Posts By David Farnor
Mum’s the word as BBC leads 2019 RTS winners
March 20, 2019 | David FarnorMum was the word last night, as the sitcom bagged two prizes at the 2019 RTS Awards. The BBC dominated the list of winners, taking home 13 awards in total, including Best Comedy Performance (Female) for Lesley Manville in Mum … Read More
Classic BBC box sets head to Sky and NOW TV
March 20, 2019 | David FarnorSky and BBC Studios have today announced an agreement to bring a new range of BBC comedy and drama box sets to Sky and NOW customers.
From next month, customers will be able to binge on hundreds of hours of … Read More
First look: Victoria returns to ITV for Season 3
March 20, 2019 | David FarnorVictoria returns to ITV this weekend for a third season, and we’ve got our first look at what’s in store for the royal drama.
The show’s third run once again sees Jenna Coleman reprise her role as the young Queen, … Read More
Trailer: Blue Planet Live swims onto BBC ahead of Netflix rival
March 20, 2019 | David FarnorBlue Planet Live is swimmings its way onto the BBC this month – just in time to pip its new Netflix rival nature series to the post.
Announced last year, the four-part live programme will build on the success of … Read More
Trailer: Rilakkuma and Kaoru head to Netflix this April
March 20, 2019 | David FarnorNetflix is about to get 100% cuter this April, with the arrival of Rilakkuma and Kaoru.
The first animated show based on one of Japan’s most beloved characters, the stop-motion series follows Rilakkuma, a soft toy bear who showed up … Read More
What’s leaving Sky and NOW TV in March / April 2019?
March 19, 2019 | David FarnorEaster is almost upon us, and in between trying to binge on Game of Thrones, take care not to miss some of the other top box sets disappearing from Sky and NOW, as licences expire and aren’t renewed for the … Read More
What’s coming soon to Netflix UK in April 2019?
March 19, 2019 | David FarnorEaster is coming and that means Bank Holiday weekends designed for binge-watching. This April, Netflix has a small (by its standards) but cracking selection, with its big nature documentary series Our Planet finally hitting our screens. That’s joined by new … Read More
Trailer: Anna Camp and Nasim Pedrad star in Netflix’s Desperados
March 19, 2019 | David FarnorA panicked young woman (Nasim Pedrad) and her two best friends (Anna Camp and Sarah Burns) fly to Mexico to delete a ranting email she sent to her new boyfriend in Netflix’s new comedy Desperados.
On arrival, they run … Read More
Miranda Richardson joins Game of Thrones prequel
March 19, 2019 | David FarnorMiranda Richardson has joined the cast of the Game of Thrones prequel.
The new series, which HBO is hoping will fill the gap left behind when its fantasy epic finishes, has been in the pipeline for some time, with the … Read More
Netflix releases full trailer for Our Planet
March 19, 2019 | David Farnor“This is the story of our changing planet, and what we can do to help it thrive.” That’s the sound of David Attenborough teaming up with Netflix for new nature documentary Our Planet.
The series, which is produced by Silverback … Read More