Rowan Atkinson on his ‘vicious turkey prop injury’ from ‘Mr. Bean’
Unfortunately, the actual filming of a very large turkey on your head isn’t as funny as watching the finished product.
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Let the 2018 holiday season begin: The Bair family heads home for Christmas!
Bring on the warm and fuzzy adverts! Especially Heathrow Airport’s adorable campaign.
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Nurse Trixie returns to Nonnatus House for this year’s ‘Call the Midwife’ holiday special
Call the Midwife fans will no doubt remember Nurse Trixie’s departure in series 7 after slipping back into her addiction with alcohol.
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Her Majesty The Queen’s Christmas Message – 2017
Following the tradition that was started in 1932 by her father, King George V, Her Majesty The Queen broadcast her inaugural Christmas Message live on the radio from her study at Sandringham, Norfolk in 1952. The Queen began: “Each Christmas, at this time, my beloved father broadcast a message to his people in all parts […]
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Mary Berry getting the Bake-Off band back together this Christmas
While it might be a bit like the Beatles reuniting without Ringo Starr, at long last, Mary Berry, Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins are getting the Bake Off band back together for a one-off Christmas special. For those that have been in denial since Paul Hollywood, the fourth member of the band packed up his tent […]
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Eric Idle and Brian Cox to explain ‘The Entire Universe’ this Christmas on PBS
So, who’s up for a bit o’ science, Monty Python-style this Christmas? If you are, then The Entire Universe will be the perfect PBS Christmas gift to unwrap this holiday season. International Man of Science, Brian Cox, and the comedic greatness of Eric Idle will join forces in what will appear to be a scientific lecture going weird. Really […]
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Doctor Who 2017 – New worlds, new companion, new adventures await in S10!
With the 2016 Doctor Who Christmas Special, “The Return of Doctor Mysterio”, in our collective rear view mirror, Whovians worldwide were given the best Christmas present of all at its conclusion on Sunday with a glimpse into the future or, more specifically…an action-packed glimpse at series 10. The long-awaited S10 trailer has it all. New companion, new […]
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Agatha Christie’s The Witness for the Prosecution heads BBC1’s Boxing Day fare
Reason #(I’ve lost track) to be in the UK Christmas week. Why this Christmas? Well, aside from the previous mentioned bits of telly greatness, BBC1 has set Boxing Day for the two-part adaptation of Agatha Christie’s tale of love and murder in a smog-filled 1920s London, The Witness for the Prosecution, starring Kim Cattrall (Sex and […]
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It’s almost Thanksgiving so it must be time to talk Christmas telly
Judging by the excessive number of emails I’m getting from the overly greedy retailers letting me know that, supposedly, ‘Black Friday’ has already begun even though it was only Monday, it’s never to early to think about Christmas…for the right reasons. This rings true, especially for the true believers (you know who you are) who […]
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Dueling Christmas adverts jumpstart the 2016 UK holiday buying season
Some of our most nostalgic holiday memories are triggered by classic American commercials such as the unforgettable “Peter Comes Home” mid-80’s commercial for Folgers Coffee, the late 70’s Santa coming down a ski slope on a Norelco shaver and the 1970’s snowman warming up in front of a bowl of chicken noodle soup from Campbell’s Soup. […]
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