Geoffrey Hughes, who played the lovable slob Onslow to Patricia Routledge’s maddening snob Hyacinth on the Britcom Keeping Up Appearnances, died a week ago today of prostate cancer. He was 68.
Doctor Who: Season 7 Premiere and Specials
Okay, Whovians, the wait for new episodes of Doctor Who will soon be over. BBC America is premiering Season 7 some time this Fall (date TBD), and from the looks of the official BBC teaser, it’s going to be an
In the News: Foyle’s War, Maeve Binchy, and Ricky Gervais [Updated]
Filming to Begin Soon on New Foyle’s War Episodes If you’re a fan of the British detective series, Foyle’s War, then it’s time for you to do a happy dance, because you have new episodes to look forward to. The
Lesser-Known Female Characters In British TV Worth Watching
Now that the London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony is over (what a great sport the Queen is!), it’s time to get back to our regularly scheduled programming, I mean posts.
Live Streaming London 2012 Summer Olympics Coverage
This is a quickie post regarding live streaming the games of the London 2012 Summer Olympics.
T-3 Hours Until the 2012 Summer Olympics Officially Begin
It’s almost time! Are you excited? The Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Summer Olympics kicks off in a few hours, at 9PM local time. For viewers in the States, we’ll have to wait until 7:30PM Eastern time to watch
London 2012: Olympics Excitement Continues
Wow, the Olympic Torch Relay today was so awesome and inspiring, I was moved to tears. (Guess I’ll be downright bawling during the Opening Ceremony tomorrow.) And I had to smile when the Ab Fab team of Joanna Lumley and
2012 Olympic Torch Relay Includes Stars of British TV and Film (UPDATED)
The countdown to the 2012 Summer Olympics in London continues, and in this post we have several of the U.K.’s top television and film stars — and a live episode of a highly-watched U.K. soap opera — in the Olympic
2012 Olympics: Countdown to the Opening Ceremony
The Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London kicks off the start of the games this Friday, July 27, at 9PM local time (4PM Eastern). If you’re going to be there up close and personal, I wish you
In the News: Downton Abbey Season 3 Premiere and More
Downton Abbey: Season 3 Premieres In the U.S. In January 2013! Woo hoo! The dates for Season 3 of Downton Abbey have been announced! The show premieres on PBS on January 6 and airs each Sunday through February 17.
Pot Pie, British Style
Have you ever eaten a pot pie, or what’s known as a meat pie in other parts of the world? You know, the kind with beef, chicken and/or some other meat with veggies in a brown or white sauce, usually
I, Claudius
Do you remember the very first British TV show you ever watched? I don’t. The earliest I can recall is when I was in junior high school. That was quite a number of years ago, in the pre-cable age when