Given the fact that the relatively unassuming but iconic blue Police Call Box has occupied a prime spot outside the Earl’s Court tube station in London since 1996, it has always provided a nice photo opportunity. Unfortunately, until recently, passersby never put two and two together that you could actually step inside for a glimpse […]
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If you’re a Doc Martin fan or a Martin Clunes fan, you might want to check out the September edition of Readers Digest. It features Martin Clunes, a.k.a. Doctor Martin Ellingham, as he recounts a textbook case of Life Imitates Art. Seems as though Philippa Braithwaite, Doc Martin producer and wife of series star, Martin […]
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It’s a bit if a hike from Hogwarts to the streets of New York, but if anyone can do it, it’s the greatness that is Alan Rickman. Rickman stars as iconic CBGB club owner, Hilly Krystal, with his Harry Potter co-star, Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) appearing in the film as punk star Cheetar Chrome. CBGB […]
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When it comes to BBC, ITV and PBS, when the drama rains come, they pour. Already on the books for 2013-2014 are the know commodities of Downton Abbey 4, Sherlock 3, Call the Midwife 3, Mr Selfridge 2, Bletchley Circle 2, the final five Hercule Poirot mysteries, another George Gently series, more DCI Banks, Scott […]
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It’s Oscar time…. Judi Dench and Steve Coogan play ‘unlikely friends’ in Philomena, the moving, funny and at times shocking true story of one woman’s search for a lost son. Coogan, in a complete 180 degree departure from his recent alter ego film release of Alpha Papa: Alan Partridge, also produced and co-wrote the film […]
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For 60 years Elizabeth II has met each of her 12 Prime Ministers in a weekly audience at Buckingham Palace, a meeting like no other in British public life, it is private. Both parties have an unspoken agreement never to repeat what is said. Not even to their spouses. From Churchill to Cameron, each Prime […]
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One of the greatest inventions on the planet, the pub. The neighborhood ‘local’ is the center of community life in the UK. For me, The Nags Head in Belgravia is the perfect example of what a good pub should be (say hi to Kevin for me). The Nags Head just might be one of 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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Appearing at the Television Critics Association summer press tour in Los Angeles on Tuesday evening, along with executive producer Gareth Neame, the womwn of Downton Abbey seemed right at home in the 21st century. The Dowager Countess may have cringed by the amount of electricity in the room, but it was like old home week […]
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In recent months, fans of the most popular British period drama of all time, Downton Abbey, have been able to drink wine like the Crawley family, thanks to Wines That Rock who have set about recreating the rich Bordeaux wines that Lord Grantham, himself, would have been proud to serve in Downton’s dining room. This […]
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