Educating Cardiff is nearly upon us, with Channel 4 heading to Wales for more tales from the classroom later this month.
A series of clips from the new series include a maths teacher give a student the fright of his life when he fluffs his times tables.
One troublemaker treats the school like a holiday resort, and a schoolgirl boasts about her new nails in the clips as well.
Educating Cardiff follows the inspiring, and often amusing, stories of the staff and pupils at Willows High School in the south of Wales.
The new eight-part series will debut on Tuesday, August 25.
Educating Cardiff follows on from the success of Educating Essex, Educating Yorkshire and, most recently, Educating the East End.
Watch a trailer for Educating Cardiff below:...
A series of clips from the new series include a maths teacher give a student the fright of his life when he fluffs his times tables.
One troublemaker treats the school like a holiday resort, and a schoolgirl boasts about her new nails in the clips as well.
Educating Cardiff follows the inspiring, and often amusing, stories of the staff and pupils at Willows High School in the south of Wales.
The new eight-part series will debut on Tuesday, August 25.
Educating Cardiff follows on from the success of Educating Essex, Educating Yorkshire and, most recently, Educating the East End.
Watch a trailer for Educating Cardiff below:...
- 8/19/2015
- Digital Spy
Channel 4 is heading back to school this autumn with a brand new Educating series.
Educating Cardiff follows the inspiring, and often amusing, stories of the staff and pupils at Willows High School in the south of Wales.
The new eight-part series will debut on Tuesday, August 25.
The school - which brings in students from three local areas - is part of a strong community and has been on "a rapid and considerable journey of improvement" for the past three years, Channel 4 said.
Willows High School's headteacher Joy Ballard said that she was "delighted" to be approached by producers about letting the cameras in to document daily life at the school.
Educating Cardiff follows on from the success of Educating Essex, Educating Yorkshire and, most recently, Educating the East End.
Educating Cardiff follows the inspiring, and often amusing, stories of the staff and pupils at Willows High School in the south of Wales.
The new eight-part series will debut on Tuesday, August 25.
The school - which brings in students from three local areas - is part of a strong community and has been on "a rapid and considerable journey of improvement" for the past three years, Channel 4 said.
Willows High School's headteacher Joy Ballard said that she was "delighted" to be approached by producers about letting the cameras in to document daily life at the school.
Educating Cardiff follows on from the success of Educating Essex, Educating Yorkshire and, most recently, Educating the East End.
- 8/13/2015
- Digital Spy
Educating Essex, Educating Yorkshire and Educating the East End are about to be followed by a fourth series - Educating Cardiff.
Channel 4 confirmed today that the documentary will move to Wales to film the next instalment at Willows High School in the south east of Cardiff.
The school - which brings in students from three local areas - is part of a strong community and has been on "a rapid and considerable journey of improvement" for the past three years, Channel 4 said.
"We were delighted when we were asked to take part in the fourth series," Willows High School's headteacher Joy Ballard said. "Willows has been on an incredible journey over the past three years and has been transformed from one of the worst performing schools in the country to a school that we are very proud of.
"Our pupils are amazing; warm, friendly and funny with such...
Channel 4 confirmed today that the documentary will move to Wales to film the next instalment at Willows High School in the south east of Cardiff.
The school - which brings in students from three local areas - is part of a strong community and has been on "a rapid and considerable journey of improvement" for the past three years, Channel 4 said.
"We were delighted when we were asked to take part in the fourth series," Willows High School's headteacher Joy Ballard said. "Willows has been on an incredible journey over the past three years and has been transformed from one of the worst performing schools in the country to a school that we are very proud of.
"Our pupils are amazing; warm, friendly and funny with such...
- 12/9/2014
- Digital Spy
We've had Educating Essex and Educating Yorkshire, and now it's the turn of the East End to get the fly-on-the-wall treatment from Channel 4.
Following the classrooms at Walthamstow's Frederick Bremer School, the programme looks likely to be as emotional, heartwarming and enlightening as its sister series.
