Anglophenia » State of Play http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia The Biggest Names in British Television Sun, 19 May 2013 18:51:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Introducing David Morrissey: Five Great Roles Before ‘The Walking Dead’ http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2012/10/introducing-david-morrissey-five-great-roles-before-the-walking-dead/ http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2012/10/introducing-david-morrissey-five-great-roles-before-the-walking-dead/#comments Thu, 11 Oct 2012 19:42:34 +0000 Brigid Brown http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/?p=81066 Season three of The Walking Dead, AMC’s post-apocalyptic thriller, premieres on Sunday, with British actor David Morrissey as The Governor.

]]> http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2012/10/introducing-david-morrissey-five-great-roles-before-the-walking-dead/feed/ 0 Infamous British Political Scandals: Expenses and the ‘Rotten Parliament’ http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2012/01/infamous-british-political-scandals-expenses-and-the-%e2%80%98rotten-parliament%e2%80%99/ http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2012/01/infamous-british-political-scandals-expenses-and-the-%e2%80%98rotten-parliament%e2%80%99/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:59:58 +0000 Paul Hechinger http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/?p=56289  

With tonight’s final episode of State of Play (10p/9c), we also offer our final installment of Infamous British Political Scandals. For now, anyway.

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“Follow the money.” It’s always about cash, even in political scandals, as we see in this week’s installment of Infamous British Political Scandals.

]]> http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2012/01/infamous-british-political-scandals-cash-for-honours/feed/ 0 Infamous British Political Scandals: The Profumo Affair http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2011/12/infamous-british-political-scandals-the-profumo-affair/ http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2011/12/infamous-british-political-scandals-the-profumo-affair/#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:48:08 +0000 Paul Hechinger http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/?p=55193 Anglophenia’s look at British political scandals, occasioned by the series State of Play (airing Wednesdays at 10/9c), continues with a look at what many people would consider to be the mother of all modern British scandals: the ...

]]> http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2011/12/infamous-british-political-scandals-the-profumo-affair/feed/ 0 Infamous British Political Scandals: The Curious Case of John Stonehouse http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2011/12/infamous-british-political-scandals-the-curious-case-of-john-stonehouse/ http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2011/12/infamous-british-political-scandals-the-curious-case-of-john-stonehouse/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:33:19 +0000 Paul Hechinger http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/?p=54813 As BBC America airs the drama State of Play (Wednesdays, 10p/9c), Anglophenia takes a look back at some of Britain’s most explosive real-life political scandals.

]]> http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2011/12/infamous-british-political-scandals-the-curious-case-of-john-stonehouse/feed/ 0 Infamous British Political Scandals: ‘Spingate’ http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2011/12/infamous-british-political-scandals-spingate/ http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2011/12/infamous-british-political-scandals-spingate/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 02:58:26 +0000 Paul Hechinger http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/?p=53655  

Sometimes it seems as if Americans take a curious sort of pride in the shame of our government’s chicanery, like the Watergate, Iran-Contra or Teapot Dome scandals – perhaps that pride is in the exposure of the complicated depths ...

]]> http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2011/12/infamous-british-political-scandals-spingate/feed/ 0 Gallery: The Cast of ‘State of Play’: Where Are They Now? http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2011/12/slideshow-the-cast-of-state-of-play-where-are-they-now/ http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2011/12/slideshow-the-cast-of-state-of-play-where-are-they-now/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 20:17:06 +0000 Kevin Wicks http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/?p=52924 http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2011/12/slideshow-the-cast-of-state-of-play-where-are-they-now/feed/ 0 Readers Have Their Say: The 10 Greatest British TV Dramas of All-Time http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2011/08/readers-have-their-say-the-10-greatest-british-tv-dramas-of-all-time/ http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2011/08/readers-have-their-say-the-10-greatest-british-tv-dramas-of-all-time/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 18:19:34 +0000 Kevin Wicks http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/?p=43914 Weddings. Candy. TV Drama. There are simply some things the Brits traditionally do better than Americans.

]]> http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2011/08/readers-have-their-say-the-10-greatest-british-tv-dramas-of-all-time/feed/ 0 Should British TV Shows Have 24-Episode Seasons? http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2010/09/should-british-tv-shows-have-24-episode-seasons/ http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2010/09/should-british-tv-shows-have-24-episode-seasons/#comments Thu, 30 Sep 2010 15:00:00 +0000 Kevin Wicks http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2010/09/30/should-british-tv-shows-have-24-episode-seasons/ Should British TV series copy the U.S. model and create longer-running shows?

]]> http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2010/09/should-british-tv-shows-have-24-episode-seasons/feed/ 0 Don’t Let the Door Hit Ya, Brad: Russell Crowe Joins the Cast of State of Play http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2007/12/dont-let-the-door-hit-ya-brad-russell-crowe-joins-the-cast-o/ http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2007/12/dont-let-the-door-hit-ya-brad-russell-crowe-joins-the-cast-o/#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Kevin Wicks http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2007/12/04/dont-let-the-door-hit-ya-brad-russell-crowe-joins-the-cast-o/ Brad Pitt walked out on the State of Play remake over script concerns. His replacement?

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