'Britain's Got Talent' Pudsey to dance 'Gangnam Style' at NTAs

Britain's Got Talent champion Pudsey the dog will perform a special 'Gangnam Style' routine at next week's National TV Awards.

The reality TV canine, who has travelled on Simon Cowell's private jet and done the conga with Kim Kardashian since winning the talent show last year, will take to the stage at the O2 to perform Psy's world famous dance craze.

It was previously reported that NTAs host Dermot O'Leary will perform a routine with Strictly Come Dancing judge Darcey Bussell at the awards show.

Britain's Got Talent, The X Factor and Dancing on Ice will battle against the BBC's The Voice and Strictly for gongs at the ceremony.

Fans can still vote for their favourite shortlisted shows on the NTAs website.

The National Television Awards, celebrating their 18th year, take place on Wednesday, January 23 and air live on ITV.

Jodie Marsh fronts Channel 5 bullying documentary

Jodie Marsh is fronting a new Channel 5 documentary about bullying.

The glamour model's show Can We Beat The Bullies? will explore the story of the thousands of children who suffer physical and mental abuse at school, on the street and online.

Marsh discussed her own issues with bullying in previous documentary My Secret Past. The new film will attempt to examine what can be done about the nationwide issue.

She will visit the US to find out what procedures are taking place Stateside to protect children, following a spate of suicides and school shootings.

The lads' mag favourite will meet American families, who've lost their children to bullying and learn new ground-breaking anti-bullying techniques being used in US schools.

Channel 5's head of factual news and current affairs Andrew O'Connell said: "This series gives viewers a fascinating insight into the issues and the progress done in the US to tackle bullying, which affects nearly 13 million kids a year.

Dominic Cooper to play James Bond author Ian Fleming for Sky Atlantic

Dominic Cooper has been cast as Ian Fleming in a four-part biopic for Sky Atlantic.

The Mamma Mia! and Devil's Double actor will play the James Bond creator and former naval intelligence officer in Fleming, which will be produced by Ecosse Films.

"Stepping into the shoes of the spy who not only created the enigmatic character of 007, but who fantasized about being him, has to be every actor's dream," said Cooper in a statement.

Douglas Rae, executive producer for Ecosse Films, added: "Ian Fleming's story is as dramatic and entertaining as any of the Bond films."

Cooper was originally linked with the role of Fleming last year, but it was then reported that Duncan Jones (Moon) was in contention to direct the project.

The biopic will be filmed in the UK and Budapest, and is set during the Second World War when Fleming was heavily involved in planning naval strategy against the Nazis.

Mat Whitecross (The Road to Guantanamo) will direct Fleming from a script by John Brownlow and Don Macpherson. The miniseries will air on Sky Atlantic later in 2013.

Kylie Minogue, 'Doctor Who's Matt Smith for Sky's 'Playhouse Presents'

Kylie Minogue and Doctor Who star Matt Smith are among those confirmed for Sky Arts' latest Playhouse Presents series.

Minogue will appear alongside comedian Peter Serafinowicz, Mathew Horne and Homeland's David Harewood in Hey Diddly Dee, a dark comedy centred around a play about Andy Warhol.

Minogue's character is said to be inspired by Edie Sedgwick, with Serafinowicz playing the Warhol character. Hey Diddly Dee will be directed by Hustle actor Marc Warren.

Meanwhile, Smith will make his directorial debut with Cargese, described by the broadcaster as a drama which "mines the tragic seam of adolescent love and loss".

Set in south London, Cargese will star Submarine actor Craig Roberts and is written by Olivier Award-winning playwright Simon Stephens (On the Shore of the Wide World). Filming begins later this month.

"Sky Arts offers creative opportunities that many other channels don't," said Smith in a statement. "To collaborate with Simon Stephens in this capacity was a thrilling and rare opportunity, and one we both were keen to embrace."

Luther and The Wire actor Idris Elba will also direct former Brookside actress Anna Friel in The Pavement Psychologist.

