Ani Bundel has been blogging professionally since 2010. This is her second major independent site launch. A DC native and Keyboard Khaleesi, she spends all her non-writing time photographing her cats. Regular bylines also found on MSNOW.
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December is upon us, and if you weren't ready for 2024 to be over, well, I can't help you; heck, I can't even get my stuff together, as evidenced by the fact that this post is going up five days after the first of
BritBox
Since the BBC bought ITV out of its half of BritBox International nearly a year ago in February 2024, there have been changes afoot. The BBC promised it would not alter the programming strategy or really interfere with BritBox's decision-making; after all, Aunty Beeb had tried and failed
BritBox
ITV announced it was commissioning a series on Ruth Ellis in mid-July 2023. The last woman to be executed by hanging in Britain, the real-life Ellis was a model and escort who rose to nightclub manager. Her popularity in the U.K. social scene peaked in the mid-1950s until her
Apple TV
Apple TV+ and the BBC Natural History Unit have teamed up again for the latest nature documentary from the storied production team. This is the third time the two have done so in as many years, having previously worked together on Prehistoric Planet and The Year Earth Changed. They'
PBS
For the second time in 2024, there is good news on the streaming wars front, as those succeeding services start pulling away from those that will not. As I recently noted in our Gangs of London Season 3 post, this is a frustrating time for TV fans when series that
Movies
The Beatles broke up over half a century ago, but the world's first significant boy band out of the U.K. still attracts viewership. Get Back, Let It Be, and the new Beatles '64 are all official hits on Disney+ (one of the streaming service's
Movies
Before the advent of streaming, TV and movies ran on a cycle. Networks produced new episodes of their shows from September to May, with a long holiday break and summers off. Movies dropped their blockbusters at the top of the summer and mid-July, with the awards bait arriving from September
PBS
Last week, Thomas Cromwell did the right thing for the country and saved Henry VIII's life. He will not live to repent that decision in leisure. This week, his choice comes back to bite him. Wolf Hall reaches its inevitable conclusion as Anne Boleyn fails to save herself.
PBS
We have reached the final round-up of 2024, a year I think many of us will be happy to see the back of. But the year is not over yet; there's still an entire December to get through. Luckily, PBS (and its various streaming services) has plenty of
Netflix
The Great British Baking Show's move to Channel 4 has finally run into the problem most assumed would occur much earlier. When Mary Berry left the tent (along with Sue and Mel), the critical consensus was that Paul Hollywood's ego would be allowed free reign. Within
Music
Christmas comes but once a year, but on TV, as soon as the turkey carcass is removed from the dinner table and tossed in a pot to be rendered for stock, Christmas is ON. December will be Christmas Special City (or Festive Special City if you live in the U.
AMC/AMC+
One day, AMC Networks will have to admit that the real flagship streaming service it owns is Acorn TV and not the named-for-the-company service AMC+. Case in point: Gangs of London, a series that should, by rights, be a massive hit in the U.S. The cast is all British