Category: DN: ATV Today News Archive 2002 – 2019

Idris Elba (The Wire) is joined by an all-star cast as filming begins in London on BBC One crime thriller Luther: Ruth Wilson (Small Island, Jane Eyre), Steven Mackintosh (Criminal Justice), Indira Varma (Rome), Warren Brown (Occupation), Paul McGann (Withnail and I), Saskia Reeves (Bodies), all star in Neil Cross’ thrilling, new six-part series, made by BBC Drama Production for BBC […]

Motherhood, fatherhood, growing up and children’s education are four aspects of modern family life which impact on most people living in Britain today. They are being put under the spotlight in a host of new documentary commissions announced today by Charlotte Moore, BBC Commissioning Editor for Documentaries.   Charlotte Moore, who is speaking at the Sheffield Documentary Festival this week, […]

Fans of Coronation Street this week have been treated to a brand new DVD release of the nations favourite serial. ATV Network has two copies of the adventure to win, so read on to find out more and to enter the competition in this special edition of TV Weekly.

The BBC today announces the commission of Legacy, a new six x 60-minute series presented by Sir Gerry Robinson for BBC Two.   Legacy, currently in production, will confront some of the emotional dilemmas people face in writing a will and help them with the often taboo process of dividing up their estate.   Shockingly, around 70% of people in […]

According to media reports the ITV network is planning on reviving its old 1990s game show Talking Telephone Numbers as a bigger budget live primetime variety show. Renamed Magic Numbers the show follows, according to its description, the exact same variety style format of the original series which was hosted by Phillip Schofield and Emma Forbes.   The new version […]