BBC Studios Exec Says UK Comedy Budgets Now Closer To Drama Than Entertainment – Edinburgh TV Festival

Guy Lodge Film Critic Frank Marshall’s film “Alive” has never exactly been a classic, but for a certain bracket of moviegoers who saw it in 1993, it remains a vivid memory. A heart-in-mouth recreation of the 1972 Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crash — from which 16 people eventually survived 72 days stranded in a remote, snowy stretch of the Andes in western Argentina, while 29 perished — it visualized the events past the remit of worldwide news reports and magazine stories.

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Between 1973 and 1981, Wigan Casino was the place to be if you wanted to dance along as the latest tracks were spun from the decks.

We may now be in autumn, but it looks like many of us might need to look for ways to cool down as certain parts of Scotland are due for another heatwave.

The star-studded Strictly Come Dancing 2023 line-up has been unveiled in a gripping first-look trailer. While fans of the BBC show had already been privy to the celebrities they can expect to see compete this year, it's the first time the professionals joining have been confirmed.

One of the BBC’s most senior news journalists has revealed that he received death threats back in 2017, deemed so serious that the man sending them was later detained.

It's been a hectic summer for BBC Breakfast's Nina Warhurst - and not just in terms of the school holidays that are hastily (and sadly) coming to an end. In fact, the 42 year old has been busy getting her DIY on, and has been sharing snippets of her pricey home renovation over the last few weeks with her 25,000 social media followers.

Naman Ramachandran Iconic British horror label Hammer Films and Studios has been acquired by renowned British theater producer John Gore. Gore, a 20-time Tony, Emmy and Olivier-winning entertainment producer, is known for his live theater company the John Gore Organization, which owns Broadway.com and Broadway Across America – a leading presenter, distributor and marketer of Broadway theater worldwide. The company was one of the producers of three of 2022’s big Tony winners: “A Strange Loop” (best musical), “The Lehman Trilogy” (best play) and “Company” (best revival).

BBC Scoops ‘The Newsreader’ Season 2

The Late Late Show with James Corden showrunner Ben Winston has revealed how unexpected impacts of the labor strikes cost his production company an unscripted series greenlight.

The BBC complained to Claudia Winkleman's hairdresser about her fringe, the Strictly presenter has said. The co-host said a BBC executive called her hairdresser to complain about the length of her fringe after she was signed to co-host Strictly Come Dancing.

Prime Video UK is yet to decide on the future of doc series Clarkson’s Farm following the furor over Jeremy Clarkson’s incendiary column about Meghan Markle earlier this year.

The morning after his MacTaggart, Louis Theroux has called out the “right-skewing press” and “vested interests” who want to defund the BBC.

Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget, the highly tipped animated sequel Aardman and director Sam Fell have made for Netflix, will debut at this year’s London Film Festival.

Ethan Shanfeld Bradley Cooper recently went deep into the icy canyons of the Wyoming Basin, where he opened up about his sobriety with Bear Grylls. On a Season 2 episode of National Geographic’s “Running Wild With Bear Grylls,” the British adventurer asked Cooper about his most meaningful roles. “‘The Hangover’ was pretty career changing,” Cooper said.

Showtime has set a fall premiere for its limited series Fellow Travelers, starring Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey. Fellow Travelers will make its streaming debut on the Paramount+ with Showtime plan beginning Friday, October 27 before its linear debut on Sunday, October 29 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Showtime. The series will also premiere on Paramount+ on October 27 in Canada and on October 28 in all the UK, Australia, Latin America, South Korea, Italy, Germany Switzerland and Austria.

Amazon Prime Video has greenlit a UK comedy-thriller from It’s A Sin EP Nicola Shindler’s Quay Street and Stay Close scribe Charlotte Coben.

Lisa Snowdon has opened up on her feelings of guilt surrounding her jealousy after people around her fell pregnant while she struggled with her fertility. The 51 year old model and TV presenter - who is happily coupled up with her fiancé, George Smart - said the feelings became stronger after she suffered a miscarriage. Lisa, who has also spoken openly about terminating a pregnancy, revealed she’s put lots of energy and work into finding contentment in life without motherhood.

James Hawes’s drama One Life, starring Anthony Hopkins as Holocaust rescue hero Nicholas Winton, will make its European debut at the London Film Festival in October as part of its gala program, following the film’s TIFF world premiere.