‘Once Upon A Time In Space’ Set As Next James Bluemel BBC Doc Following Success Of Northern Ireland Series

Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan, singer Lily Allen and TV host Rylan Clark feature on one of the starriest BBC podcast slates to date.

EXCLUSIVE: UK production and distribution outfit Swipe Films has recently completed post-production on under-the-radar feature documentary Quintessentially Irish, which it has sold globally to Vision Films (ex UK & Ire).

BBC Breakfast was pulled off air on Monday morning after it was hit with technical issues. Presenters Jon Kay and Sally Nugent were presenting the show and appeared completely unaware of the blunder.

Carol Kirkwood has spoken honestly about her challenging first marriage break-up from Jimmy Kirkwood. During a chat on Kaye Adam's podcast 'How to Be 60', the BBC Breakfast weather presenter was asked to share about the most difficult year in her life thus far. In response she said: "Probably the year I got divorced, I didn't expect that to happen and it was shocking.

repeatedly questioned actor Andrew Scott about Barry Keoghan’s “naked dance scene” in the movie “Saltburn,” in which Scott does not appear.The interaction was deemed “homophobic” by many viewers.The incident occurred on the red carpet at last Sunday’s BAFTA Awards, where BBC entertainment correspondent Colin Paterson asked Scott, 47 — the openly gay star of LGBTQ drama “All of Us Strangers” — for his “reaction” to Keoghan’s nude shimmy in “Saltburn.”“Do you Barry well?” Peterson asked Scott — who initially laughed and said, “I don’t wanna spoil it for anybody.” But Paterson was not to be deterred, and said “spoil away” while Scott still declined to say anything — and appeared to be growing uncomfortable through his smile.But Paterson wouldn’t let it go.“There was a lot of talk about prosthetics,” he said. “How well do you know [Keoghan]? Too much? Is it too much?”Scott just walked away, seemingly disgusted at the line of questioning — while Paterson said he might have taken the line of questioning in the wrong direction.The BBC issued a statement on Friday, Feb.

A new bridge that is the linchpin of the £150 million Cross Tay Link Road project (CTLR) is beginning to take shape following delays caused by recent storms.

Actress Pamela Salem, known for her role as James Bond's secretary Miss Moneypenny in Sean Connery's Never Say Never Again, has died at the age of 80.

BBC Radio Orkney star Dave Gray has passed away, the broadcaster has announced.The emotional statement saw the BBC Radio team pay tribute to their beloved friend and colleague.They announced: "Everyone at BBC Radio Orkney is grieving the sudden loss of our friend and colleague Dave Gray, who died on Wednesday following a short illness. For three decades Dave was the heart and soul of the BBC in Orkney and we will miss him terribly. "Our thoughts are with his family and many friends at this most difficult of times.

Europe and UK tour in Dublin, Ireland, where she treated fans to a handful of surprises.Earlier this week (February 20), PinkPantheress kickstarted her tour in Ireland, where she partook in two surprises for her fans in attendance. Halfway through her set, the singer – real name Vicky Beverly Walker – was handed a prosthetic leg from the crowd.After taking the prosthetic in her hand, PinkPantheress held it up for the audience to see, looking perplexed before signing it and passing it back into the crowd.

Ireland Baldwin is the queen of keeping it real!

EXCLUSIVE: Coming off directing and executive producing the first two episodes of FX’s Shōgun, Jonathan van Tulleken has been tapped to direct and executive produce the first two episodes of another high-profile limited series, Prime Video’s Blade Runner 2099.

Mubi has snapped up rights across multiple territories on Made In England: The Films Of Powell And Pressburger, the Martin Scorsese-narrated doc set to debut this week at the Berlin Film Festival. 

Marta Balaga “The Zone of Interest” producer Ewa Puszczyńska has teamed up with France’s Elzévir Films and Ireland’s Copper Alley Prods. on “Safe and Silent,” backed by Arte France. “I decided to join the project because of the quality of the script.

What was old was extremely new on Netflix in January and even into this month.

Naman Ramachandran Universal’s “Migration” stayed atop the U.K. and Ireland box office for the second consecutive week with £2.4 million ($3.1 million), according to numbers from Comscore. The global hit animation now has a total of £6.6 million in the territory.

Ross McCausland's explosion onto the Rangers first-team scene struck Michael O'Neill like a bolt from the blue. But the Northern Ireland boss can't get enough of it - and reckons he's an inspiration to his international peers.

Casualty star Elinor Lawless has bravely opened up about her two hidden health conditions. The 31 year old actress joined the cast of the BBC drama as Stevie Nash back in 2021 and has been involved in some major storylines since then. Meanwhile, Casualty's original stars have gone on to varied careers since leaving the show.

Blur are set to release a new documentary and concert film charting their huge 2023 reunion.As Screen Daily reports, UK sales and distribution company Altitude has added the two upcoming titles to its European Film Market (EFM) slate. Both projects will be released in cinemas in the UK and Ireland later this year.The first film is a feature-length documentary detailing the Britpop band’s latest comeback, which saw Damon Albarn and co.

Naman Ramachandran Altitude is launching international sales on two films featuring iconic British band Blur at the Berlin European Film Market. The band, consisting of singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bass guitarist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree, was formed in 1988 and tasted considerable success until it went on hiatus in 2015. The first film is an untitled feature-length documentary depicting the return of Blur, captured across a year in which the band made a surprise return with their first record in eight years, the #1 album “The Ballad of Darren.” It follows the relationship of the bandmates of over three decades as they come together to record 10 new songs ahead of their sold-out shows at London’s Wembley Stadium in 2023.

Long-running BBC crime drama Silent Witness is back for its 27th series - and so too are stars Emilia Fox and David Caves. The actors play dedicated forensic pathologists Nikki Fox and Jack Hodgson, partners in and out of the Lyell Centre.