that he and fellow writer Justin Sbresni are developing a stage prequel to the sitcom, which also starred Sarah Alexander and Geoffrey Whitehead.

"There's some talk at the moment about doing a stage play, which would be the prequel of the television series, so we would see that moment when Howard meets his prospective father-in-law for the first time," the writer revealed. "We would love to do it on television again, but it might well be that the stage version happens first."

Miller also told Front Row that he would be "delighted" to reprise his role in a stage adaptation of Worst Week.

"I've been badgering them to do something like that for such a long time and I think, uniquely, The Worst Week of My Life would make a fantastic stage play," said the comic.

"It's set in the same place. It's farce; it's a great character farce, so I'm hopeful that they are writing as they say they are, and that I'll see something soon."

The series was previously remade for US audiences - Worst Week starring Kyle Bornheimer aired for a single season on CBS in 2008.

'Bones' Gets Ninth Season

Fox has renewed "Bones" for a ninth season, the network announced Tuesday.

“After more than 150 episodes, 'Bones' continues to be one of television’s most dynamic and consistent dramas,” said Fox entertainment chairman Kevin Reilly. “We at Fox, along with millions of zealous fans, look forward to seeing where the incredible creative team takes the series next season.”

The show returns with a special two-hour winter premiere on Monday at 8 p.m.

The series, from Far Field Productions and Josephson Entertainment in association with 20th Century Fox Television, was created by Hart Hanson.

Fox Plans 'Twin Peaks'-Like Project From M. Night Shyamalan

Laura Palmer is rolling over in her plastic wrap: Fox is developing "Wayward Pines," a "Twin Peaks"-like, ten-to-twelve episode series from M. Night Shyamalan, the network annonced Tuesday.

Fox is also developing another limited-run series called "Blood Brothers" from producers for "Band of Brothers," "The Glades," and "Touched."

Fox is calling both series "long-form event series," meaning they are longer than traditional miniseries but aren't planned as ongoing series. Fox will announce its first event series pilot pickups later this year, with plans to debut them in 2014.

“With top-notch auspices and feature-quality production plans, 'Wayward Pines' and 'Blood Brothers' represent exactly the kind of high-impact, 10- to 12-part events we set out to develop when we entered the limited series business,” said Kevin Reilly, chairman of entertainment for Fox. “These two series are the first of many big ideas, big names and big talent that you can anticipate will be on our air in the next 12-24 months.”

Based on the best-selling novel, “Pines,” by Blake Crouch, Pines is described by Fox as an "intense, mind-bending thriller evocative of the classic cult hit 'Twin Peaks.'" It finds Secret Service agent Ethan Burke arriving in bucolic Wayward Pines, Idado, in search of two missing federal agents. Would you believe he uncovers more mysteries along the way?

The project is based on a spec script written by Chad Hodge (“The Playboy Club”) and executive-produced by Shyamalan, Hodge, Donald De Line (“Green Lantern,” “The Italian Job”) and Ashwin Rajan (“After Earth”).

"Blood Brothers," meanwhile, is billed as the true story of the West Point Class of 1861. It follows comrades who find themselves on opposite of the Civil War. The project is written and executive produced by Bruce C. McKenna (“Band of Brothers,” “The Pacific”) and also executive produced by Gary Randall (“The Glades,” “Saving Grace”) and Timothy Scott Bogart (“Majors & Minors,” “Touched”). It comes from Boardwalk Entertainment Group and Fox Television Studios.

TV Tonight 9th of January 2013

The daily list in alphabetical order, of all the new episodes airing.

