Joan Van Ark is one of America's most famous actresses and best known for playing Valene Ewing in the classic soap Knots Landing which is showing at the moment on CBS Drama. Here Joan chats about her career, her time on Knots Landing and her plans for the future.

CBSD: How did you get your first big break into acting?

JVA: With Mike Nichols directing. I auditioned in New York at 19 years old to play the female lead in the Barefoot In The Park national tour. Later, we took it to London and Broadway. (I have a photo of me in front of the Piccadilly Theatre). Great memories.

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CBS Chello Zone Channels UK are launching a new on air look for all channels in its entertainment portfolio - CBS Reality, CBS Drama, CBS Action and the Horror Channel - featuring sleek cutting edge idents that reinforce the distinctive identity of each channel.

Chris Sharp, Chief Programming Officer for CBS Chello Zone Channels Partnership said: "We are enhancing the on air look with a series of new channel identities. By introducing more 3D elements, colour gradients and combining them with CGI and live action, we hav ... »

In the affecting, award-winning drama series, Waterloo Road despondent teachers in a failing comprehensive school have almost given up on making a difference, but they renew their commitment to turning the school around after their headmaster suffers a nervous breakdown.

In the first season, overwhelmed new headmaster Jack Rimmer recruits optimistic educational zealot Andrew Treneman, who believes in strict discipline. Meanwhile, English teacher Tom Clarkson has fallen love with his fiance's best friend, drama teacher Izzie Redpath. French teacher Steph Haydock finds Jack's manly charms impossible to resist. And nightmare student Donte Charles and his girlfriend, Chlo, rule the school -- ... »

CBS Drama will be celebrating the arrival of Knots Landing on April 1st by having an Easter Soap-tacular Weekend containing a selection of soap-related TV movies and mini-series. There will be channel premieres of three Dallas movies - The Early Years, J.R. Returns and War of the Ewings - and also another chance to see miniseries Dynasty: The Reunion, and arguably the most famous soap episode in history, A House Divided, a.k.a. Who Shot J.R.?

Saturday 30th March
Dynasty: The Reunion Parts 1 and 2 (3pm)
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CBS Chello Zone Channels UK Partnership has acquired the rights to broadcast the contemporary Award winning drama Waterloo Road in deal with Warner Bros International Television Distribution and Shed Productions, the production company responsible for Bad Girls and Footballer's Wives. Series One of Waterloo Road will air from 10th April on CBS Drama.

Alina Florea, Director of Programming, CBS Chello Zone Channels, said: "Waterloo Road is an exciting title for CBS Drama. It bolsters our primetime schedule with another favourite UK series that viewers can enjoy from the ver ... »

CBS Chello Zone Channels UK Partnership has acquired the rights to broadcast the legendary and much-loved multi-award winning US series Knots Landing, from Warner Bros. International Television Distribution, which will premiere on CBS Drama from April 2013. The deal will delight the passionate fans of american super-soaps, such as Dallas, Melrose Place and Dynasty, who have been requesting the series return to UK screens after a hiatus of nearly 17 years.

This iconic series from Warner Brothers television, which transmitted for an incredible 14 years between 1979-1993, was one of the longest running primetime dramas on US television tying in third place with Dallas ... »

It seems quite incredible to think that Taxi, the comedy drama that launched the careers of Danny DeVito, Judd Hirsch and Christopher Lloyd is now 35 years old. The show, which ran for 114 episodes, was a change of direction for American situation comedy as it added honest pathos rather than saccharine coated sentiment.

Created by James L. Brooks, Stan Daniels, David Davis and Ed Weinberger the show is an ensemble piece with huge, but believable characters, that had to deal with everyday issues. By keeping it cemented in reality the show tackled subjects you wouldn't normally associate with comedy and it's this dramatic element that made it television not to be missed.

Built around the loser-in-life c ... »

Leading international television provider Chello Zone announced that the home of iconic and unforgettable drama series, CBS Drama, launches on the Virgin Media platform today.

The channel, which is currently carried on the Sky and Freesat platforms in the UK, showcases famous US series including Cheers, CSI and Dallas, and UK favourites, Bad Girls and Cutting It. The launch will see Virgin Media complete the full set of CBS Chello Zone Channels, joining CBS Reality, CBS Action and Horror Channel, already ... »

It is with great sadness that we report Larry Hagman, star of the legendary series Dallas has died at the age of 81.

Hagman, who helped to make his character J.R. one of the most memorable and best loved TV villains in the world, appeared in every single episode of the original run and also starred in the recent re-boot.

He will also be remembered for playing the character of Tony Nelson in the hit comedy I Dream Of Jeannie during the 1960s.

Our thoughts go to his family and friends at this sad time.

The network premiere of The Division, featuring Mad Men's John Hamm alongside an all-star cast, focuses on the lives of five female homicide inspectors in the San Francisco Police Department.

The Division, headed up by Captain Kate McCafferty (Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominee Bonnie Bedelia), is a fast paced, action packed police drama which also tracks the personal trials and tribulations of these five dynamic policewomen.

The first season of the show sees the inspectors deal with teenage gangs toting machine guns, crime lord warfare, immigrant slave labour, the dark side of the drug trade, extortion and prostitution. Their dedication to these dangerous daily duties leaves their compli ... »