BBC to host the Big Book Weekend this May

Festivals may be cancelled this summer, but the BBC will be bringing the literary world together for the Big Book Weekend this May.

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The three-day virtual festival aims to bring together the best of … Read More

Trailer: Netflix’s Hollywood rewrites showbiz history

“This town’s all about dreams.” That’s the sound of Netflix heading to Hollywood – and the new trailer for Ryan Murphy’s series makes it clear that the show’s not just retelling showbiz history, but rewriting it.

What if you could … Read More

The best TV shows on Walter Presents UK

With the majority of the UK indoors for the foreseeable future, people are turning to streaming services to binge their way through the evenings and weekends. While there’s no end of English or US telly on your watchlist, though, there … Read More

Classic Doctor Who: The best episodes for New Who fans

Offering more than 600 Classic Doctor Who episodes broadcast between 1963 and 1996, BritBox and BBC iPlayer’s The Whoniverse are bigger on the inside. If you’ve watched all of the new series already, then why not join us as we … Read More

One World: Together at Home: How to watch in the UK and the full line-up

Tonight, artists and stars from around the world will be teaming up for a global musical special to support the UN’s COVID-19 Response Fund. Titled One World: Together at Home, and curated in collaboration with Lady Gaga, the show will … Read More

Nicole Kidman to star in Amazon adaptation of Pretty Things

Nicole Kidman is heading to Amazon for new thriller Pretty Things.

Based on the novel of the same name by Janelle Brown, the adaptation follows two wildly different women — one a grifter, the other an heiress — are brought … Read More

Edinburgh TV Festival goes digital for 2020

The Edinburgh TV Festival will not take place as usual this year, due to the coronavirus pandemic. Instead, it will be taking the event online with a series of digital initiatives to bring the industry together.

The event, which takes … Read More

Netflix releases documentaries for free on YouTube

Netflix has released a swathe of documentaries on YouTube for free.

For many years, Netflix has allowed teachers to screen documentaries in their classrooms without any cost for educational purposes. With schools closed, the streaming giant has instead made a … Read More

ITV Hub viewing surges amid UK lockdown

ITV Hub has seen viewing surge, as a growing number of people turn to streaming services for entertaining while the country is on lockdown.

ITV’s catch-up platform has seen year-on-year consumption hours rise 82 per cent, according to its report … Read More

The MUBI Weekly Digest | 18th April 2020

MUBI might have big farewell to its new release of Bacurau (you can still rent it), but there’s more than enough to keep subscribers entertained this week, from a double-bill of Jean Renoir, one of Joseph Losey’s definitive social dramas … Read More