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Please take a look at our latest news:

• Happy Friday from all of us at TOVS Towers!
  

  There are lots of great shows to keep you entertained this weekend… here is this week’s TOVS TV Times!
  
  Kick off your Friday night with the semi-final of Britain’s Got Talent live on ITV1.
  
  Then be sure to tune into The Graham Norton Show on BBC One. Guests tonight include Mr Poldark himself – Aidan Turner & the always brilliant Jo Brand!
  
  Saturday Night is The British Soap Awards 2018 live on ITV1. We reckon Corries Pat Phelan is the man to beat this year. The always excellent Phillip Schofield is presenting.
  
  It’s the grand final of Britain’s Got Talent live on ITV1 Sunday. We can’t wait to find out who the public votes for & crowns champion! #WiggleWine
  
  A big weekend of sport up & down the country (& further afield!) will be keeping some of our lovely freelancers busy…
  
  The French Open tennis from Paris
  England v Nigeria international football from Wembley Stadium
  Horse racing in Epsom Downs
  England v Pakistan cricket from Headingley
  & rugby 7’s at Twickenham Stadium
  
  That’s all for now…
  
  Have a fantastic weekend & don’t forget to follow us on Twitter @TOVSLtd for all the latest!

  1 Jun 18
• #SpringBankHolidayWeekend…
  

  Will it be a sunny weekend……we are always hopeful! 
  
  So if you can drag yourself away from the BBQ or DIY here are some teasers of what’s on this week.
  
  After basking in the glory of the Royal Wedding where our team of camera operators, vision engineers and sound engineers spent a long weekend in Windsor, which looked perfect in the sunshine, covering The Wedding of The Duke and Duchess of Sussex this week we are covering a multitude of sports including:
  
  Cricket – England Vs Pakistan @ Lords
  Tennis – The French Open
  Rugby – Aviva Premier Final & Old Mutual Wealth Cup England v Barbarians
  Golf – PGA @ Wentworth
  Rally Cross – Silverstone
  & the big one… the 2018 Champions League Final in Kiev!
  
  Our other top tips for your viewing pleasure are:
  
  GP’s Behind Closed Doors on Five - worked on by our very own Andrew Anton & Marcus Plummer. 
  The Bellator 200 Cage Fighting on 5Spike - worked on by our EVS Ops Darryl Rose, Andrew Paton & Phil Parry & BBC One’s Have I Got News For You - worked on by editor Todd Dalton.
  
  That's all for now...have a great bank holiday weekend everyone!
  
  Stay up to date with the latest by following us on Twitter: @TOVSLtd

  25 May 18
• The NHS Heroes Awards 2018.....
  

  There are few people in the UK who haven’t experienced the NHS at least once in their lives, and for many this glitzy awards ceremony is a chance to show appreciation for the institution’s many heroes.
  
  Please make sure you are watching this amazing show tonight on ITV @ 20:30 worked on by our very own Phil Moss, Scott Thomas and Steve Nayler.
  
  As always follow us on Twitter for all the most up to date news @TOVSLtd.

  21 May 18
• BAFTA TV Winners...
  

  Sunday night saw The British Academy of Film and Television Arts announce the winners of the Virgin TV British Academy Television Awards in a glittering ceremony at the Royal Festival Hall!

  It was a night for rewarding hard-hitting dramas, landmark documentaries and great entertainment.

  Huge congratulations to all the winners with an extra special mention to the teams from…
  
  Britain’s Got Talent
  The Graham Norton Show
  Cruising With Jane MacDonald
  Love Island
  The Grand National

  Love Island received the BAFTA for Reality & Constructed Factual, and Channel 5 won its first BAFTA since 2011, for Cruising with Jane McDonald in the Features category.

  Ambulance received the BAFTA for Factual Series, Single Documentary was awarded to Rio Ferdinand: Being Mum and Dad and Basquiat – Rage to Riches won the award for Specialist Factual.

  Virgin TV’s Must-See Moment, the only award voted for by the public, was won by Blue Planet II for the ‘Mother Pilot Whale Grieves’ moment.

  We’re sure everyone had a fantastic night!

  Keep up to date with all the latest news by following us on Twitter: @TOVSLtd

  15 May 18
• BAFTA TV NOMINATIONS
  

  Huge congratulations to our own Mel Quigley for her BAFTA nomination below.

