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VIEW GALLERY Jamie Dornan might have become a household name, thanks to his casting in 50 Shades of Grey, but it was his role as perverted serial killer and family man Paul Spector in The Fall that kick-started his career. And Dornan will be back as Spector on BBC Two from November 13 in the second series of The …
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The Missing review: There by the grace of God…
VIEW GALLERY Take a deep breath and remember that was a television drama, not a real life event. The Missing sees happy couple Tony and Emily Hughes (James Nesbitt and Frances O’Connor) crumble when their five-year-old son Oliver is abducted while they are on holiday in France. Minutes after the end of the first episode of this new BBC …
Read More »Why Baby P: The Untold Story was an uncomfortable lesson in the failings of humanity
His was the face that haunted us for months. How could the blue-eyed, blond and obviously vulnerable child, known to us all as Baby P, have met such a shocking death at just 17 months? His name was Peter Connolly and his mother, her boyfriend and his brother were eventually convicted of causing or allowing his death. The facts were …
Read More »You’re fired! The most shocking reality TV exits ever
VIEW GALLERY Former professional rugby player Thom Evans and partner Iveta Lukosiute cha-cha-chaed their way off Strictly Come Dancing in a shock result last weekend. But it’s not the first time reality TV exits have left us stunned, here are five of our favourites… Gabby Logan, Strictly Come Dancing She was the favourite to win series five, so when …
Read More »Review: Dave Gorman at St David’s Hall, Cardiff
The show is titled ‘Dave Gorman Gets Straight to the Point – the Power Point’ and for the most part, he does. Power Point presentation is a gift for comedians; it offers the opportunity to let a picture speak a thousand words and allows the punch lines to appear from some quite unexpected directions without having to build the road …
Read More »In the Night of the Forest is a slightly wooden episode of Doctor Who
In the olden days when making a mix tape (ask your parents) I would carefully select the songs based on how much I liked them. I would kick-off with a great track, keep the momentum for the second and then allow it to dip slightly, before a couple of top tunes in the middle, a slight dip and then… BANG! …
Read More »Lleucu Siencyn: It’s time to embrace Dylan’s work
My birthday began with the water- Birds and the birds of the winged trees flying my name Above the farms and the white horses And I rose In a rainy autumn And walked abroad in shower of all my days High tide and the heron dived when I took the road Over the border And the gates Of the town …
Read More »When does I’m a Celebrity 2014 start? Who is going to the jungle?
VIEW GALLERY Ant and Dec are following the yellow dirt road to Oz for I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! So whilst they don their ruby slippers for the journey to camp, we take a look at what we know about the show so far: When does I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! start? ITV hasn’t …
Read More »Movie magic as Cadw transforms castles into pop-up cinemas
It’s movie magic this autumn as Cadw transforms three of its castles into pop-up cinemas for a series of screenings. The heritage service has partnered with Chapter Arts Centre to bring flicks to Caerphilly Castle, Castell Coch and Raglan Castle, following a sell-out debut earlier this year. Film-goers can take their pick from cinematic classics like Willy Wonka and the …
Read More »Grand Designs steps back in time for French manor house
Grand Designs (Channel 4, Wednesday, 9pm) stepped back in time this week as it revisited a property that made its show debut in 2003. Yep, more than a decade has passed since Kevin McCloud first met Denise Daniel and Doug Ibbs, and their dream to restore a manor house in rural France. With the programme going back to where it …
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