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Blue Story aired on the BBC for the first time, following the film’s controversial 2019 cinema release.The film, directed by musician/filmmaker Rapman, followed two best friends from different neighbourhoods of London, who become rivals when gangs from their respective postcodes come to blows. The film won its lead Michael Ward a BAFTA Rising Star Award, while at the 2020 NME Awards the film won Best Film and Best Actor for Ward’s performance.Despite accolades and strong reviews, the film made controversial headlines in 2019 after a major disruption occurred at a screening of the film in Birmingham Star City.

Industry has added some big names for its upcoming fourth season.On Thursday (March 13), it was announced that Kiernan Shipka (Twisters, The Last Showgirl), Jack Farthing (Towards Zero, Rain Dogs) Toheeb Jimoh (Ted Lasso, The Power) and Amy James-Kelly (Three Families, Coronation Street) have all joined the cast of the hit HBO and BBC drama series for season four. They will appear alongside previously announced new cast member Max Minghella (The Handmaid’s Tale), as well as returning stars Myha’la, Marisa Abela, Ken Leung, Sagar Radia, Kit Harington, and Miriam Petche. Shipka will play Hayley Clay, described as an “executive assistant at payment processor Tender”.

BBC has released a statement on why its documentary Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone was pulled from BBC iPlayer.The programme explored the lives of children in Gaza during the current humanitarian crisis there. However, it was removed from iPlayer after it came to light that the 14-year-old boy who narrated it was the son of an official for Palestinian organisation Hamas.The decision prompted over 700 artists, including Kneecap director Rich Peppiatt and Riz Ahmed, to sign a letter under the name Artists For Palestine UK condemning the BBC.The letter reads: “We are UK-based film & TV professionals and journalists writing in support of the BBC documentary Gaza: How To Survive A War Zone, which aired on February 17 on BBC TWO and was subsequently made available on iPlayer.

Wallace & Gromit villain Feather McGraw has become a surprise new favourite among people getting tattoos in the UK, a report has revealed.The character made a return in the Aardman Animation Christmas special Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, having been the antagonist of the 1993 adventure The Wrong Trousers. In this new story, the imprisoned McGraw uses an AI gnome to frame Wallace and get his revenge.The comedy was recently nominated for Best Animated Feature at the forthcoming Academy Awards, and more than 21million people have watched the film on BBC channels and the iPlayer service.

The Traitors is coming back to UK TVs sooner than expected.The hit BBC One gameshow, hosted by Claudia Winkleman, will return for its third season on New Year’s Day.Also available to watch on iPlayer, the third season will once again feature Winkleman overseeing a group of faithful and traitorous strangers in the Scottish Highlands as they compete for a £120,000 cash prize.“We welcome a new group of strangers to play the ultimate game of detection, backstabbing and trust, in the hope of winning up to £120,000,” reads the log line. “New series, and a whole new game.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor is set to perform a special New Year’s Eve show on the BBC next month. Find all the details below.The ‘Murder On The Dancefloor’ pop star will host her New Year’s Eve Disco concert on Tuesday December 31, where she will bring in 2025 with a headline set on BBC One and iPlayer.Created by BBC Studios Entertainment Productions, the TV event will see Ellis-Bextor being joined on stage by some yet-to-be-announced “very special guests”.“I always love a party, and I immediately think of sparkles, singing and dancing for a New Year’s Eve celebration and that’s what I’ll be bringing with me for my BBC One performance this New Year!” the singer said in a statement.“The band and I can’t wait, and we have some special surprises planned.

BBC has removed an episode of Doctor Who featuring the former newsreader Huw Edwards from the iPlayer streaming service.The 2006 episode named ‘Fear Her’ included a scene in which David Tennant’s Doctor travelled into the future to the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony, and Edwards’ voice is heard commentating on the event.Edwards, 62, pleaded guilty in court on Wednesday (July 31) to three charges of making indecent photographs of children. He admitted to having 41 illegal images, which were sent to him by the convicted paedophile Alex Williams, seven of which being of the most serious type.

