Back in August 2017 when Elizabeth Tower was to become the beneficiary of what was to be a ‘simple’ multi-year £29 million refurbishment project, no one could have ever imagined what they would ultimately uncover. It started out as a project to future-proofed the structure against damage from moisture and having a lift installed for emergency […]
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Sadly, we closed the book and said goodbye to Liverpool for another year this past week as BBC Showcase 2020 came to an end for the 700 or so attendees from around the world that braved Storm Ciara and spent the last week screening some of the best television on television. The 80mph winds with […]
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Maggie Cole is in trouble with a capital “T”. The day started out so well. It was a day like any other day. Then came a seemingly innocent interview on the radio by the local paper about local life where she, unfortunately, took no prisoners. It doesn’t help that the interview takes place in a pub and Maggie has had one too many.
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Nothing screams Valentine’s Day like the greatness that, we call, British telly. There are a number of your favorite British TV couples that have made sparks fly on the small screen in recent years. Whether we actually admit it or not, TV couples pretty much keep us coming back week to week for our favorite […]
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Undercover, written by the BAFTA-winning Peter Moffat and starring Sophie Okonedo (Hotel Rwanda) and Adrian Lester (Hustle), weaves a brilliant tale of corruption, betrayal with a few miscarriages of justice thrown in for good measure. It may be the find of the week at BBC Showcase 2020 in Liverpool.
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Following a couple of days of having the good fortune of screening some of the best drama on Planet Earth, it’s time for a few laughs with a day of comedy during BBC Showcase 2020 in Liverpool to see what might be making its way to public television stations in the not-too-distant future. Here are […]
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Yesterday, Tellyspotting readers were treated to a few of the drama series that are already in the PBS pipeline for the remainder of 2020. Just a little over a month into the year, it looks to be an awesome one from a drama standpoint. As we mentioned earlier, Howard’s End, Sanditon and Vienna Blood will come to a close by the […]
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As we settle in and ready ourselves to begin our week-long, 10 hour a day, television binge-watch at the 2020 BBC Showcase in Liverpool, you may be wondering what is already on tap for PBS in the drama category. While we are looking at programming from drama to comedy to factual to natural history to […]
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On this date, five simple words changed not only the music world but the world forever going forward were spoken by Ed Sullivan 56 years ago today on Sunday, 9 February 1964…”Ladies and gentleman, the Beatles!”
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400+ years after his death, Will Shakespeare has, once again, taken London’s West End by storm. This time around, however, it’s the brilliant duo of Ben Elton and David Mitchell that have brought the bard’s struggles to the stage. Mitchell reprised his role from the brilliant sitcom as William Shakespeare in The Upstart Crow last night with a live version in London’s West End.
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