Life for youngsters in E17 under the guidance of head teacher Jenny Smith looks like it is just as colourful and unpredictable as its predecessors, and we can pretty much guarentee already that we're going to end up crying every week.
The show will air on Channel 4 this autumn.
Educating Yorkshire's Thornhill Community Academy returns to Channel 4 for a one-off special episode on Thursday night (August 21). Educating Yorkshire: One Year On catches up with the staff and pupils who inspired so many viewers in 2013.
Following the classrooms at Walthamstow's Frederick Bremer School, the programme looks likely to be as emotional, heartwarming and enlightening as its sister series.
Life for youngsters in E17 under the guidance of head teacher Jenny Smith looks like it is just as colourful and unpredictable as its predecessors, and we can pretty much guarentee already that we're going to end up crying every week.
The show will air on Channel 4 this autumn.
Educating Yorkshire's Thornhill Community Academy returns to Channel 4 for a one-off special episode on Thursday night (August 21). Educating Yorkshire: One Year On catches up with the staff and pupils who inspired so many viewers in 2013.
- 8/19/2014
- Digital Spy
A three-day weekend means only one thing - a perfect opportunity to sit down in front of the TV and catch up on some of the biggest and best shows.
So let us, along with our friends at Now TV, pick out five of the best shows to watch over the Bank Holiday.
1.Hannibal
Where: Sky Living on Now TV
When: Series 1 box set available now.
Digital Spy's number one TV show of 2013 was a masterpiece of mood and tension. It also featured one of 2013's strangest but best TV bromances, in the pairing of Hugh Dancy's jittery Will Graham and Mads Mikkelsen's suave Hannibal Lecter. With series two, expect things to get even more thrilling and dark as we head deeper into the sinister world of Lecter. Find out what all the fuss is about ahead of its launch on May 6 with a Now TV catch-up session.
So let us, along with our friends at Now TV, pick out five of the best shows to watch over the Bank Holiday.
1.Hannibal
Where: Sky Living on Now TV
When: Series 1 box set available now.
Digital Spy's number one TV show of 2013 was a masterpiece of mood and tension. It also featured one of 2013's strangest but best TV bromances, in the pairing of Hugh Dancy's jittery Will Graham and Mads Mikkelsen's suave Hannibal Lecter. With series two, expect things to get even more thrilling and dark as we head deeper into the sinister world of Lecter. Find out what all the fuss is about ahead of its launch on May 6 with a Now TV catch-up session.
- 5/2/2014
- Digital Spy
Over the years, we've had plenty of television shows about badly behaving children and attempts to make them better - take Brat Camp, or That'll Teach 'Em. It's not a surprise that we get series after series - after all, each generation moans about the behaviour of the 'youth of today' - but would Channel 4's latest attempt to solve naughtiness make a difference?
Well, one thing that Mr Drew's School for Boys has in its favour is, er, Mr Drew. The Educating Essex star is presumably putting a lot on the line by taking on the project, but the endless patience he showed off in his television debut is in full view here, too. In the face of trouble-makers, he's endlessly calm and disinterested, rising above the boys' attempts to bring him down like he's levitating.
It's not an easy task that Mr Drew has set himself -...
Well, one thing that Mr Drew's School for Boys has in its favour is, er, Mr Drew. The Educating Essex star is presumably putting a lot on the line by taking on the project, but the endless patience he showed off in his television debut is in full view here, too. In the face of trouble-makers, he's endlessly calm and disinterested, rising above the boys' attempts to bring him down like he's levitating.
It's not an easy task that Mr Drew has set himself -...
- 4/29/2014
- Digital Spy
Happy Valley: BBC One, 9pm
Written by Sally Wainwright and directed by Wainwright, Euros Lyn, and Tim Fywell, this new BBC One drama follows police sergeant Catherine Cawood (Sarah Lancashire) and her life dealing with a broken family and the stress that comes with her job.
In this first episode, trouble emerges in the form of a man desperate to send his girl to private school and who believes kidnapping his boss's daughter and demanding a random fee is the best way to go about this.
