British Culture Minister Calls for Fiction Label on Netflix's 'The Crown'

Former President Barack Obama gave very rare insight into what it was like in the Obama household during the beginning of the pandemic, when quarantining first began. Apparently, it wasn't just him, his wife Michelle, and their daughters Malia, 22, and Sasha, 19.

The Crown's creative license continue to echo around Britain.

gave very rare insight into what it was like in the Obama household during the beginning of the pandemic, when quarantining first began. Apparently, it wasn't just him, his wife Michelle, and their daughters Malia, 22, and Sasha, 19.

Naman Ramachandran Netflix is launching a Documentary Talent Fund to identify and support emerging documentary filmmakers from the U.K.Working from the brief “Britain’s Not Boring And Here’s A Story,” 10 filmmakers and their teams will get the opportunity to make a short documentary film with a budget of between £20,000 ($27,000) and £40,000 ($54,000) each.

The UK government has continued to apply pressure to Netflix to carry a disclaimer on The Crown making clear the series is dramatized — even though the U.S. streaming giant has already knocked back the request.

Elton John has hailed Damon Albarn a “British jewel” due to the Blur frontman’s diverse catalogue of music.The ‘Rocketman’ singer recently collaborated with Albarn on ‘The Pink Phantom’ for Gorillaz’ latest project ‘Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez’.Speaking in a new interview, John praised Albarn for throwing himself into projects that interest him, rather than focusing on what might be deemed more commercially successful.“Damon really is special,” John told Record Collector magazine.

“The Crown”‘s Josh O’Connor has slammed British culture minister Oliver Dowden.

The Crown” that states it is a work of fiction.The drama series faced calls from key British figures to make it as abundantly clear as possible to viewers that the events depicted in the show are fictional but based on actual historical events.

Netflix is to start declaring its U.K. revenues — forecast to reach £1.3 billion ($1.7 billion) next year, according to analysts —to British tax authorities.

on Netflix has upset some viewers, even those in leadership positions in the United Kingdom. The U.K.'s Culture Secretary, Oliver Dowden, spoke to the over the weekend about the dangers of not informing viewers of the fictional nature of the royal family drama. «It's a beautifully produced work of fiction, so as with other TV productions, Netflix should be very clear at the beginning it is just that,» he notes.

Given that “The Crown” offers a dramatized depiction of real events involving Britain’s royal family, viewers may not realize that what they’re watching is far less real than they might believe.

Ellise Shafer editorUK Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has demanded that Netflix label “The Crown” as fiction, making it clear that certain events depicted in the show should not be taken as fact.In an interview with Daily Mail, Dowden said: “It’s a beautifully produced work of fiction, so as with other TV productions, Netflix should be very clear at the beginning it is just that.

Naman Ramachandran Netflix’s “Delhi Crime” won best drama series at the 48th International Emmy Awards while iconic British actor Glenda Jackson and 13-year-old Billy Barratt won the acting categories.The awards were announced during a live ceremony hosted by actor Richard Kind on Monday.Jackson added to her BAFTA leading actress win for BBC TV movie “Elizabeth is Missing,” while Barratt won for another BBC TV movie, “Responsible Child,” which also won the TV movie/mini-series

The Crown season 4 premiered on Netflix this week to both rave reviews and its fair share of controversy in regard to its dubious interpretations of history. Yet inaccuracies aside, this is nothing short of a delicious romp through the political, social and royal turmoil of 1980s Britain, delivered with a camp sense of pomp and ceremony.Directed by Benjamin Caron, this season packs in more scandal than both the Bold And The Beautiful and Days Of Our Lives combined.

One member of the royal family has admitted to watching The Crown!