As reported by TV Scoop yesterday Jonathan Ross has announced he is to quit the BBC rather than renegotiate his contract ending July 2010. No doubt Channel 4 will be knocking on his door very soon if they haven't already .

Ross, who is believed to be paid £6 million a year, had said in the past that he would be prepared take a pay cut. So news that he isn't going to renegotiate the contract at all comes as something of a surprise. What's even more surprising is that he will give up his Radio 2 show as well as his TV show.

I can't help wondering how much of this is do with politics and the immense pressure that the BBC will come under to reform and reduce their costs if a new Tory government comes into power in May as widely predicted. Though liked by some, Ross has come to stand for everything that many of the BBC's detractors dislike. And the Beeb won't want do anything that jeopardises the huge amount of revenue that it receives in licence fees from us, the general public.

Ross told his many followers on Twitter: "Thanks for all the kind words about my decision. I feel sad that I can't keep making the shows so many of you love!" His words seem to indicate that he jumped the BBC ship before he was pushed overboard.

Axel Scheffler's beautiful illustrations are sympathetically brought to life in this lovely adaptation of Julia Donaldson's classic children's story .

A magical tale, the Gruffalo features a mouse who takes a walk through the wood in search of a nut only to encounter three predators who want to eat him - a fox, an owl and a snake.

The plucky mouse is able to get the better of his enemies by using his imagination to outwit them, only to find that the ferocious looking Gruffalo which he thought was imaginary is actually real after all! But just how will the mouse be able to stop the Gruffalo from wanting to eat him too?

Rather than being blown up to a full feature length film like Where The Wild Things Are or Horton Hears a Who! this thirty minute production stays close to the orginal text which I think is no bad thing, especially at 5.30pm on Christmas Day.

Nothing of the original beautiful illustrations is lost in the move from book to screen and the production is further helped by an all star cast, including James Corden as the mouse, Robbie Coltrane as The Gruffalo, Helena Bonham Carter as the squirrel narrator, John Hurt as the owl and Rob Brydon as the snake. Perfect family viewing.

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There's not a lot I find myself wanting to watch on BBC3 these days, but am prepared to make an exception for Family Guy, the ace up the channel's sleeve. It's been on BBC3 for a while now but has always been tucked so neatly away at the far end of the schedule that it's often all too easy to overlook it. Which is a shame as this is simply one of the funniest, smartest and dare I say it most underrated shows on TV.

This is a show so popular with its fans that when Fox attempted to cancel it in the US some years back they were inundated with protests from fans demanding its reinstatement - and the fans won. As such the programme still enjoys a hugely devoted following, and its fanbase is still growing.

Evolution is not a theory; evolution is the truth. A huge statement from David Attenborough in Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life. One that's given him a handful of complaints from creationists. This show was always going to spark controversy, but it was good enough to stand up to it and made a compelling argument.

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The Beeb do wildlife shows like no one else. Exciting, informative and easy watching. Secret Life of Elephants was an entertaining way to pass the time. I got to watch as the elephants went about their day, doing elephanty things and was kept interested for the most part. Almost enough to forgive its failings.

Friday nights just don't seem the same without Stephen Fry. If you're shattered after a tough week, there's nothing better than sitting down to an episode of QI. In fact, it's almost worth staying for. Almost. Even the Beeb agree - they've bumped it over to BBC1 which clearly means "QI is more popular than University Challenge."

I love Jo Brand. I saw her walking around an art gallery with her family a couple of weeks ago and it took all my will-power not to rush up and hug her. She's one of the most charismatic performers of recent years and one of very few women comics to have been allowed into the boys' club of panel games. So I'll definitely be watching her new show about the First World War nurse Vera Brittain.

Never quite understood what was supposed to be so great about Parky. Maybe that's the secret - he's just a bloke. People forget they're on telly and just think they're talking to a favourite uncle. The Mail is worshipping at the church of Parkinson today, with an extract from his memoirs. It's all very interesting, as he recalls chatting to the Beatles, a galaxy of film stars, comedians and sporting heroes. But you really want, what you really really want, is that clip of Emu going for his unmentionables. Your wish is my command.

Little Britain has been getting more extreme and, IMHO, less funny and creative, as the years have worn on. But today's news that American critics have panned the show for being 'too crude' came as a bit of a surprise. In particular, they're not keen on the homoerotic gym buddies or the sweary swearyness.