Mr Drew's School for Boys: Channel 4, 9pm
Channel 4 welcomes back Educating Essex's headteacher Stephen Drew in a new series which attempts to help young boys realise their potential before their bad behaviour threatens their future in both education and the working world.
The first episode sees the boys struggling with their behaviour before they have even made it into their first class.
Written by Sally Wainwright and directed by Wainwright, Euros Lyn, and Tim Fywell, this new BBC One drama follows police sergeant Catherine Cawood (Sarah Lancashire) and her life dealing with a broken family and the stress that comes with her job.
In this first episode, trouble emerges in the form of a man desperate to send his girl to private school and who believes kidnapping his boss's daughter and demanding a random fee is the best way to go about this.
Mr Drew's School for Boys: Channel 4, 9pm
Channel 4 welcomes back Educating Essex's headteacher Stephen Drew in a new series which attempts to help young boys realise their potential before their bad behaviour threatens their future in both education and the working world.
The first episode sees the boys struggling with their behaviour before they have even made it into their first class.
- 4/29/2014
- Digital Spy
Channel 4 has announced a raft of new factual documentaries.
Freshers, about life on a university campus, and Marines, following soldiers undertaking marines training, have been confirmed alongside projects with Grayson Perry and Rupert Everett.
Rupert Everett for Channel 4 documentary about sex industry
Filmed over the autumn term by loaning phones to 12 students, four-part series Freshers is billed as "a ground-breaking observational documentary series", which is to use brand new 'digital rig' technology to enable students to share their digital lives.
Marines will follow the making of a Royal Marine Commando, filmed up close and personal as you've never seen them before.
Gogglebox and 24 Hours in A&E will also return for further series, while new show 24 Hours in Custody will put the spotlight on police detention.
Meanwhile, Turner-prize winning artist Grayson Perry will front Who Are You?, a new three part series examining portraiture and identity, and one-off documentary Grayson's Greatest Design,...
Freshers, about life on a university campus, and Marines, following soldiers undertaking marines training, have been confirmed alongside projects with Grayson Perry and Rupert Everett.
Rupert Everett for Channel 4 documentary about sex industry
Filmed over the autumn term by loaning phones to 12 students, four-part series Freshers is billed as "a ground-breaking observational documentary series", which is to use brand new 'digital rig' technology to enable students to share their digital lives.
Marines will follow the making of a Royal Marine Commando, filmed up close and personal as you've never seen them before.
Gogglebox and 24 Hours in A&E will also return for further series, while new show 24 Hours in Custody will put the spotlight on police detention.
Meanwhile, Turner-prize winning artist Grayson Perry will front Who Are You?, a new three part series examining portraiture and identity, and one-off documentary Grayson's Greatest Design,...
- 4/1/2014
- Digital Spy
Cbbc will air an Educating Essex-style show following young pupils' move from primary to secondary school.
Our School will focus on the 11-year-olds making the jump to their new academy, as they meet their new classmates and figure out how to get around the new buildings.
The show, which is filmed in the North East of England, will examine everything from friendships to lessons over a 15-part series.
"The move from primary to secondary school is something that we know our audience thinks and worries about," said Cbbc executive producer Kez Margrie.
"We all remember how it feels to be thrown into this big new world and we wanted to reflect that back at our audience, to show that they are not alone in how they feel and to let them know that it's not as scary as they think.
"We're looking forward to seeing the real life stories the series uncovers.
Our School will focus on the 11-year-olds making the jump to their new academy, as they meet their new classmates and figure out how to get around the new buildings.
The show, which is filmed in the North East of England, will examine everything from friendships to lessons over a 15-part series.
"The move from primary to secondary school is something that we know our audience thinks and worries about," said Cbbc executive producer Kez Margrie.
"We all remember how it feels to be thrown into this big new world and we wanted to reflect that back at our audience, to show that they are not alone in how they feel and to let them know that it's not as scary as they think.
"We're looking forward to seeing the real life stories the series uncovers.
