

THE BIG DEAL: STEPH McGOVERN TO HOST NEW BBC TWO ARTS COMPETITION SERIES
BBC Arts has announced Steph McGovern as presenter of a brand new six-part arts series co-commissioned with BBC Northern Ireland for BBC Two, BBC Northern Ireland and iPlayer. The Big Deal with Steph McGovern, first announced at the Belfast Media Festival in 2023 under the working title The Art Game, will see seven pairs of art-curious contestants battle it out in the competitive world of contemporary art dealing for the chance to win a lucrative prize. From new auction recor


LOVE ISLAND ALL STARS: ITV POSTPONES LAUNCH DATE FOR LATEST SERIES AMID SOUTH AFRICAN WILDFIRES
ITV have announced that the latest series' launch date has been postponed from Monday 12th January. An ITV spokesperson said: "Further to a production evacuation owing to ongoing wildfires in the area, our assessment of the location site has concluded that filming will need to be postponed. Health and safety is our greatest priority and will always come first, and therefore the transmission of Love Island: All Stars will be delayed until a date to be confirmed." When the ser


BLACK MIRROR RENEWED FOR EIGHTH SERIES ON NETFLIX AS CHARLIE BROOKER CONFIRMS RETURN
Lose your mind. Lose your reality. The Emmy Award winning series will return for an eighth series. Charlie Brooker has confirmed that the dark, satirical anthology series will be back on Netflix for its eighth instalment. Speaking to Netflix's Tudum, the writer explained: "Black Mirror will return, and hopefully it’ll be more Black Mirror than ever." The most recent series saw six brand new episodes, including a sequel to the sci-fi adventure USS Callister. USS Callister wil


ACCIDENTAL TOURIST WITH STEPHEN MULHERN RENEWED FOR FURTHER THREE SPECIALS ON ITV AS TRAVELOGUE RETURNS
ITV have commissioned a further three episodes of entertaining travel format Accidental Tourist, where Ant & Dec send Stephen Mulhern to a location outside of his comfort zone. Catchphrase and Deal or No Deal host Stephen is a man who likes what he knows - and that does not include travelling to exotic locations, trying new foods or being pushed out of his comfort zone in any way. With Ant & Dec taking their cues from their favourite viral clips, they are sending Stephen som


THE CAPTURE: FIRST LOOK IMAGES AND FURTHER CASTING ANNOUNCED FOR RETURNING BBC DRAMA AS PAAPA ESSIEDU REPRISES ROLE
Paapa Essiedu will be reprising his role as Isaac Turner in The Capture series three after helping to expose Correction in the previous series. The BBC has released new pictures from the series which show Paapa alongside Holliday Grainger who leads the cast as Rachel Carey. The pictures also show Indira Varma as BBC News presenter Khadija Khan, Hugh Quarshie as Commissioner Cameron Yates, Linus Roache as Colonel Figgis, Ben Miles as Danny Hart, Lia Williams as Gemma Garland,


MEET THE QUEENS TAKING IN THIRD SERIES OF RuPAUL'S DRAG RACE UK VS THE WORLD ON BBC THREE
Start your engines! Snatch a look at the international charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent as global glamazons sashay down the runway to become Queen of the Mothertucking World. In this series spin off, the winning formula of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK is elevated to the next level as RuPaul invites the crème de la crème of Drag Racers from across the globe to compete alongside the Drag Race UK queens for the coveted title of Queen of the Mother Tucking World. Judge Supremo, Ru


HUW EDWARDS SUBJECT OF NEW CHANNEL 5 DRAMA STARRING MARTIN CLUNES AS DISGRACED BBC NEWSREADER
Channel 5 have announced a major two-part docu-drama on the downfall of disgraced BBC News presenter Huw Edwards. The series explores the newsreader’s double life as it spirals out of control, leading him to make the greatest announcement of his career – his total exit from public life following his conviction for serious child sexual offences. The two-past series, which draws on extensive first hand interviews and access to The Sun newspaper’s award-winning investigation, se


DRAGONS' DEN RENEWED FOR 24th SERIES ON BBC ONE, APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN
Dragons' Den has been renewed for a 24th series on BBC One, with applications open here . Meanwhile, Music mogul, rapper and entrepreneur Tinie Tempah, serial entrepreneur and REFY CEO Jenna Meek, and Tropic Skincare powerhouse Susie Ma are becoming guest Dragons’ for the upcoming series of Dragons’ Den. Joining them for his second stint in the Den is footballing icon and entrepreneur Gary Neville, as the BBC’s long running show is sure to fire up audiences on BBC One next y


NETFLIX NON-SCRIPTED SLATE FOR 2026, NEW AND RETURNING TITLES REVEALED
Netflix have unveiled a taste of its non-scripted slate for 2026, announcing the new and returning titles coming to the streamer later this year. AGE OF ATTRACTION Age is thrown out the window when singles search for their soulmates, but will the years come between them? In this new Unscripted social-experiment dating series, hosted by Nick Viall and Natalie Joy, a group of daters will discover whether love is truly ageless. FORMULA 1: DRIVE TO SURVIVE Series 8 Offering unpre


NETFLIX SCRIPTED SLATE FOR 2026, NEW AND RETURNING TITLES REVEALED
Netflix have unveiled a taste of its scripted slate for 2026, announcing the new and returning titles coming to the streamer later this year. AGATHA CHRISTIE’S SEVEN DIALS England. 1925. At a lavish country house party, a practical joke appears to have gone horribly, murderously wrong. It will be up to the unlikeliest of sleuths — the fizzingly inquisitive Lady Eileen ‘Bundle’ Brent — to unravel a chilling plot that will change her life, cracking wide open the country house m




























































