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Quakers have called for gay marriage in an address to Her Majesty, Queen Elisabeth II. The Religious Society of Friends, better known as Quakers, were amongst those invited to address the Queen at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace earlier today. Pink News reports that 12 representatives from the Quakers were in attendance and in an address to the Queen called […]

Upstairs Downstairs actress Laura Haddock has joined the cast of Da Vinci’s Demons. The historical fantasy drama is a co-production between the BBC and Starz and will focus on Da Vinci’s youth spent in Renaissance Florence. Tom Riley has previously been announced as leading the cast of the new drama. Laura Haddock has now been added to the cast; she […]

Starz CEO Chris Albrecht hasn’t ruled out the possibility of further seasons of Torchwood. The fourth series of Torchwood, titled Miracle Day, aired on Starz and BBC One last year – it was a co-production between the BBC and Starz. As yet though no further seasons of the Doctor Who spin-off have been ordered but Starz CEO Chris Albrecht has […]

J.J Abram’s new Fox series Alcatraz reached its finale last night with low ratings mean its renewal seem increasingly unlikely. Elsewhere on Monday evening it was a roster of repeats as The Voice and Dancing with the Stars dominated the ratings. Between 8pm and 10pm NBC‘s The Voice and ABC‘s Dancing with the Stars once again battled for rating supremacy […]

Channel Five will air another series of Celebrity Big Brother in the Summer.

A preview for tonight’s ITV2 episode of The Vampire Diaries: Dangerous Liaisons. Elena (Nina Dobrev) is surprised to receive an invitation to a formal ball being hosted by Klaus (Joseph Morgan) and Damon (Ian Somerhalder) and Stefan (Paul Wesley) both insist on escorting her to the party – after all everyone knows that formally events in Mystic Falls usually ends […]

It has been confirmed that Lenora Crichlow will not be returning to Being Human. On Sunday evening it was announced that a fifth season of Being Human it had been ordered. It will air on BBC Three next year and comprise of six episodes – BBC America are co-funding the new series. There had been earlier speculation that the supernatural […]

Axed Fox series Terra Nova will not be picked up by Netflix. Fox announced earlier this this month that it was cancelling Terra Nova after just one series. The cancellation was probably more due to its hefty price tag – a reported $4 million per episode – than its ratings which were decidedly average but not disastrously low. Terra Nova […]

The season five debut of Mad Men hit a new ratings high. The 1960s based drama starring Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss and January Jones returned to AMC last night for its fifth season but its extended hiatus certainly hasn’t dented viewer interest in Mad Men. AMC Press Release: Last night, AMC debuted season five of “Mad Men” with a two-hour […]