- 3/11/2014
- Digital Spy
Educating Essex star Stephen Drew will front a new series for Channel 4 next year.
The deputy headteacher - who featured on the first series of the school documentary in 2011 - will return to the channel for a new six-part project.
The series - which has the working title of All Back to School - will see Drew work with parents whose children are on the brink of permanent exclusion.
Along with a team of specialists, Drew will support the students - who range between the ages of 9 and 12 - as they are sent to a residential summer school in order to deal with their challenging behaviour.
The children will be joined by their mums and dads, who will be forced to address their parenting skills.
Drew delivered one of Channel 4's alternative Christmas messages two years ago, alongside his Educating Essex colleague Vic Goddard.
The fly-on-the-wall show won...
The deputy headteacher - who featured on the first series of the school documentary in 2011 - will return to the channel for a new six-part project.
The series - which has the working title of All Back to School - will see Drew work with parents whose children are on the brink of permanent exclusion.
Along with a team of specialists, Drew will support the students - who range between the ages of 9 and 12 - as they are sent to a residential summer school in order to deal with their challenging behaviour.
The children will be joined by their mums and dads, who will be forced to address their parenting skills.
Drew delivered one of Channel 4's alternative Christmas messages two years ago, alongside his Educating Essex colleague Vic Goddard.
The fly-on-the-wall show won...
- 12/23/2013
- Digital Spy
Of course, we had the classics. 2013 saw the return of all the standard reality shows, from Big Brother to The Voice, and from The X Factor to Strictly Come Dancing. The Beeb even announced that Great British Bake Off was now so successful that it would move to big boy channel BBC One.
But aside from all of the classics, some other reality shows got us hooked - and surprisingly so. Below, we list five of our surprise hits from 2013 - let us know in the comments if you were a fan...
Whodunnit
Back in 2003, the BBC ran a little show called The Murder Game, which followed a group of contestants trying to solve a murder. It was really smart and genuinely creepy at times.
Whodunnit was not that show. While it had a similar premise - a group of contestants solving a bunch of murders in a mansion to...
But aside from all of the classics, some other reality shows got us hooked - and surprisingly so. Below, we list five of our surprise hits from 2013 - let us know in the comments if you were a fan...
Whodunnit
Back in 2003, the BBC ran a little show called The Murder Game, which followed a group of contestants trying to solve a murder. It was really smart and genuinely creepy at times.
Whodunnit was not that show. While it had a similar premise - a group of contestants solving a bunch of murders in a mansion to...
- 12/19/2013
- Digital Spy
TwoFour, the producers of Educating Essex and Educating Yorkshire, are already casting for a third series of the documentary programme.
The critically acclaimed Educating Yorkshire concluded on Channel 4 last night, generating a huge emotional response from viewers on Twitter as the powerful story of pupil Mushy and teacher Mr Burton was concluded.
Based around the teachers and pupils at Thornhill Community Academy near Dewsbury, the show has boosted interest in the school, with nearly three times as many families attending the school's recent open evening.
Educating Essex had similar critical acclaim in 2011 and picked up a BAFTA for director David Clews.
On the Channel 4 website, TwoFour has a notice requesting that schools interested in taking part in future series get in touch.
"If you're passionate about the school you work at - and would like to find out more please email educating@twofour.co.uk. A member of...
The critically acclaimed Educating Yorkshire concluded on Channel 4 last night, generating a huge emotional response from viewers on Twitter as the powerful story of pupil Mushy and teacher Mr Burton was concluded.
Based around the teachers and pupils at Thornhill Community Academy near Dewsbury, the show has boosted interest in the school, with nearly three times as many families attending the school's recent open evening.
Educating Essex had similar critical acclaim in 2011 and picked up a BAFTA for director David Clews.
On the Channel 4 website, TwoFour has a notice requesting that schools interested in taking part in future series get in touch.
"If you're passionate about the school you work at - and would like to find out more please email educating@twofour.co.uk. A member of...
