R.I.P. Munin – the Tower of London’s oldest raven dies at 22.
Is there no end to the sadness coming out of the UK? First it was the news of the death of Willow, Her Majesty The Queen’s last royal corgi, earlier last week at the age of 14. Now comes sad news that...
View ArticleBeyond great telly: The history of Boxing Day
Keswick Boxing Day hunt, Keswick Market Square, Cumbria, 1962 (Credit: Phillip Capper / Flickr) While Boxing Day has become more known over the years for some great telly in the UK, many look upon it...
View ArticleNetflix puts a fork in ‘The Crown’ as Imelda Staunton joins cast as Queen...
Photo: Netflix Probably nothing more than an odd coincidence, but it seems rather fitting that The Crown creator, Peter Morgan, has revealed that the series will come to an end following series 5 on...
View ArticleAlan Bennett’s revamped ‘Talking Heads’ monologue series is Must.See.TV!
Sherlock’s Martin Freeman in Talking Heads. Photo: BBC This week is lockdown telly at its must-see finest. On Tuesday, BBC1 premieres the revival of a late 80s masterpiece, Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads...
View ArticleLesley Manville cast as Princess Margaret in fifth and final series of ‘The...
Lesley Manville in Mum. Photo: ITV Lesley Manville becomes the latest addition to the cast of The Crown as the Oscar-nominated actress is set to take over from Helena Bonham Carter in playing Princess...
View ArticleFirst look at ‘All Creatures Great and Small’, headed to PBS Masterpiece in...
Photo: PBS / Channel 5 All Creatures Great and Small is set for a January 2021 return on PBS as part of Masterpiece‘s 50th anniversary celebration! Starring Nicholas Ralph along with Samuel West,...
View Article‘All Creatures Great and Small’ begins filming on S2!
All Creatures Great and Small begins filming on Series 2. Photo: Channel 5 / PBS Masterpiece When I wrote a while back that the new reboot of All Creatures Great and Small had all the potential to...
View ArticleBreaking News: Gnome shortage engulfs U.K.!
Gnomes in short supply across the UK. Photo: Bill Young Forget the fact that we could still be a good year away from a new series of The Crown or that much of the British period drama loving public is...
View ArticleItaly’s Måneskin grabs Eurovision Song Contest 2021 title!
Photo courtesy: Eurovision 2021 The Eurovision Song Contest 2021 is in the books with Italy’s Måneskin being crowned the winner thus winning the right for the country to host the 2022 competition....
View Article‘W1A’ stars to reunite for Comic Relief UK 2024 on Friday, 15 March!
Hugh Bonneville and Jessica Hynes reunite for Red Nose Day 2024. Photo: BBC Red Nose Day has to be the single most brilliant example known to man and/or woman of how an entire country demonstrates the...
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