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  • BBC One To Revive Survivors

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    It’s been announced that BBC Drama Productions are to remake Tarry Nation’s 1970’s drama series Survivors for broadcast on BBC One. Set in the present day, the new series will be written by Adrian Hodges. Hodges said he was “thrilled to be involved with re-imagining it for a new audience.” The original show, which launched…

  • BBC To Film All Shakespeare Plays

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    The BBC are planning to film all 37 of Shakespeare’s works over the next 12 years reports today’s Telegraph. It’s understood that the corporation has enlisted Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes and his Neal Street company to produce the films. Mendes is said to be directing a number of the works himself with the rest being…

  • iPlayer – Catch Up With BBC Favourites

    iPlayer – Catch Up With BBC Favourites

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    The BBC’s Director of Future Media & Technology Ashley Highfield discusses this month’s launch of the BBC iPlayer – a free catch-up service for UK licence-fee payer. The platform has developed by the BBC’s Future Media & Technology division in partnership with Siemens and Red Bee Media. “Your favourite programmes from all the BBC’s network…

  • Lenny Henry Explores British Humour

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    Acclaimed comedian Lenny Henry travels the UK exploring what makes us laugh and how we use our humour in everyday life in Lenny’s Britain, a new series for BBC One which starts next week. The 4 part documentary series, a collaboration with the Open University, promises to show Lenny “as we’ve never seen him before”…

  • Nebulous – BBC Audio

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    This three-disc set contains all 6 episodes of the first series of Nebulous, a comedy sci-fi series which follows the adventures of Professor Nebulous (Mark Gatiss) and KENT – the Key Environmental Non-Judgemental Taskforce – dedicated to getting a post apocalyptic planet back on the right track. I’d missed the radio broadcasts so I was…

  • The Midwich Cuckoos – BBC Classic Radio Sci-Fi

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    This 2003 radio production of John Wyndham’s The Midwich Cuckoosstars Bill Nighy as Richard (whose character also serves as thenarrator) and Sarah Parish. Set in the remote village of Midwich the story tells of a series ofunexpected pregnancies and subsequent births which all occur on thesame day. Each child the ability to communicate telepathically, a…