- 10/25/2013
- Digital Spy
If you haven't been watching Educating Yorkshire, you've been missing out. The behind-the-scenes look at Dewsbury's Thornhill Community Academy has been one of the finest and most heartwarming pieces of television in 2013.
The follow-up to the award-winning Educating Essex has been just as poignant, powerful and moving as its predecessor, and last night's series finale was the most emotional episode to date.
Viewers followed the journey of pupil 'Mushy' Musharaf as he battled with a stammer that has caused him years of struggle and bullying. Joining Mushy on the journey was Mr Burton, a truly inspirational teacher, who was determined to achieve the impossible and help his student overcome his impediment.
We won't spoil the ending of the episode for those who haven't caught up with the show, but if you manage to get through the final moments without shedding a tear, you are clearly made of stone.
It was heartwarming,...
The follow-up to the award-winning Educating Essex has been just as poignant, powerful and moving as its predecessor, and last night's series finale was the most emotional episode to date.
Viewers followed the journey of pupil 'Mushy' Musharaf as he battled with a stammer that has caused him years of struggle and bullying. Joining Mushy on the journey was Mr Burton, a truly inspirational teacher, who was determined to achieve the impossible and help his student overcome his impediment.
We won't spoil the ending of the episode for those who haven't caught up with the show, but if you manage to get through the final moments without shedding a tear, you are clearly made of stone.
It was heartwarming,...
- 10/25/2013
- Digital Spy
Feature Andrew Blair 30 Aug 2013 - 06:14
Andrew reports back from the BBC 2 and 4 'Meet the Controller' session at this year's Edinburgh International Television Festival...
BBC 2 and BBC 4 are not, at first glance, providing huge beefy slabs of geek-meat for us to sink our teeth into. However, we like to think we cover a broad remit here at Den of Geek, and you can be a geek about anything. Personally, I think there's overlap between arguments over as 'the Doctor's race and/or gender' and 'the squad numbers worn by Colin Hendry during his time at Rangers F.C.'.
You may note the number of BBC 2 dramas and comedies that have geek appeal: Parade's End. The Fall. The Thick Of It. All reviewed on this site. You may be a fan of cakes, cats and sewing, in which case, BBC 2 is totally your friend. You may have noticed Ivan Radford's...
Andrew reports back from the BBC 2 and 4 'Meet the Controller' session at this year's Edinburgh International Television Festival...
BBC 2 and BBC 4 are not, at first glance, providing huge beefy slabs of geek-meat for us to sink our teeth into. However, we like to think we cover a broad remit here at Den of Geek, and you can be a geek about anything. Personally, I think there's overlap between arguments over as 'the Doctor's race and/or gender' and 'the squad numbers worn by Colin Hendry during his time at Rangers F.C.'.
You may note the number of BBC 2 dramas and comedies that have geek appeal: Parade's End. The Fall. The Thick Of It. All reviewed on this site. You may be a fan of cakes, cats and sewing, in which case, BBC 2 is totally your friend. You may have noticed Ivan Radford's...
- 8/29/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Cardinal Burns, Dynamo and BBC Two were among the big winners at this year's Broadcast Awards.
The E4 sketch show starring Seb Cardinal and Dustin Demri-Burns took home both 'Best Comedy Programme' and 'Best Multichannel Programme', while Dynamo: Magician Impossible beat the likes of Britain's Got Talent and Celebrity Juice to scoop 'Best Entertainment Programme'.
© Julian Nagel, Juliette Woodcock, Clare Winkworth
© David Venni
[Cardinal Burns, left, and Dynamo]
Elsewhere, Bradley Walsh quiz show The Chase won 'Best Daytime Programme', Channel 4's Educating Essex was named 'Best Documentary Series', and Monty Python dramatisation Holy Flying Circus was crowned 'Best Original Programme'.
BBC Two won the prestigious 'Channel of the Year' award, and the corporation was also recognised for its coverage of the London Olympics and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert.
Coronation Street picked up 'Best Soap/Continuing Drama' for the second year in a row, beating EastEnders, Emmerdale, Hollyoaks, Casualty and Holby City.
