Behind the scenes bits with ‘Shaun the Sheep: The Movie’

It’s been a long journey to the big screen for Shaun the Sheep ever since he made his debut in the 1995 Aardman short, A Close Shave. Watching that or any one of a number of Wallace and Gromit features, have you ever wondered just what goes into the making of an Aardman movie? If you were one of those […]

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No imagination necessary as ‘Moone Boy’ returns March 2!

It worked for Jimmy Stewart in Harvey so why shouldn’t 12-year old Martin Moone (David Rawle) create his own imaginary wingman to help him negotiate life. In Moone Boy, Seán Murphy is the imaginary friend of Martin Moone, the youngest (and only male) child in perhaps the most chaotic clan in all of Ireland. Aided […]

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World’s worst ‘Uncle’ returns to BBC3 tonight!

When we first met Andy (Nick Helm) in series one of Uncle, he was a lazy, unlucky-in-love, out-of-work musician. Not really what you’d call ‘uncle material’. Then there is Errol (Elliot Speller-Gillott), a somewhat nerdy, allergic to most everything, kid who desperately needs help with life. Errol and Andy’s unlikely alliance begins when Andy’s sister asks him to look […]

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How Benedict Cumberbatch became Smaug the Dragon

At last night’s BAFTA awards, the brilliant acting performance of Benedict Cumberbatch as Alan Turing in The Imitation Game lost out to the equally as brilliant acting performance of Eddie Redmayne as theoretical physicist, Stephen Hawking, in The Theory of Everything. When looking back at where both actors are at the moment and how they got to this point […]

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What happens when the lights go out on ‘Mr. Selfridge’?

If you’re a Tellyspotting P1 or happen to be stopping by for the first time, you are either well aware or will soon find out that I love behind-the-scenes telly. There are times that I’ve found myself going right to the DVD extras before binge-watching a series to see ‘how the sausage is made’ whether […]

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Britain declares war with the start of Operation Hollywood!

If you’re in the growing group of individuals who reside in America that has thought for some time that the British are taking over Hollywood, you now have proof positive (or spoof-positive) of the imminent British invasion of Tinsel Town. In recent years, there hasn’t been a Golden Globes, Emmys or Oscars nomination (and winners) […]

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