Spy City – Dominic Cooper’s thriller series is coming to BritBox UK

The six-part series has been penned by novelist William Boyd (Any Human Heart).  Adding another high-profile show to its roster, BritBox UK have announced they will premier Spy City this Christmas. The glossy looking miniseries, which follows the exploits of agents in 1961 Berlin, stars Dominic Cooper (Agent Carter) as British spy Fielding Scott. Here’s … >

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Vienna Blood – back on BBC Two for series 2 this winter

Dr Max Lieberman and Detective Inspector Oscar Rheinhardt will return for three further stories.  Vienna Blood, created by Steve Thompson (Doctor Who, Sherlock) and based on the Liebermann Papers stories by Frank Tallis, is returning for a second season. The show sees a brilliant young doctor Max Liebermann (Matthew Beard) teamed with Detective Inspector Oskar … >

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His Dark Materials shoot heading to Wales, scouting underway

The BBC is slowly pressing ahead with its hugely ambitious planned adaptation of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials, aiming in part to right the wrongs of the big budget The Golden Compass movie. The new show is being overseen by Bad Wolf, a production company run by former Doctor Who producer Julie Gardner, and Jane … >

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BBC sells ‘Doctor Who’ music rights

BBC Worldwide has sold over 1,000 copyrights to music from a number of hit TV shows, including Doctor Who. As well as Murray Gold’s Doctor Who score, the new deal sees music company BMG acquire the rights to theme tunes and music from the likes of Wolf Hall, Luther, Mrs Brown’s Boys and Frozen Planet. BMG’s roster features David Bowie, … >

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‘Doctor Who’ news summary: Everything we know so far about Season 8

Doctor Who will return for a full season  in 2014, starring Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor alongside Jenna Coleman as Clara. This news summary will be updated regularly as more details are revealed, with the latest updates at the top of each section. Rumours and unconfirmed reports will be marked with a *. > … >

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