The celebration of the Harry Potter films airs on New Year’s Day. With just a couple of day to go until the release of Return to Hogwarts, there’s now a behind the scenes trailer catching up with some of the main participants. Celebrating 20 years since the making of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, … >
Set inside a Men’s Prison, Screw features a team of prison officers led by Nina Sosanya. We took a first look at Screw back in October, Channel 4’s tense new drama series set in a busy men’s prison. Inspired by writer Rob Williams’ (Killing Eve) real-life experiences of working and volunteering in prisons, the series … >
It’s all change in the latest Nielsens as new thriller True Story takes the top spot Last week The Wheel of Time took the top spot in the Nielsens, but November 22-28 tells a different story as new entrant True Story takes the honours, and the new Marvel / Disney show Hawkeye makes the number 2 spot. Our data analytics … >
The final trailer reveals a cool looking character on a speeder bike. At the time of writing, we’re just hours out from the long awaited launch of The Book of Boba Fett. The show, a spin-off from the team behind The Mandalorian, is set to take the classic Star Wars bounty hunter character and put … >
David Tennant’s globetrotting new drama begins on Boxing Day. Expected to be one of the highlights of the BBC festive schedule, Around The World In 80 Days is an adaptation of the 1873 Jules Verne novel. It tells the story of gentleman explorer Phileas Fogg who attempts to circle the globe to win a bet; … >
First heard in 2018, the drama returns on BBC Radio 4 Extra for Christmas. If you’re up early, or looking for a daytime distraction, Auntie has dusted off a recent festive treat: Neil Gaiman’s Norse Mythology. With epic scope, the drama looks at some of the biggest figures in the mythos. It’s all drawn from … >
Steven Toast is back and he’s heading to Hollywood! We recently reported that the whole Toast of London back catalogue had landed on BBC iPlayer. This was a canny move on behalf of Auntie’s streaming service, as they’re about to show the wayward thesp’s continuing mis-adventures in Toast of Tinseltown. Matt Berry’s louche performer has … >
Starring Claire Foy and Paul Bettany, the show plays out across three nights starting Boxing Day. With the BBC’s promotional engine at full steam ahead, the corporation have released a raft of interviews supporting A Very British Scandal. Written by Sarah Phelps, the three-part series chronicles the Duke and Duchess of Argyll’s explosive 1963 divorce. … >
According to director Annetta Laufer in a BBC press release, the amount of time the Doctor and her friends have to reach a solution to the warehouse time loop trap they find themselves in decreases by one minute every time the loop is reset in the Doctor Who New Year’s Eve special Eve of the … >
The channel hopes their high budget adaptation can compete with the streaming services. With their version of The Ipcress File confirmed as part of their winter season, itv’s Director of Programmes Kevin Lygo has been talking about the show at a recent press launch. The channel’s adaptation of the 1962 spy novel, made famous by … >