Doctor Who’s Weeping Angels filmed in Cardiff

A weeping Angel from Doctor Who was spotted during filming at Rosebery Place in Penarth, Wales on the evening of December 8. Spooky goings on outside the house tonight in Penarth. It’s daylight at 8and a rather strange statue in the middle of the road. Mmmm 🤔 I wonder what they’re filming?? Could it possibly … >

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Normal People dominates the 2020 BBC iPlayer charts

The BBC has revealed just what we’ve been watching on iPlayer in 2020 and Irish drama Normal People is the runaway hit (so far) The BBC has released the iPlayer figures for 2020 up until the end of November and Normal People based on the Sally Rooney novel of the same name is the clear winner with … >

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The Art of Star Trek Discovery

The Art of Star Trek Discovery book now published

Titan Books has published today (December 8 2020) a new hardback book The Art of Star Trek Discovery We’ve been enjoying Star Trek: Discovery season 3 (see our review of the latest episode here) and one of the many things that appeal to us is the stunning visuals. It seems both CGI and set/costume design has reached new … >

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Ofcom predicts the end of traditional broadcasting in the UK

Ofcom has made the news today with predictions of the end for BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 as the online world is leaving current approaches behind Ofcom has been consulting on the future of the UK TV industry as part of its Small Screen: Big Debate initiative. That phase of study is complete … >

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Death to 2020 cast and trailer revealed for Charlie Brooker special

Netflix has revealed the trailer and cast for Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror special Death to 2020 If you’ve not heard of this project yet, here’s what you need to know: “2020: A year so [insert adjective of choice here], even the creators of Black Mirror couldn’t make it up… but that doesn’t mean they don’t have a little something … >

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Ade Edmondson to appear in University Challenge as himself!

The BBC has revealed the celebrity line-up for Christmas University Challenge and the Manchester team includes Ade Edmondson (or Adrian as the BBC refers to him) A staple of the BBC 2 Christmas season is Jeremy Paxman grilling celebrity alumni from a range of academic establishments for our entertainment. Among the 56 varied alumni on this … >

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Doctor Who, Revolution of the Daleks: new photos released

A new gallery of promotional images was released for the Doctor Who New Year’s special Revolution of the Daleks. Among them are some new images of the Doctor’s prison setting. According to director Lee Haven Jones in SFX magazine, the Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) is “on her own, isolated. It’s a rather damp, dark, authoritarian environment. … >

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