Aug
04
A series that aired on the BBC about an Amazonian tribe has been accused of mistranslating certain interviews and faking scenes to portray the tribe negatively as being sex-obsessed mean savages. The show’s title is Mark & Olly: Living with the Machigenga. It aired in South Africa on BBC Knowledge in June and July 2010 …
Jun
29
An average of 4 million viewers were attracted to the new ITV 1 show, Love Your Garden with Alan Titchmarsh accounting for almost 20% of the available audience. Gardener’s World, his former BBC 2 show that is now presented by Monty Don, had a 2.2 million or 10% share. Titchmarsh started the series off with …
Feb
25
The Hallmark Channel is turning Kate Middleton’s romance with Prince William into a small screen biopic, making her a “queen” of TV before she is even a princess, to be called William & Kate: A Royal Love Story it will air August 13 and includes the nuances of a modern monarchy. The love story chronicles …
Jan
21
A controversial new drama is in the works from ITV about Fred West, the ‘House of Horrors’ serial killer. “Appropriate Adult” will feature Dominic West, best known for his starring role in US show “The Wire” playing the lead role in the three hour drama chronicling the life of serial killer west from his 1994 …
Oct
17
TV networks were quick to announce charity actions and projects in honour of the trapped 33 Chilean miners as soon as they were safely above the ground again. The miners were trapped in Copiapo, Chile for 69 days before they were rescued this week. Discovery Channel cameras are already preparing a special set to air …
Sep
29
Virgin Media and BSkyB have been battling to become the first to introduce commercially available 3D television for domestic viewers. BSkyB has received much of the media attention around domestic 3D television as it prepares to launch the first 3D television channel in Europe 1 October. In the mean time, it appears that Virgin Media …
Jul
22
Stephen Fry who already is a regular tweeter, quizmaster of QI, actor, and author is about to take on a new venture for BBC2 in the form of a series that focuses on language. Fry stated that it has been a secret that he will be working on the five part series, but language is …