> Read...
The E4 sketch show starring Seb Cardinal and Dustin Demri-Burns took home both 'Best Comedy Programme' and 'Best Multichannel Programme', while Dynamo: Magician Impossible beat the likes of Britain's Got Talent and Celebrity Juice to scoop 'Best Entertainment Programme'.
© Julian Nagel, Juliette Woodcock, Clare Winkworth
© David Venni
[Cardinal Burns, left, and Dynamo]
Elsewhere, Bradley Walsh quiz show The Chase won 'Best Daytime Programme', Channel 4's Educating Essex was named 'Best Documentary Series', and Monty Python dramatisation Holy Flying Circus was crowned 'Best Original Programme'.
BBC Two won the prestigious 'Channel of the Year' award, and the corporation was also recognised for its coverage of the London Olympics and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert.
Coronation Street picked up 'Best Soap/Continuing Drama' for the second year in a row, beating EastEnders, Emmerdale, Hollyoaks, Casualty and Holby City.
> Read...
- 1/31/2013
- Digital Spy
Digital Spy presents a list of winners from the Broadcast Awards 2013 below:
Best Children's Programme
The Gruffalo's Child
Horrible Histories
Incredible Edibles
Lost Christmas
Newsround - Autism and Me - Winner!
Postcode
Best Comedy Programme
Cardinal Burns - Winner!
Fresh Meat
Hunderby
Mrs Brown's Boys
Rev
Twenty Twelve
Best Daytime Programme
Antiques Roadtrip
The Chase - Winner!
Loose Women
Moving On
Phil Spencer: Secret Agent
Secret Dealers
Best Documentary Programme
7/7 One Day in London - Winner!
Elizabeth Taylor - Auction of a Lifetime
Lifers
Mummifying Alan: Egypt's Last Secret
Nina Conti - A Ventriloquist's Story: Her Master's Voice
Proud and Prejudiced
Best Documentary Series
24 Hours in A&E
Educating Essex - Winner!
Frozen Planet
Our War
The Secret History of Our Streets
The Tube
Best Drama Series or Serial
Call the Midwife
Line of Duty
Parade's End
Scott and Bailey
This Is England '88
Top Boy - Winner!
Best Children's Programme
The Gruffalo's Child
Horrible Histories
Incredible Edibles
Lost Christmas
Newsround - Autism and Me - Winner!
Postcode
Best Comedy Programme
Cardinal Burns - Winner!
Fresh Meat
Hunderby
Mrs Brown's Boys
Rev
Twenty Twelve
Best Daytime Programme
Antiques Roadtrip
The Chase - Winner!
Loose Women
Moving On
Phil Spencer: Secret Agent
Secret Dealers
Best Documentary Programme
7/7 One Day in London - Winner!
Elizabeth Taylor - Auction of a Lifetime
Lifers
Mummifying Alan: Egypt's Last Secret
Nina Conti - A Ventriloquist's Story: Her Master's Voice
Proud and Prejudiced
Best Documentary Series
24 Hours in A&E
Educating Essex - Winner!
Frozen Planet
Our War
The Secret History of Our Streets
The Tube
Best Drama Series or Serial
Call the Midwife
Line of Duty
Parade's End
Scott and Bailey
This Is England '88
Top Boy - Winner!
- 1/31/2013
- Digital Spy
Cardinal Burns, Dynamo and BBC Two were among the big winners at this year's Broadcast Awards. The E4 sketch show starring Seb Cardinal and Dustin Demri-Burns took home both 'Best Comedy Programme' and 'Best Multichannel Programme', while Dynamo: Magician Impossible beat the likes of Britain's Got Talent and Celebrity Juice to scoop 'Best Entertainment Programme'.
[Cardinal Burns, left, and Dynamo] Elsewhere, Bradley Walsh quiz show The Chase won 'Best Daytime Programme', Channel 4's Educating Essex was named 'Best Documentary Series', and Monty Python dramatisation Holy Flying Circus was crowned 'Best Original Programme'. BBC Two won the prestigious 'Channel of the Year' award, and the corporation was also recognised (more)...
