Britain is plagued by bland, box-ticking television. Bring back weird TV | Rob Young (www.theguardian.com)
Quest channel on freeview is ending the year like it's 1999 with Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, followed by South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
I know what I'm watching tonight..
"I'll Come Back": Ninth Doctor Actor Reveals Brutal Conditions For Doctor Who Return (screenrant.com)
Ninth Doctor actor Christopher Eccleston reveals his brutal conditions for returning to Doctor Who. Eccleston was the first actor to portray the Doctor in its modern era following its revival in 2005. While he successfully brought the iconic Time Lord back to the screen, he abruptly departed the show after just one season,...
‘Something magical’: the Famous Five are back – thanks to a hyperviolent director (www.theguardian.com)
When Nicolas Winding Refn, the director of cult violent films Pusher and Drive, was announced as one of the creators of the BBC’s new version of The Famous Five, it left members of the Enid Blyton Society spluttering into their ginger beer....
David Attenborough's Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives: 1. Magic in the Rocks (1989) (www.bbc.co.uk)
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BBC licence fee £15 increase too high, culture secretary says (www.bbc.co.uk)
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GCSE historians, rejoice! James Norton is set to play King Harold II in new BBC series King and Conqueror (www.tatler.com)
One of the most famous events in English history will get its long-overdue adaptation in an upcoming series. The feud between William, Duke of Normandy (later William the Conqueror) and King Harold II is set to be portrayed in an upcoming eight-part drama series. The show is set to star Danish superstar Nikolaj Coster-Waldau...
24 Hours in Police Custody: Bedford takeaway siege recounted (www.bbc.com)
Doctor Who: The Wilderness Years (BBC Radio 4) (www.bbc.co.uk)
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BBC under fire after ‘flat out bad decision’ to make big Newsnight cuts (www.theguardian.com)
Cuts to the BBC’s flagship evening news programme Newsnight have been described as “a bad decision” that reveals a “loss of confidence” at the corporation....
UKTV announces creation of ‘U’ - a new brand to unite its free TV and digital portfolio (corporate.uktv.co.uk)
29th November 2023 - UKTV today announced its intention to launch ‘U’ next year - a new masterbrand that will unite its family of free-to-air channels and its free streaming service....
BBC confirms Christmas 2023 line-up: Doctor Who, Ghosts, The Tourist (www.radiotimes.com)
The full schedule covers the entire festive period across TV channels and iPlayer, with highlights including Strictly Come Dancing, Death in Paradise, Charles III: The Coronation Year and Doctor Who....
S4C chief executive sacked following bullying inquiry (nation.cymru)
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Historian says Richard III did not kill Princes in the Tower in 'landmark' Channel 4 show (www.leicestermercury.co.uk)
New evidence challenging claims Richard III murdered the Princes in the Tower will be aired in a new “landmark” documentary. The myth-busting will be led by Judge Rinder and the woman who started the search that led to the discovery of the lost king in a Leicester car park....
The Crown season 6 review – so bad it’s basically an out-of-body experience (www.theguardian.com)
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Russell T Davies issues warning to parents ahead of Doctor Who’s return (www.independent.co.uk)
while Doctor Who has had kids hiding behind the sofas in fear for six decades, Davies has shared that not all of the episodes will be appropriate for children to watch at all....
Lost Doctor Who episodes found – but owner is reluctant to hand them to BBC (www.theguardian.com)
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David Tennant's 14th Doctor Will Make His TV Debut This Week (gizmodo.com)
The BBC has confirmed that, as is now tradition, Doctor Who will be a part of this week’s charity telethon for Children in Need with the broadcast of a special exclusive scene starring David Tennant’s 14th Doctor on November 17.
Doctor Who: Disney+ Apparently Confirms "Holiday Special" Date, Title (bleedingcool.com)
First up, the special’s title is listed as Doctor Who Holiday Special: The Church on Ruby Road, with December 25th set as the date. Clearly, we’re getting that “Ruby” connection to Gibson’s companion – but is it now running as a “Holiday Special” instead of a “Christmas Special”? Could it be a title change...
AD/BC: A Rock Opera (2004) by Matt Berry and Richard Ayoade (onion.tube)
One of my favorite projects that Berry ever worked on is 2004’s AD/BC: A ROCK OPERA. It aired on BBC Three in 2004 and features a lot of the usual BBC comedy suspects that seemingly always work together: Berry, Richard Ayoade (who also directed and co-wrote the lyrics with Berry), Julia Davis, Julian Barratt, Noel Fielding,...
Doctor Who's first Dalek story colourised for new feature-length revamp (www.radiotimes.com)
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Dad's Army | Animated versions of missing episodes to air on GOLD (filmstories.co.uk)
Picking up from a mention over in British comedy:...
Little Britain sketch is ‘explicitly racist and outdated’, Ofcom research finds (www.independent.co.uk)
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Classic Doctor Who story The Celestial Toymaker 'to get animated restoration' (www.radiotimes.com)
The Celestial Toymaker is reportedly set to be the next classic Doctor Who story to get its lost episodes restored in an animated release....
Doctor Who: The TARDIS is set to return to Saturday nights, landing at the heart(s) of the BBC One Schedule (www.bbc.co.uk)
It is time to mark your calendars, cancel any plans, and get your sonic screwdrivers at the ready as the TARDIS is set to return to BBC One and iPlayer on Saturday 25 November....