BBC One’s new landmark series Life Story is out now on DVD and Blu-ray, giving you the chance to own those special epic moments in time for Christmas. To celebrate the release, we’ve got Blu-rays to give away to five of our Twitter followers! For a chance to win, just follow @CultBoxTV on Twitter and … >
The new season of The Musketeers will launch next month, the BBC has confirmed. Season 2 will begin at 9pm on Friday 2 January on BBC One. Returning cast members include Luke Pasqualino (Skins) as D’Artagnan, Tom Burke (The Hour) as Athos, Santiago Cabrera (Merlin) as Aramis and Howard Charles (Royal Shakespeare Company) as Porthos. … >
BBC One has confirmed this year’s Christmas schedule. Highlights on Christmas Eve will include Harry Hill’s The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm at 8.30pm and a Not Going Out special at 9.30pm. Highlights on Christmas Day will include Doctor Who‘s Christmas special at 6.15pm, the penultimate episode of Miranda at 7.15pm, a Call the Midwife … >
BBC One has ordered an adaptation of the classic Joseph Conrad novel The Secret Agent from the makers of Line of Duty. Garrow’s Law creator Tony Marchant will write the new three-part drama. Marchant commented: “Conrad’s depiction of 19th century terrorists committed to the destruction of the West, with a suicide bomber in their midst, … >
BBC One has commissioned new animations based on Revolting Rhymes by Roald Dahl from the makers of The Gruffalo and Room on the Broom. Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes features classic fairy stories such as Cinderella and Jack and the Beanstalk with some surprising twists and illustrations by Quentin Blake. The two half-hour animated films will air … >
BBC One has commissioned a new “fast-paced and adrenalin-fuelled cop show” set in Brighton for an 8pm weekday slot. Created and written by Julie Gearey (Prisoners’ Wives), Cuffs will be the first new drama series for this slot in over 8 years. Describes as “a character-led drama as well as a police procedural”, the eight … >
The BBC has released two new promotional images for BBC One’s upcoming adaptation of Roald Dahl’s novel, Esio Trot. Adapted by The Vicar Of Dibley writers Richard Curtis and Paul Mayhew-Archer, the 90-minute film stars Dame Judi Dench (Skyfall) and Dustin Hoffman (Rain Man). Producer Hilary Bevan Jones commented: “To bring together two of the … >
BBC One has commissioned a new thriller set in the Highlands of Scotland and Edinburgh from the creators of The Missing. Written by Harry and Jack Williams, One of Us is described as “an intense morality tale which will keep the audience guessing until its devastating climax”. The four-part series sees a horrific double murder … >
BBC One has commissioned a new “gripping political thriller” from Silk writer Peter Moffat. The six-part series follows a lead character who is about to become the first black Director Of Public Prosecutions. Moffat also penned BBC One’s Criminal Justice and The Village. The official synopsis for Undercover reads: “Just as her life comes under … >
Occupation writer Peter Bowker will return to BBC One with a new drama series about a family whose youngest son is diagnosed with autism. Based on the Israeli series by Prisoners of War creator Keren Margalit, the six-part drama is described as “a funny and thought-provoking series about parenthood and childhood and what it’s like … >