Elba, who also wrote the drama, said: "This was a tremendous opportunity that allowed me to showcase creativity that I don't always have a chance to share with the public."

Suranne Jones, Ricky Tomlinson and Vanessa Redgrave will also be involved in the new series of Playhouse Presents, which gets underway in March.

Fox News' Latest Contributor: Dennis Kucinich?!

Fox News Channel's newest contributor might raise a few eyebrows -- on both sides of the political spectrum.

Former congressman and presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich has signed a multi-year deal with the network to serve as a contributor, the network said Wednesday.

Kucinich will make his debut on Thursday's edition of "The O'Reilly Factor," before branching out and appearing on other Fox News programs.

It's an attention-grabbing union; Kucinich, a former mayor of Cleveland who went on to serve as a congressman in Ohio, was regarded as one of the more liberal members of the Democratic party during his time in office.

During the George W. Bush Administration years, Kucinich voted against the USA PATRIOT Act and the invasion of Iraq, and pushed for the impeachment of Dick Cheney -- making him an interesting choice, for an network that's regarded by some as having a conservative slant.

But in a statement announcing the hire, Kucinich characterized the network as a dependable venue for airing his viewpoint.

“Through 16 years in Congress and two presidential campaigns, Fox News always provided me with an opportunity to share my perspective with its enormous viewership,” he said.

Also read: Adam Carolla Joins Fox News Channel as a Contributor

Fox News Chairman and CEO Roger Ailes, meanwhile, championed Kucinich's convictions.

“I’ve always been impressed with Rep. Kucinich’s fearlessness and thoughtfulness about important issues,” Ailes added. “His willingness to take a stand from his point of view makes him a valuable voice in our country’s debate.”

Late last year, the network signed radio personality and former "Dancing With the Stars" contestant Adam Carolla as a contributor.

