On paper, it’s red-hot. Capitalise on the Jubilee / Will & Kate / Royal Baby mania with a show starring Helen Mirren as Elizabeth Regina (again) backed by the writer and director of The Queen and a neat concept: a series of era-hopping sequences giving us a backstage pass to the Queen’s weekly audience with the Prime Minister.

The National Theatre's production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time will be broadcast live from London to cinemas throughout the UK and worldwide next month.

Based on the books by Douglas Adams, Dirk Gently returns to BBC Four next month for a new three-part series.

The BBC have released a trailer for the new series of Dirk Gently, which returns to BBC Four next week.

Starring Philip Glenister (Life on Mars), Ronan Bennett's new four-part conspiracy thriller, Hidden, begins on BBC One in October.

Philip Glenister returns to BBC One as Harry Venn, a struggling solicitor with an insalubrious past, in this promising four-part thriller from Ronan Bennett and Walter Bernstein.

The BBC have released a set of promotional images for Ronan Bennett's new four-part conspiracy thriller, Hidden, which begins on BBC One next month.