Home and Away's Lynne McGranger 'This Morning' Interview

   Home and Away star Lynne McGranger stopped over by iTV's This Morning for an interview! Check it out above!

Comparing Kisses: Days Will & Neil Vs. Other Soaps First Same Sex Kiss

So Days Of Our Lives has taken the first step and allowed Will Horton to kiss a boy, but how does this stack up to other soaps "first" attempt at the realm of same sex kisses? Let's take a moment and compare and contrast this monumental event with some other noteworthy ones.

Did Home and Away fire Jay Laga'aia Over Race?

It's good to see I am not the only one who is stirring up a little drama on the soap front, former Home and Away star Jay Laga'aia who played Elijah Johnson has taken to twitter and alleged that his recent firing had more to do with his race than anything else.

Hats off to you Firass Dirani, for a call to stop commercial network producers casting only white actors. Only on Australian screens. Shame!

As someone who lost his job on H&A because they couldnt write two ethnics that weren't together, I'd like a chance to ply my trade freely

I think commercial TV should take a leaf out of children's TV in this country. We are a rainbow nation in kids TV. No tokens here.

Meanwhile a representative for the 7 network (which broadcast Home and Away in Australia) told the Herald Sun

"Jay's comments are offensive. We have great regard for Jay and his work on Home and Away during the last two years.

"It is insulting to suggest that Home and Away is racist. His character's storyline reached a natural conclusion."

While I feel for both parties I can't help but side with both in this matter. On one hand the character of Elijah lost all momentum that had been going for him when Laga'aia took his break to go film his movie. Thus when he came back in 2011 it felt little more than to little to late and felt like the character was shoehorned into the story and didn't really have a place anymore.

At the same time there was plenty of potential stories to be told with Elijah had the network really wanted to sit down and think things through. I do believe the story of Elijah and Leah have come to a natural end, but does that have to be the end of Elijah? I guess the answer is yes...

I wish both parties the best of luck in the future, and look forward to seeing Elijah's exit this April.

What do you think? Was Laga'aia's claims of racism warranted or was it just time for Elijah to go? Let me know your take in the comments below or on twitter @SoapWikiJohn

Home and Away 6 Feb 2012 (5446) Episode RECAP And Reactions

Hey all, sorry for the delay! Had a LOT going on today and then technical issues got in the way so I didn't get to do this until now! Anyways let's get started!

Home and Away 3 Feb 2012 (5445) Episode RECAP

Hi Home and Away fans - lets find out what happened on the show tonight! Now fully updated with screenshots!

Xavier's helping John Palmer get the surf club ready for the council debate. Gina rocks up. They talk about what happened yesterday. Gina is worried - Xavier is not normally so aggressive. Xavier confesses - HE LIKES SASHA. Well duh. Xavier's not sure what to do about it. It's not like him to be so shy - he must REALLY like Sasha *wink wink*. Gina advises Xavier not to say anything at the moment - Sasha's under a lot of pressure right now. Xavier resolves to wait to say anything.

Home and Away 2 Feb 2012 Episode (5444) Recap

Hi everyone, apologies for the slight delay in the live Home and Away episode blog - here's your recap!

Leah is looking for Brax - Casey tells her Brax has gone out for a surf. That's a good sign. Casey thanks Leah for looking after Brax - she's obviously having more luck than Casey is. She goes home and finds Elijah slept on the couch. Elijah's a bit funny when he finds out Leah stayed at Brax's - it's not what you think Elijah, don't get jealous. If you'd seen Brax throwing up like we did in yesterday's episode, you'd know Brax wasn't up for anything last night but passing out. Leah asks Elijah why he stayed on the couch - Ruby comes out of her room, which pretty much answers the question. Leah is really happy to see Ruby.

Home and Away 1 Feb 2012 Episode (5443) LIVE Blog

Hi guys, tonight's Home and Away episode coming your way - stay tuned for the ad breaks...

We start at Morag's (I can hear @soapwikijohn's screams of joy already) - Ruby's stayed out all night, she comes home drunk in the morning. Morag is less than impressed. Morag wants Ruby to sign some of Charlie's paperwork, but that's a task Ruby's not facing yet - avoiding the aftermath of Charlie's death is Ruby's aim at the moment. That, and drinking.

Lincoln Lewis Presents Award at the AACTA Awards 2012

The first Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards (previously known as the Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards) were held this evening in Sydney, Australia, and Lincoln Lewis (ex-Geoff Campbell, Home and Away) was there to present an award.

Home and Away 31 Jan 2012 Episode (5442) LIVE Blog

Ready for tonight's Home and Away? Live blog coming - updates during the ad breaks as usual.

