100 pieces of James Bond trivia

Daniel Craig returns as 007 for a fourth time this week in Spectre. > Buy the complete James Bond collection on Blu-ray on Amazon. To celebrate the release of the 24th official James Bond film, here are 100 things you might not know about the world’s longest-running movie franchise…   1. It is actually stuntman … >

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Helena Bonham-Carter to star in Nick Hornby’s first TV drama

About a Boy writer Nick Hornby is adapting Nina Stibbe’s award-winning book Love, Nina for BBC One. Helena Bonham-Carter (Harry Potter, Suffragette) will lead the cast of the five 30-minute episodes. Love, Nina is a fictionalised adaptation of author Nina Stibbe’s letters home to her sister and is described as “a charming, laugh-out-loud culture clash … >

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5 unlikely style icons

You get used to everyone on TV looking as fashionable as possible, as if the screen’s a catwalk into your home. But occasionally you’ll get characters who turn heads and trends simply by virtue of not trying to following what’s in vogue. Characters like Timothy Olyphant’s Raylan Givens in Justified, who focus more on what … >

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New cast announced for ‘Wolfblood’ Season 4

Several new cast members have been announced for the next season of Wolfblood. 12 new half-hour episodes began filming in Newcastle/Gateshead last week and will air on CBBC in 2016. The BBC has promised “a fresh new look and cast” in Season 4, with “a new, urban backdrop”. Former wild wolfblood Jana (Leona Vaughan) will … >

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5 ways ‘Merlin’ could return

It’s almost three years now since Merlin ended, still pulling in high ratings to BBC One on Saturday evenings after five seasons. However, those 65 episodes weren’t enough for most fans, with many demanding more time in the world that Julian Murphy and Johnny Capps had created back in 2008. > Buy the complete Merlin … >

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The Omega Factor

Audio boxset review: Big Finish’s ‘The Omega Factor’ Season 1

The latest audio revival from Big Finish is a series that enjoyed just a single ten-episode run on BBC One in the summer of 1979. The Omega Factor followed the story of journalist Tom Crane, whose psychic abilities brought him into contact with the secretive Department 7. Staffed by a team which included physicist Dr … >

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Trans representation on TV: 5 notable characters

It seems that we have reached a watershed moment. Boy Meets Girl, BBC Two’s new trans-based sitcom, offers a serious look at transition. This is something that is still relatively new on television, which should be surprising! While Hayley Cropper’s introduction in Coronation Street happened 16 years ago, serious portrayals of transgender characters are only … >

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5 things cult TV shows have taught us about men’s fashion

Cult TV creates memorable scenes and characters, quotes we carry in our head, and lessons on how to deal with certain situations – or not. They also conjure images of style, of clothing from another era that fits the characters’ personalities like…gloves. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don’t – so here’s five lessons we’ve learned. … >

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