Month: December 2008

  BBC One has commissioned a new adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous detective, Sherlock Holmes. BBC One and Hartswood Films announce Sherlock, a contemporary remake of the Arthur Conan Doyle classic, starring Benedict Cumberbatch as the new Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman as his loyal friend, Doctor John Watson. Rupert Graves plays Inspector Lestrade. The drama is co-created by […]

  Majel Barrett-Roddenberry, often described as the First Lady of Star Trek, passed away on the 18th of December. The actress, who was married to Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, was involved in Star Trek in all of its forms. Majel Barrett-Roddenberry has passed away at the age of 76, the actress died on December 18th. Majel Barrett-Roddenberry is often […]

  ITV has decided to pull its plug on its proposed adaptation of A Passage to India, a novel by EM Foster due to financial reasons. Media Guardian reports that ITV have decided to pull the plug on its planned adaptation of the EM Foster novel, A Passage to India. The commercial broadcaster were planning a new version of the […]

  This Christmas the BBC is to offer younger viewers their own version of BBC iPlayer that allows them to watch shows they love on-demand in a specially designed child-friendly service. Aimed at children aged 6 to 12, BBC iPlayer for CBBC – BAFTA Children’s Channel of the Year – gives children the chance to choose when they watch programmes […]

  Find out what happens in next week’s episodes of Heroes, Prison Break and Sanctuary. Sanctuary [Week 52] Episode Eleven: ITV4, Monday 22nd December. 9pm   Hungry for their first exclusive on-air story, local news reporter Amy Saunders (Rekha Sharma) and camera operator Zach Spencer (Matty Finochio) arrive at a shipping warehouse where three people have been brutally attacked and […]

  It’s the Christmas Special fans have been waiting all Autumn as they await the answer…is David Morrissey really the next Doctor?         The Next Doctor: BBC One, Thursday 25th December. 6pm. [Christmas Day]   It’s Christmas Eve in 1851 and Cybermen stalk the snow of Victorian London, in this special Christmas edition of Russell T Davies’s […]

  They might have survived the Flu series but now our Survivors have to make it to the end of the season finale, can they do it? Read on to find out.       Episode Six: BBC One, Tuesday 23rd December. 9pm. [Christmas Eve]   Abby and her friends find themselves on the run from Samantha and Dexter, who’ve […]