Peaky Blinders

Peaky Blinders series 4: Cillian Murphy reckons “it’s the best one yet”

Series four of Peaky Blinders has now finished filming, and it’s being edited together ahead of its expected premiere in early 2018. Murphy is currently appearing in Christopher Nolan’s new film, Dunkirk, and whilst doing publicity for that, has inevitably faced some Peaky Blinders questions. He’s playing things close to his chest of course. That … >

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Dr Chris Chibnall

Doctor Who’s new showrunner, Chris Chibnall, has just become a Doctor (updated with video)

Whilst the internet continues to debate his choice as the new Doctor, incoming Doctor Who showrunner has been at Edge Hill University this morning to accept an Honorary Doctorate in Literature In his address to graduands, he inevitably raised the issue of the new Doctor, acknowledging that he “appointed a new Doctor yesterday, made an … >

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A lot of us watched Game of Thrones on Sunday night

The final season premiere of Game of Thrones – cultural juggernaut as it is – was bound to be a major ratings hit for US network HBO, and similarly popular with UK audiences when it aired at 9pm on Monday night. What’s surprising, though, is how many Brits stayed up until the wee hours to … >

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Peter Capaldi

Peter Capaldi’s Doctor Who salary revealed

As part of the newly published report, detailing the pay of BBC talent who earn over £150,000 a year, the going rate for a Time Lord has been revealed. Peter Capaldi was paid between £200,000 and £250,000 for his Doctor Who work in the last financial year, it’s been revealed. That makes him one of … >

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BBC

Chris Evans, Gary Lineker top BBC pay list

The BBC, as promised, has released its list of its staff earning over £150,000 a year, and the top end of the chart is, as expected, very male-focused. Chris Evans is the top paid member of BBC staff, pocketing somewhere between £2.2m and £2.25m a year. Gary Lineker is next, at around £1.75m per annum, … >

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Sherlock

Sherlock: another series is more than two years away

The end of the last series of Sherlock gave the show a natural point to take a bit of a break, and as has been suggested by its creators – Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat – a break is just what it’s taking. The BBC drama, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman, has tended to … >

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