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  • Doctor Who air date confirmed

    Doctor Who air date confirmed

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    The second helping of this year’s Doctor Who will air from August 27th, the BBC announced today. The new run of episodes kicks off with Let’s Kill Hitler and picks up from the dramatic finale to the spring episodes and the revelation that River Song is in fact Rory and Amy’s daughter, Melody. Showrunner Steven…

  • BBC Worldwide and Starz agree 100 hour drama deal

    BBC Worldwide and Starz agree 100 hour drama deal

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    Hot on the success of Torchwood: Miracle Day, BBC Worldwide and US broadcaster Starz have announced a multi-year partnership to development “premium” TV shows. The deal allows for the production of “more than 100 hours of globally appealing series” with distribution rights being shared between the partners. The shows will be distributed by Starz in…

  • The UK’s newest Apple Store opens in Basingstoke this weekend.

    The UK’s newest Apple Store opens in Basingstoke this weekend.

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    Located at Queen Anne’s Walk, Festival Place, the new store will open at 9am with the usual Apple Store celebrations and queuing fans likely to be present. The store offers a Genius Bar, One to One sessions and workshops which will kick off on Sunday 21st with a session on Mac OS X Lion “the…

  • BBC drama tells story of ‘The Man Who Crossed Hitler’

    BBC drama tells story of ‘The Man Who Crossed Hitler’

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    A new one-off BBC drama tells the little-known story of prosecutor Hans Litten who, in the summer of 1931, forced Adolf Hitler into the witness box of Berlin’s central criminal court. Litten (Ed Stoppard) took the extraordinary decision to compel Hitler (Ian Hart) to appear in court in an attempt to expose the true character…

  • Orange updates mobile broadband plans

    Orange updates mobile broadband plans

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    UK mobile network Orange has updated its mobile broadband range to offer three packages – Small, Medium and Large – which it says will allow customers to choose the right plan for their needs. Plans are available from £10 (£5 per month for existing Orange subscribers) for 500MB of data rising to £30pm for 3GB.…

  • Fright Night premiere closes Empire’s BIG SCREEN weekend

    Fright Night premiere closes Empire’s BIG SCREEN weekend

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    Empire magazine’s BIG SCREEN weekend closed on Sunday with the premiere of Craig Gillespie’s Fright Night – a remake of the 1985 film starring Chris Sarandon, Roddy McDowall and William Ragsdale.