Little Britain USA airs in America on September 28 and starts on BBC One on Friday, October 3. We've talked about it here before, as you'll recall.

Do the Americans have a point? Or are they over-reacting? If you've forgotten what Little Britain is, I've helpfully supplied a clip over the page!

I was worried about this show. I'm not sure why. I mean, Harry Enfield was brilliant back in the day, then The Fast Show came along and that was brilliant, too. Not just a spin-off project for Whitehouse, it pretty much blew Enfield's show out of the water - leaving us wondering whether the two could still be friends. But even The Fast Show started to look a bit dated eventually, and with both these programmes the catchphrases were so watered down by constant repetition by everyone, including you, that we started to forget how funny they once were. But it's lovely to see they're still mates, and working partners, and I'm really impressed with their new show. More imaginative than Armstrong & Miller, less gross-out and smug than Lucas & Walliams, I think they're doing something really good here. But shut up, me. What do you think?

You can read Anna's review of the first episode here.

Our ed Paul, red-blooded male that he is thoroughly enjoyed the site of Ola in her catsuit, and before you all accuse me of being a prude or whatever I should stress I think she looked pretty good just as I'm sure Tess Daly looks pretty good in her underwear, or naked. But Tess Daly doesn't go on teatime telly in her pants. Holly Willoughy almost does, sometimes. And sure, Ola is no stranger to the skimp, and this series the costume department really seem to be enjoying themselves. But have they gone too far this time? What do we think, folks? A bit strong for a family show, or fine and dandy, this being the 21st century and all? We'd love to know.

I like Michelle Ryan. I think she has a very old school English Rose sort of look and she was great in peculiar James Nesbitt drama 'Jekyll' last year as well as the Bionic Woman, of course. From Saturday onwards we'll be watching her as Nimueh in Merlin, too. But don't you think the Medieval version of Michelle resembles somewhat the glam version of Rachel off of Big Brother? Let me show you.

It's that old, old story. We've heard it a thousand times. Popular radio show and novel is adapted for telly, BBC series proves charming and slightly embarrassing, movie process begins, author dies, film is finished and released anyway with new characters, a ridiculously cute Marvin and too much emphasis on the Vogons, author's estate green-lights novel by a completely different author for the already-milked-to-death trilogy 'of five parts'. It's sad news for millions of reasons. Douglas Adams is not Terry Pratchett, you can't just make up a new book in his style. And why would you want to? Here at TVScoop towers we're cheering ourselves up remembering and enjoying the old TV show, dodgy prosthetic head notwithstanding. Do you know where your towel is? (It's over the jump.)

I was skeptical when they cast David Tennant but I'm coming round to it, so I've tried to keep an open mind about the possibility that a relatively obscure, young actor might be the next Doctor Who. The latest rumours point to Russell Tovey (who was in the dreadful-but-widely-acclaimed Doctor Who Christmas Special, and the dreadful-but-widely-acclaimed History Boys)... and if the show's abstruse system of casting only people who have already been in the showcontinues, there's a good chance it'll be him. Him or Kylie. Do you think he'd be a good Doctor? Or would you happily exterminate every other actor just to keep Tennant in the job? Come, join in the poll. No vote, no voice.

Brilliant story, this. It covers my three favourite things: Strictly Come Dancing, cosmetic surgery and women in their 60s. Arlene is considering a gastric band after gaining more than a stone since the last series. Here's what she said...

Bow-wa bow-WOW, bow-wa bow-waaa... Can you believe Grange Hill is over? I was just getting into it as well. To celebrate the end of this wonderful 30-year era of fighting, stealing, swapsies, caning and cancer we have a shit lookalike for you. It's a good one.

So who've you heard's on it this year? Zara Phillips? Katie and Peter Andre? Teddy Sheringham? Well, according to The Sun, that's wrong, wrong and... wrong.

Although the BBC have yet to announce the line-up for the best reality TV show ever (in my opinion), The Sun reckons its got the goods...

Thanks to the summer holidays, I'd rather lost track of Last Choir Standing. I've missed three weeks and, catching up last night, I felt that something else was missing too.

Last night was the semi-final with four choirs - Revelation, ACM Gospel Choir, Ysgol Glanaethwy and Only Men Aloud - remaining. So three of my favourites (I'm not so crazy about Ysgol Glanaethwy) had made it through.