Archives for October 2006

Children In Need

Julie|17:04 UK time, Friday, 27 October 2006

The cast got together yesterday to film their sketch for Children In Need. It was a long, mad day - the atmosphere was like the last day of school! You'll see the final result on Children In Need on the 17th November but here's a preview of the boys all dolled up in their shades and trilbies.

The River City guys dressed as The Blues Brothers.

Juan Pablo Di Pace

Julie|10:50 UK time, Wednesday, 25 October 2006

Luca fans may be interested to know he's appearing in the Catherine Tate Show. The new series starts on BBC TWO tomorrow night at 9pm. We don't know which episodes he's in but we're sure it'll be worth watching anyway :)

Children In Need Recording

Julie|20:03 UK time, Tuesday, 24 October 2006

The Children In Need rehearsals took place yesterday and today the cast got together at the BBC to record the vocals for their Blues Brothers video. Watch this space for an exclusive look at backstage photos of the filming, later this week.

Gilly, Julie, Claire and Jade - aka Archie, Shona, Iona and Alanna - during a break from recording.



Libby (Gina) and Joyce (Roisin) lay down some of the vocals for their Children In Need performance.

Interview with George

Julie|17:02 UK time, Friday, 20 October 2006

There's an interview with John Murtagh, who plays George, in The Scottish Sun today. It reveals a storyline that will be shown next week so don't read it if you want the surprise on Tuesday!

Paton's Lane

Julie|16:59 UK time, Friday, 20 October 2006

Things move pretty fast round here! The sign for the lane has already been made and you'll see it on screen next year.

Paton's Lane

Name The Lane Competition Winner

Julie|17:10 UK time, Tuesday, 17 October 2006

We're delighted to launch our new Backstage Diary with an online exclusive! The new lane in Shieldinch will be called Paton's Lane, named after the winner of our Name The Lane competition - Pauline Paton from Junction 52.

We had hundreds of entries so thank you all! Here's a sneaky peek at the brand new lane:

Paton's Lane