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  • UKTV snaps up J.J. Abrams’ Believe

    UKTV snaps up J.J. Abrams’ Believe

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    UKTV has snapped up the rights to Believe, the latest drama from Lost creator and Star Trek director J.J. Abrams, for its channel Watch. Produced by Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions, the series was co-created with Alfonso Cuarón (Children of Men, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban) and is one of the most hotly anticipated…

  • October DVD and Blu-ray release for Now You See Me

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    Attracting mixed reviews when it as released at cinemas earlier this year, Now You See Me gets its UK DVD and Blu-ray release on 28th October courtesy of eONE. The film’s stellar cast includes Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman. Four talented magicians mesmerise an international audience with a series of bold…

  • New Channel 5 docu follows the RSCPA’s Dog Rescuers

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    The RSCPA’s work rescuing mistreated dogs across England and Wales is the subject of a new Channel 5 observational documentary. The Dog Rescuers follows the charity’s inspectors and officers as they investigate some of the 1.3 million annual reports of cruelty and mistreatment of animals. Using the latest forensic technologies and good old fashioned leg…

  • Clip: Captain Phillips

    Clip: Captain Phillips

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    This upcoming action-thriller from Columbia Pictures tells the true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years. The film stars two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks as Phillips and was directed by Oscar® nominee…

  • John Barrowman’s Pressure Pad to debut in November

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    Torchwood and Doctor Who star John Barrowman returns to BBC One this November will a brand-new daily quiz show, Pressure Pad. The show see two teams of five players pitted against each other, with the contestants looking down on the giant circular Pressure Pad. As the lights dim, the floor lights up, and the game…

  • James Caan returns for second series of The Business Class

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    Former BBC Dragon and celebrated entrepreneur James Caan returns to CNBC next week with a second series of his hit show, The Business Class. For its second run the show focuses on Caan helping some of the country’s most promising small and medium-sized businesses to succeed. Guest experts from a range of industries will give…