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The BBC has released the first taste of its world exclusive “no-holds-barred” interview with Prince Andrew — and it looks like the Duke of York will be dining out on a big slice of humble pie. Prince Andrew has been on the ropes over his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who killed himself in…

If you needed reminding why Britain’s biggest broadcasters are stacking their eggs in a BritBox-shaped basket, then look no further than ITV’s third-quarter earnings this week. Tucked away in a table was a figure not mentioned elsewhere in the press release: the revelation that ITV’s total viewing hours fell by 700M…

Peaky Blinders' Helen McCrory is to play the British Prime Minister alongside Hugh Laurie in British drama Roadkill as PBS Masterpiece boards the four-part BBC series. McCrory will be joined by Westworld's Sidse Babett Knudsen and Dublin Murders' Sarah Greene in the series, which is written by Collaterel's David Hare…

Prince Andrew is going to face questions about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein for the first time in an exclusive interview to be broadcast by BBC Newsnight on Saturday. Presenter Emily Maitlis sat down with the Prince at Buckingham Palace on Thursday after weeks of front-page headlines about his involvement…

Doctor Who showrunner Chris Chibnall has regenerated the BBC show’s writing team ahead of the launch of season 12 in early 2020. Nina Metivier, writer of BBC and Netflix series The A List, and A Discovery Of Witches writer Charlene James have penned their first episodes of the sci-fi drama, as has Maxine Alderton, who…

The BBC has moved to quash Twitter conspiracy theories after it accidentally broadcast old footage of Boris Johnson laying a wreath to commemorate British armed forces who died in the line of duty. During its flagship Breakfast show on Monday, the BBC mistakenly showed a clip of Johnson paying his respects in 2016…

His Dark Materials got off to a sparkling start for both the BBC and HBO last week, but lost a little of its shine on its second outing on British television on Sunday night. The Bad Wolf drama — penned by Jack Thorne and starring Ruth Wilson as the callous Mrs Coulter — was watched by 5.7M viewers at 8PM on BBC One…

The BBC’s streaming service, iPlayer, is going to launch in full on Sky under a new content and technology partnership between the two British broadcasters. iPlayer will be made available as an app on Sky Q, putting it in the same company as Netflix on Sky’s internet-connected television platform. Sky Q will also host…

The BBC has said it is going to show the Donald Trump impeachment hearings in full from next week. The House Intelligence Committee evidence-gathering goes public on November 13 and will be shown on BBC Parliament, which usually brings audiences live action from the British Houses of Parliament. However, because a…

BritBox has officially opened for business in the UK, launching on Thursday after striking a big new partnership with British broadcaster Channel 4. BritBox, a joint venture subscription streaming service between the BBC and ITV, will eventually feature content from all the major UK public service broadcasters after…

The BBC’s online youth channel BBC Three has commissioned a second season of RuPaul's Drag Race UK before the first has finished airing. The drag queen battle will sashay its way back to Britain next year after whipping up more than 6.5M views for its first season on BBC streaming service iPlayer. The first season has…

James Nesbitt has been cast as the lead in new BBC One detective drama Bloodlands, which represents the first commission for Bodyguard creator Jed Mercurio’s production company. Dubbed an “Irish noir,” Nesbitt will play Northern Irish police detective Tom Brannick who connects a suicide note with an infamous cold case…