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What (more) TV’s on at BAFTA in February/March 2018? Including The Crown and Kay Mellor masterclasses

16 February 2018 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Every couple of weeks, TMINE flags up what new TV events BAFTA is holding around the UK

A couple of new TV events have been announced by BAFTA this week, one in February, one in March, both ‘Masterclasses’.

The Crown

Masterclass: The Crown

Monday, 26 February 2018 – 7:00pm
Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), The Mall, London SW1Y 5AH

The team behind the BAFTA-winning Netflix series will discuss bringing the historical drama to our screens.

The Crown chronicles the reign of Queen Elizabeth II and the major historical events that defined the second half of the 20th Century.

Join creator Peter Morgan, Executive Producer Suzanne Mackie, Director Ben Caron and actress Vanessa Kirby (Princess Margaret) as they reflect and discuss the story behind first two seasons.

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Kay Mellor

Masterclass: Kay Mellor on Screenwriting

Monday, 19 March 2018 – 7:00pm
Princess Anne Theatre, BAFTA, 195 Piccadilly

The BAFTA-winning writer will share her inspirations and insights into her craft.

Kay’s credits include Band of Gold, Fat Friends and the recent dramas Love, Lies & Records and Girlfriends.

Kay will be in conversation with Kate Rowland.

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Jeff Daniels in Hulu (US)'s The Looming Tower
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When’s that show you mentioned starting, TMINE? Including The Looming Tower

16 February 2018 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Every Friday, TMINE lets you know when the latest TV shows from around the world will air in the UK

Just two acquisitions this week. The first is Tabula Rasa (Belgium: VRT), which has been picked up by Channel 4/Walter Presents and will air in the summer, but there’s no specific date yet. It’s a crime drama about a woman with amnesia, just in case you’re wondering, but I’ll tell you more when there’s a premiere date.

Also picked up this week is:

The Looming Tower (US: Hulu; UK: Amazon)
Premiere date: Thursday, March 1

Alec Baldwin and Jeff Daniels star in this 10-part series, based on the Pulitzer prize-winning non-fiction book by Lawrence Wright, that examines the work of the CIA and FBI in tracking the growing influence of Al Qaeda before the 9/11 attacks. It also stars Peter Sarsgaard, Michael Stuhlbar, Tahar Rahim and Virginia Kull.  

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High Maintenance
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What have you been watching? Including High Maintenance and Star Trek: Discovery

14 February 2018 Rob Buckley Post a comment

It’s “What have you been watching?”, your chance to recommend anything you’ve been watching this week

For once, I actually managed to watch and review all the TV I promised to watch and review last week. Well done me. True, Boxset Monday ended up as Boxset Tuesday, but that’s largely because Squinters turned out not to be Boxset Monday-worthy material.

Elsewhere, you’ll find reviews of:

Later in the week, I’ll be dealing with HBO’s Here and Now, as well as anything else that pops up despite the Winter Olympics. But today, there’s the latest episodes of the current roster of regulars: Baron Noir, Black Lightning, Corporate, Counterpart and The Magicians. Star Trek: Discovery‘s season finale has aired, too, but taking its place in the viewing queue is the returning DC’s Legends of Tomorrow. Lastly, it turned out that High Maintenance returned a few weeks ago without my noticing, so I’ve been playing catch-up with that.

See you after the jump.

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