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Still Opinionated, Frank Skinner returns for more topical comedy
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Frank Skinner’s Opinionated returns to BBC Two later this month for a second run with a third series already lined up for transmission in the autumn. As with the first series, the topical comedy show will see Skinner joined by big name comedians as the show visits cities nationwide and invites the studio audience to…
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TV broadcast for Being Human spin-off
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Becoming Human, the online spin-off from BBC Three’s supernatural drama series Being Human, is to be screened on TV later this month as a special 50-minute episode. The show will air on March 20th, a week after the finale of Being Human’s third series is broadcast. The spin-off stars Craig Roberts as Adam, a college…
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Orange & T-Mobile confirm iPad2 plans
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UK mobile brands Orange and T-Mobile, both operated by joint venture Everything Everywhere, have confirmed they’ll be offering Apple’s iPad 2 with a data plan contract.
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Out on DVD: Toast
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Recently broadcast on BBC One and based on the bestselling memoir of English food journalist and broadcaster Nigel Slater, biopic Toast comes to DVD later this month.
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ITV's Whitechapel recommissioned for third series
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ITV has announced crime drama Whitechapel which stars Rupert Penry-Jones and Phil Davis as detectives solving crimes inspired by legends of the East End, will return for a new run next year after two successful series drew audiences of up to 8.1 million. Also returning for the new six-part run next year is Steve Pemberton…
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Apple claims 100m iBook downloads
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Apple CEO Steve Jobs yesterday said the firm’s iBookstore had seen more than 100m ebooks downloaded since the iPad went on sale last year. Jobs, who was speaking at the launch of the updated iPad 2, also confirmed that Random House US would be adding its 17,000 ebooks to the store.