A Question of Sport S44E09: "January 9, 2013"
Africa S01E02: "Savannah"
American Horror Story S02E11: "Spilt Milk"
American Restoration S02E46: "Escorter Service"
American Restoration S02E47: "Bear Down"
Amish Mafia S01E05: "Holy War"
Antiques Road Trip S06E03: "Series 6, Episode 3"
Arctic Air S02E01: "Wildfire"
Baggage Battles S02E08: "Crate Expectations"
Bargain Hunt S33E05: "Series 33, Episode 5"
Barter Kings S02E01: "Snakes On A Trade"
Belga Sport S07E01: "Werder Bremen-Anderlecht. Droom aan diggelen"
Big Brother's Bit on the Side S06E07: "Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side - 7"
Big Rich Texas S03E11: "Season 3 Reunion Special Part 1"
Black Gold S05E04: "Season 5, Episode 4"
Bomb Girls S02E02: "Roses Red"
Border Wars S05E09: "Smuggler's Stash"
Celebrity Big Brother S11E08: "Series 11 - Day 6 Highlights, Live Eviction #1"
Charley Boorman's Extreme Frontiers S02E01: "Series 2, Episode 1"
Chelsea Lately S06E209
Chicago Fire S01E12: "Under The Knife"
Coast Guard Alaska S02E12: "TBA"
Come Dine With Me S20E81: "Series 20, Episode 63"
Conan S03E26: "Ricky Gervais, Deepak Chopra, Imagine Dragons"
Coronation Street S54E06: "Wed 9 Jan, 2013"
Daybreak S03E86: "January 9, 2013"
Days of our Lives S48E42: "Ep. #11998"
Deal Or No Deal (UK) S08E129: "Episode 2122"
Doctors S14E165: "Brother's Keeper (Part 2)"
Dr. Livingstone S01E07: "Aflevering 7"
Emmerdale S42E08: "January 9, 2013"
Escape To The Country S13E33: "Monmouthshire"
Face the Clock S01E03: "Episode 3"
Food Inspectors S02E01: "Series 2, Episode 1"
Food Paradise S03E14: "Hot Dog Paradise 2"
Four In A Bed S04E03: "Series 4, Episode 3"
Full Throttle Saloon S04E04: "TBA"
General Hospital (US) S50E193: "#12721"
Got to Dance S04E06: "Series 4, Episode 6"
Great British Railway Journeys S04E03: "Stoke-on-Trent to Winsford"
Growing Up Poor S01E01: "Girls"
Guys With Kids S01E12: "Marny's Dad"
Happily Divorced S02E19: "The Biggest Chill"
Hell on the Highway S01E07: "Hell Freezes Over"
Hollyoaks S19E06: "January 9, 2013"
Hot In Cleveland S04E07: "Magic Diet Candy"
House Hunters S51E07: "Kenyala and Jody Search for a Bigger Home in Alabama"
I Get That A Lot S01E06
Ice Pilots S04E09: "Water Wings"
Inside the NFL S36E18: "Week 18"
Jimmy Kimmel Live S11E03: "Ryan Gosling, Brad Paisley"
Judge Judy S17E107: "Baby Daddy Payback? | BB Gun Shootout"
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon S04E06
Late Show with David Letterman S20E65
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S14E11: "Beautiful Frame"
Loose Women S17E76: "Series 17, Show 76"
Love You, Mean It With Whitney Cummings S01E07: "TBA"
Midsomer Murders S15E05: "The Sicilian Defence"
Modern Family S04E11: "New Year’s Eve"
Moonshiners S02E09: "Adios, Mr. Still"
Nashville (2012) S01E09: "Be Careful of Stones That You Throw"
Nattpatruljen S01E03: "Season 1, Episode 3"
Neighbours S29E03: "Episode 6553"
NFL Turning Point S02E18: "Week 18"
Not My Mama's Meals S03E02: "Quick and Easy"
NOVA S40E07: "Decoding Neanderthals"
One Born Every Minute S04E02: "Series 4, Episode 2"
People's Choice Awards S37E03: "The 39th Annual People's Choice Awards"
Pointless S08E06: "Series 8, Episode 6"
Pramface S02E01: "The Edge of Hell"
Privates S01E03: "Episode 3"
Property Brothers S05E01: "Kristi & Jay"
Psycho-Pass S01E12: "Devil's crossroad"
Shipping Wars S02E21: "Damaged Goods"
Shipping Wars S02E20: "Frankenship Horrors"
Stargazing Live S03E02: "Series 3, Episode 2"
Stargazing Live 'Back to Earth' S02E02: "Series 2, Episode 2"
Storage Hoarders S01E13: "Episode 13"
Stranger Than Nature S01E08: "American Lake Monster"
Suburgatory S02E08: "Black Thai"
Sveriges mästerkock S03E03: "Slutkval i Gävle"
The Bold and the Beautiful S26E201: "Ep. #6485"
The Chase (2009) S06E46: "Series 6, Episode 46"
The Chew S02E86: "Episode 324"
The Colbert Report S09E03: "Neil Shubin"
The Daily Show S18E41: "Jeff Bridges"
The Dr. Phil Show S11E82: "Teenage Rage"
The Ellen DeGeneres Show S10E78: "Bethenny Frankel, Ricky Gervais, Kevin Nealon"
The Jeremy Kyle Show S08E81: "January 9, 2013"
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson S09E03: "Steven Wright, Genesis Rodriguez"
The Middle S04E11: "Life Skills"
The Neighbors (2012) S01E11: "The Gingerbread Man"
The Project S05E07: "Season 5, Episode 7"
The Soup S09E54: "January 9"
The Spies Of Warsaw S01E01: "Episode 1"
The Talk S03E81: "Kaley Cuoco, Dr. Michelle Callahan"
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno S21E16: "Dave Salmoni, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy"
The View S16E80: "Jeff Bridges, Lisa Lillien"
The Young and the Restless S40E202: "Ep. #10071"
Thuis S18E98: "Season 18, Episode 98"
Tipping Point S02E06: "Series 2, Episode 6"
Toddlers and Tiaras S05E27: "California Tropic: Under the Sea Pageant"
Top Chef S10E10: "Battle Before The War"
Wanted Down Under S07E06: "Series 7, Episode 6"
Washington Heights S01E02: "TBA"
Washington Heights S01E01: "Pilot"
Watch What Happens: Live S09E04: "TBA"
Whitney S02E06: "2 Broke Hearts"
World's Most Dangerous Roads S03E03: "Bolivia"
WWE Main Event S01E15: "Sheamus vs. Dolph Ziggler"