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Anthony Flanagan plays lead detective D.I. Ronson in the new series of BBC Silent Witness.
Catch up here

Tanya Franks co-stars with Fiona Shaw and Peter Ellis on Friday 27th April at 2.15pm in the BBC Radio 4 afternoon play 'The Hedge'.

For more details click here

James Barriscale in Silent Witness

James Barriscale plays Peter Kruger and is the prime suspect, in this Sunday and Monday's Silent Witness. Did he do it? We all think he did!

Philip Madoc

We are very sorry to inform of the death of Philip Madoc.

He was one of our most loved voices, a fine actor, and a true gentleman.

Our thoughts are with his family.

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Peter McDonald is Titanic!

Peter McDonald is in the new 4 part series on ITV, starting this Sunday at 9.00.

Each episode tells a different story from across the classes.

click here to read more about the series

Olivier Award Nominated Mogadishu

James Barriscale plays Chris, the Headmaster trying to unravel an alleged assault on a pupil in the Lyric Hammersmith/Manchester Royal Exchange Production of "Mogadishu' which has been Nominated for an Olivier Award for 'Outstanding Achievement In An Affiliate Theatre.'
Coming to the end of a two month UK Tour, it hits The Lyric on March 27th.

The Amazing World of Gumball is a winner

At this years Annies, The Amazing World of Gumball won the Best Animated TV Production For Children.

Teresa Gallagher plays Mom in this fast and furious kids show.......take a look and see how fab it is....

The Leisure Society

John Schwab is currently in The Leisure Society at The Trafalgar Studios. This fast paced comic play has shades of Woody Allen, as two couples spend an evening together during which various middle class marital issues are brought out and examined.

It runs until March 31st, read a review here

Anthony In Prisoners Wives

Look out for Anthony Flanagan in Prisoners Wives on BBC1. He plays Andy, who's out to kill the wife of his business partner.

Catch up here.

Alphablocks is Back

Teresa Gallagher helps bring the letters of the alphabet to life in the new series of Alphablocks - the letters tell stories and make words using phonics......starts March 5th at 9.20am on Cbeebies.

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Johhny Vegas on Radio 4's Afternoon Play

Johnny Vegas welcomes you to the tasteful home of Jeffrey Parkin.

Tune in to Radio 4 at 2.15 today to hear Johnny in 'Interiors'; the afternoon play.

The National Television Awards 2012

Congratulations to all our artists who won awards or were in award winning shows at The National Television Awards 2012.

Katherine Kelly won the award Best Serial Drama Performance award for her role as Becky in Coronation St.

Outnumbered, which stars Tyger Drew Honey, picked up the award for Best Sit Com, while Downtown Abbey, David Robb, scooped the Best Drama award.

The Bank Job's Back

The Bank Job hosted by George Lamb is set to air for a second week in February after its successful January run. The show asks people to play an online game in order to unlock application forms for a chance to play for money live on Channel 4.

To date the online game has been played more than 2 million times...........you can make it 2000001

Rebekah Staton in Inside Men

Rebekah Staton appears in the BBC1 drama Inside Men which starts Thursday 2nd Feb. The drama is told entirely from the perspective of three security depot employees who plan and execute a multi-million pound cash heist...

catch up with it here

Toby In Warhorse

Toby Kebbell plays a geordie soldier in the heavily Oscar nominated War Horse.

Here he is at the world premiere, and you can see the trailer here.

Mark's New Show

Mark Dolan hosts a new panel show - The Mad Bad Ad Show - in which comedians Micky Flanagan and Mark Watson peer into the mysterious world of advertising and marketing. For more info click here

When we called Mark to congratulate him, he said: "I'm one of those strange people who prefers adverts to the TV shows around them, so this is my dream show!" Hurrah for dreams!

It starts on Channel 4 Fri 17 Feb, 10PM

Anthony Flanagan - Being Human

Make sure you've plenty of garlic in the house; Anthony plays Fergus in series 4 of the highly successful BBC Three comedy-drama. Three twenty-something housemates trying to live normal lives, despite struggling with unusual afflictions - one is a werewolf, one is a vampire and the other is a ghost.
For more info click here and he's even made The Guardian

Good Luck Peter

It's not every day that you recieve an OSCAR nomination for writing and directing a short film, but that's exactly what has happened to Peter McDonald. His film 'Pentecost' will be battling it out with the best of the best at this year's ceremony.

See if you can spot him at the nomination lunch that took place yesterday (if you need a clue he's just to left of Speilberg and Scorsese).
If you didn't know it already, he is also a top voiceover and inbetween connecting LA flights yesterday he manged to let us know that;

"It's an amazing experience. Really proud of the film. Fingers crossed for the 26th of Feb everyone. Going to enjoy every minute of it."

