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On a enfin un indice sur qui est Ruby dans Doctor Who
news.movim.eu / Numerama · Friday, 19 April - 08:42
Russel T. Davies a lâché un petit détail concernant Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson), la nouvelle compagne de voyage dans Doctor Who, aux côtés du 15e Docteur de Ncuti Gatwa.
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L’épisode de Doctor Who avec les Beatles a un problème génial
news.movim.eu / Numerama · Tuesday, 16 April - 09:02
L'un des prochains épisodes de Doctor Who avec Ncuti Gatwa mettra en scène les Beatles... sans leur musique. Mais ce n'est pas un obstacle pour Russel T. Davies, le showrunner.
Nick Robinson says he ‘should have been clearer’ after Gaza interview row
news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Monday, 15 April - 16:27
BBC presenter responds to criticism of describing Israeli attacks on Palestinians as ‘murders’ in question to David Cameron
Nick Robinson has said he “should have been clearer” when describing Israeli attacks in Gaza as “murders”, and that his words did not represent his or the BBC’s view.
The veteran broadcaster faced criticism for his choice of language during an interview with the foreign secretary, David Cameron, on the UK’s position after Iran’s attack on Israel over the weekend.
Continue reading...No heart attack: BBC weather presenter who gasped for breath reassures listeners
news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Monday, 15 April - 09:23
Simon King says he had just two minutes to run between studios, including up flight of stairs
A BBC weather presenter who suffered shortness of breath during a live broadcast has reassured listeners he was merely suffering the effects of running up a flight of stairs on his way to the studio.
Simon King said he had received messages from worried members of the public, but told them there was no health scare – he had just been running late for the live broadcast.
Continue reading...TV has become exploitative and cruel, says Ofcom chair Michael Grade
news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Sunday, 14 April - 12:00
The boss of the broadcast regulator has expressed concern about how the chase for audience ratings is harming the industry
Television has become more “exploitative and cruel”, according to Michael Grade , the chair of the broadcasting regulator, Ofcom.
“The exploitation dial has been switched up more and more for ratings,” said the peer and former chair of the BBC board. “It makes me mad. I really don’t like it or enjoy it.
Continue reading...Varada Sethu to join Doctor Who in role as second companion
news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Saturday, 13 April - 08:54
Actor in Disney+ series Andor will appear onscreen alongside Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson next year
Varada Sethu will join Doctor Who as one of the Doctor’s two companions for Ncuti Gatwa’s second series in the role, it has been confirmed.
She will appear onscreen in 2025, alongside the former Coronation Street actor Millie Gibson after speculation over her character Ruby Sunday’s future on the sci-fi show.
Continue reading...Ukraine war briefing: Moscow declares BBC Russian correspondent ‘foreign agent’
news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Saturday, 13 April - 02:43
Broadcaster condemns justice ministry’s move against employee Ilya Barabanov, as well as Russian science journalist Asya Kazantseva. What we know on day 780
Continue reading...BBC to split India operations following raids
news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Wednesday, 10 April - 05:37
Decision to set-up independent Collective Newsroom comes after BBC offices in Delhi and Mumbai were raided by tax authorities in 2023
The BBC will split its operations in India into two separate companies, after raids by India’s tax authorities last year.
The BBC announced that it was forming an independent, Indian-owned company called the Collective Newsroom, which would produce content for the corporation’s six regional channels which broadcast in Indian languages including Hindi and Punjabi.
Continue reading...Good knitwear, great accents and a stoic detective: Shetland is peak ‘dad television’ – and I love it
news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Tuesday, 9 April - 15:00
This BBC Scottish crime series gives a lot, very quietly. A decade late, I have happily jumped on the bandwagon/slow-moving local ferry
Shetland is a mild, full-hearted police procedural – “like a cross between Wallander and Midsomer Murders”, Sarah Dempster wrote in the Guardian in 2013 – and set mainly on that Scottish archipelago – “permanently dark, plagued by murder and with residents who communicate only by glaring”, Filipa Jodelka wrote the year after. It is anchored, at least for the first seven seasons, by DI Jimmy Perez – “a TV copper of rare nuance”, Jack Seale wrote last year , “with no gimmick apart from the steady erosion of his will”. It could be said that over the last 10 years, this series has had more than its fair share of coverage on this site. Then again, it’s really good.
Perez is played by Douglas Henshall, in a determinedly consistent wardrobe of jeans, knitted jumper and peacoat (Barbour jacket on special occasions). He solves murders. These evolve from one-offs involving birdwatchers and inheritances in the early seasons to multi-episode conspiracies and corruption exposés with higher and higher stakes. Fishing is usually involved.
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