Monthly Archives: October 2012

WATCH: ‘Merlin’ Stars Colin Morgan and Katie McGrath on BBC Radio 1

By Brigid Brown | Posted on October 25th, 2012

Katie and Colin hop into the photobooth with Nick! (Photo via BBC)

BBC America stars Colin Morgan (Merlin) and Katie McGrath (Morgana) sat down with BBC Radio 1 host Nick Grimshaw to discuss the premiere of Merlin season five. The fifth season is currently being aired in the UK and will arrive in ...

Alan Cumming to Host Britannia Awards; Harrison Ford, Spielberg Among Presenters

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on October 25th, 2012

The dapper Alan Cumming will host the Britannia Awards for the fourth time. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

BAFTA Los Angeles announced today (October 25) that British Good Wife star Alan Cumming will once again host the Britannia Awards, which are set to air for the first time on BBC AMERICA, Sunday, November 11 at 8 pm ET. And a ...

‘Cloud Atlas’ Author David Mitchell: If the Movie Were Structured Like the Book, ‘It Would Suck’

By Paul Hechinger | Posted on October 25th, 2012

David Mitchell at Symphony Space in New York last week. (Symphony Space)

British author David Mitchell says he never imagined anyone would make a movie out of his novel Cloud Atlas.

The Brit List: 10 British Words That Don’t Have a U.S. Equivalent

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on October 25th, 2012

Blag A little item of criminal slang that has found its way into common use. To blag something is to get it for free, possibly without deserving to.

Top Gear Thursday: Richard Hammond ‘Would Be a Great Stuntman,’ Says Mentor

By staff | Posted on October 25th, 2012

Richard Hammond: just park it on the side. (BBC America)

This week, Richard Hammond survived being thrown off a bridge and being set on fire as a Hollywood stunt man. The challenges he faced all presented threats to life and limb.

So THIS Is What Fry and Laurie Have Been Working On…

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on October 25th, 2012

Back in May, we ran a story about Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie working on a new collaborative project for the first time in 13 years. It was, as is appropriate for nowadays, sparked off by a tweet from Stephen, in which he teasingly ...

Daniel Craig: ‘We Plan Out The Shirtless Scenes Quite Carefully’

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on October 25th, 2012

Daniel Craig, Judi Dench and Javier Bardem on The Graham Norton Show

Let’s face it, any quote from Daniel Craig taken from The Graham Norton Show is likely to be a) highly charged and b) memorable, although that one does play to a certain demographic of Bond fans.

Miranda Hart on the Big Screen?

By Brigid Brown | Posted on October 24th, 2012

It seems like BAFTA-nominated comedienne Miranda Hart is everywhere these days. This past Friday BBC America talked about her newly released self-help autobiography Is It Just Me?

Martin Freeman Humbled by ‘The Hobbit’

By Brigid Brown | Posted on October 24th, 2012

Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins. (Photo courtesy of Warner Bros.)

We can’t blame Martin Freeman (Sherlock) for still being in a little bit of awe finding himself as the lead character, Hobbit Bilbo Baggins, in director Sir Peter Jackson’s forthcoming trilogy The Hobbit.