The BBC has revealed Ghosts series 5 will arrive in 2023 Here’s the announcement from Jon Petrie, Director of Comedy, BBC: We are thrilled to announce a fifth series of this modern British Comedy masterpiece. Ghosts continues to go from strength to strength and the BBC couldn’t be more grateful for the amount of laughter … >
No waiting until it airs, all ITV’s Christmas highlights will be available to stream from 0700. ITV are trying a novel approach to win the Christmas schedule wars this year; they are making all their major entertainment shows on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day available all day via ITV Hub. It’s doubtless a … >
The broadcaster has treats a plenty this year, from drama to comedy and, naturally, Doctor Who. As the festive season looms, the BBC have announced some of their high-profile shows coming across Christmas and New Year. While many are not news per se, it’s good to see them confirmed. There’s plenty for high quality drama … >
The former Doctor Who and Victoria actress dispenses gifts with a suspiciously TARDIS-like bag. ‘Tis the season for the big brands to push their festive wares with tinsel themed adverts. This year, Boots have enlisted Jenna Coleman to front their ‘Bags of Joy’ campaign in a three-minute short film. Jenna stars as ‘Joy’, whose capacious … >
Coming to Sky this December, Michael Sheen and Nathalie Emmanuel star in Last Train to Christmas Michael Sheen (The Twilight Saga, The Queen) and Nathalie Emmanuel (Game of Thrones, Fast & Furious 7) have joined the cast of Last Train to Christmas, a brand new Sky Original film. Written and directed by Julian Kemp, produced … >
Netflix is Here for the Holidays as the (long) buildup for Christmas 2021 begins… We a whole host of information on titles released this Christmas on Netflix, at least the one’s connected directly to Christmas. We expect some other big titles to be revealed as well — don’t forget Christmas 2020 brought a special gift on … >
Simon Callow, Tamsin Greig, and Mark Gatiss to star in new Christmas Sky Original, The Amazing Mr Blunden Filming has begun on The Amazing Mr Blunden, a Sky Original family adventure for Christmas 2021. Written and directed by Mark Gatiss (Sherlock, Dracula) and produced by Adorable Media in association with Sky Studios, the 90-minute film … >
BBC Radio’s movie critic James King put together a list of classic Christmas movies for Radio 2 listeners to vote on the Twelve Films of Christmas Certain Christmas films come up time and time again in lists, and it’s no surprise (given the long list was curated in advance) to find most of them cropping … >
The BBC has announced a raft of sonic festivities for Christmas 2020 covering all major BBC Radio stations and BBC Sounds. There really is something for everyone. The BBC’s announcement is a vast list of programmes across its radio / streaming channels; we’ve rejigged it by theme and picked our highlights. Music BBC Sounds promises … >
Britbox Christmas 2020 promises nostalgia with a bumper selection of titles they have just released Yesterday (November 26) Britbox released 58 new titles (it’s taken us a while to count) and most of them are for the festive season. The list reads like a who’s who of classic British TV with a mix of sitcoms, dramas … >