Watch behind the scenes ‘Doctor Who’ video with Pearl Mackie

Doctor Who newcomer Pearl Mackie has recorded a short behind the scenes video. Today was Mackie’s first day of location filming as Bill at Cardiff University, which has been transformed into a rather snowy Bristol university campus. She joked: “It’s snowing… in June. It’s mad! I’m feeling very excited and very warm in all my kegs.” The new season of Doctor Who will air on … >

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Watch a creepy clip from BBC One’s new ghost drama ‘The Living And The Dead’

BBC One has released a clip from 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 the first episode airs at 9pm next Tuesday on BBC One. The official synopsis for The Living and the Dead reads: “When a pioneering Victorian … >

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Watch a new clip from Jenna Coleman’s Queen Victoria series

ITV has released a brand new clip from Victoria, starring former Doctor Who actress Jenna Coleman. The eight-part period drama series about the early life of Queen Victoria began filming last year and production wrapped last month. From the makers of BBC One’s Poldark, Victoria follows Queen Victoria (Coleman) from her accession to the throne at the tender age of 18 through … >

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Explore Fresno’s mysteriously beautiful underground garden

There’s nothing quite like the unpredictable weather of a British summer to get you California dreaming… But sometimes you have to go beneath the surface to find what you’re looking for – like Baldassare Forestiere, who spent 40 years digging Fresno’s vast underground garden, going as deep as 23 feet undergroud and spanning 10 over acres – all … >

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Watch two clips from the new season of ‘In the Club’

The BBC has released a pair of new clips from the second season of In the Club. Featuring “more secrets, heartbreak, comedy and pathos”, the baby drama returns next week at 9pm on Tuesday 3 May on BBC One with the first of six new episodes. > Buy Season 1 on DVD on Amazon. Ten months on from the first … >

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‘Merlin’ star wants to know what the f*** you’ve done

British actor Nathaniel Parker is helping to promote a new provocative online video campaign. The clips on Facebook and YouTube are a call-to-action for international volunteer-based building charity Mellon Educate’s pioneering seven day school-building programme. Parker, who played Agravaine in BBC One’s Merlin, uses grains of sand in the ad to demonsrate how many hours … >

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Cirque du Soleil celebrates 20th anniversary with ‘Amaluna’

Cirque du Soleil marked its 20th anniversary at the Royal Albert Hall last month with the launch of Amaluna. Prometheus actress Noomi Rapace and Spectre‘s Miss Moneypenny, Naomie Harris were amongst the stars at the UK grand premiere. Other guests included Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams, Rod Stewart, popstar Stacey Solomon and Olympic diver … >

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‘Entourage’s Johnny Drama stars in hilarious new casino ad

Kevin Dillon has reprised his Entourage role as Johnny Drama for new Norwegian-owned online casino Rizk Casino. The American actor, who also appeared in last summer’s Entourage movie, chats about the “no more bullshit” conditions of casino bonuses in the first of two commercials. “The word for bullshit in English is bullshit and the world … >

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Ping Pong unites generations this Christmas

This post is sponsored by The National Lottery. The National Lottery is bringing all generations together this festive season, through the power of… Ping Pong! Yep, a brilliant new short film sees young players from Greenhouse Sports meet their match when they take on a team of over 70s players from the Veterans English Table … >

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Lord Grantham is looking for Father Christmas in ‘Downton Abbey’ skit

ITV has released a short clip from this year’s Downton Abbey sketch for fundraising event Text Santa. The scene sees Lord Grantham on the search for the right Father Christmas for the Abbey, with none other than Brenda Blethyn from ITV crime drama Vera as one of the auditionees. The full sketch will air during … >

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