It’s not out of the ordinary that in difficult times you turn to The Doctor for advice. As Planet Earth seems particularly off its axis at the moment as the world is struggling to cope with the fallout of social distancing and varying degrees of a sheltering at home lockdown due to the COVID-19 coronavirus, leave […]
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As the world desperately tries to come to grips with closed borders, sheltering at home and social distancing, filming of two of the most popular shows on British television, Peaky Blinders and Line of Duty have been postponed as the UK film and TV production industry begins an overall shutdown in the face of the spread of the coronavirus.
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Regular readers of Tellyspotting may recognize this post from St. Patrick’s Day in years past. Well, it’s been several years since I re-posted it so I thought it was worth repeating given most of us will be spending tonight at home. So bear with me today as this day just isn’t the same without Frank. […]
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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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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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As your head hit the pillow Thursday evening, Tellyspotting had begun the annual nine hour trek to London followed by a two and a half hour train journey to Liverpool for BBC Showcase 2020. Overall, a pretty nondescript flight, which is a good thing. The highlight, oddly, was when the pilot again pointed out that we […]
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Unfortunately, I’m not sure the owners of the Oakley Court Luxury Hotel in Bray, England can guarantee there is anything on the slab to see (if you come up to the lab, that is) or that you’ll learn to do the Time Warp but you can now stay in the old English manor where a number […]
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Former Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow is set to deliver this year’s Alternative Christmas Message on Channel 4. The Christmas Day broadcast at 2:25p UK time will run simultaneously with the traditional Queen’s speech on BBC One and ITV.
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I might as well get this out of the way upfront. Lucy Worsley is as close to a national treasure as there is in my book. Worsley, the British historian, author, curator, and television presenter, is currently the Chief Curator at Historic Royal Palaces, the independent charity that manages a number of the United Kingdom’s unoccupied royal palaces.
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