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Doctor Who

Asylum of the Daleks videos and extras
Episode gets 6.9m viewers

Film

Motor City crew told to go home

US TV shows

Henry Winkler returning to Arrested Development
Breaking Bad‘s Bryan Cranston and Catherine O’Hara to guest on 30 Rock [minor spoilers]
Tricia Helfer to guest star on Community

New US TV shows

Armando Iannucci planning Silicon Valley HBO pilot
William Petersen leaving Hurt People
NBC buys Fred and Marilyn and another family comedy
CBS buys FBI drama
The Newsroom‘s David Harbour to guest on Elementary
NBC working with Howard Gordon on sci-fi drama

Monday’s “Asylum of the Daleks extras, Armando Iannucci’s new show and Motor City cancelled” news

3 September 2012 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Doctor Who

Asylum of the Daleks videos and extras
Episode gets 6.9m viewers

Film

Motor City crew told to go home

US TV shows

Henry Winkler returning to Arrested Development
Breaking Bad‘s Bryan Cranston and Catherine O’Hara to guest on 30 Rock [minor spoilers]
Tricia Helfer to guest star on Community

New US TV shows

Armando Iannucci planning Silicon Valley HBO pilot
William Petersen leaving Hurt People
NBC buys Fred and Marilyn and another family comedy
CBS buys FBI drama
The Newsroom‘s David Harbour to guest on Elementary
NBC working with Howard Gordon on sci-fi drama

Doctor Who – Pond Life: Part 5

31 August 2012 Rob Buckley 3 Comments

Well, you’ve all been waiting for it with baited breath and here it is at last – the final, fifth part of Chris Chibnall’s Pond Life prequel to the new series of Doctor Who, which starts tomorrow. Those of you who have been watching them all: what do you think? Worth the five minutes of your time needed to watch it?

Friday’s Sitting Tennant (week 33, 2012)

31 August 2012 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Look! Some pretty pictures of David Tennant for you to stare at over the weekend!

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Elisabeth Murdoch’s MacTaggart lecture and two MediaGuardian Edinburgh Festival masterclasses for you: Sherlock and Modern Family

30 August 2012 Rob Buckley Post a comment

For the uninitiated, the big UK media event of the year is the MediaGuardian Edinburgh International TV Festival, which took place last week. As well as a chance to get extremely hammered, while smoozing the famous and powerful with your great idea for a new TV show, there are interviews, masterclasses and the famous MacTaggart Lecture (this year’s speaker: Elisabeth Murdoch):

However, today I shall be presenting to you two masterclasses: the Sherlock masterclass involving Sue Vertue, Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss and Andrew Scott, and the Modern Family masterclass with co-creator Steve Levitan. Enjoy!

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Monday’s “Asylum of the Daleks extras, Armando Iannucci’s new show and Motor City cancelled” news

Monday’s “Asylum of the Daleks extras, Armando Iannucci’s new show and Motor City cancelled” news

Doctor Who – Pond Life: Part 5

Friday’s Sitting Tennant (week 33, 2012)

Elisabeth Murdoch’s MacTaggart lecture and two MediaGuardian Edinburgh Festival masterclasses for you: Sherlock and Modern Family

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