Mike Watkins

From Alien Autopsies to Gemma Collins’ Baby Dream… Sky has dropped a host of announcements at the Edinburgh TV Festival – and it’s safe to say your telly schedule is about to get wild. From Dominic West and Sienna Miller battling it out in a scandal-soaked divorce drama, to Gemma Collins opening up about IVF […]

In the first episode 5 head to Leiden… The Great Gardens of Europe begins this evening with a spectacular visit to Leiden, just south of Amsterdam, home to one of the world’s oldest botanical gardens – the Hortus Botanicus. This isn’t just a garden – it’s a living archive of history, discovery, and wonder. Established in 1590, […]

Seventy years since the dawn of commercial television, the BFI celebrates the network that changed British broadcasting forever… ‘Like the BBC… with adverts’… That was the guiding mantra of Associated-Rediffusion, Britain’s first commercial broadcaster. On 22 September 1955, a brand-new age of television flickered into being when the channel went live in London. It was a […]

A showcase of range… The BBC has signalled its confidence in homegrown drama with two flagship series heading back into production: the return of hit comedy-drama Ludwig, and a third chapter of Steven Knight’s wartime saga SAS Rogue Heroes. Ludwig: puzzles, masquerades and missing brothers Filming is now underway on the much-anticipated second series of […]

With an All-Star Cast and a Plot That Will Leave You Hanging by a Thread… Deadpoint, is a brand-new five-part action thriller that’s already being billed as a literal cliffhanger. Filming has just kicked off in the rugged Welsh wilderness – and the cast list is nothing short of epic. Leading the charge are Michael […]

August Wittgenstein and Felix Sandman lead adaptation of Johanna Hedman’s bestselling novel… SkyShowtime has announced production has begun on The Trio, a six-part Swedish Original drama adapted from Johanna Hedman’s bestselling novel. The series will star August Wittgenstein (The Crown) as the older Hugo, alongside Felix Sandman (Sommartider), Seth Manteus (Cherries) and Rebecka Harper. At […]

The BBC is set to launch a gripping new three-part documentary investigating the baffling disappearance of British woman Sarm Heslop, who went missing from a luxury charter yacht in the Caribbean… On the night of 7th March 2021, Sarm Heslop disappeared from Siren Song, a luxury charter yacht in the Caribbean where she was living with her […]

A second series has been commissioned… ITV Sport has confirmed that Champions: Full Gallop will return for a second series on Friday 17 October, airing on ITV1 and ITVX at 10:45 pm, with the full series also dropping on ITVX. The documentary series once again takes viewers inside the world of jumps racing, following the […]

The four part series begins this coming week in Cheshire… In a new scenic documentary series 5 sets out to show exactly why Britain has some of the most beautiful counties in the world. From sweeping fields and historic towns to the people who make the county what it is, Britain’s Most Scenic Counties opens […]

While the BBC chase the youth, Great is going for the older neglected TV audiences… Mercedes-Benz Vans UK is making its mark on the silver screen — or at least the small one — with a new 12-month sponsorship deal across the Great! movies network, in partnership with Narrative Entertainment. The collaboration, brokered by Sky […]