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Killing Eve leads 2019 TV BAFTAs with triple win
May 13, 2019 | David FarnorComedy, thriller and drama Killing Eve was a triple threat at last night’s BAFTAs, walking away from the ceremony with three wins.
The series, created by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, bagged the big prize at the 2019 awards, winning Best Drama, as … Read More
Killing Eve and A Very English Scandal lead 2019 BAFTA TV nominees
March 28, 2019 | David FarnorKilling Eve and A Very English Scandal are leading this year’s BAFTA TV nominations.
The awards, which celebrate the very best in television craft and television programmes broadcast in the UK in 2018, announced the line-up of contenders this morning, … Read More
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
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
Orphan Black spin-off in the works
March 13, 2019 | David FarnorA new Orphan Black spin-off series is reportedly in the works at AMC.
The Canadian sci-fi series, created by Graeme Manson and John Fawcett and produced by BBC America, stars Tatiana Maslay as Sarah Manning, a con artist who discovered … Read More
BBC: Bodyguard got more viewers than The Crown
March 9, 2019 | David FarnorBBC Director-General Tony Hall has said that Bodyguard got more viewers than Netflix’s The Crown.
Netflix has always been famously guarded about its viewing figures, but in recent months, the streaming giant has started to release small facts and statistics, … Read More
BBC leads 2019 RTS Awards nominees
March 6, 2019 | David FarnorThe BBC is leading this year’s RTS Awards nominees, with Killing Eve, This Country and more helping the broadcaster account for more than half of the nominations. The RTS recognised stand out programmes across the BBC including dramas such as … Read More
Brian Cox to voice Death in Amazon’s Good Omens
March 6, 2019 | David FarnorBrian Cox will voice Death in Amazon’s adaptation of Good Omens.
The series, based on the beloved book by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman, tells nothing less than the story of the apocalypse. Sort of.
The End of the … Read More
Alan Partridge will return for another new BBC series
March 4, 2019 | David FarnorAlan Partridge has finally been given a second series by the BBC.
Steve Coogan’s TV presenter, radio broadcaster made his BBC debut a quarter of a century ago, with ill-fated 90s chat show Knowing Me, Knowing You. Last week, he … Read More