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  • Attenborough’s Kingdom of Plants 3D to air in May

    Attenborough’s Kingdom of Plants 3D to air in May

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    Sir David Attenborough’s 3D series Kingdom of Plants will air on Sky 3D in May. The three-part series, which will also be screened in 2D on Sky Atlantic HD. was filmed at the Royal Botanic Gardens over the course of a year. Sir David says: “One of the most wonderful things about filming plants is…

  • Droids & The Sith – DK’s latest Star Wars books go on sale

    Droids & The Sith – DK’s latest Star Wars books go on sale

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    The latest Star Wars titles from Dorling Kindersley have been announced as Star Wars: Beware the Sith and Star Wars: The Secret Life of Droids.   The hardback books feature lively text and stunning graphics, as well as a timeline at the front, for quick reference overview and chronology of the Star Wars events. Star…

  • The Big Picture – March

    The Big Picture – March

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    This month The Big Picture looks at an array of awesome releases! Minnie Driver heats up Shakespeare in Hunky Dory, we travel to Mars with John Carter and we set sail with The Pirates!   We also look at Wild Bill, The Devil Inside, Bel Ami, Contraband, We Bought A Zoo and The Wrath of…

  • Orange unveils home broadband with inclusive calls allowance

    Orange unveils home broadband with inclusive calls allowance

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    A third of British households refuse to call mobiles from their landline fearing a high bill while more than half say they would use their home phone more if calls to mobiles were included in their allowances. The figures come from a new YouGov survey commissioned by Orange, which has announced a new broadband package…

  • Kobo adds Dark Horse comics to Vox reader

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    More than 100 Dark Horse comics, including Star Wars, Conan, Buffy and Hellboy titles, are now available for the Kobo Vox reader. The Vox is an Adroid-powered tablet featuring a touchscreen, WiFi, the ability to play games, listen to music and watch videos and web access and is available in the UK from WHSmith. The…

  • Whitechapel – thrilling to the end

    Whitechapel – thrilling to the end

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    What a great finale to the current series of Whitechapel – tonight’s concluding episode vindicates my suggestion last week that producers had saved the best till last. It was great to see the series deliver on promises of a darker, scarier and more gothic set of cases than the second run offered. The writers have…