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ITV has released the first trailer for Foyle's War, Series 8, which begins airing on ITV in the UK on Sunday, March 24th, 2013. No word yet on when it will air on PBS in the USA - probably this fall. Check out the preview and see the new challenges facing Christopher Foyle in 3 all new feature length adventures set after World War II. … [Read more...]
If you like comedy, you may be familiar with the names Eddie Izzard, Billy Connolly, and Ricky Gervais. Yet these comedians are only the tip of the iceberg of funny men and women, many of whom have not made it onto American television—but you’re in luck! Below are some of the funniest people in Britain that you may not know, courtesy of the … [Read more...]
Martin Hurdel is a run of the mill maintenance man with an extraordinary hidden talent - he's a mimic. Martin has been stumbling along in a less than average life with a boring job and only a few friends. An ordinary man with a meaningless life he hides his talent for celebrity mimicry from the world opting to only use it for self … [Read more...]
As filming for the third series of Sherlock begins next Monday, March 18th, the consulting detective himself, Benedict Cumberbatch, confirmed that he and co-star Martin Freeman have signed on to do a fourth series of the drama. Speaking at the South Bank Show Awards were his other BBC project Parade's End picked up Best Drama Cumberbatch said, "We … [Read more...]
As Foyle's War fans are well aware, there's new episodes coming later this year that take place after the war. This has created an opportunity for Acorn Media, the DVD distributor and now producer of the show) to gather together all the previous episodes in a new giant DVD set. For those that aren't familiar with Foyle's War, a brief … [Read more...]
Quite frankly, I'm surprised that it's taken me this long to write about the Eurovision song contest; of course, it's only been now that news has been coming in on Eurovision news. All right, now there's actually two pieces of news I need to inform you of. But, first things first, Black Sabbath guitarist/only constant member Tony Iommi has … [Read more...]
Interested in The Doctor, but don't know where to start? This is the episode for you! Mike, Mike, and The Phantom Troublemaker confer with guests Alan Siler (TimeGate), Josh Wilson (Mad Norwegian Press), and Davey Beauchamp (Gallifrey Pirate Radio), and give their picks for good episodes to watch if you're a rookie. And if you're a long-time fan, … [Read more...]
On Friday March 15th Red Nose Day takes over BBC One with a night of one-off programming called Comic Relief - Funny for Money. In the annual appeal for money benefiting British and African charities the stars of British television come out and try to win the public over with special programming and funny fund-raising attempts. The over … [Read more...]
PBS will be airing two British period dramas back-to-back on March 31 - in case your Sunday night TV schedule is in need of a boost. Season 2 of Call the Midwife will lead into the two-hour series debut of Mr. Selfridge. The three hour period drama event will begin that night at 8pm EST. Call the Midwife (starring … [Read more...]
As fans of British television, nearly every time we hear one of our favorite shows is being adapted for American television, we utter a collective groan and roll our eyes. We know they’re going to change something, cast actors who aren’t right for the part, copy word-for-word the British scripts without adapting the metaphors or slang … [Read more...]
Branded as an entertainment factual series Channel 4's Gogglebox visits ten British households and records their reactions to the biggest television programs and news events of the week as they air. The participants used in Gogglebox have been selected for their opinionated views of television and in turn will be asked to critique the … [Read more...]
I’ve never read Boris Pasternak’s classic novel Doctor Zhivago, but I grew up with the dashing image of Omar Sharif’s Doctor Zhivago in my head. The 1965 movie was one of my mother’s favorites and she loved a good romance! So when I sat down to watch the 2002 TV mini-series remake of the classic movie, I wasn’t sure what to … [Read more...]
There were several big news stories related to Downton Abbey in the last week so we thought we'd round them up into one big article so you can get the latest on this hit show. WARNING: SPOILERS for the season three and light plot details for season 4 First Official Promo Picture Released The first official promotional picture has … [Read more...]
A mysterious death and the discovery of human remains shock a small village in the Shetland Islands. Former resident, Detective Jimmy Perez, returns from the mainland to lead and intense investigation in the new BBC drama Shetland. Filmed in Shetland and Glasgow the drama is based on the Red Bones book written by Ann Cleaves and has been … [Read more...]
When a former police offices is found murdered in a drug den, young DI Ann Travis (Kelly Reilly of Sherlock Holmes) teams up with DCS James Langton (Ciarán Hinds of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) to investigate the case. Emotionally involved because the victim was a friend of Langton, the detectives struggle to keep their feelings in check while … [Read more...]
