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Free Jo Nesbo ebook for iTunes users
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Apple users who have downloaded the firm’s 12 Days of Christmas app for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch can grab a free copy of Jo Nesbo’s novel The Redbreast. The book is the first of Nesbo’s Harry Hole series to be available in English and begins during former President Clinton’s visit to Norway, where…
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New-look Casualty returns in HD
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BBC One’s Casualty returns for a new run next week with a special 80 minute episode. The episode, the first to be shot in HD, sees the unveiling of the new Emergency Department following the recent fire. Jordan (Michael French) and Charlie (Derek Thompson) decide that the department will only treat minor cases on the…
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Siri brings the voice control of the future to today’s mobiles
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Thin, portable, and talkative. That’s how computers tended to be portrayed when I was a kid. Though many of the devices were seen in futuristic TV shows and films, over the past few years they’ve edged a lot closer to reality than most of us would have imagined. Indeed, the least specced tablet is infinitely…
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Adrian Lester discusses the end of Hustle
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BBC One’s Hustle starts its final run in the New Year. The final series sees the return of Adrian Lester, Robert Vaughn, Robert Glenister, Matt Di Angelo, Kelly Adams and a special appearance by Jaime Murray as Stacie Monroe. In this interview Lester looks back at the show’s eight seasons and discusses his personal highlights…
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Raymond Briggs’ Snowman to return in 2012
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1982 saw Channel 4’s first Christmas on air and the first broadcast of the animated The Snowman, adapted from Raymond Briggs’ acclaimed book about the magical adventures of a young boy and the remarkable snowman he creates. The Oscar-nominated film – wordless, apart from its evocative theme, Walking in the Air – has been screened…
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Doctor Who gains multiplayer online game
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Just before we took our Christmas break, the BBC announced the preview launch of a new Doctor Who multiplayer online game entitled Doctor Who: Worlds in Time. The game draws on the show’s “rich mythology, locations and excitement” to create a world for fans to enjoy and explore. Players can join together in missions identified…