Bianca and Liam are discussing the wedding reception venue - they can't decide where to go. Liam still wants to have it held at Angelo's, but Bianca wants nothing to do with anything Heath has involvement in. Liam bravely plays the jealousy card and lo and behold it works! Bianca agrees to Angelo's.

Home and Away 30 Jan 2012 Episode (5441)

Hey guys! So its week two of Home and Away and just because the live blogging stopped doesn't mean we have stopped watching! Because I have a bit of time (and I wanna see how long I can actually keep it up for LOL) here's the recap and reactions to today's episode.

Home and Away 27 Jan 2012 Episode (5440) LIVE Blogging

Hi Home and Away fans - I'm back live blogging tonight's episode - episode about to start, so get ready! You know the drill - updates posted during the ad breaks... Let's get started!

Bianca screeches at April "are you drunk? Answer me". Bianca is beside herself, Heath gets jack of the drama and leaves. April gives Bianca the death stare and then she walks away towards the beach. Bianca follows Heath towards the Surf Club and yells at him some more. The news will be all over Summer Bay within seconds - everyone heard Heath tell Bianca he slept with April.

Home and Away 26 Jan 2012 Episode 5439 Recap & Reactions

Hey all! Since our fearless leader Brooke decided to LIVE TWEET the episode last night, I thought I'd pick up her slack and post the episode on the blog, why? Because if you haven't been able to tell yet, Home and Away is one of my all time favorite shows so I am more than excited to get to finally blog about this season! So without further ado let's get started!

Home and Away: Who Will Bianca Choose Promo (Jan 30 - Feb 3)

Okay this is one of my favorite promos EVER! I am such a sucker for the original theme song! And it PROVES that the theme song means something if they are using it... *glares at Cameron Welsh* With that said I guess the absence of the theme song has made me grow fonder of it, so...

Anyways Bianca makes her choice, Heath or Liam, who's it gonna be? I pray Liam but if not I hope Liam tells Binc's to kick rocks because he isn't gonna wait around forever, but hey that's just me.

Home and Away 25 Jan 2012 Episode (5438) LIVE Blogging

Charlie's funeral tonight peeps, have you brought the tissues??

The episode starts with Charlie's funeral procession. Ruby walks behind the funeral car and Charlie's police colleagues bringing up the rear. In the church, the casket lies at the top of the aisle with a picture of Charlie atop a wreath of flowers. Attendees can be seen - Brax is notably absent. The church is packed though. Bianca regrets how she and Charlie left things in the end. 

Home and Away's Ratings Slip While Neighbours Rises to the Top!

Since I posted the ratings for yesterday's episode I thought I'd go ahead and look at the ratings for Tuesday as well.

Home and Away's second episode slipped a tiny bit to 1,037,000, losing 27,000 viewers, but was still the 6th most watched show of the night (318,000 viewers shy of first place).

Meanwhile, Neighbours rose to the top of the digital ratings pulling in 284,000 viewers up 25,000 people, making it the #1 rated digital program for the night! Great job guys keep it up!

Sneak Peek for Tonight's Heartbreaking Home and Away Episode Jan 25 2012 (5438)

In addition to the promo for tonight's episode, 7 has released an official Sneak Peek at tonight's eventful episode of Home and Away! You better have your tissues ready because this one's gonna need 'em!

Promo for Tonight's Heartbreaking Home and Away Episode Jan 25 2012 (5438)

It's going to be another phenomenal episode if this promo has anything to say about it!

Also stay tuned after the promo to see a former Home and Away star in another ad! Let me know in the comments below if you spot them!

Home and Away Interview with Esther Anderson and Steve Peacocke

Home and Away sat down and interviewed Esther Anderson and Steve Peacocke about Esther's time on the Bay as Charlie, how the story ended, and what's to come.

Great interview and it was fun seeing all of those old pictures again, can't believe its been 3 1/2 years! Esther you will be missed!

Home and Away Blogging Jan 24 2012 Episode (5437) LIVE

Yeah I thought I'd do this again tonight - just to see what Brax ends up doing with Charlie.... Updates to come during the ad breaks... (I've tried to group together stories, so it doesn't flow exactly as screened if that makes sense). Here we go...

Home and Away Season Premiere Ratings Make a Splash for 7

The ratings have been released for last nights season premiere of Home and Away on 7 and it proved to be a success as the show pulled in a total of 1,064,000 viewers ranking it as the 9th most watched program of the night (only 577,000 viewers shy of first place).

Meanwhile Neighbours pulled in decent numbers and was seen by 259,000 viewers making it the third most watched digital program of the night (only 73,000 viewers shy of first place).