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A trailer has been released for BBC One’s upcoming one-off film about murdered schoolboy Damilola Taylor. Told from the perspective of the Taylor family, Our Loved Boy explores their journey from Lagos to London, the emotional repercussions of Damilola’s death and the family’s quest for justice. The cast includes Babou Ceesay (Eye In The Sky, Severance) as Damilola’s father, Richard … >
The folks at Screen Junkies have finally produced one of their infamous Honest Trailers for BBC One’s Sherlock. It’s rather tame by their usual standards and we can’t help but feel they’re holding back a bit (no doubt due to their interview with Benedict Cumberbatch also going up this week), but the five-minute video still includes some nice observations on … >
Aidan Turner (The Hobbit) returns to BBC One this autumn as Ross Poldark, alongside Eleanor Tomlinson as his wife Demelza, in ten new episodes of the Cornish period drama. Ross Poldark is back to settle his differences, but at what cost? Buy Season 1 on DVD on Amazon here. Pre-order Season 2 on Amazon here. Episode … >
2016 has been another stellar year for Young Adult literature! As the year comes to a close, we’ve picked out five of our favourite new YA books for your Christmas list… ‘The Diabolic’ by S. J. Kincaid S.J. Kincaid burst on to the YA scene in 2012 when her debut novel, Insignia, was shortlisted for the … >
Sky1 has unveiled the first trailer for the new season of Stan Lee’s Lucky Man. An “action-packed crime drama about fate, gambling, superstition and the consequences of our actions”, the original British drama launched in January on Sky1 and became the channel’s highest-rated original drama series ever. Buy Season 1 on DVD on Amazon here. The … >
Described by The Bookseller as ‘Game of Thrones meets The Hunger Games’, S. J. Kincaid’s epic new YA novel, The Diabolic, is published today in TWO striking covers. Buy the book on Amazon here. Buy the Kindle edition on Amazon here. Watch the trailer… Nemesis is a Diabolic, a humanoid teenager created to protect a galactic senator’s … >
ITV’s new high stakes, high intensity thriller The Level is created by Shetland writers Gaby Chiappe and Alex Perrin. The six-part series stars Karla Crome (Misfits), Noel Clarke (Doctor Who), Robert James Collier (Downton Abbey) and Lindsey Coulson (EastEnders). The cast also includes Philip Glenister (Ashes to Ashes), Laura Haddock (The Inbetweeners Movie), Gary Lewis (Billy Elliott), Jo Absolom (Doc Martin), Amanda … >
Max Irons (Woman In Gold, The White Queen) and Sam Neill (Peaky Blinders, Jurassic Park) star in ITV’s epic new Tutankhamun mini series. Written by Guy Burt (Jekyll and Hyde, The Bletchley Circle), the four-part drama is based on the compelling story of Howard Carter and his discovery of the tomb of one of Ancient Egypt’s forgotten pharaohs, the boy-king … >
Just in time for Halloween, YouTube user GeorgeCMusic explores how the Doctor Who theme might sound if legendary horror director and composer John Carpenter took a shot at it. He commented: “Continuing my loose series of “What If”s, here’s how I imagine John Carpenter (in association with Alan Howarth, circa 1981) might have done a Doctor Who theme. Synths … >
The creator of Downton Abbey has been chatting further about what fans should expect from the long-awaited movie. A big screen version of the period drama is likely to begin filming in 2017. Writer Julian Fellowes told Yahoo: “Most movies you essentially make as a punt, because you don’t know if there’s an audience for it. With Downton, I know there is an … >