The Outlaws is back for a third season, but when will the new episodes be on TV?The Outlaws follows the lives of seven strangers from different backgrounds who are brought together to complete their sentences of community service in Bristol. However, when they stumble upon a bag of money belonging to a crime boss, the group find themselves being pulled even further into a life of unlawfulness.The first season aired in 2021, with its follow-up coming a year later.

Russell Brand appeared to have been removed from an episode of Gavin & Stacey on BBC iPlayer, following allegations emerging about the actor and comedian earlier this year.In September, Brand was accused of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse following a joint investigation by The Times, The Sunday Times and Channel 4’s Dispatches. Brand strongly denied the claims.Earlier this month, Brand was reportedly questioned by police over alleged assault allegations.Fans rewatching the 2007 Christmas special of the beloved sitcom noticed that the joke had been removed.The joke in question is mentioned when the characters go to Pam and Mick’s (played by Alison Steadman and Larry Lamb) and Nessa (Ruth Jones) returns from reading to baby Neil.

Gavin & Stacey‘s Joanna Page has revealed that she was once told she “wasn’t pretty enough” for an acting role.The Welsh actor, who played Stacey in the beloved BBC sitcom, made the revelation while appearing on Loose Women this week.Speaking on the panel show Wednesday (August 9), Page was talking about dealing with disappointment before sharing that she was once asked to change her appearance and accent for a role.“I had an audition and I’d been back about nine times and it was going really good,” she recalled, though didn’t name the role.

The Sixth Commandment, BBC’s true crime story about a student who manipulated two elderly citizens for financial gain and murdered one, is available on iPlayer now.A BBC synopsis for the four-part show reads that The Sixth Commandment “tells the story of how the meeting of an inspirational teacher, Peter Farquhar (Timothy Spall), and a charismatic student, Ben Field (Éanna Hardwicke), set the stage for one of the most complex and confounding criminal cases in recent memory.“It also focuses on how suspicions around Field’s relationship with Ann Moore-Martin (Anne Reid), Peter’s deeply religious neighbour, unlocked a series of chilling revelations.”But what happened to killer Ben Field after he committed his crimes?Ben Field tricked teacher Farquhar into believing that he was in love with him in order to become the beneficiary of his will. He killed the 69-year-old in 2015, his death originally believed to be from alcohol poisoning.

BBC over fears of “rightwing backlash”.Wild Isles, a new documentary series exploring the wildlife of the British Isles and narrated by Attenborough, is set to premiere this weekend (March 12). Five episodes will be broadcast on BBC One in a primetime slot but a sixth will only be available to watch via the BBC iPlayer.According to the Guardian, the sixth episode will feature a stark look at the losses of nature in the UK and what has caused the declines.

Inside No.9 has been revealed – check it out below, along with details of a premiere date.Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton’s dark comedy anthology series began on the BBC in 2014, with its sixth series airing last year.A seventh series was confirmed by the BBC last year and its first episode will air on BBC Two and iPlayer on April 20.Confirmed guest stars include Daniel Mays, Jason Isaacs, Jessica Hynes, Sophie Okonedo, Diane Morgan, Daisy Haggard, Annette Badland, Siobhan Redmond and Ron Cook.Mark Gatiss, co-star and co-creator on The League Of Gentlemen, will also feature in the next series.Watch the creepy trailer for season seven, soundtracked by a brooding cover of ‘What A Wonderful World’, below.Speaking about the new series when it was announcement in September, Shearsmith and Pemberton said: “We hope you’ll join us and another incredible cast of actors for more surprises that will make your jaws drop and spines tingle.“Heads might even roll, and if not heads, definitely eyes.”Last year, Shearsmith told NME he believes the BBC anthology show could go on for another three series.“It just goes on,” he said. “It’s a brilliant thing but also horrific to try to keep coming up with the stories because there is such a high turnover of storytelling.