Thursday’s “BBC1 loses kids programmes, Chris Moyles is King Herod and new Cougar Town showrunners” news

Film

Trailers

  • Trailer for Won’t Back Down with Maggie Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Holly Hunter, Rosie Perez and Lance Reddick
  • Trailer for Hit and Run, written by, co-directed by and starring Parenthood‘s Dax Shepard

Theatre

  • Mel C, Chris Moyles and Tim Minchin to star in Jesus Christ Superstar
  • 39 Steps creator to adapt Ben Hur

UK TV

  • BBC greenlights adaptation of Emile Zola’s Ladies’ Paradise
  • BBC to move kids TV to digital channels, cut BBC3 and BBC4 drama and factual budgets, shut BBC HD for BBC2 HD and launch regional BBC1 HD channels
  • Silk gets 5.6m viewers

US TV

US TV pilots