5 h. ago Netflix is set to remove one of Black Mirror's most divisive episodes as changes coming to streaming site

The episode was one that changed the entire format of the UK programme

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8 h. ago ‘Stephen Graham recognised me from Nando’s’: how James Nelson

His role in This City Is Ours has had the Liverpool FC squad perform line dances with him, he’s wowed in Black Mirror and he’s bringing Bez’s life to screen. It’s all down to meeting his hero in a chicken restaurantJames Nelson-Joyce is still buzzing. Two days ago, he not only watched his beloved Liverpool FC clinch the Premier League title but led a celebratory dance with his heroes. “I ended up in the Anfield boardroom after the match, then partied with the team,” he grins. “The DJ clocked that I was there, played Andy Williams’ House of Bamboo and it all went right off.”The 36-year-old Merseysider is now starring in BBC gangland thriller This City Is Ours, in which a local crime family perform a choreographed line-dance to the loungecore classic. “Harvey Elliott and a few other players dragged me on to the dancefloor and made me do it with them,” he chuckles in disbelief. “They all love the show, which is a huge compliment.” Continue reading...

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3 d. ago The One Show's Alex Jones rushes to comfort guest during 'emotional' VE Day special

The One Show host Alex Jones was overcome with emotion during a special VE Day episode on Monday night

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6 d. ago Prince Harry tells the BBC of his pain, and it’s queasy viewing. But who will switch it off? | Hugh Muir

Real-life anguish or confected entertainment? One thing is clear – the soap opera endures because millions still love to watch itWell, isn’t this a plot turn? You switched on for the latest cinematic episode of Prince Harry fights the fight – not against the Mirror this time, not against Murdoch either, but against those who have stripped him of his security protection – and then the script goes to places that no one expected.He loses his legal challenge in the court of appeal over the degree of security he is entitled to on the public purse while in the UK – that was pretty much expected. But then, in the second instalment of Britain’s longest-running potboiler, he exclusively opens an anguished heart to the BBC, post the appeal court verdict, and all sorts of dramatic twists ensue.Hugh Muir is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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8 d. ago ‘As a film lover, I want more’: the Black female directors taking centre stage

The curator of the BFI’s Black Debutantes season on piracy, truncated careers and the frustrations of dealing with big studiosHello and welcome to The Long Wave. This week I spoke to Rógan Graham, a curator of the British Film Institute’s latest season, Black Debutantes: A Collection of Early Works by Black Women Directors. The programme runs throughout May at the BFI Southbank in London, and is a celebration of the feature-length work of Black female film-makers, both the familiar and the seldom screened. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Stirling Castle to 'step back in time' with events to commemorate 80th anniversary of VE Day

Stirling Castle will host two days of special events to mark 80 years since the Allies' accepted Germany's surrender in 1945.

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1 week ago A League of Their Own to end after 15 years as channel make shock announcement

A League of Their Own will be ending after 15 years but before it does, comedian Romesh Ranganathan will be back as host for a special 20th series alongside Jamie Redknapp and Jill Scott

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2 w. ago Brat's Tomos Parry to host special dinner with groundbreaking Chinese restaurant Hunan

Chef Y.S Peng has decades of experience and will bring it all to Shoreditch for a special collaboration

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2 w. ago Black Mirror season seven episode includes hidden QR code. Here’s where it leads

New season of Netflix’s hit sci-fi anthology features an episode all about gaming. Now, viewers can try out the simulation too

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2 w. ago Outlander star appears in new Black Mirror episode you may have missed

Black Mirror's Hotel Reverie has a familiar face

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3 w. ago Teacup release date, cast and episode count as Yellowstone writer's new series drops

It has finally found a streaming home for UK audiences

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3 w. ago Black Mirror fans 'feel like they've been shot' as new episode dubbed 'favourite ever' leaves them 'wrecked and bawling their eyes out'

The popular programme, which hit our screens in 2011, released its seventh series on Netflix earlier this month.

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3 w. ago Netflix viewers feel 'gaslit' by 'diabolical' new Black Mirror episode

Warning that this article contains spoilers for S7 Ep2 of Black Mirror!

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3 w. ago The Last of Us season 2 leaves viewers 'crying' minutes into season premiere

HBO's The Last of Us has returned to screens

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3 w. ago Netflix Black Mirror season 7 episode 5 ending explained: What happens in Eulogy?

Black Mirror season seven is now available to watch on Netflix so how does episode five Eulogy play out?

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3 w. ago Black Mirror season 7 episodes ranked from Eulogy to Plaything and Bete Noire

Black Mirror season seven has six new cautionary tales

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3 w. ago Black Mirror Plaything: Cast, Bandersnatch link, thronglets and ending explained

Black Mirror episode Plaything, starring Peter Capaldi and Lewis Gribben, has drawn links to Bandersnatch.

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3 w. ago Black Mirror star Rashida Jones' life from Mark Ronson engagement to music legend father

Rashida Jones, who stars in Black Mirror season 7 episode Common People, has had an interesting life.

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3 w. ago 'Disturbed' Black Mirror fans issue bleak warning over first episode of series 7

Black Mirror series seven recently landed on Netflix and the first episode, titled Common People, has a storyline so dystopian that streamers have been left feeling "uncomfortable" and "depressed"

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3 w. ago The Last of Us season 2 release date, episode schedule, cast and plot

The Last of Us season 2 will premiere soon

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