Sir Lenny Henry has hit out against the false diversity of British television, claiming that little has changed behind the camera despite an increase in front of it.
It’s a longstanding tradition for actors at a certain point in their career to lend their voices to an animated favourite, and this is a particularly fun one.
Suranne Jones will star in Gentleman Jack, the new BBC One/HBO co-production from Sally Wainwright, who previously worked with the actress on Scott & Bailey.
Whilst the vast majority of people seem very happy with the casting of Jodie Whittaker as the 13th Doctor in Doctor Who, it seems clear that others are, well, less pleased. In fact, so disgruntled are some at the next iteration of the Doctor being female, that they’ve complained directly to the BBC about it. … >
Following the casting of Jodie Whittaker as the 13th Doctor in Doctor Who, Penguin Random House Children’s UK has now announced that it’s snapped up world publishing rights across all languages for Doctor Who series 11. This will cover non-fiction, fiction, novelty, activity, audio and the Doctor Who annual. Furthermore, Penguin Random House has promised … >
Let’s just say that this seems a very long shot to us. For a long time, Death In Paradise star Kris Marshall was the running favourite to replace Peter Capaldi in Doctor Who. As we now know, Jodie Whittaker has landed the role, and will take over the TARDIS from the end of this year’s … >
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 … >
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 … >
Disney is bringing the adventures of Huey, Louie and Dewey back to the small screen in a new series of DuckTales. And earlier this week, it released a preview clip from the new show. It all kicks off in September with an hour-long special, and in the sneak peek that was released ahead of that, … >
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 … >