BBC grants special license fee dispensation for The Royal Wedding

The BBC has granted a special dispensation of the license fee with regards to The Royal Wedding, allowing places that don’t have TV licenses – such as town halls and community areas – to screen the regal nuptials without having to purchase a TV license especially. His Royal Highness Prince Harry and Suits alum Megan Markle will … >

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Red Dwarf will return for series 13

It has been confirmed that Red Dwarf XIII is pressing ahead. UKTV’s Dave channel has ordered the thirteenth series of Red Dwarf, and Baby Cow Productions will shoot it in the early stages of 2019. Co-creator Doug Naylor will once again write all the episodes, and the core cast of Robert Llewellyn’s Kryten, Danny John-Jules’ Cat, Craig Charles’ … >

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Peaky Blinders series 5: Anthony Byrne set to direct

Irish director Anthony Byrne has been named as the director for Peaky Blinders series 5. This is one of the few shows that maintains a strong directorial voice over the course of a season: Otto Bathurst and Tom Harper shared the episode load on series 1, Colm McCarthy shot every instalment of series 2, Tim Mielants helmed series … >

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Dave orders more episodes of Zapped and Porters

Dave’s scripted comedy slate isn’t going anywhere, as we’ve just heard that both Zapped and Porters have been renewed by UKTV’s home of witty banter. Both shows will get another series, as Dave continues its commitment to original programming. Zapped centres on a character named Brian Weaver (played by James Buckley, aka Jay from The Inbetweeners), who gets zapped from his mundane … >

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