Alexander Armstrong

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Alexander Armstrong to host Prize Island

10 Jul 2012

TV Gossip

Alexander Armstrong is to host a tough new game show. The funnyman will co-present 'Prize Island' alongside Emma Willis and the show will see four couples battle for survival and £50,000 in prize money on an exotic hideaway. Contestants on the…

Damian Lewis to present Have I Got News For You

30 Mar 2012

TV Gossip

Damian Lewis is set to host an episode of 'Have I Got News For You'. The 'Homeland' star will adjudicate the weekly BBC One news quiz show for a fourth time as part of its 43rd series, which starts next month. However, Damian is not known for not…

Rob James-Collier glad for 'nice guy' part

15 Mar 2012

TV Gossip

Rob James-Collier is glad to be playing a "nice guy" in 'Love Life'. The 35-year-old actor - who portrays Joe in the ITV1 romantic drama - admitted he is pleased the public will be able to know him as someone other than the "evil gay footman off…

Bill Bailey to star in Doctor Who Xmas special

21 Sep 2011

TV Gossip

'Outnumbered' actress Claire Skinner and Bill Bailey are to guest-star in the 'Doctor Who' Christmas special. The two stars will also be joined by 'Fast Show' actress Arabella Weir and comedian Alexander Armstrong in the festive episode with the…

BBC reveal talent show to rival BGT

22 Jun 2011

TV Gossip

BBC bosses have unveiled a new show to rival 'Britain's Got Talent'. 'Epic Win' - which will be hosted by Alexander Armstrong - will see variety acts compete for cash prizes but unlike the ITV1 show, singers and dancers are banned from taking…

5 things you might not know about Armstrong and Miller

27 Oct 2010

We divulge their encounters with Countdown, physics and toffs

1: Ben Miller did a PhD in physics including a thesis entitled ‘Novel Quantum Effects in Quasi-Zero Dimensional Mesoscopic Electron Systems’. Alexander Armstrong has an English degree. Growing up outside Crewe, Miller’s parents were state-sector…