• Scattershooting on a Monday….Downton Abbey, Judi Dench and more

    Scattershooting on a Monday….Downton Abbey, Judi Dench and more

    More trolling around the Internets bringing you more tidbits of witty banter to amaze your friends with at parties…. Downton Abbey production begins in February We reported last week that Downton Abbey is set to go into production next month in the UK. Now that the second or four episodes has come and gone on […]

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  • Take the UK to US TV export challenge

    Take the UK to US TV export challenge

    With all of our talk over the last 14 months about the US “difficulty” with respect to exporting brilliant UK product and putting the U.S stamp on it, whether it be comedy or drama (seems like we’ve mastered the art of the game show/reality show remake), the BBC has come up with a quick 7-question […]

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  • Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s Christmas Message – circa 1957

    Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s Christmas Message – circa 1957

    Can’t let Christmas Day go by without setting the Way Back machine to 1957 to take a look at the Queen’s first televised Christmas message 54 years ago to the people of England. Love the opening comments stating that “…television has made it possible for many of you to see me in your homes on […]

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  • BBC for sale? Ok, not really.

    BBC for sale? Ok, not really.

    Will they or won’t they. Sell the hallowed grounds of the BBC Television Centre, that is. With the Centre celebrating it’s 50th anniversary this year, it was 2007 whereby plans started to sell off the historic building thus, moving thousands of employees to either their studios in Salford or to Broadcasting House in central London. […]

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  • A possible last-minute Xmas gift for the ultimate Doctor Who fan?

    A possible last-minute Xmas gift for the ultimate Doctor Who fan?

    In case you have suddenly realized that Christmas Day is a mere 17 days from today, in the immortal words of Douglas Adams, Don’t Panic. We are here for you if you need that last minute extra-special something for the ultimate Doctor Who fan in your life. How about a real-life sonic screwdriver? Seems as though […]

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  • The 'unofficial' history of London's television studios

    The 'unofficial' history of London's television studios

    Every so often, you run across a site on ‘the internets’ that you just have to share. This particular site came to our attention recently when we were taping the host segments at TC8 in BBC Television Centre with Moira Brooker (Judy, As Time Goes By) and Philip Bretherton (Alistair, As Time Goes By) for the […]

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  • Doctor Who Christmas 2010 trailer

    Doctor Who Christmas 2010 trailer

    It’s the day after Thanksgiving so that means only one thing….it’s time to think about Christmas, right? This is greatness. Steven Moffat at his best. Best of all, it will be shown on Christmas Day in the U.S. and won’t be the usual several month torture for American audiences that can’t see the same time […]

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  • I'm convinced Craig Ferguson secretly wants to be 12th Doctor

    I'm convinced Craig Ferguson secretly wants to be 12th Doctor

    On the heels of Sunday’s tellyspotting post of an early Craig Ferguson appearance on Red Dwarf, we learned from CBS Entertainment (thankfully, in time) that last night’s Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson was to be a full-blown special edition Doctor Who-themed episode with guest Matt Smith, the 11th Doctor on Doctor Who.  The show […]

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  • Wallace & Gromit ring in the holidays

    Wallace & Gromit ring in the holidays

    Head’s up. Halloween’s over so all attention is now focused on the Christmas holiday season. Beginning today, 2 November, Royal Mail and Aardman Animations, headed by W&G creator, Nick Park, have softened the blow a bit by creating this year’s holiday stamp offering from Royal Mail. In typical Aardman style, each stamp was meticulously crafted […]

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