The BBC has released the first clip from the upcoming festive episode of Inside No. 9. Written by and starring Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton, BBC Two’s anthology comedy series launched in February 2014 and is returning for a third season this winter. Buy Season 1 on DVD on Amazon. Buy Season 2 on DVD on … >
High street wine and beer merchant Oddbins has released its latest unconventional Christmas video this morning. 2016’s festive ad showcases 12 chimps, each named after 12 brand attributes ascribed to Oddbins by its customers. It’s probably safe to say that it’s the only Christmas ad this year to feature chimp poo being thrown at a store manager, unless there’s a … >
NOW TV has enlisted the help of British comedy legend John Cleese to remind The Walking Dead fans of the story so far. The seventh season of the hit post-apocalyptic show premieres at 9pm on Monday 24 October on FOX. Since the first episode aired in 2010, The Walking Dead has served up 83 episodes and 252 deaths. Cleese … >
BBC Store is marking the 30th anniversary of Casualty with a look back at some of the long-running medical drama’s A-list guest stars. Famous faces who appeared in Casualty early in their careers include Tom Hiddleston, Daisy Ridley, Kate Winslet, Martin Freeman, Orlando Bloom and Christopher Eccleston. Featuring 14 classic episodes, the Casualty: Spot The Star collection is available to … >
The latest ad for Swedish furniture store Ikea brilliantly mocks 21st Century diners’ fondness for food selfies. The hilarious new clip imagines how the craze would have looked in the past, in a lavish setting reminiscent of BBC Two’s recent hit period drama series Versailles. Watch the ad… Do you post photos of your dinner online? Let … >
Fox announced the latest celebrity names for the new season of Family Guy at San Diego Comic-Con this weekend. Among the guests are Doctor Who star David Tennant, who will appear as the Doctor in an episode titled ‘Doctor Who Farted’. Watch the trailer for Season 15, which features Tennant at 1:07… Family Guy returns to Fox on Sunday … >
Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi wants to get the middle eight back in the show’s theme tune. A middle eight is a short section (typically of eight bars) in the middle of a conventionally structured song, generally of a different character from the other parts of the song. The current shortened version of the Doctor Who … >
BBC One has released a clip from the next episode of Merlin star Colin Morgan’s new supernatural drama series, The Living and the Dead. All six episodes are already available to watch now as a box set on BBC iPlayer and Episode 2 airs at 9pm on Tuesday 5 July on BBC One. In this clip, Nathan wants to help when a young worker … >
Matt Lucas has recorded a short behind the scenes video on location to celebrate his first day back filming Doctor Who. It was officially announced earlier this month that the comedy actor will be joining the cast of Doctor Who as a regular in Season 10, which began filming last week. Lucas commented: “We’re at Cardiff University today, doing some running around.” The Little Britain … >
Doctor Who star Christopher Eccleston broke down on Good Morning Britain yesterday as he recalled being bullied as a child. The 52-year-old actor made an emotional appearance on the show to campaign against playground bullying. Eccleston confessed that being bullied aged five had “really coloured my life” and told hosts Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid that he was also “ashamed” to have been a … >