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Radio 4 production of Life and Fate released next month
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Radio 4’s ambitious eight-hour dramatisation of Vasily Grossman’s Life and Fate will be available as a digital download from October 10th. The production features an all-star cast including Kenneth Branagh, David Tennant, Greta Scacchi, Janet Suzman, Kenneth Cranham, Eleanor Bron, Harriet Walter and Philip Madoc. This powerful work, completed in 1960, charts the fate of…
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Torchwood seasons 1-4 get Blu-ray release
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The complete four seasons of Torchwood are getting a Blu-ray release in November. Miracle Day, the latest instalment of the Doctor Who spin-off ended its BBC One run last week but fans of Captain Jack (John Barrowman) and team of alien hunters can now re-live their adventures right from the very beginning. The box set…
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ITV commissions new romantic comedy
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A new comedy drama about a couple who meet up after a year apart and find they’re still in love. Written by Bill Gallagher (The Prisoner, Lark Rise to Candleford), the Manchester-set Love Life will tell the story of the faltering relationship of Joe and Lucy. Feeling in a good place and as if she’s…
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Sky’s Trollied comes to DVD
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Fans of Sky’s supermarket comedy Trollied will be able to relive the entire first series when it comes to DVD on 17th October. Starring Jane Horrocks (Absolutely Fabulous, Little Voice) and Mark Addy (Game of Thrones, The Full Monty), Trollied has been one of Sky 1’s most popular shows and is the most successful multi-channel…
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Celebration of Humphrey Lyttelton heads up October comedy releases
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BBC comedy favourites are coming to CD this winter courtesy of audiobook publishers AudioGO. The company is releasing a selection of radio comedy next month including I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue, Humphrey Lyttelton Concert. The one-off special features an all-star cast of friends and admirers from the world of music, including Elkie Brooks, Stacey…
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3G usage highest among tablet owners
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Tablet and laptop owners are more likely to regularly use 3G mobile broadband than owners of dongles according to the latest results from YouGov’s Mobile Broadband Experience. Tablet users are also more likely to participate in a variety of internet activities while dongle users participate in fewer internet activities. Just 11% of dongle users download…