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The miniseries was a huge hit in the UK but many fans hated it for killing off Ianto It also seemed to kill off the show but Davies ended up running Torchwood: Miracle Day which the BBC co-produced with US cable network Starz two years later That series was hugely flawed and ended up becoming[...]

The video killed the band in the US for years, but in the UK hardly caused a flutter, repeatedly shown on the BBC show Top Of The Pops. Much of this imagery was a reflection of transvestite performances, rather that of trans people But it seems some did not make such a distinction As a result,[...]

The Big Flower Fight, hosted by Vic Reeves (Coronation Street) and Natasia Demetriou (What We Do in the Shadows) is an absolute delight.

Diamond Comics UK has been holding the final week of American comic books that were sent across the Atlantic before the shutdown in their Warrington offices Which mean that while US and Canadian stores got the launch of Hellions and the Road To Empyre, the British shores didn't Bleeding Cool reported that Diamond UK would[...]

Our destructive duo is set to return to the UK's E4 on Thursday, May 7, and when they do? They're bringing Warner Bros Animation's hit DC Universe comedy Harley Quinn with them Voiced by executive producer Kaley Cuoco (The Big Bang Theory), the series finds Harley striking out on her own and looking to start[...]

Rather than relying on Diamond UK for weekly orders, Richard Emms engages in a little grey market subdistribution from stores in the USA They are not the only store to do such, Forbidden Planet managed to get all the DC Walmart exclusive comic books in stores for example Geolocked licensed books such as Doctor Who,[...]

Bleeding Cool had reported that, contradicting previous reports, the UK would not receive a delivery of US comic books this week, and likely would not for some time Gosh Comics tells us, Important news for our standing order customers We had hoped to be regularly sending out your orders throughout the lockdown period, but we have[...]

The live-action Star Wars spinoff series will be one of 26 original series and films debuting in the UK on launch date, offering the first two episodes (with the third episode live on March 27). In addition, fans of the Star Wars animated universe are also in for a treat The first two episodes of Star[...]

As the coronavirus pandemic rages on, Netflix has halted production on the second season of Henry Cavill/Anya Chalotra/Freya Allan-starrer The Witcher for at least two weeks – making it the first major television drama production in the UK to be shuttered over the virus. The WitcherHenry Cavill Deadline Hollywood reports exclusively that the production crew at Arborfield[...]

Following up on Bleeding Cool's own Rich Johnston's live reporting from UK broadcaster Channel 4's 2020 programming launch event (where we learned that E4 is the new UK broadcast home for new "Arrowverse" series Batwoman), we've got word on a new reality-based, televised social experiment that's sure to grab some serious attention, social media response[...]

All Rights Reserved. But before a new "Arrowverse" can be born, we need to finish making a few "changes" to the multiverse we kinda-sorta still have – which is exactly what will happen when our heroes look to "Take Back the Worlds" as the mega crossover concludes with a double-header of Arrow and DC's Legends of[...]

Fans of Adult Swim's Rick and Morty counted down the months and days until Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland's animated mayhem returned to their screens. That

When the Comic Books For Sale UK Facebook Group which as you might be able to tell, is usually used for offering comic books for sale in the UK, changed their heading visual to this: And as you can see, there were quite a lot of comments Some verbose… Some more partisan. But where are the allegations of[...]

#ChildrenInNeed2019 pic.twitter.com/18Qyg7rE5j — BBC One (@BBCOne) November 15, 2019 BBC Children in Need provides grants to projects in the UK that focus on children and young people who are disadvantaged The organization covers all of the UK, and supports over 3,000 small and large organisational efforts across[...]

That would make more sense if it was a UK exclusive but the fact that it's available all over through select retailers is quite interesting I do understand that Spider-Man: Far from Home took place "far from home" but I'm not sure how the flag with this figure makes it stand out from the rest[...]

Disney + won't be launching in the UK until the Spring, due to conflicting rights issues over Disney content with Sky TV As a result, the US are going mad about whether they can or cannot get on Disney + and whether or not the original Muppet Babies is on it or not, upstanding British[...]

Fans of Adult Swim's Rick and Morty have been counting down the months and days until Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland's animated mayhem returned to their screens once more (with five episode airing in 2019, beginning Sunday, November 10, at 11:30 p.m). Adult Swim Well, that wait is now officially over with season premiere "Edge of Tomorty:[...]

David Tennant (Doctor Who), Hayley Atwell (Marvel's Agent Carter), and an international cast are set to star in Netflix's interrogation drama "Criminal."

Ugh. Maisie WilliamsPhoto by Featureflash Photo Agency / Shutterstock.com Turns out, Williams will be sashaying into guest judging duties for a UK adaptation of USA-favorite reality competition series, RuPaul's Drag Race! "What I love the most about drag is the story of the drag queen behind the facade I think that so much of drag comes from a[...]

The Competition and Markets Authority of the United Kingdom has started an investigation into the business practices of Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo

Customers of British Telecom's BT TV will have exclusive viewing rights through the AMC UK channel beginning with the simulcast at 02:00 BST (2 a.m.) and then the show's regular timeslot at 21:00 BST (9 p.m.). AMC AMC is available free of charge in the U.K to BT customers on BT TV, and to BT Sport Pack[...]

London-based company Exciting Events hosted an unofficial Fortnite fan festival in Norfolk last weekend, which has been shut down by Epic Games.

Though it’s been some time since Idris Elba's Detective John Luther was “back in London, back in the coat,” fans of Luther missed the guy in a big way!

By American standards, Brexit, as big a disaster as it is for the UK, is a pretty obscure subject for a network comedy show to even touch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Mtet4-dJy8 Did they have another sketch planned but decided not to do it? Perhaps it was the last show of the year and the writers and cast just decided, "Oh,[...]

The school is noted as one of the first UK institutions to admit women to its colleges. The United Kingdom is getting its first eSports university scholarship program thanks to the University of Roehampton London, making it the first London university to offer scholarships to gamers The scholarship will give out £1,500 GBP a year[...]

It's important that the community is listened to and that we provide a platform to unite and support students around the UK like never before." "It's my ambition to build the strongest esports scene and community in Europe and to push the UK scene on an international level," said Mo Fadl, Head of UK Esports for[...]

Move over "Pigs in Space", because you have some stiff competition in the whole space-faring animals category. British production company CAKE, Australia’s Studio Moshi, Mexico’s Ánima and Ireland’s Gingerbread Animation are teaming-up on new children's animated comedy series Space Chickens in Space.

Directed by Sam Miller and Hans Herbots, the series originally aired on BBC One in 2017 and marks HBO and Cinemax's continued programming partnership with the British broadcaster. Here's Cinemax's first official teaser for Rellik: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=vYTkPlaGQZEVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Rellik | Official Tease #1 | Cinemax (https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=vYTkPlaGQZE) Rellik, an original six-part thriller, stars Richard Dormer[...]

British broadcaster Sky is moving ahead with futuristic racing drama Curfew. The eight-episode series stars Sean Bean (Game of Thrones) and Malachi Kirby (Roots).

Black Hook Press/Gallery Hakusen are exhibiting, for the first time in the UK, original art from the 1980s slice of life manga series Dokudami Tenement at Orbital Comics in London, right now. Dokudami Tenement tells the fortunes of a group of single room dwellers who live on the margins of Tokyo society The series ran in[...]