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Tony Jones

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Better mental health in 2021 with Netflix and Headspace

Netflix has teamed up with the Headspace app to provide three new shows aimed at promoting better mental health If we take a moment to be serious, we can all understand how mental health may have been impacted in 2020 for obvious reasons. Now Netflix has joined forces with Headspace to bring three shows aimed … >

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Clarice

CBS releases trailer for Silence of the Lambs spin-off Clarice

CBS has released (via Twitter) a trailer for the Silence of the Lambs spin-off Clarice. On their dedicated Twitter feed (@ClariceCBS) we now have a tweet: The silence is over. #Clarice premieres February 11, 2021 on @CBS and @CBSAllAccess. This is accompanied by the trailer. The series stars Rebecca Breeds (Pretty Little Liars) as Clarice Starling, and is set in … >

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The Boys

The Boys tops the IMDB top 10 TV shows of 2020 list

IMDB (the Internet Movie DataBase) has published its top 10 TV shows of 2020 (and other charts). Number one show is The Boys. December is the time for lists and charts of the year, and our attention is very much focussed on IMDB’s ranking of top TV shows. Several of them would make our own list of … >

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Roald & Beatrix Curious Mouse

Sky releases trailer for The Tail Of The Curious Mouse

Sky has released a trailer for its Christmas Eve special Roald & Beatrix: The Tail Of The Curious Mouse As you may recall from our previous piece, this is the story of how young Roald Dahl (Harry Tayler) sets off to see his hero, Beatrix Potter (Dawn French). It also stars Jessica Hynes as Roald’s mother Sofie, … >

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Rose Island (2020) Netflix

Rose Island released today on Netflix and a behind the scenes trailer

Netflix has released Rose Island, based on the true story of an independent Italian micro-state from the 1960s The story of Rose Island is a curious and little known one. Here’s the Netflix summary: Giorgio, a gifted yet misunderstood engineer has hit rock bottom — he’s been fired from his job, his parents won’t speak to him, and … >

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Normal People

Normal People dominates the 2020 BBC iPlayer charts

The BBC has revealed just what we’ve been watching on iPlayer in 2020 and Irish drama Normal People is the runaway hit (so far) The BBC has released the iPlayer figures for 2020 up until the end of November and Normal People based on the Sally Rooney novel of the same name is the clear winner with … >

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The Art of Star Trek Discovery

The Art of Star Trek Discovery book now published

Titan Books has published today (December 8 2020) a new hardback book The Art of Star Trek Discovery We’ve been enjoying Star Trek: Discovery season 3 (see our review of the latest episode here) and one of the many things that appeal to us is the stunning visuals. It seems both CGI and set/costume design has reached new … >

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