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  • Frank Skinner celebrate legacy of George Formby for BBC Four

    Frank Skinner celebrate legacy of George Formby for BBC Four

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    Frank Skinner explores the legacy of British comedy icon George Formby in a new BBC Four documentary airing later this month. More than eighty years ago, Formby’s appeal was so great he c earned the equivalent of £3 million a year – equal to the multimillion salaries of today’s footballers. Making 19 films between 1934…

  • Crime & Investigation Network takes another look at Britain’s Biggest Heists

    Crime & Investigation Network takes another look at Britain’s Biggest Heists

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    Britain’s Biggest Heists returns to Crime & Investigation Network next week with another look at some of the most audacious robberies in the history of the UK.  Each episode of the 8-part series includes dramatic re-enactments and interviews with those who took part in, or witnessed, the crimes. The series kicks off with a look…

  • Channel 5 snaps up Dallas

    Channel 5 snaps up Dallas

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    UK Dallas fans will be able to enjoy the all-new adventures of the Ewing clan without subscription after Channel 5 snapped up the rights to the revived soap. The 10-part series is being produced by US channel TNT and sees Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy and Linda Gray reprise their roles of J.R., Bobby and Sue…

  • iPhone 4S pre-orders top 1 million

    iPhone 4S pre-orders top 1 million

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    Apple says pre-orders of its new iPhone 4S mobile phone has exceeded 1 million in a single day, beating the pre-order record of 600,000 held by the previous generation iPhone 4. Te new iPhone, unveiled last week, ncludes an 8MP camera, the Siri voice-powered assistant and a faster processor. “We are blown away with the…

  • Johnny English triumphs at the UK box office

    Johnny English triumphs at the UK box office

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    Rowan Atkinson’s Johnny English Reborn has took almost £5m at the UK box office on its opening weekend. The film marks the return of the accident-prone MI5 agent English to the big screen after an absence of eight years. Joining Atkinson are Dominic West, Gillian Anderson, Daniel Kaluuya and genuine ‘Bond Girl’ Rosamund Pike. The…

  • Sky orders third series of Strike Back

    Sky orders third series of Strike Back

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    Sky One has ordered a third series of its hit action series Strike Back, based on the book by Chris Ryan. The first series, starring Richard Armitage as a special forces solider carrying out ‘black ops’, aired last year to rave reviews. The second series, which stars Philip Winchester and Sullivan Stapleton, is currently airing.…