Doctor Who musical celebration coming to BBC Radio 2

To mark the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who, radio and television presenter Jo Whiley hosts a very special edition of Sunday Night is Music Night on BBC Radio 2 – Doctor Who @ 60: A Musical Celebration, with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and the BBC Singers, conducted by Alastair King, celebrating the glorious … >

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‘Doctor Who: Unleashed’ documentary coming in November

A new behind-the-scenes, access-all-areas documentary show Doctor Who: Unleashed will be available on BBC Three and iPlayer this November. The program promises an unmissable insight into the world of Doctor Who. After every episode of Doctor Who, UK viewers can switch over to BBC Three or iPlayer to watch host Steffan Powell (BBC Gaming Correspondent … >

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Boiling Point - Stephen Graham as Andy Jones

Boiling Point – trailer released for the television series follow-up

The Boiling Point series reunites Stephen Graham, Vinette Robinson and Hannah Walters in the kitchen.  Back in November 2022, the BBC announced a television series based on the critical acclaimed Boiling Point. Set amid the pressures of a restaurant kitchen, the film followed an emotionally scarred London chef wrangling with his team on the busiest … >

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Interview with the Vampire: Louis de Pointe du Lac (Jacob Anderson), Lestat de Lioncourt (Sam Reid) and Claudia (Bailey Bass)

Interview with the Vampire – BBC picks up hit AMC series

The adaptation of Anne Rice’s novel stars Jacob Anderson and Sam Reid.  The BBC has acquired AMC Network’s recent adaptation of Interview with the Vampire, based on Anne Rice’s best-selling novel. The seven-part telling of the story comes from showrunner and writer Rolin Jones (Friday Night Lights). Jacob Anderson, Sam Reid& Claudia (Image: BBC/AMC Network … >

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Paranormal: The Girl, The Ghosts and The Gravestone

Paranormal – Series 2 to focus on UFO sightings

The BBC Three investigative series is fronted by Radio 1’s Sian Eleri.  After the success of Paranormal: The Girl, The Ghost and the Gravestone, the BBC have ordered a second outing. Series 2 of the show will focus on a new subject: UFOs. Paranormal’s second series will look at one of the largest reports of … >

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Freely announced

Freely — new free live TV without aerial or dish announced

A new service, Freely, will allow viewers access to live TV from the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 directly over the Internet from 2024 Developed by Everyone TV (the new name for the organisation who deliver FreeView and FreeSat), Freely is a new free service giving access to live TV via broadband. No aerial or … >

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Vigil Series 2 - Amy Silva (Suranne Jones), Kirsten Longacre (Rose Leslie)

Vigil – BBC reveals first look images for Series 2

The show swaps its submarine setting for a weapons testing site and the closed ranks of the RAF.  After its highly successful first series in 2021, Tom Edge’s Vigil was an unsurprising recommission for the BBC. In addition to attracting over 13 million viewers for its launch, it scooped up an international Emmy and a … >

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The Secret Genius of Modern Life - Professor Hannah Fry

The Secret Genius of Modern Life – second series announced

Professor Hannah Fry returns to discover (and dismantle) the stories behind everyday technology. 2022’s hands-on BBC Two documentary series The Secret Genius of Modern Life is returning for a second run. The show, presented by Professor Hannah Fry, struck a winning formula as it dug into the history behind, and the technology underneath, products and … >

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