Step aside, Daleks. There’s a new monster in town, and its name is Pting!
‘Doctor Who’ fans are going to want this Time Lord nemesis under their Christmas tree.
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‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ voted America’s No. 1 novel, gets a British graphic novel makeover
Recently voted as America’s best-loved novel as part of PBS’ Great American Read series, Harper Lee classic ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ has been given the graphic novel treatment by British artist Fred Fordham.
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‘Downton Abbey: The Exhibition’ is headed to the Sunshine State for the winter
The West Palm Beach exhibition will be larger than its New York City counterpart, no doubt due to the cost differential of real estate between the two locations.
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From the Vault: A non-Dracula Bela Lugosi in ‘The Dark Eyes of London’
The 1939 film became the first (and last) British film to receive the “H” rating for “Horrific” from the British Board of Film Censors.
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Vodafone’s latest advert with Sherlock’s Martin Freeman deemed misleading by ASA
The Advertising Standards Authority received 11 complaints about the ad featuring the ‘Sherlock’ star.
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Sir David Attenborough’s “Dynasties” is nothing short of stunning
Four years in the making, Sir David Attenborough is back with a new wildlife series, Dynasties, and it’s more brilliant that the law should allow. The series will follow lions, hunting dogs, chimpanzees, tigers and emperor penguins over a period of three years and promises to be “even more intense and gripping” than Blue Planet II and Planet […]
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Blimey! Tellyspotting turns 9!
Our shared recognition that British comedy and drama are the best telly on telly has made it easy to look forward to year 10 and beyond.
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Sir David Attenborough – Celebrating 92 years in 92 seconds
Although Sir David Attenborough celebrated his 92nd birthday in May of this year, it’s better to be a bit belated with birthday wishes than not send them at all. Following his service in the Navy and after an initial rejection to become a radio talk show producer at the BBC in 1950, Sir David began […]
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10 British things about … (insert U.S. city here)
Besides an insatiable appetite for British telly, American cities are increasingly becoming more like their British counterparts from a cuisine and/or pop culture standpoint. Whether you’re in Seattle, Portland (Maine), Fargo, San Antonio or any point in-between, there’s a good chance your city is more ‘British’ than you think. Thanks to some around-the-clock stellar work […]
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Ford Cortina vs Audi Quattro – the debate rages on…
After reading recently that John Simm would be keen on a possible Life on Mars revival, I reminded myself about the greatness of the series starring Philip Glenister as DCI Gene Hunt and John Simm as DI Sam Tyler. Primarily set in the 70s, the series centered around Tyler, a policeman in service with the Greater Manchester Police who, […]
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