David Brent is back! Office fans rejoice! After 10 years the former boss of Wernham Hogg is checking in. What has changed in 10 years? Well, he is still selling office cleaning supplies by day to fund his plan to re-ignite his singing career. In the one-off Red Nose Day special titled The Office Revisited David Brent is still an aspiring music … [Read more...]
Taking over BBC Three for a night of marathon programming all in the name of Comic Relief, chat show host Graham Norton will attempt to set the Guinness World Record for the 'Most Questions Asked on a TV Chat Show'. Joining Norton as co-hosts for Comic Relief's Big Chat are Sir Terry Wogan, Frank Skinner, Nick Grimshaw and Greg … [Read more...]
The very clever folks over at the Londonist website have mapped London's funniest areas. Using only the London A-Z guide, and a 1998 RadioTimes Guide to Comedy the Londonist pinned famous television sitcom addresses. Only locations that could be verified or given a specific made-up location were included and the ones of a vague London … [Read more...]
Here's a nice treat for a Friday. Acorn Media has posted a 13 minute behind the scenes look at the upcoming new series of Foyle's War. For those that don't know, the new series (which will air this summer on PBS) picks up in 1946 and sees Foyle navigating the secret world of spying after World War II. This video is the first good look we've had at … [Read more...]
This fantastic 3-Disc DVD set released by Acorn Media was directed by John A. Davis and Tony Wharmby and features James Warwick and Francesca Annis as Tommy and Tuppence Beresford, a madcap couple who banter and bluff their way through eleven smashing London-in-the-Twenties whodunits drawn – sometimes directly– from a book of the same name … [Read more...]
Spanning 14 years, 200 shows and over 2,000 roles John Walker, a Tesco employee from Dudley in the West Midlands, has been named the UK's most prolific TV extra. Starting out in 1998 in the Doctor Who spin-off Auton, Walker's television extra career has seen him as a Walford paramedic in EastEnders, a supermarket shopper on Coronation Street, … [Read more...]
Many fans of the hit show Downton Abbey will want to pay a visit to the great house itself called Highclere Castle. There are many options available to tour the house (which we covered before here). But you can also visit the house on your own but you have to plan far in advance. Because it's still very much a private home - and will also be … [Read more...]
Channel 4 in the UK aired a documentary a few weeks ago that showed a behind the scenes look for the search for Richard III. It was a very good program and it's unlikely to air in the USA. Someone was kind enough to upload it to YouTube where you can watch it in its entirety. It's well worth a watch as the whole story behind it is very … [Read more...]
An Englishwoman Martha (Brenda Blethyn) and an American woman Mary (Hilary Swank) bond under extraordinary circumstances in Africa when they both lose their sons to malaria. Devastated that their kids as well as other African children are dying from simple mosquito bites the women form a powerful friendship out of grief. Determined to not let … [Read more...]
Try to imagine a time when a person could be accused of a crime with little but another person’s word, had no right to an attorney, and the sentence for nearly every crime was death. This was the state English courts of the 18th century, until one young barrister stepped up to become a leading defence counsel and usher in the modern adversarial … [Read more...]
Geronimo! Mike, Mike, and Phantom Troublemaker review the last of the regeneration stories, and it looks like we saved the best for last! We are joined by Terry Lightfoot (www.DirtyWHOers.com), who was kind enough to bring the fish fingers and custard and tell us tales of Gallifrey 2013. Links The American Red Cross to help w/ the Victims of … [Read more...]
Successful vet Sara (Sue Perkins) is happy and leads and neat and non-complicated life. More work orientated than relationship bound because of her fear of getting too close to someone Sara has never pursued a personal relationship. Although she is comfortable with being gay and her friends know of her sexual orientation she's afraid to come out … [Read more...]
Foyle's War inspired us to make this graphic. Click this link to download a desktop wallpaper size version. … [Read more...]
Set in a Suffolk farmhouse Lightfields is a five-part supernatural tale of three different families during three different time periods. As each family lives in the Lightfields farmhouse a young teenage ghost who died in a 1940s barn fire makes herself known to each family. Spanning from 1944 to the present day Lightfields is a follow-up to the … [Read more...]
Renewed for a third series the BBC One drama Call the Midwife is based on the memoirs of real-life 1950s East End midwife Jennifer Worth who passed in 2011. Heidi Thomas screenwriter and executive producer of the show who befriended the writer towards the end of her life acquired Worth's blessing to continue the story once the source material had … [Read more...]
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Anglotopia was founded by Jonathan and Jackie Thomas in 2007 in a closet in Chicago. Anglotopia is for people who love Britain - whether it's British TV, Culture, History or Travel - we cover it all. Anglotopia is now our full time jobs and we spend our time working on the site and planning our yearly trips to Britain. Join us as we explore Britain and everything it has to offer!
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