TV Tonight 17th of January 2013

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

1600 Penn S01E03: "So You Don't Want To Dance?"
30 Rock S07E10: "Florida"
American Idol S12E02: "Auditions #2"
Anger Management S02E01: "Charlie Loses it at a Baby Shower"
Anger Management S02E02: "Charlie's Dad Starts to Lose It"
Antiques Road Trip S06E09: "Series 6, Episode 9"
Archer (2009) S04E01: "Fugue and Riffs"
Beyond Scared Straight S03E14: "Portsmouth County, VA"
Big Brother's Bit on the Side S06E15
Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai S02E02: "Homosexual Game Club"
Bravest Warriors S01E08: "Dan Before Time"
Buck Wild S01E05: "Double Trouble"
Buck Wild S01E06: "Birthday Wishes Can Come True"
Celebrity Big Brother S11E18: "Series 11 - Live from the House"
Celebrity Big Brother S11E17: "Series 11 - Day 14 Highlights"
Chelsea Lately S07E08: "T.I., Jeff Wild, Jen Kirkman, Mo Mandel"
Come Dine With Me S20E88: "Series 20, Episode 69"
Conan S03E31: "Martin Short, Jake Bugg"
Daybreak S03E92: "January 17, 2013"
Days of our Lives S48E48: "Ep. #12004"
De Pappenheimers S11E08: "Season 11, Episode 8"
Deadliest Space Weather S01E03: "Meteors"
Deal Or No Deal (UK) S08E136: "Episode 2129"
Doctors S14E171: "Grit"
EastEnders S29E11: "January 17, 2013"
El Barco S03E11: "Las cosas a escondidas"
Emmerdale S42E16: "January 17, 2013 [Episode 2]"
Emmerdale S42E15: "January 17, 2013"
Escape To The Country S13E39: "Gloucestershire"
Face the Clock S01E09: "Episode 9"
Father Brown (2013) S01E04: "The Man in the Tree"
Four In A Bed S04E09: "Series 4, Episode 9"
General Hospital (US) S50E199: "#12727"
Gintama S06E06: "I Daresay We're In The Palace!!"
Got to Dance S04E14: "Series 4, Episode 14"
Great British Railway Journeys S04E09
Grey's Anatomy S09E11: "The End is the Beginning is the End"
Haven S03E12: "Reunion"
Haven S03E13: "Thanks for the Memories"
Hollyoaks S19E12: "January 17, 2013"
House Hunters S51E13
House Hunters International S35E05
House of Anubis S03E06: "House of Questions"
House of Anubis S03E05: "House of Revelations"
Ich bin ein Star - Holt mich hier raus! S07E07: "Tag 7"
Impact Wrestling S08E120: "Season 8, Epixsode 120"
Inside Death Row with Trevor McDonald S01E01: "Episode 1"
Jimmy Kimmel Live S11E09: "Mark Wahlberg, "Science Bob" Pflugfelder"
Judge Judy S17E113: "Alleged Parrot Abuse | Child Vandal?"
Junior Doctors – Your Life In Their Hands S03E01
Kathy S02E02: "TBA"
King of the Nerds S01E01: "Welcome to the Nerdvana"
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness S02E14: "The Maltese Mantis"
Last Resort S01E12: "The Pointy End of the Spear"
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon S04E12
Late Show with David Letterman S20E71: "Jeremy Renner, Jack Hanna"
Legit S01E01: "Pilot"
Location Location Location S16E03: "Series 16, Episode 3"
Loose Women S17E82: "Series 17, Show 82"
Mary Mary S02E07: "TBA"
Naruto: Shippuuden S11E54: "Naruto Joins the War!!"
Nattpatruljen S01E08: "Season 1, Episode 8"
Neighbours S29E09: "Episode 6559"
Newsreaders S01E01: "Pilot"
Oprah's Next Chapter S02E17
Parks and Recreation S05E10: "Two Parties"
Pasila S06E03: "Missikisat"
Pointless S08E12: "Series 8, Episode 12"
Project Runway All-Stars S02E12: "Finale: Go Big Or Go Home"
Property Wars S02E03: "Rags to Riches"
Property Wars S02E04: "Sleuthing"
Question Time S33E14: "Lincoln"
Rehab Addict S03E02: "Faulty Foundation"
Rock Center with Brian Williams S02E15: "Season 2, Episode 15"
Rocket City Rednecks S02E15: "Doomsday Shelter"
Rocket City Rednecks S02E16: "Full-Body Flak Jacket"
Rude Tube S05E07: "Totally Mashed"
Salatut elämät S15E88: "Hiipivä Ossi, ryntäilevä Cindy"
Scandal S02E11: "A Criminal, a Whore, an Idiot and a Liar"
Selling New York S06E05
Silent Witness S16E03: "Trust (1)"
Storage Hoarders S01E19: "Episode 19"
Suits S02E11: "Blood in the Water"
Sweet Genius S03E12: "Samba Genius"
Tamako Market S01E02
Tegen de Sterren op S03E06: "Season 3, Episode 6"
The Bold and the Beautiful S26E207: "Ep. #6491"
The Chase (2009) S06E52: "Series 6, Episode 52"
The Chew S02E92: "Episode 330"
The Colbert Report S09E08: "Akhil Reed Amar"
The Daily Show S18E46: "Lena Dunham"
The Dr. Phil Show S11E88: "Football, Booze and Bad Behavior"
The Ellen DeGeneres Show S10E84: "Mark Wahlberg, Josh Hopkins"
The First 48 S12E33: "Lost Anniversary / Checked Out"
The Jeremy Kyle Show (UK) S08E87: "January 17, 2013"
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson S09E09: "Julia Stiles, Tom Cotter"
The Millionaire Matchmaker S06E02: "Dr. Frankenstein & Mr. Hip Hop"
The Office (US) S09E11: "Suit Warehouse"
The Project S05E13: "Season 5, Episode 13"
The Restoration Man S02E15: "Thrum"
The Sheriffs are Coming S02E04: "Series 2, Episode 4"
The Talk S03E87: "Rob Lowe, Curtis Stone"
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno S21E22: "Naomi Watts, Richard Engel, Train"
The Vampire Diaries S04E10: "After School Special"
The View S16E86: "Charlie Sheen, Josh Gad"
The Young and the Restless S40E208: "Ep. #10077"
This Week (2003) S11E15: "January 17, 2013"
Thuis S18E104: "Season 18, Episode 104"
Tipping Point S02E12: "Series 2, Episode 12"
Tonight S15E03: "What a Waste"
Totally Biased with W Kamau Bell S02E01: "Season 2, Episode 1"
Wanted Down Under S07E12: "Series 7, Episode 12"
Watch What Happens: Live S09E10: "TBA"
Waterloo Road S08E13: "Series 8, Episode 13"
Way To Go S01E01: "The Beginning Of The End"
Wereld draait door, De S08E79: "Season 8, Episode 79"
What Not To Wear (US) S10E03: "TBA"
Wie is... de Mol? S13E03: "Season 13, Episode 3"

