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The BBC gets the keys to its new Cardiff headquarters

Work officially began in earnest yesterday on the innards of new headquarters for BBC Cymru Wales, it’s been confirmed. A new broadcast centre is being put together in Central Square, Cardiff, with the aim being to have it open and fully staffed in 2020. The BBC will transfer staff across from its current site at … >

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Simon Pegg on moving from film back to television – and why

Simon Pegg was most recently seen on the big screen in Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One, in which he took a small but notable role. However, in terms of upcoming projects, he’s veering back towards television. In particularly, he’s teamed up again with Nick Frost (who was seen in a summer blockbuster this year too: … >

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The Wrong Mans: US remake pressing ahead, with Ben Schwartz

Showtime, an American cable network, has committed to producing a pilot episode for a US remake of The Wrong Mans.  If you’re unfamiliar, The Wrong Mans is a British action comedy series – from BBC Two and Hulu – created by and starring James Corden and Mathew Baynton. The show focuses on two office workers, who get caught up … >

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Ed Sheeran could star in a musical comedy movie

Ed Sheeran is apparently in talks to appear in a new musical comedy movie, from British cinema legends Danny Boyle and Richard Curtis. Curtis (the scribe behind Love Actually, Four Weddings And A Funeral, About Time and The Boat That Rocked) has written a new comedy film – apparently themed around music – for Danny … >

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Downton Abbey creator sets up new period drama

Whilst Downton Abbey writer and creator Julian Fellowes continues to field questions about the inevitable movie, he’s also been focusing on another project that he’s putting together for Sky Atlantic. Five Arrows is a new period drama that’ll follow the Rothschild family, and their journey from nothing to one of the biggest banking empires in … >

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