Win ‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’ on Blu-ray 3D™!

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies and the epic The Hobbit: The Motion Picture Trilogy Box Set is out on Digital Download NOW and Blu-ray 3D™, Blu-ray™ and DVD on Monday 20 April. To celebrate, we’ve got copies of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies on Blu-ray 3D™ (which also includes … >

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BBC One confirms ‘Poldark’ will return for Season 2

The controller of BBC One has revealed that Poldark will return for a second season. Charlotte Moore announced this week: “It’s been an outstanding start to the year for programme-makers on the channel and their ambition has been in evidence throughout … I can also exclusively announce that Sunday’s night new phenomenon Poldark that has … >

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‘Poldark’ Episode 3 review

No time for verbal innuendo this week: Poldark’s getting straight down to business. Ross Poldark’s Kickstarter copper mine is finally up and running, take that, Margaret Thatcher. What’s that? The Iron Lady won’t be born for another one hundred and forty years? Typical sneaky Westminster tactics. Against the sneers of the bankers, Ross is defiantly … >

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‘Poldark’ Episode 2 review

After a galloping introductory episode, Poldark week 2 settles into the glamorous cantering pace that you sense the series will likely continue to take. And that’s great. This is Sunday night on BBC One, not a bedtime Netflix queue, and Poldark isn’t something to be binged on, it’s a glass of port: you don’t neck … >

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‘Poldark’ Episode 1 review

Hold on to your cocoa. Sunday nights just put on a tricorn hat and got sexy. Or perhaps ‘sexy’ isn’t the right word. Barring an almost Carry On reference to rural copulation, there’s no hint of carnality, yet Poldark is a drama which radiates an irresistible hormonal power through every glance across the salty Cornish … >

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Sylvester McCoy to attend MCM London Comic Con

Doctor Who‘s Seventh Doctor, Sylvester McCoy, has been confirmed as a special guest for the next MCM London Comic Con in May. McCoy played the Doctor from 1987 to 1989, returning for 1996’s TV movie. The Scottish actor was most recently seen as Radagast the Brown in Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit trilogy. MCM London Comic … >

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‘Poldark’ first trailer: Aidan Turner in BBC One’s new adaptation

The first trailer for BBC One’s new adaptation of Winston Graham’s acclaimed Poldark saga has been released. Set in 18th century Cornwall, the eight-part series stars Aidan Turner (Being Human) as Ross. The cast also includes Eleanor Tomlinson (The White Queen), Heida Reed (Silent Witness), Jack Farthing (Blandings), Kyle Solder (Anna Karenina), Warren Clarke (Red … >

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5 awesome ‘The Hobbit’ blind designs

The much-anticipated final film in Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit trilogy, The Battle of the Five Armies, arrives in UK cinemas today. > Read our review of the movie. The Tolkien fans over at Made to Measure Blinds decided to celebrate by creating blind banner designs for each of the titular five armies – the perfect … >

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10 of the ‘Sherlock’ cast’s best projects in 2014

2014 has been a busy year for the cast of Sherlock! From blockbusters to independent films, gripping television series to treading the boards of London’s theatres, the actors have done it all. (Not to mention three knockout episodes of a certain detective show on BBC One back in January.) Read on to discover this year’s … >

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Sylvester McCoy in epic new ‘The Hobbit’ airline safety video

Air New Zealand has unveiled a new safety video to coincide with the release of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, featuring members of the cast from all three films in the Hobbit trilogy. Shot over six days across a number of New Zealand’s Middle-earth locations, the four-minute video includes Elijah Wood (Frodo … >

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