Here is Peter talking about the film to RTE

We wish him all the best!

Julie Peasgood is Cruising

Did you know that Julie is a regular presenter for The Travel Channel's Cruise Today? It's a magazine show dedicated to everything connected with the wonderful world of cruising. For more details click here

Turner Tales

For the 2nd year running we paid a visit to the Turner staff day. A few of our artists kindly helped out with some entertaining live story telling and we even got to meet "Rath", pictured. A good time was had by all.

Patrick In The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Look out for Patrick Pearson in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.

It's a charming, funny film from the director of Shakespeare in Love. A group of retired Brits decide they will relocate to a brand new hotel in India. When they arrive, however, the hotel isn't as luxurious - or even as finished - as they were hoping. As they try and work out how they are going to manage, the seductions of their new home start to take effect, changing minds and outlooks as they forge new friendships.

In cinemas from Friday 24th.

Beatie Edney Stars

Beatie Edney stars as Queen Charlotte alongside David Haig as King George in Alan Bennett's The Madness of George III.

It's on at the Apollo Theatre from 19th January.
For more info and tickets click here

Room Service Included

You may not know that Moya O'Shea is also an accomplished writer - her romantic, comedy 'Room Service Included' opens at The Mill at Sonning' on 19th of January - if you are needing some inspiration to start the new year off - a visit to this stunning old water mill on the Thames might just be the answer!

Alistair in Elvenquest

If you have never listened to Elvenquest (...a fantasy based sitcom set on Lower earth....) starring Alistair McGowan and a host of other geat comics then you are definately missing a treat.

Don't miss the last episode of this current series on Radio 4 FM 6.30pm Thursday 5th Jan 'It is Vidar's birthday but the celebrations are cut short when the Beacon of Doom is lit...........

Catch-up here

Rob Brydon Hosts Would I Lie To You?

Rob Brydon returns to the host's chair for the fourth series of the comedy panel show, with lightning-quick team captains David Mitchell and Lee Mack......and various special guests

BBC1 Monday @ 11.20pm

Watch a short clip here

Sherlock Returns

Martin Freeman returns as Dr John Watson in the second series of Sherlock. It's a thrilling, funny, fast-paced contemporary reimagining of the Arthur Conan Doyle classic tales.........don't miss it....Sundays @ 8.30pm.

If you did miss it - watch it again here (until Jan 28)

or read the Dr's Blog.

George Lamb Hosts The Bank Job

George Lamb hosts The Bank Job all this week on Channel 4@10pm

The Bank Job is a week-long live game show with a gripping online element that gives players the chance to pull off the ultimate heist...........not a real one!

Owen Teale in Stella

Owen Teale appears in the new Sky 1 comedy drama "Stella".

Life isn’t simple for Stella, played by Ruth Jones, a 40 something mum in the Welsh Valleys........watch a trailer of the first episode here

Fridays 9.00pm Sky 1

Bryony Hannah in Call The Midwife

Bryony Hannah plays Cynthia Miller in a new six part BBC One series Call the Midwife starting this Sunday at 8pm. Set in London's East End during the 1950s and based on the memoirs of Jennifer Worth, it follows a newly qualified midwife as she begins her career alongside an order of nursing nuns, delivering between 80 and 100 babies each month.

Hobsons & Totally Tom

Hobson are proud to represent Totally Tom.

Tom Stourton and Tom Palmer, both 24, have been writing and performing together since they met at school and it certainly shows in their sketches – they are completely at ease with each other when performing their various well crafted characters: enthusiastic Nordic Club Med Reps, coke fuelled fashionistas, Glasgow Schemies to name but a few....
In February 2010, they performed for the first time as Totally Tom in Oxford and launched their short film High Renaissance Man which proved something of an online sensation. Their debut Edinburgh Fringe show, Totally Tom, earned them a nomination for the Fosters Edinburgh Comedy Newcomer Award 2011 followed by the well-received broadcast of their self-titled Channel 4 pilot in September 2011.
Totally Tom are currently hosting a comedy sketch night ‘Totally Tom and Friends’ at The New red Lion Theatre, London

Dave Skinner Narrates The Roux Legacy

Starting this weekend, Dave Skinner narrates ‘The Roux Legacy’ on UKTV’s Good Food Channel. The 10 part series, which traces the impact of the Roux family on British cooking, airs on Good Food for two weeks, from Sunday to Thursday, at 8pm – and begins on 29th January. Click here for a clip.

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