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Dubois Records, in cooperation with Mammoth Screen and Masterpiece will release the Victoria – Original Soundtrack digitally on all music streaming platforms to coincide with the Us release of the television series on PBS this coming weekend. The album features the limited series’ original score by multi-bafta and Ivor Novello winning composer Martin Phipps (Woman In Gold, The Keeping Room) and Ruth Barrett (City Of Tiny Lights, Whitechapel) with vocals from the Mediaeval Baebes. Victoria was first aired on ITV in the UK on August 28, 2016.

Phipps says: “The idea was to give Victoria a dynamic voice, an explosive theme through which we could rejoice in her strength & courage. The Mediaeval Baebes were the perfect sound for this. With one foot in the classical world & one in the commercial, they gave Victoria the mixture of refinement & attitude I was after.”

Barrett says: “I started composing from episode 2, weaving in some of Martin...

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) are to host a special evening dedicated to Michael Palin.

The Monty Python star will discuss his career at the 'Life in Television' event at BAFTA headquarters in London on Tuesday, March 17.

Palin will speak about his five-decade career, including projects on TV, film and stage and as a writer, performer and presenter.

Andrew Newman, Chair of the BAFTA Television Committee, said: "From Monty Python to Ripping Yarns to GBH to Around the World in 80 Days and beyond, Michael Palin has been a comedian, a writer, an actor and a factual presenter and has excelled at every one of them.

"We're excited to celebrate his remarkable career at this second event in our new 'BAFTA A Life in Television' strand. 'BAFTA A Life in Television' offers the chance to hear directly from unique talents and explore what makes them so special to British television.

The BBC apparently has plans for a theme park, rumoured to include the Doctor and Sherlock…

It sounds today like someone from the BBC is in the enviable position of playing real-life Theme Park Tycoon.

We’re hearing that BBC Worldwide has signed a deal to develop a new theme park/holiday resort in north Kent.

The park will feature "rides, interactive simulators and experiences" based on BBC properties, and, although none have been confirmed, Doctor Who (given the form of Cardiff’s Doctor Who Experience) seems like sure thing.

Something incorporating Sherlock, be it a ‘how to fake your own death’ immersive experience or an interactive case that needs cracking, is surely on some planning agendas.

Beyond that, we can only hope the BBC is planning to bring some less-family-friendly properties to their theme park, just for laughs.

Who wouldn’t want, for example, the chance to be haunted...

The 2014 finale of I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! won the reality TV battle on Sunday evening, overnight data reveals.

Carl 'Foggy' Fogarty's victory jumped by over a million viewers from last week to an average rating of 10.21m (40.7%) at 9pm on ITV, with an added 311,000 (2.0%) on +1.

This is down by over 700k from last year's finale, but it is up from 2012's rating of 9.5m. ITV2's spinoff show entertained 1.38m (11.0%) at 10.30pm.

Earlier, The X Factor rose by around 400k from last Sunday to 8.17m (31.4%) at 8pm (172k/0.7% on +1).

BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing dipped slightly from last week to 9.29m (35.2%) at 7.30pm.

Countryfile appealed to 6.75m (29.4%) at 6.30pm, while Antiques Roadshow brought in 5.52m (21.2%) at 8pm. Michael Palin's Remember Me concluded with 4.07m (15.5%) at 9pm.

BBC Two's coverage of the Snooker UK Championship scored 2.07m (8.0%) on average from 7pm.

On Channel 4,...

Strictly Come Dancing topped Sunday evening's ratings, overnight data reveals.

The BBC One competition was up from last week to an average 9.94 million viewers at 7.15pm.

On ITV, I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! was up around 200,000 from last Sunday to 9.15m (36.0%) at 9pm (309k/1.8% on +1).

The X Factor was up slightly to 7.79m (30.4%) at 8pm (152k/0.6%). Earlier, Keep It in the Family brought in 2.62m (10.2%) at 7pm (140k/0.5%).

Earlier on BBC One, Countryfile appealed to 6.68m (31.9%) at 6.15pm, while Antiques Roadshow was seen by 5.32m (20.7%) at 8pm. Michael Palin's Remember Me thrilled 4.26m (16.8%) at 9pm.

BBC Two's Secrets of the Castle gathered 1.06m (4.5%) at 7pm, followed by Sue Perkins's Mekong River with 2.24m (8.7%) at 8pm. World's Greatest Fools amused 1.39m (5.5%) at 9pm.

On Channel 4, Secret History intrigued 1.38m (5.4%) at 8pm (195k/0.8%), while the latest Homeland attracted 1.04m (4.1%) at 9pm (210k/1.2%).

Channel 5's airing...

Keep It in the Family: ITV, 7pm

The last in the series for Bradley Walsh's brilliantly bonkers game show - please bring it back for a second series!

Tonight, former I'm a Celebrity contestants Helen Flanagan, Joe Pasquale and Sinitta are working to win contestants big prizes.

