'Way to Go' writer Bob Kushell: 'The BBC pushes boundaries'

The creator of new BBC Three sitcom Way to Go has insisted that the show is about character and not controversy.

Bob Kushell (3rd Rock from the Sun, Suburgatory) spoke to Digital Spy about the new comedy series, which stars Inbetweeners actor Blake Harrison as a cash-strapped young man who sets up an assisted-suicide business with his brother (Ben Heathcote) and their friend (Marc Wootton).

The US writer explained that Harrison's character Scott "constantly questions" his new way of life across Way to Go's six episodes.

"The scripts deal with it in a very delicate way," he explained. "The subject matter is really the background of what the show is about."

Kushell - who also writes for Charlie Sheen's Anger Management - added that he had "never planned" to work in UK television, but praised the "incredible shows" on offer.

"I think the BBC just got this show," he said. "They're so open to pushing the boundaries."

Way to Go begins on Thursday, January 17 at 10pm on BBC Three.

'Primeval: New World' star "so hoping for a second season"

Sara Canning has promised that the finale to Primeval: New World's first season is "wild".

The former Vampire Diaries star told SciFiNow that she is "so hoping" for a second season of the Canadian sci-fi drama, a spinoff from UK series Primeval.

"I think there are so many roads we could take," said the actress. "The finale is so wild, I can't wait to see where they end up together. There are just so many possibilities for season two."

Canning also hinted that a romance blossoming between her character Dylan and Niall Matter's Evan Cross is "a possibility".

"I love the relationship between Dylan and Evan because I don't think it's definable - it's will they/won't they - and I think Niall [Matter] and I both agree that our favourite part of the relationship is the level of respect that they each have for one another," she explained.

PBS Announces Stephen Hawking and 'Latino Americans' Docs, New Drama 'The Bletchley Circle'

PBS announced plans for the "first-ever autobiographical documentary of physicist Stephen Hawking, "A Brief History of Mine," as well as the documentary series "Latino Americans" and the new Sunday-night murder mystery "The Bletchley Circle."

The announcements were among several from PBS at the Television Critics Association winter press tour.

"A Brief History of Mine" (a working title) is slated to air this year and will tell Hawking's life story, largely in his own words. It will feature contributors and Hawking fans including astronaut Edwin Eugene “Buzz” Aldrin Jr., actors Jim Carrey and Benedict Cumberbatch, mathematical physicist Sir Roger Penrose and entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson.

"Latino Americans," a three-part series airing in the fall, will be narrated by Benjamin Bratt and will look at how Latinos have helped shape the United States over more than 500 years. The  filmmakers will document the evolution of a “Latino American” identity, from the 1500s to the present day, through interviews with about 100 Latinos in politics, business and pop culture.

The three-part murder mystery "The Bletchley Circle" will air on Sundays beginning on April 21. A production of World Productions distributed worldwide by Content Television, the series aired in the UK in September. It follows ordinary women with the extraordinary ability to break codes, a skill they sharpened during World War II at Bletchley Park, the site of the UK's main decryption site.

The two-hour special "How Sherlock Changed the World," meanwhile, will look at the impact the fictional Holmes had on real investigative techniques. It will premiere in the fall.

PBS also announced that it will hold the second Online Film Festival, featuring short-form films, beginning Monday, March 4, and a multi-platform Independent Film Showcase. Both will feature films from "POV" and "Independent Lens," as well as other public media partners.

PBS Airing Week of Newtown Shooting Coverage

PBS will air a week of specials in February focused on the Newtown, Conn., shootings, the network announced Monday.

Each night of "After Newtown" coverage will begin with a "PBS Newhour" focused on topics connected to the shooting, including violence in the media, gun control, and how other cities that have suffered mass shootings have dealth with their tragedies.

The series will also feature a "Frontline" special report, "Raising Adam Lanza." Created in collaboration with The Hartford Courant, it will profile the shooter, examine his relationship with his mother, and investigate American gun culture.

A "Nova" program, meanwhile, will focus on violence and the brain, while a "Need to Know" will discuss the ripple effects of the shooting. "Washington Week With Gwen Ifill" will look at how politicians are reacting to the tragedy.

Celebrity Big Brother: Lacey Banghard gets naked

Celebrity Big Brother star Lacey Banghard has heated up the house by going completely naked - the day after being nominated for eviction.

The glamour model and Page 3 idol couldn't help but expose herself as she attempted to cover herself up after stepping out of the shower.

Protesting that she had forgotten her towel, Banghard apparently then streaked through the lounge.

