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  • The Best on show this December

    The Best on show this December

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    With Christmas only a matter of weeks away, everything is certainly becoming increasingly merry! Let’s take a look at all things festive that TV, theatre and cinema have to offer this month… Home Alone A classic film that is guaranteed to be shown on TV this Christmas! 8 year old Kevin McCallister is accidentally left…

  • Review: Sony BDP-S185 Blu-ray player

    Review: Sony BDP-S185 Blu-ray player

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    With digital switchover all but complete in the UK, the next big trend in television is for internet connected TVs which allow you to access internet based content such as BBC iPlayer and YouTube. If the thought of replacing your newly purchased HD TV fills you with dread, don’t worry! As with the switch to…

  • Review: Resistance

    Review: Resistance

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    Amit Gupta’s Resistance is a wartime drama based on the novel by Owen Sheers, who co-wrote the screenplay with Gupta. Set in an ‘alternative history’ where D-Day fails and Germany invades the UK, the story takes place in a small Welsh valley which finds itself under occupation by a group of weary German troops lead…

  • John Barrowman and Eve Myles to attend Torchwood DVD signing

    John Barrowman and Eve Myles to attend Torchwood DVD signing

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    Torchwood fans will get the chance to meet series stars John Barrowman and Eve Myles next Tuesday when the pair sign copies of the new Torchwood Miracle Day DVD and Blu-ray at HMV Oxford Street. The actors will be appearing at the store from 6pm however wristbands for the appearance will be issued on a…

  • Andy Parsons interview

    Andy Parsons interview

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    Fans of Mock the Week star Andy Parsons can now enjoy his sell-out Gruntled Live 2011 tour on DVD and Blu-ray. Released by Universal Pictures UK, the Gruntled Live 2011 sees the return of Parsons politically inspired bemusements and disappointedly crushed enthusiasm. The Blu-ray edition includes both a DVD copy and a MP3 audio version.…

  • Samsung borrows Motorola’s failed tactic of mocking Apple users

    Samsung borrows Motorola’s failed tactic of mocking Apple users

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    Have you seen the US advert for Samsung’s Galaxy S II mobile phone? It’s funny – but very much in the wrong way. As if seeking to prove that tech firms are incapable of learning from failure, the advert opts to mock iPhone customers in order to sell its rival to those very same smartphone…