Win ‘Silicon Valley’ Season 1 on Blu-ray!

The socially challenged underdogs of the lucrative world of tech start-ups are finally uncovered in first season of the painfully funny Silicon Valley, released on Blu-ray and DVD from 23 March, courtesy of HBO. To celebrate the release, we’ve got Blu-rays to give away to three of our Twitter followers! For a chance to win, … >

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2015’s Spring Term comedy report card

We all like a laugh. It’s what separates us humans from the lobsters. Yet when it comes to comedy your TV suddenly betrays you and transforms into a one-armed bandit of mirth; sometimes paying out the giggles, but often spitting lemons at you with a merry jangle, the cheeky electric bastard. Yes, you can camp … >

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James Bond rewatch: ‘Casino Royale’

Nearly a decade on from its release, and with Daniel Craig’s fourth 007 adventure currently filming across the globe, we take a look back at the movie that relaunched the James Bond franchise in 2006, Casino Royale.   001. The story In his twenty-first – and paradoxically, his first – mission, Craig’s James Bond earns … >

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‘Arthur and George’ Episode 1 review

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle is undeniably one of the best loved figures in Britain’s literary history. ITV’s new three-part series Arthur and George has a lot to live up to. Spanning more than a century and spread across many different adaptions, the fanbase for Conan Doyle’s famous detective has arguably never been greater than … >

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‘Death in Paradise’ Season 4 finale review

When a man on trial is shot dead in his locked prison cell, between two other locked doors, it sets of an interesting course of events that provide the backdrop to Death in Paradise’s character-based season finale. This week’s murder mystery plot takes a back seat as we focus on the dramas of the key … >

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‘Death in Paradise’ Season 4 episode guide

BBC One returns to the idyllic Caribbean island of Saint Marie for a fourth season of sun-soaked crime drama Death in Paradise. Kris Marshall is back as DI Humphrey Goodman, alongside Sara Martins as DS Camille Bordey and Danny John-Jules as Officer Dwayne Myers. > Buy the Season 1-2 boxset on Amazon.   Episode 1 … >

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‘The Casual Vacancy’ Episode 1 review

Being invited in to a world conjured up by the literary superstar J.K. Rowling was always going to be an event and we’ve been anticipating Sarah Phelps’ adaptation of The Casual Vacancy with excitement and gusto. And so we delved down the rabbit hole into the quaint English town of Pagford, where not everything was … >

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‘Death in Paradise’ Season 4 Episode 6 review

When a volleyball player is fatally stabbed at the Inter Island championships, Humphrey (Kris Marshall) and his team are called in to investigate. However, much like volleyball, this episode really feels like a game of two halves. Director Paul Murphy is clearly at home with filming the show, as tonight’s instalment is one of the … >

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‘Sherlock’ Christmas special has finished filming

Principal photography is now complete on Sherlock‘s upcoming Christmas special. The one-off episode’s shoot began in Bristol on Tuesday 6 January and wrapped yesterday. Production designer Arwel Wyn Jones tweeted: “Another one done …” > Buy the complete Season 1-3 boxset on Amazon. Written by the show’s co-creators, Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat, the festive special … >

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