  Congratulations to Anna Maxwell-Martin for her BAFTA nomination #motherland worked on by our own Paul Hill.

  Congratulations to the Hospital production team worked on by our own Finlay Milne.

  The Awards in 2018 will take place on Sunday 13 May - some of the nominations are........

  Current Affairs:
  WHITE RIGHT: MEETING THE ENEMY (EXPOSURE) Deeyah Khan, Darin Prindle, Andrew Smith, Melanie Quigley – Fuuse Films / ITV
  Entertainment Programme:
  ANT & DEC’S SATURDAY NIGHT TAKEAWAY Pete Ogden, Saul Fearnley, Diego Rincon, Andy Milligan – ITV Studios / Mitre Television / ITV
  THE VOICE UK Production Team – ITV Studios / Talpa / ITV
  BRITAIN’S GOT TALENT Amelia Brown, Lee McNicholas, Richard Holloway, Charlie Irwin – Thames / Syco / ITV
  Comedy Entertainment Programme:
  TASKMASTER Andy Cartwright, Andy Devonshire, Alex Horne – Avalon / Dave
  THE LAST LEG Production Team – Open Mike Productions / Channel 4
  Factual Series:
  HOSPITAL Production Team – Label1 / BBC Two worked on by our own Finlay Milne
  AMBULANCE Jo Hughes, Bruce Fletcher, Kirsty Cunningham, Simon Ford – Dragonfly / BBC One
  Live Event:
  ONE LOVE MANCHESTER Production Team – BBC Studios / SB Projects / BBC One
  Reality & Constructed Factual:
  LOVE ISLAND Production Team – ITV Studios / Motion Content Group / ITV2
  CELEBRITY HUNTED Production Team – Shine TV / Channel 4
  Sport:
  ANTHONY JOSHUA v. WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO Adam Smith, Ed Robinson, Sara Chenery, Jennie Blackmore – Sky Sports / Sky Sports Box Office

  As ever, do not forget to follow us on Twitter: @TOVSLtd

  17 Apr 18
• TOVS baby news
  

  HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to Martin McEwan and his family on their newest arrival, Cora Rose McEwan.

  They are all doing well and having to relearn newborn stuff whilst entertaining Josie their lively two year old who is helping out with her new sister.

  Lots of love to everyone from us here at TOVS xxx

  6 Apr 18
• Wasn’t it supposed to be snowing this weekend?
  

  Well it was sunny this morning and its stormy now but the mood is positive and we have a long weekend to look forward to.

  Here is this week's TOVS TV Times…..

  This FRIDAY night…it’s the girls’ turn!
  The Real Full Monty: Ladies’ Night at 9pm on ITV
  Move over boys – it’s time for the ladies to get in on the act! Hot on the heels of last night’s The Real Full Monty, eight fearless female celebrities get ready for the performance of their lives to raise awareness of breast cancer.

  On SATURDAY night its heavyweight time…
  Boxing in Cardiff, Anthony Joshua V Joseph Parker, at 6pm
  The much-hyped battle takes place in Cardiff’s Principality Stadium between Joshua
  and Parker who hails from New Zealand…big shout out to Duncan Cross, Gary Beckerman & Mitch Bligh who’ll be filming the fight.

  On SUNDAY night…for music lovers!
  Change Your Tune, 7pm on ITV
  New series, Baz Ashmawy hosts the musical challenge in which some of the country’s worst singers perform live, then undergo weeks of training to improve their voices.

  This WEEKEND our fantastic freelancers are travelling not only the Boxing above but....

  Football at Arsenal, Liverpool & Crystal Palace and the BBC Women’s Football Show.
  Racing in Musselburgh.
  Don’t forget the countdown to the beginning of the Commonwealth Games starting on the 4th April until the 15th April.

  NEXT WEEK make sure you do not miss:
  Inside the Railway (Mon, C5, 9pm).
  Hospital (Tues, BBC 1, 9pm).
  Seven Year Switch (Tues, C4, 9.15pm)
  Sam & Billie Faiers: The Mummy Diaries (Wed, ITV Be, 9pm)
  First Dates (Wed, C4, 10pm)
  Celebrity Juice (Thu, ITV2, 10pm)
  
  That's all for now...have a great long weekend everyone!
  
  Please don't forget to stay up to date with the latest by following us on TWITTER: @TOVSLtd

  29 Mar 18