She is the second housemate to completely expose themselves to the Celebrity Big Brother cameras after Rylan Clark dropped his onesie before a horrified Neil Ruddock in the garden last week.

Banghard and Heidi and Spencer Pratt had been nominated by their fellow housemates yesterday (January 13).

They join Rylan and Claire Richards, who were chosen by Speidi following their return from the luxury basement on Friday (January 11), in facing the public vote.

Banghard has been named as the favourite to be evicted on Wednesday (January 16), with one bookmaker commenting that she is "too nice" for the house.

TV Tonight 15th of January 2013

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

American Experience S24E10: "THE ABOLITIONISTS, Part Two: 1838-1854"
Antiques Road Trip S06E07: "Series 6, Episode 7"
Ben and Kate S01E12: "Girl Problems"
Betty White's Off Their Rockers S02E03: "Season 2, Episode 3"
Betty White's Off Their Rockers S02E04: "Season 2, Episode 4"
Big Brother's Bit on the Side S06E13
Celebrity Big Brother S11E15: "Series 11 - Day 12 Highlights"
Chasing Classic Cars S06E12: "Kings of the Road"
Chelsea Lately S07E06
Chopped S14E02: "Chopped Champions: Part 1"
Come Dine With Me S20E86: "Series 20, Episode 67"
Conan S03E29: "Baron Vaughn"
Cougar Town S04E02: "I Need to Know"
Courtesy of Zettai Karen Children: The Unlimited S01E02: "Episode 2"
Cracked S01E02: "Fallen"
Dance Moms S03E03: "But I'm A National Champion!"
Dangerous Grounds S01E08: "Colombia"
Daybreak S03E90: "January 15, 2013"
Days of our Lives S48E46: "Ep. #12002"
Deal Or No Deal (UK) S08E134: "Episode 2127"
Death In Paradise S02E02: "Series 2, Episode 2"
Diggers S01E06: "Of Mines and Men"
Diggers S01E05: "Civil War Nectar Sector"
Doctors S14E169: "Bleeding Hearts"
Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 S02E11: "Dating Games"
Doomsday Preppers S02E11: "In the Hurt Locker"
Dual Survival S03E03: "Into The Frying Pan"
EastEnders S29E10: "January 15, 2013"
Emily Owens, M.D. S01E10: "Emily and... the Social Experiment"
Emmerdale S42E13: "January 15, 2013"
Escape To The Country S13E37: "Essex"
Face Off S04E01: "Make It Reign"
Face the Clock S01E07: "Episode 7"
Father Brown (2013) S01E02: "The Flying Stars"
Four In A Bed S04E07: "Series 4, Episode 7"
Frontline (US) S31E07: "Inside Obama's Presidency"
General Hospital (US) S50E197: "#12725"
Go On S01E13: "Gooooaaaallll Doll!"
Got to Dance S04E12: "Series 4, Episode 12"
Great British Railway Journeys S04E07: "Woking to Clapham Junction"
Happy Endings S03E11: "The Ex Factor"
Hardcore Pawn S06E23: "TBA"
Hardcore Pawn: Chicago S01E03: "TBA"
Hart Of Dixie S02E11: "Old Alabama"
Holby City S15E14: "Push the Button - Part One"
Hollyoaks S19E10: "January 15, 2013"
House Hunters S51E11
House Hunters International S35E03: "Fresh Start in Tokyo, Japan"
I Hate My Bath S03E07: "Big Brown Bath"
Ich bin ein Star - Holt mich hier raus! S07E05: "Tag 5"
Jimmy Kimmel Live S11E07: "Rob Lowe, Bryce Harper, Big Boi"
Judge Judy S17E111: "Black and Blue Ear | Text Message Payback"
Justified S04E02: "Where's Waldo?"
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness S02E12: "Terror Cotta"
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon S04E10
Late Show with David Letterman S20E69
Locomotion: Dan Snow's History of Railways S01E01: "Episode 1"
Loose Women S17E80: "Series 17, Show 80"
Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too S04E09: "... And In the End"
MTV2's Guy Code S03E01: "TBA"
Nattpatruljen S01E06: "Season 1, Episode 6"
NCIS S10E12: "Shiva (2)"
NCIS: Los Angeles S04E12: "Paper Soldiers"
Neighbours S29E07: "Episode 6557"
New Girl S02E13: "A Father's Love"
Nightmare Next Door S03E06: "Taste of Murder"
Parenthood (2010) S04E14: "One Step Forward, Two Steps Back"
Pioneers of Television S03E01: "Funny Ladies"
Pointless S08E10: "Series 8, Episode 10"
Pramface S02E02: "Stay at Home Losers"
Pretty Little Liars S03E15: "Mona-Mania"
