No, it’s not 23 November just yet, but we’re getting close! For the one person on Planet Earth that isn’t aware, we are referring to the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who, which began 23 November, 1963. It’s only September but the BBC is releasing more and more information daily about their forthcoming plans for the […]
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ITV: Where Drama Lives 2013 Ordinarily, I’m not a big fan of trailers as, in many cases, they contain all the good bits. Admittedly, in most cases, this is directly related to movie trailers more so than television series promos. However, a promo comes along once in awhile that is just plain brilliant that just […]
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Michael Palin, Monty Python legend and longtime TV adventurer, returns to the small screen and his comedy acting roots in the World War One drama The Wipers Times this Wednesday on BBC2. The one-off special tells the uplifting and true tale of a group of British soldiers who stumble across an abandoned printing press in […]
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Ever since 2010 when Benedict Cumberbatch entered the world of Sherlock Holmes, if anyone would have dared mention to me that there was to be even a hint of another small screen adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s creation, I would have immediately written it off as a wasted effort. I am softening a bit with […]
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One of the bits of brilliance about the Internets is that it gives really creative people blessed with time on their hands the ability to create really great things that have relatively little use beyond the fact that it’s just bloody cool. With the forthcoming Doctor Who 50th anniversary coming up in the not-too-distant future, […]
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While the world patiently (ha!) waits for any tiny hint as to how Sherlock Holmes survives his rooftop leap off St Barts, the cast and crew responsible for creating the best bit of television on television have returned to Cardiff to continue filming for episode 3 in this years Sherlock series on BBC One and […]
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Next time the Downton Abbey faithful in the UK get upset that American critics saw a clip of the upcoming series 4 before anyone saw in the UK, I might be inclined to point out that the brilliant BBC legal drama has run for two series on BBC One before U.S. audiences got even a […]
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As we all collectively count the days, hours and minutes until 23 November, Doctor Who celebrations and events are beginning to surface around the globe. If you’re in or around Swansea this Autumn and need something to do post-Great British Beer Fest, we’ve got just what you are looking for. The BBC has already announced […]
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if you haven’t figured it out by now after almost four years of reading Tellyspotting, I’m a bit of a geek when it comes to behind-the-scenes material. In the case of television, I have always wanted to know how the sausage is made. For the record, I absolutely do not want to know ‘how the […]
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Who better to follow the ‘Ladies of Downton’ at the Television Critic’s Association summer meet-up in LA but Camilla Cholmeley-Browne, a.k.a. Chummy, a.k.a. Miranda Hart. Since the series is now in production on series 3, saying that it’s just like riding a bike takes on a different meaning to Hart, who plays the clumsy and […]
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