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Survivors Returns to BBC1

Tue, 22/12/2009 - 17:23 — John Freeman

Survivors is back: but who has survived?

Survivors by Adrian Hodges returns to Britain's BBC One for a second series in January 2010, picking up moments after the thrilling cliff-hanger to season one. In the first new episode, Abby (Julie Graham) and her mismatched family of Survivors are in disarray, now struggling not just with the difficulties of day-to-day life amidst the ruins of the post-virus apocalypse, but also with the threat of other emerging communities and the machinations of the sinister Lab.

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Primeval To Return in 2011

Wed, 30/09/2009 - 12:17 — John Freeman

Jason Flemyng as DCI Quinn in Primeval. Image courtesy ITV.

ITV has announced that hit drama Primeval will return to UK television screens for two new series from 2011, thanks to a ground-breaking deal between ITV, multichannel broadcaster, UKTV, and producers Impossible Pictures.

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Moonshot Charts Apollo 11 Mission

Wed, 15/07/2009 - 12:51 — John Freeman

Moonshot - on ITV1 on Monday 20 July

ITV1 broadcasts Moonshot, a powerful new documentary charting next Monday (20th July), marking the anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon back in 1969.

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Behind the Scenes: The Hunt for Gollum

Mon, 06/07/2009 - 18:23 — K. Stoddard Hayes

Director Chris Bouchard and stars Adrian Webster and Arin Alldridge between scenes in Epping Forest

Lord of the Rings fan film, The Hunt For Gollum was released on the internet on 3 May 2009, and immediately went viral, hitting a quarter of a million views within 24 hours. The release of an “extended” edition on YouTube a month later had a similar success, with 60,000 view in an hour. To date, the film has had over 2.5 million views on DailyMotion and YouTube, including over 100,000 views with subtitles in other languages. And, all this for just £3,000... And, of course, two years of weekend and evening work by an all-volunteer crew of 160 enthusiasts dedicated to recreating the look and feel of Peter Jackson’s film trilogy, as K. Stoddard Hayes reports...

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