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The Fall is a gripping psychological thriller that forensically examines the lives of two hunters. One is a serial killer who stalks his victims at random in and around Belfast and the other is a talented female Detective Superintendent on secondment from the MET who is brought in to catch … [Read more...]
Musician Ally Rhodes has written a lovely song dedicated to Doctor Who's River Song. She describes it as a song about the triumph of love over predetermined destiny. Check it out below! It's lovely! You can buy the song on … [Read more...]
Breaking news for Downton Abbey Fans - Shirley MacLaine has been cast in Downton Abbey series 3 as Lady Grandtham's Mother (Elizabeth McGovern). Downton Abbey Season three begins filming next month and will air in the UK this fall and in the USA in 2013. This is great casting and should add … [Read more...]
This video is making the rounds on the web and we thought it was fun and worth sharing. A German Doctor Who fan set out to build her own TARDIS and documented the entire process in excruciating detail. The result is a fun and whimsical journey down the time vortex. Check it out! … [Read more...]
The producers of Top Gear promised to blow up a caravan and film it if they reached 10,000,000 fans on Facebook. This is the result: Brilliant! … [Read more...]
HBO has released the first proper trailer of the second season of Game of Thrones which premieres on HBO on April 1st, 2012. Check it out below: Season 2: Preview - You Win or You Die We can't wait! … [Read more...]
The Top Gear Christmas India Special elicited much negative responses - but Britain's newspapers and the commenters on this site itself. So, in Top Gear fashion, they sought to address that at the beginning of series 18. By starting with a joke and proving that they really don't care what any of us … [Read more...]
YouTuber BabelColour has taken a clip from every Doctor Who story (minus the lost ones) from 1963 to the modern day and combined them into one video. Awesome. From the video description: An updated and expanded version of my 2008 video, detailing every Doctor Who adventure from 'An … [Read more...]
This. Is. Awesome. CNET Looks at the TARDIS safe that is unlocked with your smart phone - Coming Late 2012! … [Read more...]
Good news for David Tennant Fans - we've finally got the first trailer for The Decoy Bride! David stars in this romantic comedy set on a quant Scottish Isle where they try to use a decoy bride to throw off the paparazzi. It also stars Kelly McDonald (Boardwalk Empire). Check out the trailer … [Read more...]
Our friends at Acorn Media (the company that brings British TV shows to the USA on DVD) have launched an Agatha Christie themed sweepstakes giving away a fantastic trip to Britain. Not only will you win a trip to Britain, you'll also get a visit to the set of Poirot or Marple while it's being … [Read more...]
By Larry Jaffee, Walford Gazette - Larry is trying to raise money to launch a British Culture themed magazine in the USA. See the details here. A week later, I am still coming to grips with Pam St Clement permanently hanging up her earrings, or more accurately, the infamous, diverse collection of … [Read more...]
We've come across this awesome timelapse video of a team working to build a Dalek out of Lego. It's awesome. Check it out below: Daleks build their numbers for Toy Fair as 157,000 piece work of art is unveiled. A life-size model of Doctor Who's most feared foe will be unveiled at Toy … [Read more...]
Her Ladyship, the Dowager Countess of Grantham, as played by Maggie Smith on Downton Abbey mashed up with some of her beautiful lines. This is a family blog but the video is titled Sh*t Dowager Countesses Say - following the current trend of internet videos. … [Read more...]
PBS announced today that SECRETS OF THE MANOR HOUSE will premiere on January 22, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings) and will stream in its entirety beginning January 23 on video.pbs.org. A fascinating glimpse of life behind the velvet curtains, SECRETS OF THE MANOR HOUSE goes inside … [Read more...]
Top Gear will be returning to screen in the UK soon for it's 18th series and we've got the first preview trailer. Check it out below! … [Read more...]
This alert it to let everyone know that Anthony Bourdain's new show The Layover will be stopping in London tonight on The Travel Channel. The Layover airs at 9PM EST/ 8PM CST on the Travel Channel and Travel Channel HD. Here's a description: A layover in London, Tony's "home away from home," … [Read more...]
Julian Fellowes accepts the Golden Globe for Downton Abbey in the Best Mini-Series category, discussing the programme's "extraordinary adventure". … [Read more...]
Minutes after Sherlock Series 2 concluded with a bang in the UK, showrunner Stephen Moffat let loose that there will in fact be a third series. And actually the BBC ordered the third series when they commissioned the second. So we can expect more Sherlock awesomeness in the future! That said - … [Read more...]
Golden Globes host Ricky Gervais insults Johnny Depp and Madonna as well as the ceremony itself during the awards. Here's a video of Ricky's highlights from last night. What did you think of Ricky Gervais at the 2012 Golden Globes? How did he do? … [Read more...]
Herein lies the final installment of my three part series: Taylor’s immediate reaction to her first viewing of the new Sherlock. ~Warning. Spoilers abound and post is sorely unedited or proofread~ So it has come to this. We have reached the end of series two. And what an ending … [Read more...]
HBO has set a date for the return of Game of Thrones. Our journey through Westoros begins again on April 1st, 2012 for another 10 episode season on HBO. We can't wait! … [Read more...]
There is not too much to report this week for the upcoming season of Doctor Who. However Karen Gillan has been very busy talking about Dr. Who and We'll Take Manhattan. KAREN GILLAN ON HER DEPARTURE Karen Gillan recently spoke about exiting Doctor Who on the Graham Norton Show, “I have … [Read more...]
Hitchhiker's fans rejoice! Arthur Dent is headed for the stage with the original BBC cast. According to the BBC: Original cast members of the TV and radio versions of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy are reuniting for a new stage production. The show will star Simon Jones, who played … [Read more...]
The BBC has released the first trailer for it's new World War I set drama called Birdsong. Eddie Redmayne (My Week With Marilyn, Richard II) and Clemence Poesy (28 Days Later, Harry Potter) star as the passionate young lovers Stephen and Isabelle, brought together by love and torn apart by the … [Read more...]
Derek Jacobi (The King’s Speech; Borgias; My Week With Marilyn) and Anne Reid (Upstairs, Downstairs; Marchlands) lead the cast in a new romantic comedy series, Antony And Cleopatra, made by Red Production Company for BBC One. Joined by Sarah Lancashire (Five Daughters; Rose And … [Read more...]
In this episode, Scott and Calliope discuss the 2011 Christmas special - The Doctor, The Widow and the Wardrobe. Do you think that The Doctor actually managed to stay under the radar up to this point? Do you ever open your presents early? Would you borrow a car to take a spaceman back to his box? … [Read more...]
Five new dramas reflecting the strategy for drama on BBC One were announced by Ben Stephenson, Controller, BBC Drama Commissioning, at the Broadcasting Press Guild lunch today (Wednesday 11 January). Announcing today’s new commissions, Ben Stephenson said: “2012 is a massive year for … [Read more...]
The BBC has released the first preview trailer for Karen Gillan's upcoming drama movie We'll Take Manhattan. Check it out below - looks interesting! … [Read more...]
We here at Anglotopia have come across many creations hand crafted by fellow Anglophiles. These hand-knitted, crochet, sewn, or painted items not only show off the immense talent of their creator but also show a love for all things Blighty. We want to highlight some of the really talented things … [Read more...]
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Anglotopia was founded by Jonathan and Jackie Thomas for people who love Britain - whether it's British TV, Culture, History or Travel - we cover it all. Anglotopia was started to get us back to the UK for a trip and it did that in 2009. Now, the goal is for Anglotopia to make our dreams of traveling to the UK whenever we want a reality.
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