Strictly Come Dancing: The Results: BBC One, 7.15pm

Jake, Frankie, Caroline, Sunetra - who will take one step closer to total victory and who will be sashaying their way off the dance-floor?

Tune in tonight to find out, before switching over to ITV at 8pm for The X Factor results.

Remember Me: BBC One, 9pm

BBC One's spooky drama - perfect for a chilly Sunday evening - continues tonight with the second of three episodes.

Hannah (Jodie Comer) is determined to find Tom (Michael Palin) - while Rob (Mark Addy) remains sceptical until another death forces him to take action.

Strictly Come Dancing was down slightly from last week but still topped Sunday's ratings, overnight data reveals.

The BBC One show dipped by around 200,000 viewers from last Sunday, attracting an average 9.87 million (40.1%) at 7.15pm.

ITV's I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! was down by around 1.1m from last week's launch, but up by around 1.2m from Saturday's episode, entertaining 8.94m (37.4%) at 9pm, with an added 390k (2.5%) on +1.

The X Factor dropped by over 400k from last week's results show, but up by over 200k from Saturday to 7.76m (30.4%) at 8pm (191k/0.8% on +1).

Keep It in the Family gathered 2.78m (11.7%) at 7pm (157k/0.6%). On ITV2, The Xtra Factor attracted 220k (0.9%) at 9pm, while I'm a Celebrity... Now! brought in 712k (5.7%) at 10.30pm.

Earlier on BBC One, Countryfile appealed to 6.51m (31.5%) at 6.15pm. Antiques Roadshow was seen by 5.58m, followed by Michael Palin drama Remember Me with 5.28m (21.0%) at 9pm.

The X Factor Results: ITV, 8pm

After last night's Whitney Houston vs Elton John performances, which contestant will be eliminated from the competition?

Tonight's show also features performances from Labrinth and Take That.

Remember Me: BBC One, 9pm

Michael Palin leads this three-part supernatural thriller about frail, old Yorkshireman Tom Parfitt, who is seemingly alone in the world.

On the day Tom is admitted to a nursing home, he becomes the sole witness to a violent, eerie death.

I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!: ITV, 9pm

The jungle action continues, with presenters Ant & Dec at the helm of it all!

What will our celebs get up to this time as they strive to become king or queen of the jungle? Tune in to find out.

Homeland: Channel 4, 9pm

The compelling and contemporary Us thriller about troubled and unorthodox CIA agent Carrie Mathison continues.

CIA director...

Michael Palin has been very busy over the past few years. While he has filmed several travel documentaries, published best-selling diaries and starred on stage with Monty Python, he has not appeared in a regular TV series for 20 years.

The comedian will return to the small screen in BBC One's upcoming supernatural thriller Remember Me in November, in which he plays a care home resident who witnesses a violent death, with mysterious circumstances.

The legendary broadcaster and performer spoke to Digital Spy and others about the new show, whether he believes in ghosts and concerns about growing older.

Remember Me's script attracted Palin back to acting

"It just came along, I get offered quite a few things. And this just came in. It was a very good script and the character was immediately involving and challenging and I think I felt straight away, this is a character [I'm interested in].

"I've...

Michael Palin's return to TV acting has been marked by self-doubts. The 'Monty Python' star is set to return to the small screen in new BBC drama 'Remember Me', in which he plays the role of an 80-year-old man who's driven by voices in his own head to enrol himself at a care home. And Palin, 71, who's not played the lead role in a TV drama since 'GBH' in 1991, concedes he's nervous about the project, saying: ''The risk is ... you suddenly find out, 'Oh, perhaps I wasn't as good after all.' Maybe half way through they'll think, 'Oh dear,...

Michael Palin has said that he is unsure whether to produce a new travel series.

The Monty Python star has filmed eight travel documentary series since 1988, his latest being 2012's Brazil.

However, he has not made any plans to film a ninth, as it takes up a large amount of time to complete.

"I did think about it," he told Digital Spy and others. "To do the series properly, especially if there's a book attached, that's two years of work.

"I'm pretty certain that I couldn't give up two years of my life. That is something about getting older, you start thinking, 'Well, I've got a certain limited amount of time'.

"I want to be light on my feet, doing things like [drama] Remember Me or an arts documentary, rather than commit to two years of being away. I've got two grandsons now, and I don't want to be saying, 'Sorry,...

Michael Palin's return to TV acting has been marked by self-doubts. The 'Monty Python' star is set to return to the small screen in new BBC drama 'Remember Me', in which he plays the role of an 80-year-old man who's driven by voices in his own head to enrol himself at a care home. And Palin, 71, who's not played the lead role in a TV drama since 'GBH' in 1991, concedes he's nervous about the project, saying: ''The risk is ... you suddenly find out, 'Oh, perhaps I wasn't as good after all.' Maybe half way through they'll think, 'Oh dear,...