Development Update: The 16th of January

BOB'S NEW HEART SHOW (FOX, New!) - Ben Wexler ("Community") has sold a potential single-camera comedy to the network about "a young hotshot doctor who, after receiving a heart transplant, re-evaluates his life and takes over the small family practice in the working-class neighborhood where he grew up." Conan O'Brien's Warner Bros. Television-based Conaco is behind the half-hour with David Kissinger and Jeff Ross also among the executive producers. (Deadline.com)

EX MEN (CBS) - Jerry O'Connell ("Do Not Disturb") has booked the remaining principal role on the single-camera comedy pilot, about twentysomething Carter (Chris Smith), who finds camaraderie living among three more experienced men he meets in a short-term rental complex. He'll play one of them, Stuart, "a feisty conservative and a successful OB/GYN with a booming practice who is in the middle of his second painful divorce." Rebecca Breeds, Kal Penn and Tony Shalhoub also star in the CBS Television Studios-based The Tannenbaum Co. project, from creator Rob Greenberg. (Deadline.com)

HOW THE F--- AM I NORMAL (ABC) - Wendi McLendon-Covey ("Bridesmaids") is the first to be cast in the 1980s-set comedy pilot, about "an in-your-face mother and hot-tempered father who love their three eccentric kids so much, they can't bear to see them grow up." She'll play Beverly Gold, "a dedicated mom and an overbearing hyper-emotional shopaholic with no sense of boundaries and a big mouth that she's not afraid to use." Writer Adam F. Goldberg and director by Seth Gordon are behind the hour, which is set up at the Sony Pictures Television-based Happy Madison banner. (Deadline.com)

I AM VICTOR (NBC) - Mark Goffman's drama - about Victor Port, a high powered divorce attorney with a unique view of relationships - is the latest to receive a pilot order at the Peacock. The Universal Television-based hour is based on Norwegian novelist Jo Nesbo's book of the same name, who will executive produce alongside Goffman, Katie Jacobs and Niclas Salomonsson as well as Television 360's Daniel Rappaport and Meghan Lyvers. (Deadline.com)

THE ORIGINALS (The CW, New!) - Joseph Morgan and Phoebe Tonkin are set to topline a proposed spin-off of the netlet's flagship drama "The Vampire Diaries." The project, to be penned by Julie Plec, will air as a backdoor pilot as part of the parent series on April 25. As for specifics, the series would follow Klaus (Morgan) as he "returns to the supernatural melting pot that is the French Quarter of New Orleans - a town he helped build centuries ago - and is reunited with his diabolical former protégé Marcel." Alloy Entertainment's Leslie Morgenstein and Gina Girolamo would also serve as executive producers for Warner Bros. Television and CBS Television Studios. (Deadline.com)

PRISONERS' WIVES (Lifetime, New!) - The cable channel is looking to import Julie Gearey's BBC drama, about four different women, each struggling to cope with a man in her life serving prison time. Endemol Studios is behind the hour with the company's Jeremy Gold and Russ Buchholtz executive producing. (THR.com)

