The hero of Man Vs Bee returns to face an even more terrifying challenge… a baby! While he’s known for a variety of roles here in the UK, including Blackadder, Maigret, and the Johnny English movies, Rowan Atkinson’s international fame surely comes from Mr Bean. With peerless slapstick and comic timing, the mostly silent character … >
Channel 4 has renewed its deal with Disney Entertainment. It’s been announced that animation’s first family are leaving their weeknight slot on Channel 4. Instead, from January 2025, the show will make a new home on E4. Furthermore, new seasons of The Simpsons will initially premiere on Disney+ before broadcasting on E4 a few months … >
The vogue for revisiting old shows continues apace… We recently heard about Scrubs and, of course, the successfully revived Frasier has notched up two seasons now. Now, Disney+ have confirmed the return of Malcolm in the Middle for a 4-episode mini-series. A product of the 00s, Malcom in the Middle aired on Fox for seven seasons … >
The tales of humanity’s toxic future have a fixed term. According to news via Variety, Apple TV+’s dystopian, subterranean drama Silo is going to have two further seasons after the one currently airing. However, season 4 will draw its story to a close. The show adapts author Hugh Howey’s bestselling Wool trilogy. It tells the … >
The BBC have unloaded the festive big guns with the Christmas guest readers of the CBeebies Bedtime Story. As with previous years, the BBC have attracted a sprinkling of star talent to read the bedtime story on CBeebies over the christmas period when the stories doubtless garner a wider audience. Previous readers have included Olivia … >
The final season of Marvel’s What If…? draws the series to a close. Updated 16/12/24: Episode titles revealed for the final run of the animated show. We’ve been teased and trailed, but with less than a week to go, Marvel and Disney+ have announced the episode titles for the third and final season of What If…? … >
Journey through fog-laden streets, across windswept moors, and into crumbling manor homes with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s original short stories. Hugh Bonneville (Paddington, The Agency) is to narrate a series of Sherlock Holmes tales for a new short stories podcast. Produced by Noiser Podcasts, who produce the brilliant Real Dictators and Short History Of…, the … >
It’s time to bid goodbye to the West and Shipman clans as Gavin & Stacey signs off. Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you’ll doubtless be aware that Gavin & Stacey is back for another Christmas Special. Billed as the show’s finale, the bumper-sized outing promises to resolve the proposal cliffhanger of five years … >
Michael Sheen was the first to face The Assembly in 2023. After an initial outing last year on the BBC, The Assembly is coming back for a series. However, the show is hopping broadcasters as it’s ITV who have commissioned a four-episode run. Based on a French format, The Assembly sees a different celebrity forced to … >
A 1966 lost Doctor Who adventure The Savages will be released as an animation on DVD, Blu-ray and limited-edition steelbook in spring 2025. The four-part First Doctor story was originally broadcast between May and June 1966. As the original master recordings are lost, due to the BBC’s historic policy of wiping content after transmission, BBC … >