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BBC relaunches Ready Steady Cook with focus on sustainability
January 1, 2020 | David FarnorBBC One is relaunching Ready Steady Cook this year with a focus on sustainability.
Hosted by Rylan Clark-Neal, the cooking show’s famous red tomato and green peppers plastic bags will be a thing of the past, with re-usable jute totes … Read More
What’s on UK TV this Christmas? Your 2019 catch-up guide
January 1, 2020 | David FarnorChristmas is here – and, put aside the presents, the turkey and the board games, and we all know it’s really about what’s on the telly. Fortunately, the age-old battle for the remote control in the living room is over, … Read More
Marvel’s Runaways Season 3 gets UK air date
December 31, 2019 | David FarnorMarvel’s Runaways will return for its third and final season this January.
Hulu’s superhero series, based on the comic books created by Brian K. Vaughan and Adrian Alphona, is created by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage. It tells the story … Read More
Top 19 TV shows of 2019
December 31, 2019 | David Farnor2019 has proven one thing more than any other: there is a lot of TV. From BBC Three comedies to HBO dramas, there has never been a wider selection of genres, stars and stories vying for your attention. Game of … Read More
Top 19 VOD movies of 2019
December 31, 2019 | David Farnor2019 has been a big year for movies – on the big and small screen. After winning three Oscars at the start of the year with Roma, Netflix has continued to step up its original movie game, from Marriage Story … Read More
Visible: Out on Television: Apple TV+ unveils documentary series
December 30, 2019 | David FarnorApple has ordered Visible: Out on Television, a new documentary series from The Case Against 8 director Ryan White.
The five-part television event from Emmy-nominated filmmakers White and Jessica Hargrave, and executive producers Wanda Sykes and Wilson Cruz, investigates the … Read More
Trailer: Deadwater Fell gets January air date
December 30, 2019 | David FarnorDeadwater Wall will premiere on Channel 4 this January, and a new trailer gives us our first glimpse at the cast in action.
The four-part drama stars David Tennant, Cush Jumbo, Anna Madeley and Matthew McNulty and is set in … Read More
Trailer: Netflix reveals something phishy in Jamtara this January
December 29, 2019 | David FarnorNetflix is taking us to the small village of Jamtara this January in its intriguing new series, based on true events.
Jamtara – Sabka Number Ayega promises a thrilling journey into the nondescript village in Jharkhand, which turns out to … Read More
The MUBI Weekly Digest | 28th December 2019
December 28, 2019 | David FarnorMUBI rings in a new year with its signature look back at directorial debuts, and the impressive run of new beginnings include offerings from Spielberg and Fellini. Before then, there’s contemplating the end of the world with Lars von Trier’s … Read More
What’s coming soon to Amazon Prime Video UK in January 2020?
December 28, 2019 | David FarnorAmazon beams us up into a new year with a slew of new originals and exclusives. Star Trek: Picard leads the pack, with Patrick Stewart returning to our screens to reprise his iconic role. For fans looking for more grounded … Read More