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  • Sky gives Alan Partridge a second series

    Sky gives Alan Partridge a second series

    Sky has commissioned a second series of Alan Partridge’s Mid Morning Matters. The series, originally shown on YouTube, finds Partridge (Steve Coogan) employed as radio disc jockey on the digital radio station, North Norfolk Digital. Filming is now underway for the second series which SKy says will “premiere exclusively on Sky Atlantic HD” in 2013.…

  • Tickets go on sale for Elton John’s only 2012 London gig

    Tickets go on sale for Elton John’s only 2012 London gig

    Elton John has been confirmed to perform in the Peace One Day concert, part of the London 2012 Festival and the star’s only gig in London this year. Other acts taking part include BRIT winner James Morrison and 2Cellos. There will also be contributions from Peace One Day ambassador Jude Law and the organisation’s founder,…

  • Waterloo Road’s co-creator on the move to Scotland

    Waterloo Road’s co-creator on the move to Scotland

    The last series of BBC One’s Waterloo Road ended with headmaster Michael Byrne (Alec Newman) leading the “core” of his teaching staff north of the England/Scotland border to set up a new school. When news of the move first broke last year, some fans expressed concern that the show could suffer from being uprooted from…

  • The Devil’s Business

    The Devil’s Business

    Plucky British chiller The Devil’s Business is part ghost story, part gangster flick.

  • From DVDs to Games: our London 2012 Olympic Games merchandise guide

    From DVDs to Games: our London 2012 Olympic Games merchandise guide

    Here’s our round-up of the best official 2012 Olympic Games merchandise.

  • Trailer: Red Dawn

    Trailer: Red Dawn

    Chris Hemsworth and Josh Peck star as brothers Jed and Matt Eckert in MGM’s remake of the 1984 film Red Dawn. A city in Washington state awakens to the surreal sight of foreign paratroopers dropping from the sky – shockingly, the U.S. has been invaded and their hometown is the initial target. Quickly and without…