TURN (AMC) - Rupert Wyatt ("Rise of the Planet of the Apes") has signed on to helm the pilot, a period drama about a New York farmer, Abe Woodhull, who bands together with a group of childhood friends to form The Culper Ring, an unlikely group of spies who turn the tide in America's fight for independence. He'll work from a script by Craig Silverstein, which is based on Alexander Rose's book "Washington's Spies." AMC Studios and Josephson Entertainment are co-producing. (Deadline.com)

UNTITLED GOOR & SCHUR PROJECT (FOX) - The Andy Samberg-led comedy - about a diverse group of detectives in a precinct at the very edge of New York City - has formally been ordered to pilot by the network. Michael Schur and Dan Goor penned the single-camera project for Universal Television. 3 Arts Entertainment's David Miner is executive producing alongside the co-creators. (Deadline.com)

UNTITLED JIM GAFFIGAN PROJECT (CBS) - The Eye has greenlit production on Jim Gaffigan and Peter Tolan's single-camera comedy pilot, about "a guy (Gaffigan) who lives with his wife and five kids in a two-bedroom New York apartment." Sony Pictures Television-based Fedora Entertainment is behind the half-hour with Alex Murray and Michael Wimer also serving as executive producers. (Deadline.com)

MOM (CBS) - Anna Faris ("The Dictator") has been tapped for the title role on the Chuck Lorre-produced comedy pilot, about a newly sober single mom who tries to pull her life together in Napa Valley. Eddie Gorodetsky and Gemma Baker co-wrote the multi-camera project alongside Lorre for his Warner Bros. Television-based Chuck Lorre Productions. (Deadline.com)

OFF SEASON (Starz, New!) - Eric Amadio ("Shadows & Lies") has sold a new drama to the pay channel about "the newly promoted, youngest head coach in professional football as he handles harsh competition." Said effort is inspired by the lives of ex-NFL players Keyshawn Johnson and Brian Kelly, who will executive produce alongside Amadio and Jeremy Elice via the latter's newly launched Elice Island Entertainment, which has a first-look deal at the channel. (THR.com)

TOMORROW (ABC, New!) - Barry Schindel ("Castle") and Brett Ratner ("Chaos") are set to team for potential drama at the Alphabet about "an FBI agent who gets trapped in a time travel scenario." Georgeville Television is behind the hour, which is being eyed for a straight-to-series order. Katherine Lindberg and Ted Cyr created the project with Ratner attached to direct and Schindel set to serve as showrunner. Anonymous Content's Michael Sugar and Nicole Romano also serve as executive producers. (Deadline.com)

UNTITLED CHER & RON ZIMMERMAN PROJECT (Logo, New!) - Comedian Ron Zimmerman and iconic singer Cher are set to team for a period drama at the cable channel set in early 1960s Hollywood. No other details were given about the project, which was announced during the Viacom portion of the TCA Winter Press Tour. It's not clear if Cher will have an on-camera role on the potential series, which she and Zimmerman are co-writing.

BLOODLINE (NBC) - David Graziano's drama - about "an orphaned young girl, Bird Benson, who, due to an accident of birth, is caught in the epic struggle between two warring families of mercenaries and killers" - has been ordered to pilot by the Peacock. Universal Television-based Film 44 is behind the hour with the company's Peter Berg - who's also attached to direct - and Sarah Aubrey executive producing alongside Graziano. (Deadline.com)

MIXOLOGY (ABC, New!) - Jon Lucas and Scott Moore's single-camera comedy - which chronicles the exploits of singles in search of love over the course of one night - has been given a pilot order by the Alphabet. ABC Studios is behind the half-hour, which was given a put pilot commitment back in October. (Deadline.com)

LEGENDS (TNT) - Ali Larter ("Heroes") has booked the female lead on the drama pilot, about a deep-cover operative named Martin Odum (Sean Bean), who has an uncanny ability to transform himself into a different person for each job. She'll play Crystal, "an operative with D.C.O. who has a history with Martin and initially objects to his return to the task force." Amber Valletta, Lux Haney Jardine, Rob Mayes, Steve Harris and Tina Majorino also star in the Fox 21-based hour, which is based on a book by master spy novelist Robert Littell. David Semel directs. (Deadline.com)