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Frozen Planet II leads BBC’s natural history slate
February 11, 2019 | David FarnorFrozen Planet II will lead the BBC’s slate of natural history programming for the coming three years.
A landmark series of natural history titles will take the broadcaster’s natural history offer into the next decade, with three new shows … Read More
Broadcast Awards: A Very English Scandal named Drama of the Year
February 7, 2019 | David FarnorA Very English Scandal has been named the best drama of 2018 by the Broadcast Awards.
The awards, which took place last night at London’s Grosvenor House, named the Hugh Grant and Ben Whishaw drama about the real affair … Read More
Watch: First trailer for BBC One’s The ABC Murders
December 13, 2018 | David FarnorAs Christmas draws closer, so too does the traditional BBC adaptation of Agatha Christie, as Sarah Phelps once again brings a classic murder mystery to the screen.
This year, it’s the turn of The ABC Murders, as a story of … Read More
First trailer for Netflix and BBC One’s Watership Down races online
December 4, 2018 | David FarnorThis Christmas, BBC One is looking to open up a whole new world of trauma for youngsters, as it brings Watership Down back to our screens for an all-new animation. Now, we’ve got our first proper glimpse of what to … Read More
Ofcom calls for UK broadcasters to form Netflix rival
December 2, 2018 | David FarnorOfcom has called for UK broadcasters to come together to take on the competition presented by Netflix and other subscription streaming services.
The battle to be at the top of viewers’ watchlists is a very real fight that’s being waged … Read More
BBC to premiere festive kids TV across England
November 30, 2018 | David FarnorFamilies across England will get a first look at some of the BBC’s cracking Christmas content this December, with screenings of family favourites Zog and The Midnight Gang.
Nine cities around England will host the premieres, and families attending will … Read More
Amazon accidentally released next week’s Doctor Who online
November 23, 2018 | David FarnorAmazon Prime Video in the USA accidentally released next week’s episode of Doctor Who online early, the BBC has confirmed.
The aptly time-warping mistake was spotted by users in America, where each episode of the show is available to buy … Read More
Kidnapped by Kurupt: People Just Do Nothing create BBC’s first comedy VR short
November 12, 2018 | David FarnorViewers are in for an up close and personal encounter with the Kurupt FM crew this week, as the cast of hit comedy series People Just Do Nothing kidnap them in the BBC’s first-ever comedy virtual reality film.
The five-minute … Read More
Trailer: Jamie Dornan and Matthew Rhys star in BBC Two’s Death and Nightingales
November 7, 2018 | David Farnor“The heartbreak of this place… Love it and hate it like no place on Earth.” That’s Ann Skelly’s Beth Winters in Death and Nightingales, BBC’s new drama.
Based on Eugene McCabe’s modern Irish classic, the three-part series tells a riveting … Read More
BBC bags UK TV rights to FX original series, including Pose and Devs
November 3, 2018 | David FarnorThe BBC has bagged the UK TV rights to FX’s original series.
The two broadcasters have worked together increasingly in the last few years. They co-produce Tom Hardy, Ridley Scott and Steven Knight’s critically-acclaimed BBC One drama Taboo and, … Read More