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UK TV’s Drama erects a giant wet Mr Darcy

9 July 2013 Rob Buckley 2 Comments

If you go down to the Serpentine in Hyde Park today, you’ll see a 12-foot fibre-glass sculpture of Colin Firth as Mr Darcy from Pride and Prejudice. Read the rest of the blog before you head off, won’t you…?

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Tuesday’s “Brian Cox goes to Shetland, Sean Pertwee is Inspector Lestrade and HBO’s Utopia” news

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Film

David Hayter to adapt The Sword

Film casting

Michael K Williams joining Kill The Messenger?

Trailers

Clip from The Wolverine with Hugh Jackman
Trailer for The Lifeguard with Kristen Bell
Trailer for Sweetwater with January Jones
Trailer for Austenland with Keri Russell, Bret McKenzie, James Callis et al

UK TV casting

Brian Cox and Julie Graham join Shetland

US TV

Dan Harmon’s return to Community a group effort
Sunday ratings
Sunday cable ratings: Ray Donovan grows

US TV show casting

Sean Pertwee to play Lestrade in Elementary
Three Nashville promotions
Donald Glover to only appear in five of 13 Community episodes

New US TV shows

HBO adapting: Channel 4’s Utopia, David Fincher producing?

Photos from my Friday trip to BBC Broadcasting House

8 July 2013 Rob Buckley 7 Comments

On Friday, I went uptown to see John Finnemore’s Souvenir Programme being recorded at BBC Broadcasting House. I thought y’all might like to see some photos from the experience. This is old Broadcasting House:

Next to it is the new building, completed in the past couple of years:

Want to know what you can see inside? I’ll give you a clue: cough, cough, Doctor Who, cough, cough.

Follow me after the jump if you’ve managed to crack the code and are interested…

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Monday’s “No more BBC 3D, Trailer Park Boys returns and Amy Acker to guest on Husbands” news

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Trailers

Trailer for Bong Joon-ho’s Snowpiercer, with Chris Evans

Canadian TV

Trailer Park Boys to return for an eighth season online

UK TV

No more 3D at the BBC for three years

New US TV show casting

Sam Heughan to star in Starz’s Outlander
Amy Acker to guest on The CW Seed’s Husbands

Monday’s “No more BBC 3D, Trailer Park Boys returns and Amy Acker to guest on Husbands” news

8 July 2013 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Trailers

Trailer for Bong Joon-ho’s Snowpiercer, with Chris Evans

Canadian TV

Trailer Park Boys to return for an eighth season online

UK TV

No more 3D at the BBC for three years

New US TV show casting

Sam Heughan to star in Starz’s Outlander
Amy Acker to guest on The CW Seed’s Husbands

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UK TV’s Drama erects a giant wet Mr Darcy

Tuesday’s “Brian Cox goes to Shetland, Sean Pertwee is Inspector Lestrade and HBO’s Utopia” news

Photos from my Friday trip to BBC Broadcasting House

Monday’s “No more BBC 3D, Trailer Park Boys returns and Amy Acker to guest on Husbands” news

Monday’s “No more BBC 3D, Trailer Park Boys returns and Amy Acker to guest on Husbands” news

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