Sky Arts are adapting Neil Gaiman’s ‘Likely Stories’ for TV

Johnny Vegas and Tom Hughes will star in Sky Arts’ new adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s Likely Stories. Directed by Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard (20,000 Days on Earth), the new four-part series is a collection of Neil Gaiman’s short stories, all set in London. Pulp frontman and solo artist Jarvis Cocker will compose the music … >

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‘Dickensian’ episode guide

Stephen Rea, Pauline Collins, Caroline Quentin and Peter Firth lead the cast of BBC One’s Dickensian. Created by Tony Jordan (Hustle), the 20-part drama series is set within the fictional realms of Charles Dickens’ critically acclaimed novels. Dickensian brings together some of literature’s most iconic characters, including Scrooge, Fagin and Miss Havisham, as their lives … >

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‘Silent Witness’ finale review: ‘River’s Edge’ sends Season 19 out in style

Alas! As quickly as Silent Witness came back it’s now time for the series to disappear again until next year’s momentous anniversary. It’s fair to say that the nineteenth season of BBC One’s long-running crime drama has seen the show reach new heights, with this week’s two-part finale ensuring it still remains must-see television after … >

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Michelle Gomez joins cast of Amazon’s new Paris fashion drama

Filming has begun on Amazon’s first UK original drama, The Collection. Created by Oliver Goldstick (Ugly Betty, Pretty Little Liars), the eight-part series is a period family saga set in the post-war Paris fashion world. Deadline reports that the cast is led by Richard Coyle (Crossbones), Frances de la Tour (Vicious), Tom Riley (Da Vinci’s Demons) … >

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Matt Smith to play photographer Robert Mapplethorpe in new movie

Doctor Who actor Matt Smith will play avant-garde photographer Robert Mapplethorpe in a new biopic film. Mapplethorpe will begin filming this summer. Written and directed by Ondi Timoner (Dig!, Brand: A Second Coming), the movie will also star Girls actress Zosia Mamet as Patti Smith, Mapplethorpe’s one-time lover and best friend. Mapplethorpe is best known … >

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Netflix’s new season of ‘Black Mirror’ begins filming

The third season of Black Mirror has started filming. Netflix announced the commission of 12 brand new episodes of Charlie Brooker’s anthology series last September. Brooker is conceiving the new stories from the show’s UK production base. British star Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Doctor Who) and Canada’s Mackenzie Davis (The Martian) will lead the cast of the … >

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The legacy of ‘Little Britain’

It’s thirteen years since Little Britain hit our screens with its outrageous brand of humour. Always shocking, defiantly funny, and endlessly quotable, the BBC comedy series from David Walliams and Matt Lucas has become part of the national landscape, even inspiring Russian and American versions. As well as Carol Beer telling everybody that her ‘computer … >

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Top 10 audio releases from Big Finish in 2015

As 2015 comes to a close, we’ve picked out ten of our favourite new titles from Big Finish over the past 12 months. We’ll be counting down our highlights from the main Doctor Who range in a separate list, but 2015 has been a spectacular year for Big Finish’s other properties and we’d highly recommend … >

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