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8 life lessons we’ve learned from ‘Orange is the New Black’

They say life is about learning from your mistakes and moving on. But, why wait to make a mistake when TV is full of loads of other people doing stupid things that you can learn from? There’s no better place to cheat-learn from other people’s errors than Netflix’s award-winning Orange is the New Black. Sure, … >

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Rewind: Matt Smith’s ‘Christopher and His Kind’ revisited

As it reaches it’s five year anniversary, I decided to rewatch Doctor Who star Matt Smith’s 90-minute BBC film Christopher and His Kind. Directed by Geoffrey Sax (the director 1996’s Doctor Who TV Movie, don’t you know?), the 2011 biopic is based on the memoirs of English novelist Christopher Isherwood, a young man who travelled to Berlin in … >

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New ‘Doctor Who’ companion’s Prince t-shirt was just ‘a weird coincidence’

The Prince t-shirt worn by new Doctor Who companion Pearl Mackie in her introduction video wasn’t actually a planned tribute to the late musician. It turns out that the ‘Friend from the Future’ minisode, which aired yesterday on BBC One, was in fact filmed over a week before the American singer died on 21 April. The show’s brand manager … >

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Could the new ‘Doctor Who’ companion be Frank Skinner?

The BBC announced yesterday that the new Doctor Who companion will be officially revealed tomorrow evening during MOTD Live: Everton vs Manchester United. While fans are pretty excited right now about finally learning who will be replacing Jenna Coleman’s Clara in the TARDIS next season, many have been slightly scratching their heads trying to figure out why the heck the … >

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‘Merlin’ best episodes countdown: ‘Lady of the Lake’ is #9

Season 2’s ninth episode, ‘Lady of the Lake’, is at number nine in our list of the Top 10 Merlin episodes. This episode was one of extreme rarity; Merlin finds love! The main adventure was the arrival of a mysterious girl, Freya, who had been captured by villainous bounty hunter, Heilig. His brutal ways led … >

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Rewind: A love letter to BBC Three’s ‘Pulling’, ten years on

Sharon Horgan, recently of Catastrophe fame, is getting back together with her old writing partner Dennis Kelly (Utopia). And unlike many reunions, it’s actually a very good plan. It’s been ten years since Horgan and Kelly teamed up on the criminally under-watched Pulling. It lasted two seasons before BBC Three broke our hearts and stupidly … >

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‘Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark’ live concert review

Celebrating the 35th anniversary of the film’s release, we had the pleasure of attending Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark Live at London’s Royal Albert Hall this Saturday. As part of the Royal Albert Hall’s Films with Live Orchestra series, the special screening of the film was accompanied by the 21st Century Symphony Orchestra, … >

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Rewind: Neil Buchanan and Tim Edmunds’ ‘Zzzap!’ revisited

In 1989, presenter Neil Buchanan and producer Tim Edmunds created a show for Children’s ITV called Art Attack, which showed kids how to make quirky and unusual things from household objects. With Art Attack being such a success, Buchanan and Edmunds were asked to create a new show for ITV in 1992. Zzzap!, first broadcast … >

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