[Cardinal Burns, left, and Dynamo] Elsewhere, Bradley Walsh quiz show The Chase won 'Best Daytime Programme', Channel 4's Educating Essex was named 'Best Documentary Series', and Monty Python dramatisation Holy Flying Circus was crowned 'Best Original Programme'. BBC Two won the prestigious 'Channel of the Year' award, and the corporation was also recognised (more)...
- 1/31/2013
- by By Christian Tobin
- Digital Spy
Digital Spy presents a list of winners from the Broadcast Awards 2013 below: Best Children's Programme
The Gruffalo's Child
Horrible Histories
Incredible Edibles
Lost Christmas
Newsround - Autism and Me - Winner!
Postcode
Best Comedy Programme
Cardinal Burns - Winner!
Fresh Meat
Hunderby
Mrs Brown's Boys
Rev
Twenty Twelve Best Daytime Programme
Antiques Roadtrip
The Chase - Winner!
Loose Women
Moving On
Phil Spencer: Secret Agent
Secret Dealers
Best Documentary Programme
7/7 One Day in London - Winner!
Elizabeth Taylor - Auction of a Lifetime
Lifers
Mummifying Alan: Egypt's Last Secret
Nina Conti - A Ventriloquist's Story: Her Master's Voice
Proud and Prejudiced Best Documentary Series
24 Hours in A&E
Educating Essex - Winner!
Frozen (more)...
The Gruffalo's Child
Horrible Histories
Incredible Edibles
Lost Christmas
Newsround - Autism and Me - Winner!
Postcode
Best Comedy Programme
Cardinal Burns - Winner!
Fresh Meat
Hunderby
Mrs Brown's Boys
Rev
Twenty Twelve Best Daytime Programme
Antiques Roadtrip
The Chase - Winner!
Loose Women
Moving On
Phil Spencer: Secret Agent
Secret Dealers
Best Documentary Programme
7/7 One Day in London - Winner!
Elizabeth Taylor - Auction of a Lifetime
Lifers
Mummifying Alan: Egypt's Last Secret
Nina Conti - A Ventriloquist's Story: Her Master's Voice
Proud and Prejudiced Best Documentary Series
24 Hours in A&E
Educating Essex - Winner!
Frozen (more)...
- 1/31/2013
- by By Christian Tobin
- Digital Spy
It's been called the 'dustbin of London' and the 'armpit of the world' – but there are efforts afoot, on TV and in the country's art galleries, to redeem Essex's reputation
We need to talk about Essex. Surely no county has been so systematically defined and reduced. Simon Heffer's now-infamous Daily Telegraph editorial published in 1990 named the vomiting Thatcherites he encountered at Liverpool Street station as examples of "Essex Man". At around the same time, Chigwell provided the setting for the upwardly mobile prison widows in Birds of a Feather. More recently, of course, there has been Buckhurst Hill and Brentwood's "structured reality" pantomime, The Only Way is Essex. And while Channel 4's Educating Essex, filmed in Harlow, was funny and sensitive, its title seemed to imply that to teach an Essex kid anything was a novel idea.
The fact that Essex is maligned is hardly news. "It has...
We need to talk about Essex. Surely no county has been so systematically defined and reduced. Simon Heffer's now-infamous Daily Telegraph editorial published in 1990 named the vomiting Thatcherites he encountered at Liverpool Street station as examples of "Essex Man". At around the same time, Chigwell provided the setting for the upwardly mobile prison widows in Birds of a Feather. More recently, of course, there has been Buckhurst Hill and Brentwood's "structured reality" pantomime, The Only Way is Essex. And while Channel 4's Educating Essex, filmed in Harlow, was funny and sensitive, its title seemed to imply that to teach an Essex kid anything was a novel idea.
The fact that Essex is maligned is hardly news. "It has...
