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The Crawleys have taken their stunning clothes, ornate furniture, cultured ways and mysteries with them as the second season of “Downton Abbey” comes to a close. Yes, the cast (well, many of them) is filming Season Three now, but what are we Yanks to do until “Masterpiece Theatre” brings … [Read more...]
This is brilliant! A fan has taken footage of Sherlock and Doctor who and mashed them up into something called Wholock. Very cool! … [Read more...]
The BBC has released our first real good look at the second series of Upstairs Downstairs, which is due to start airing in the UK very soon. One thing is very clear from this clip - series 2 will be set a few years after series 1. I suspect this was necessary to write some characters out of the … [Read more...]
The British television show Downton Abbey is set in 1912 and features gorgeous estates, picturesque villages and drama. Cast includes talented actors and actresses like Hugh Bonneville, Laura Carmichael and Michelle Dockery. In a January 30, 2012 Reuter’s article it is reported that Golden Globe … [Read more...]
So, did you go to Time Lord Fest in Tampa, FL? If so, did you say Hi to Scott and Debbie? Don't worry if you didn't make it. Scott was kind enough to record most of it for you. Rather than post one podcast of three hours and thirty-three minutes in length (seriously), we're breaking it into several … [Read more...]
Saturday Night Live has taken on Downton Abbey by spoofing it as if it were a TV show on the American cable network Spike (a network known for it's lowbrow male centered TV). It's hilarious! Check it out below: … [Read more...]
This week's Top Gear takes us to America and China. There isn't one grand journey for our crew this week. Instead, Richard goes to America to explore the strange American tradition of NASCAR and James and Jeremy go to China to find out if we'll all be driving Chinese cars one day. Richard's … [Read more...]
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...]
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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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