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The first treats of the Christmas television season have been and gone, with the triumphant trilogy of 20th anniversary The League Of Gentlemen specials on BBC Two. Off the back of that, The League have announced a nationwide arena tour for next year. But in terms of television? That might just be your lot. Producer … >
Amidst the sad news that Dave Gorman has brought his excellent Modern Life Is Goodish show to an end on Dave came a detailed blog post from the man himself. In it, he detailed why he felt the time was right to end the show, and also went into some detail as to the preparation … >
As Star Wars: The Last Jedi dominates cinema screens around the world, BBC Four is tapping into it all with a special documentary looking at Britain’s contribution to the saga. The Galaxy Britain Built: Droids, Darth Vader And Lightsabers is an hour-long show, presented by David Whiteley, that screened on December 21st. And it’s now … >
A brand new extended preview has just landed for the return of The X-Files, which will be hitting our screens in January. Take a look… The X-Files will be back on free-to-air television in the UK, with the news that Channel Five has picked up the broadcasting rights to the upcoming eleventh season. The upcoming run … >
A mix of good news and bad news following the dramatic conclusion to Peaky Blinders series 4. On the upside, the BBC has confirmed that there will indeed be a Peaky Blinders series 5. It’d be remiss to call this a massive surprise, given that the show’s creator, Steven Knight, had pretty much said this … >
The Doctor Who Christmas special, Twice Upon A Time, will be available on DVD and Blu-ray in just over a month, with BBC Worldwide setting the release for January 22nd. Amazon has now uploaded the artwork for the release too, and part and parcel of that is the back cover, that’s listed the extras to … >
Announced back in August was a new psychological drama from the BBC by the name of The Cry. It’s based on the Helen FitzGerald novel of the same name, and has been adapted for the screen by Jacquelin Perske. It’s a four-part drama, that’s in part set in Scotland, and in part in Australia. The … >
One of the many impressive original commissions that you’ll find lurking on Dave is Dave Gorman’s hugely impressive Modern Life Is Goodish. Based around the kind of Powerpoint presentations that have become his trademark, the show’s fifth series is just coming to an end. But now, Gorman has announced that it’ll be the last. In … >
A new anthology of Doctor Who stories from female authors is set to go on sale in March. The Day She Saved The Doctor is published on International Women’s Day next year, and Calman – so, so brilliant on Strictly Come Dancing recently (but also, in general, brilliant: her book on her battles with depression … >
UPDATE: An online petition has now been launched to help save Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency. It’s calling on the BBC to save the show, or for a service such as Netflix to step in and fund it. You can find the petition here. Just as Netflix prepares to unleash the second season of the show in … >