TV
Mr Selfridge new drama from ITV
“I came along just at the time when women wanted to step out on their own”
India Christmas special cars at Beaulieu’s World of Top Gear
Top Gear fans visiting Beaulieu will feel like it’s Christmas all over again as, for an extra special (and very belated) festive present, all four of the vehicles from the presenters’ Christmas Special India Challenge have been unwrapped in the visitor attraction’s World of Top Gear exhibition this week.
Filming begins on Some Girls for BBC Three
Filming has begun in South London on Some Girls, a vibrant new comedy series for BBC Three from Hat Trick Productions.
Channel 4 scores Facejacker app first
Channel 4 has teamed up with Hat Trick Productions and Widebeam Digital to become the UK's first terrestrial channel to launch a publicly available mobile app that uses hidden audio triggers to unlock exclusive additional content.
Andy's Wild Adventures
Andy’s Wild Adventures is a new wildlife series like no other! Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of Children's Natural History Programming in 2012, CBeebies presenter Andy Day goes on a rollercoaster ride around the world visiting some amazing countries and coming face to face with some fascinating creatures.
Michael Kitchen returns in a new series of Foyle's War on ITV
ITV, Acorn Media, and Eleventh Hour Films have confirmed a new series of Foyle’s War starring Michael Kitchen and created by celebrated novelist and screenwriter Anthony Horowitz.
BBC Three secures Rob Riggle for new comedy reality series
BBC Three Controller Zai Bennett and Alan Tyler, Executive Editor Entertainment Commissioning, have commissioned Lion TV, the producers of Playing It Straight and the award-winning Horrible Histories, to make World Series Of Dating, an 8x30min series which combines reality and scripted comedy, starring American comedian and actor Rob Riggle.
Filming underway on new series of Doctor Who
Filming has just started on series seven of Doctor Who in Cardiff. This series will see the last days of the Ponds with Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill returning for their final, rollercoaster voyage with The Doctor.
Swim with the crocs Ben Fogle style in Australia's Northern Territory
This Sunday (26th February 2012) sees the second episode of 'Swimming with Crocodiles' on BBC2 when Ben Fogle will be heading to Australia's Northern Territory for some more jaw and claw croc adventures.
Dirk Gently returns for three brand new mysteries on BBC Four
Starring Stephen Mangan as Douglas Adams’ self-styled Holistic Detective. Perennially broke and morally dubious, Dirk’s methods are based on ‘The Fundamental Interconnectedness of All Things’.
Cult hit Snog, Marry, Avoid? returns with new host
New presenter and all-round funny girl Ellie Taylor will be joining POD (Personal Overhaul Device), who has had an overhaul of her own with upgraded graphics and a new audio interface in the fifth series of Snog, Marry, Avoid?
World's Craziest Fools returns to BBC Three
The hugely successful comedy entertainment series World’s Craziest Fools will return for a second series on BBC Three.
Six Nations Scotland v England preview with Lewis Moody
England travel up to Scotland this weekend under the charge of interim boss Stuart Lancaster. He has named three uncapped players in his first England XV.
BT Vision and Miramax sign on demand movie deal
BT and Miramax have announced a licensing agreement that will bring films from the leading independent studio to BT Vision customers in the UK.
BBC enters new partnership to bring BBC iPlayer to Sky
The BBC and Sky announced a landmark partnership deal that will bring the BBC’s popular video-on-demand service BBC iPlayer to up to five million Sky homes in 2012.