Kenneth Branagh directing Tom Hiddleston as Hamlet on London stage

Reuniting after Wallander, Thor and… um… larking about on the Graham Norton show, Kenneth Branagh and Tom Hiddleston are together again for a production of Hamlet in London’s Jerwood Vanbrugh Theatre. The strictly-short engagement runs 1-23 September, and will be a fundraiser for the RADA Attenborough Campaign, looking for a total of £20million to regenerate … >

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Simon Callow’s The Rebel is headed back to our screens

The Rebel is a short, slightly-sharp sitcom based upon comic strips from The Oldie. The first series ran quite discreetly on Gold last year but clearly did sufficiently well to merit a comeback as, today, UKTV have announced a fresh run of six, half-hour episodes – twice the length of the original stretch. Andrew Birch, … >

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Life: the outer space thriller of the year

It’s been an odd year for fans of spooky, outer space alien movies. Back in January, the smart money was on a big sequel being the most successful, with Ridley Scott looking to have learned lessons from Prometheus, and shaped something a little more primal for his latest movie. But he didn’t. Instead,  to keep … >

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