As series 3 of Poldark came to a close on Sunday night on the BBC, American audiences can safely tune in for the PBS return of Capt. Ross, Demelza, Elizabeth and George on Sunday, October 1 armed with the knowledge that series 4 will begin filming in next month in Cornwall. ***Series 4 spoiler alert below*** […]
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The Durrells are unpacking their bags and will stay in Corfu for a second series beginning Sunday, October 15 on PBS. The series, which premiered last Fall as part of PBS’ Masterpiece series, follows the exploits of the Durrell family during their four-year stay in Corfu in the 1930s. Based on environmentalist/author Gerald Durrell’s classic trilogy of Corfu memoirs, […]
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The first trailer for Channel 4’s incarnation of The Great British Bake Off has finally been released. Honestly, I’m not sure if I’m very scared or if I can’t wait to see this. My first thought was that this looks kind of cute because, well, it features singing dough, cakes, muffins and even croissants! But then you quickly […]
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The King’s Head Theatre Pub in north London has announced plans to move to a £5.6 million purpose-built space. Founded in 1970 and widely recognized to be the first pub theatre since Shakespearean times, the King’s Head has submitted plans to build a 250-seat auditorium and an 85-seat studio on Upper Street, Islington. Fear not if […]
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According to the BBC, Mary Berry, the former Great British Bake Off host will be “returning to her first love” as the lead judge in new food competition series Britain’s Best Cook, set to premiere in 2018 on BBC1. Replacing the dearly departed GBBO, which picked up its tent and moved to the ovens of […]
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Queen Victoria and her consort Prince Albert are looking a bit pensive in this newly released picture from the long-awaited return of series 2 of Victoria. Series Executive Producer and co-writer, Daisy Goodwin, is someone who probably knows why as she hints that the course of true love ‘…does not run smooth‘ for Victoria and Albert in the forthcoming […]
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I’m afraid loyal Tellyspotting readers are going to have to indulge me a bit this morning as there is no joy in Mudville (or Notting Hill for that matter) following the news that Gerry O’Brien, the Irish landlord/pioneering pint puller that has been running the area’s world-famous, flower-adorned Churchill Arms pub for the past 32 years is hanging up his […]
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In the opening episode of Red Dwarf XII, airing this Fall on Dave, the three non-Kryten crew members of the Jupiter Mining Corportation are turned into mechanoids just like Kryten. Understandably, the boys had a differing view of the situation depending on whether or not you have played Kryten or…well, have not. Rather than turning […]
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As if the return of both Poldark (October 1) and The Durrells in Corfu (October 15) aren’t enough to solidify this October as a must-see-tv month on PBS, the newest addition to ‘Drama Sunday’ of The Collection (October 8) will bring a bit of contemporary haute couture along with just enough conspiracy and sleaze to keep you coming back […]
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With a global audience of over 750 million, many individuals will instantly remember staying up all night to watch Lady Diana Spencer wed Charles, Prince of Wales, on 29 July 1981 at St. Paul’s Cathedral. Those same individuals will also forever remember where they were the moment they heard the tragic news of Princess Diana’s tragic […]
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