- 1/24/2013
- The Guardian - Film News
The full list of winners from the Channel of the Year Awards 2012 - held at the MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival - follows: Terrestrial Channel of the Year
BBC One
BBC Two - Winner
ITV1
Channel 4
Channel 5
Digital Channel of the Year
BBC Three
BBC Four - Winner
E4
ITV2
Sky1 HD
Indie of the Year
Big Talk Productions
Talkback - Winner
The Garden Productions
Twofour
Wall To Wall
Producer or Director Debut of the Year
Dan Albion, Producer, for Dynamo: Magician Impossible
Grace Reynolds, Producer, for Educating Essex - Winner
Richard Senior, Director, for Doctor Who ('Let's Kill Hitler') (more)...
BBC One
BBC Two - Winner
ITV1
Channel 4
Channel 5
Digital Channel of the Year
BBC Three
BBC Four - Winner
E4
ITV2
Sky1 HD
Indie of the Year
Big Talk Productions
Talkback - Winner
The Garden Productions
Twofour
Wall To Wall
Producer or Director Debut of the Year
Dan Albion, Producer, for Dynamo: Magician Impossible
Grace Reynolds, Producer, for Educating Essex - Winner
Richard Senior, Director, for Doctor Who ('Let's Kill Hitler') (more)...
- 8/24/2012
- by By Morgan Jeffery
- Digital Spy
Channel 4 has had a mixed bag of a year, with Jay Hunt's arrival as controller in 2011 coinciding with the departure of its biggest entertainment brand Big Brother. Hunt has scored big hits with risky commissions like The Undateables, Educating Essex and Mummifying Alan, but the channel still hasn't found a flagship replacement for Big Brother. Meanwhile, E4 and More4 face more and more competition and the digital channels have yet to find a comedy hit to match the phenomenon that was The Inbetweeners. Digital Spy will be Live Blogging Jay's presentation on the channel's future from 4.30pm.
17:26And that's all folks! That's the end of the session. We'll be live blogging lots more tomorrow, including an exciting Sherlock session, so make sure you don't miss that. All the best news and gossip from the (more)...
17:26And that's all folks! That's the end of the session. We'll be live blogging lots more tomorrow, including an exciting Sherlock session, so make sure you don't miss that. All the best news and gossip from the (more)...
- 8/23/2012
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts announced Tuesday (April 24) the nominations for its 2012 television awards. British miniseries "Appropriate Adult," which chronicles the real-life serial killer Fred West, leads the way with four nominations.
Other notable nominations include Dame Maggie Smith up for Supporting Actress for her work on "Downton Abbey" - it's the only nomination "Downton" received, after earning two nominations the previous year. "Modern Family" also earned a nomination in the International category.
The full list of nominations:
Leading Actor
Benedict Cumberbatch - Sherlock (BBC One)
Dominic West - Appropriate Adult (ITV)
John Simm - Exile (BBC One)
Joseph Gilgun - This is England '88 (Channel 4)
Leading Actress
Emily Watson - Appropriate Adult (ITV1)
Nadine Marshall - Random (Channel 4)
Romola Garai - The Crimson Petal and the White (BBC Two)
Vicky McClure - This is England '88 (Channel 4)
Supporting Actor
Andrew Scott - Sherlock...
Other notable nominations include Dame Maggie Smith up for Supporting Actress for her work on "Downton Abbey" - it's the only nomination "Downton" received, after earning two nominations the previous year. "Modern Family" also earned a nomination in the International category.
The full list of nominations:
Leading Actor
Benedict Cumberbatch - Sherlock (BBC One)
Dominic West - Appropriate Adult (ITV)
John Simm - Exile (BBC One)
Joseph Gilgun - This is England '88 (Channel 4)
Leading Actress
Emily Watson - Appropriate Adult (ITV1)
Nadine Marshall - Random (Channel 4)
Romola Garai - The Crimson Petal and the White (BBC Two)
Vicky McClure - This is England '88 (Channel 4)
Supporting Actor
Andrew Scott - Sherlock...
- 4/24/2012
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