Private Practice S06E12: "Full Release"
Raising Hope S03E12: "Lord of the Ring"
Real Husbands of Hollywood S01E01: "Easy Bake Kevin (Pilot)"
Sakura-sou no Petto na Kanojo S01E14
Salatut elämät S15E86: "Talen kosto on ikuistettu"
School 2013 S01E13: "Season 1, Episode 13"
Second Generation Wayans S01E01: "The Arrival (Pilot)"
Snooki and JWoww S02E02: "Pregnant Problems"
Space Janitors S01E08: "Season 1, Episode 8"
Storage Hoarders S01E17: "Episode 17"
Storage Wars: NY S01E06: "I've Got A Bridge To Sell You In Brooklyn"
Storage Wars: NY S01E05: "Long Island City Of Dreams"
Storage Wars: Texas S02E34: "The Cock Fighter From Mexico"
Storage Wars: Texas S02E35: "You Bought It, You Break It"
Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents S03E02: "Malia"
Supersize vs Superskinny S06E02: "Joanne Leadley v Ross Clarke"
The Bad Girls Club S10E01: "Southern Hospitality"
The Bold and the Beautiful S26E205: "Ep. #6489"
The Burn S02E02: "Season 2, Episode 2"
The Chase (2009) S06E50: "Series 6, Episode 50"
The Chew S02E90: "Episode 328"
The Colbert Report S09E06: "Jared Diamond"
The Daily Show S18E44: "Bob Schieffer"
The Dr. Phil Show S11E86: "Is Mom Playing Favorites?"
The Ellen DeGeneres Show S10E82: "Nicki Minaj"
The Jeremy Kyle Show S08E85: "January 15, 2013"
The Joe Schmo Show S03E03: "Schmo In The Wild"
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson S09E07: "Lena Dunham, Bill Pullman"
The Lying Game S02E02: "Cheat, Play, Love"
The Mindy Project S01E11: "Bunk Bed"
The New Normal S01E13: "Stay-At-Home Dad"
The Project S05E11: "Season 5, Episode 11"
The Sarah Millican Television Programme S02E01: "Series 2, Episode 1"
The Sheriffs are Coming S02E02: "Series 2, Episode 2"
The Sisterhood S01E03: "Thou Shalt Not Walk Out on Your Wife"
The Talk S03E85: "Rachel Bilson, Ken Lindner"
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno S21E20
The Undateables S02E02: "Series 2, Episode 2"
The View S16E84: "Emmy Rossum"
The Young and the Restless S40E206: "Ep. #10075"
Thuis S18E102: "Season 18, Episode 102"
Tia & Tamera S02E22: "Overdue and Over It!"
Tipping Point S02E10: "Series 2, Episode 10"
Total Blackout (US) S02E04: "Broken Glass & Hot Coals"
Utopia S01E01: "Episode 1"
Vegas S01E12: "From This Day Forward"
Wanted Down Under S07E10: "Series 7, Episode 10"
Watch What Happens: Live S09E08: "TBA"
Wereld draait door, De S08E77: "Season 8, Episode 77"
Wolven S01E06: "Season 1, Episode 6"

Robin Roberts Returning to 'Good Morning America'

Robin Roberts said she is going to begin the process of returning to "Good Morning America." She expects to be back on the show by February.

During a live appearance on the ABC morning show Monday, Roberts said that the bone marrow transplant she underwent in September appeared to have been successful, and that her doctors have cleared her to begin easing back into her co-anchor job.

"I'm coming home," Roberts said. "We're talking now a matter of weeks, not months."

Roberts had to undergo the procedure after she was diagnosed with a rare blood disorder. She left the show in August.

Roberts compared returning to the show after her months-long absence to athletes returning from the disabled list and gingerly reacquainting themselves to life on the field.

"Part of the process of reentry is I got up at 4 a.m. this morning," Roberts said. "That's one thing I have not missed is that alarm clock."

Next week, Roberts will begin making the trek into "Good Morning America's" Times Square home. She will go through her usual routine, getting makeup and testing her body's response to harsh television lighting. However, she said she will not go on the air until she is certain she won't suffer a medical setback.

"Now I have a date in mind that's very personal and very important to me, but I will ultimately listen to, of course, what my doctors say and, course, we have to remember we're in the height of flu season," Roberts said. "There's a lot of factors still."