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There's a saying in the U.K. about the weather: "If you don't like it, wait a minute." This phrasing could also be used to refer to British television: "If you miss it, wait a minute." Not that the era of reboots,
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"Power isn't given. Power is taken." So intones a voice in the first trailer for the BBC's forthcoming historical epic King & Conqueror, an eight-part re-imagining of one of the foundational moments in English history — but given a modern twist with plenty of violence,
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The Doctor Who fandom expanded tenfold when the series regenerated on Disney+ in 2024, with new viewers drawn in by star Ncuti Gatwa, the series' first Black man to inhabit the role, and the first openly gay portrayal of the two hearts alien. The series reached a fever pitch
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The delaying of parenthood until one is in one's 30s (or 40s) is a trend that has been decried since it began in the latter half of the 20th century. However, it's usually focused on the age of women -- men can go around becoming first-time
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Be still my heart! While no one at BritBox has responded to queries about this, Deadline reports that BritBox and the BBC are set to expand their current co-produced line-up of Agatha Christie shows with a brand-new series starring the author herself. The fictional mystery-of-the-week series revolves around a mysterious
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Eve Myles is staying booked and busy with a lead role in the BBC's next major thriller, The Guest. Described as "layered with intense drama," the series features the classic older woman/younger woman toxic dynamic, where the younger woman usurps the older one, or at
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Commissioned as part of the BBC's super ambitious 2024 slate, Dear England is adapted from the hit National Theatre play of the same name, written by James Graham (Sherwood) about Gareth Southgate and the England men’s football team. At the time of its commission, the series seemed
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It was back in September 2024 when the BBC announced it was commissioning a new series from Jimmy McGovern, the man behind the award-winning anthology series, Time. McGovern, who is famous in the U.K. for his shows that delve into the British criminal justice system and its shortcomings in
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One of the best aspects of the U.K.'s primary export being entertainment is that whenever something historically significant happens, it often inspires a BBC-produced TV series. Such was the case with the London 2012 Olympics, which not only was a ratings hit in sporting programs, but also
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Plans for Doctor Who Season 3 (or Season 16 if you prefer, or Season 42 if you're really going to be like that) are currently stuck in limbo as negotiations 9or lack thereof) occur behind the scenes between series producer Bad Wolf (showrunner Russell T. Davies' company)
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TV producers love a series focused on various educational settings, whether it’s within the traditional U.S. K-12 system or located across the pond in the stricter “Key Stage” system of the U.K. However, unless the show focuses on the teachers (such as Abbott Elementary and Bad Education)
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Move over, Shark Week! The toothy terrors of the oceans have been hogging the spotlight in the public imagination for far too long, thanks to a marketing genius in Discovery Channel's group hitting upon the brilliant concept in the late 1990s. However, Discovery is now a zombie network,