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The BBC has unveiled the shortlist for its inaugural Audio Drama Awards, aimed at celebrating “the cultural importance of audio drama, on air and online”. The winners will be announced on Sunday 29th January 2012 in the Radio Theatre at BBC Broadcasting House. The ceremony will bepresented by actor David Tennant. Unlike other recent BBC…

Just before Christmas we were sent an advance copy of Anthony Hopkins’ Classical CD Composer, a collection of nine original classical compositions by the actor. The album, released by Classic FM next week, includes tracks which appeared in the soundtracks to Slipstream and August, in which the actor appeared. Of the nine tracks, our favourite…

Fans of BBC Three’s supernatural drama Being Human will notice some some big cast changes when it returns to our screens. Following the departure of Aidan Turner at the end of last series, the fourth run sees the departure of Sinead Keenan and Russell Tovey. Joining remaining star Lenora Crichlow (Annie) are Michael Socha (Tom),…

The Christmas TV treats, including Top Gear, Doctor Who and Downton Abbey, are now available to buy from iTunes, ready for fans to enjoy on their Apple TV’s iPads and computers. We’ve trawled the store to bring you our top picks: Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe Matt Smith continues to be…

As ever, this week’s Sherlock was an hour and half of great drama. Of all the Sherlock Holmes stories, Hound of the Baskervilles was always likely to need the most tweaking to turn it into a believable modern day yarn. That the end result was so staggeringly good is a testament to the genius of…