BBC Three commissions docs on Donald Trump and sperm donation

BBC Three has commissioned two new documentaries on Donald Trump and sperm donation.

The new factual commissions cross the pond to tell powerful new stories, examining the President’s social media use and following the impact of donor-conception on families.

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BBC renews Shetland for two more seasons

BBC One murder-mystery Shetland will return for two more seasons.

The series, which is made by Silverprint Pictures, is adapted from Ann Cleeves’ celebrated novels. It debuted on BBC One in 2013 and has gone from strength to strength over … Read More

Netflix cancels Messiah after one season

Netflix’s Messiah will not have a second coming, with the streamer cancelling its drama after just one season.

The 10-part drama follows the modern world’s reaction to a man who appears in the Middle East claiming to be the Messiah, … Read More

VOD film review: Spider-Man: Far From Home

This witty, moving, visually stunning blockbuster is a promising glimpse of life after Avengers: Endgame.Read More

BT TV in talks to carry Disney+

BT is reportedly in talks to carry Disney+ on its TV platform.

The House of Mouse’s new subscription service will launch in the UK on 31st March 2020, several months after its launch in the USA. It has already proven … Read More

Spyfall: Doctor Who Season 12 to debut on New Year’s Day

Doctor Who Season 12 will officially start on New Year’s Day 2020, and the opening episode has a title: Spyfall.

The ten-part series will kick-off with the two-part episode, which sees the Thirteenth Doctor well and truly back with a … Read More

Catch Up TV review: My Grandparents’ War, Tutankhamun

What’s available on-demand on Freeview? Keep up-to-date with our weekly catch-up TV column, including reviews of shows on ITV Hub, new releases on All 4 and a guide to My5.

(For BBC TV reviews and round-ups, see our weekly Best … Read More

Why you should catch up with BBC Three’s Ladhood

Season 3 premieres on 5th September 2022. This mini review is based on Season 1 and was originally published as part of a BBC Three reviews column.

Liam Williams, probably best known to BBC Three viewers for his astute … Read More

Which UK cinemas are showing The Two Popes?

This weekend sees the release of one of Netflix’s latest awards contenders, and one of the year’s most surprising films: Fernando Meirelles’ The Two Popes.

Directed the Academy Award nominee helmer of City of God and The Constant Gardener, it … Read More

VOD film review: The Nightingale

Jennifer Kent relives real horrors of history in this harrowing, brutal, powerful revenge drama.Read More