In 1984, the BBC produced one of the most memorable and ambitious children’s television programmes of all time. Based on the novel by John Masefield, The Box of Delights was a tick-all-the-boxes psychedelic alchemy that combined captivating story, superb ensemble performance and special effects that transcended the clunky, pre-digital technology of the age to create … >
BBC One has released a trailer for The Boy in the Dress, based on David Walliams’ first children’s book Following the success of Gangsta Granny and Mr Stink, the one-hour special stars Jennifer Saunders, Meera Syal, James Buckley, Tim McInnerny, Felicity Montagu, David Walliams and Kate Moss as herself. The Boy in the Dress airs … >
Steve Pemberton’s adaptation of EF Benson’s comic drama Mapp and Lucia will air over three consecutive days in the week after Christmas. Set in the summer of 1930, the three-part mini-series begins at 9.05pm on Monday 29 December on BBC One, concluding at 9pm on Wednesday 31 December. > Order Mapp and Lucia on DVD … >
Harry Hill makes his acting debut this Christmas in BBC One’s The Incredible Adventures Of Professor Branestawm. Adapted by Charlie Higson from Norman Hunter’s classic children’s books, the hour-long family film airs at 8.30pm on Wednesday 24 December on BBC One. Hill stars as Professor Branestawm, an absent-minded inventor who is oblivious to the chaos … >
A trailer has been released for this year’s Call the Midwife Christmas special. The feature-length episode of the period drama airs at 7.50pm on Christmas Day on BBC One. > Buy the complete Season 1-3 boxset on Amazon. Watch the trailer… The episode opens in 2005. Jennifer Worth is at home preparing for Christmas with … >
Arriving at the BBC’s studio in Cardiff Bay on a grey October morning, it’s hard to feel festive. There is, however, something quite enchanting about the sets of Doctor Who’s Christmas special, ‘Last Christmas’, that immediately catapults one’s mood into a lofty snowbank of holiday cheer. CultBox were on set on the last day of … >
In 1984, the BBC produced one of the most memorable and ambitious children’s television programmes of all time. Based on the novel by John Masefield, The Box of Delights was a tick-all-the-boxes psychedelic alchemy that combined captivating story, superb ensemble performance and special effects that transcended the clunky, pre-digital technology of the age to create … >
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A trailer has been released for Channel 4’s upcoming Black Mirror Christmas special, written by Charlie Brooker. The one-off 90-minute episode is comprised of three stories, which are “bound together into a suitably unsettling whole”. Starring Jon Hamm (Mad Men), Rafe Spall and Oona Chaplin (Game of Thrones), ‘White Christmas’ will air on Tuesday 16 … >
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 … >