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BBC Revenge Thriller Series ‘Reunion,’ Set in the Deaf Community, Gets First-Look Pictures
"My character Brennan is on a wildly different journey," says star Matthew Gurney about the upcoming four-part series that also features Lara Peake, Anne-Marie Duff, Eddie Marsan and Rose Ayling-Ellis.
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‘Doctor Who’ Theme and More: The Legendary BBC Radiophonic Workshop’s Archive Is Now Available
"As a kid born in the 1960s, I realized there was a department at the BBC that was purely for making bonkers noises," says Radiophonic Workshop archivist Mark Ayres as the Spitfire Audio suite launches.
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Rose Ayling-Ellis on Tearing Down Walls and Her Huge 2025, Including ‘Code of Silence,’ ‘Doctor Who’
The actress opens up about her royal honor, becoming the first deaf person to present live sports on U.K. TV, launching her book in the U.S. and why meeting Dolly Parton is on her bucket list.
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BBC Apologizes as Russell Brand Review Finds Employees “Joked About” Host Exposing Himself
Peter Johnston has concluded his formal review of the allegations against Brand, two of them made while Brand worked as a presenter for the BBC from 2006 to 2008.
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Keeley Hawes, Rose Leslie on ‘Miss Austen’ and Exploring Sisterhood and “Love in All Its Forms”
The cast and creators discuss the new BBC drama, coming to the U.S. on PBS in May, that looks at why Cassandra Austen burned her famous author sister Jane’s letters.
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BBC, Sky Arts Docs Explore How the Nazis “Weaponized” Music at Auschwitz
'The Lost Music of Auschwitz' and 'The Last Musician of Auschwitz,' airing in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the camp, also look at the hope music gave its prisoners.
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‘Miss Austen’ Trailer Stars Keeley Hawes as Jane Austen’s Sister Cassandra in the BBC, PBS Drama
It also shows Young Cassy (Synnøve Karlsen) and Jane Austen (Patsy Ferran) in a flashback as they navigate “the romantic infatuations, female friendships and dashed hopes which shaped their lives."
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Chappell Roan: “I’d Be More Successful If I Was OK Wearing a Muzzle”
"If I were to override more of my basic instincts, I would be bigger. I would be way bigger…. And I would still be on tour right now," the pop star said about being dubbed a diva in the music industry.
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James Norton Is in Need of a Vacation
The British star catches up with THR on his monumental upcoming slate that includes child-swap drama 'Playing Nice,' historical epic 'King & Conqueror' and Steven Knight's hotly anticipated 'House of Guinness': "I'm not complaining, but it has been intense."
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‘An t-Eilean’: Why the BBC Is Betting on the U.K.’s First Gaelic Prestige Drama Series ‘The Island’
"It is really an inspiring time and a necessary time to really take ownership of our language and our culture and celebrate it," says Sorcha Groundsell, star of the Scottish crime show.
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First-Look Photos for Sally Wainwright’s BBC Punk Rock Drama ‘Riot Women’ Unveiled
The writer, known for hits 'Happy Valley' and 'Last Tango in Halifax', also serves as lead director on the new series.
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Neil Young Pulls Out of Glastonbury 2025, Saying Festival Is Under the BBC’s “Corporate Control”
"We were told that BBC was now a partner in Glastonbury and wanted us to do a lot of things in a way we were not interested in," Young said about the decision to not play with his new band, the Chrome Hearts.
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