So, who’s up for a bit o’ science, Monty Python-style this Christmas? If you are, then Eric Idle’s Entire Universe will be the perfect PBS Christmas gift to unwrap this holiday season. International Man of Science, Professor Brian Cox, and the comedic greatness of Eric Idle will join forces in what appears to be, on the surface, a scientific […]
Read more
While it won’t put an end to the separation anxiety that Poldark fans have felt since series 3 ended last month on PBS but Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders’ Christmas Day special, 300 Years of French and Saunders, will go a long way to help soften the pain until series 4 begins in 2018. Alongside the comedy duo […]
Read more
Almost three decades ago, American public television audiences were introduced to Richard and Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced “Bouquet”). With her white slimline telephone with automatic redial, of course, and her prized collection of Royal Doulton china with hand-painted periwinkles, of course, Hyacinth longed to spend her days visiting stately homes on the oft chance she would […]
Read more
Once again, British comedy fans will have a very special present to unwrap under the tree this Christmas courtesy of the BBC. Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders will reunite for a 30th anniversary special set to broadcast on Christmas Day on BBC1. The duo last teamed up for a sketch show to mark their 20th anniversary […]
Read more
Ok, WKRP in Cincinnati isn’t British but it might as well be given the fact the famous ‘Turkey Drop’ episode is still a classic almost four decades after its premiere in 1978. You’re going to have to indulge me this one time as I stray from Tellyspotting‘s strict mission of bringing you the best in British television […]
Read more
This is one of the series that a number of public television programmers have been tracking for several years after initially screening at the BBC Showcase in Liverpool. Finally, in 2018, viewers will get a chance to see why you never, ever break rule #1.
Read more
As Red Dwarf XI & XII make their way to American public television stations in early 2018, visions of RD XIII are already dancing in series co-creator/writer Doug Naylor’s mind palace. While UKTV’s Dave has yet to officially commission a 13th series, Naylor has already begun planning the next set of episodes recognizing the difficulty of matching up the […]
Read more
I think I’ve decided that only thing that could rival the fanboy love and appreciation for Sherlock Holmes by the mind palaces of Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss is the love of film and all things Hitchcock-ian by League of Gentlemen alumni, Steve Pemberton and Reese Shearsmith. Case in point. Following the greatness of The League of Gentlemen series, […]
Read more
Since 2010, Halloween has been about two bits of small screen greatness that should be considered ‘must see TV’. The annual Simpsons Halloween Special and the 2010 ‘newcomer’ on the block which came from the brilliant mind palaces of Reece Shearsmith (League of Gentlemen, The Widower, Chasing Shadows) and Steve Pemberton (League of Gentlemen, Whitechapel, Happy Valley, Mapp […]
Read more
While series 2 of Mum has yet to air on BBC2, a third series has already been commissioned with a target broadcast of late 2018 in the UK. Thankfully, American audiences will soon get a taste of what UK audiences already know as the comedy/drama series is headed to the U.S. via broadcast on American public television […]
Read more