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Monday, 15th February 2021 at 8:00 am Let’s face it, most of us could do with a few handy DIY tips, couldn’t we? Advertisement Jay and Dom’s Home Fix is here to help, as The Repair Shop legends Jay Blades and Dom Chinea talk you through home hacks and suggest easy ways to improve your surroundings. By the end of the series you won’t recognise your living room for all the new furniture you’ve made and restored! Jay’s motto is “plan to avoid disappointment”, so in that spirit we...

The BBC has confirmed EastEnders veteran Laila Morse will be leaving the soap. Advertisement The actress debuted her beloved character Big Mo on the soap back in 2000 and has dipped in out over the last two decades. Big Mo is known for her no nonsense attitude on the square and is a member of the much-loved Slater family. A BBC spokesperson told RadioTimes.com: “Just like many occasions before, Big Mo will be departing Walford. But as always, she’ll no doubt be back in the not too distant ...

Incredible Journeys: Simon Reeve on vegetarianism and crying on TV - meet the BBC presenter! January 24, 2021 Incredible Journeys. The well-travelled presenter has trodden deep into stories, set foot into different cultures across the globe, and bawled his eyes out on television. Now, he is sharing some memorable travel moments with UK viewers, such as his reconnection with a ex-child labourer from Bangladesh 10 years on. We spoke to Simon Reeve, 48, to find out his views on vegetarianism, if...

Peaky Blinders season 6, which has begun production, will be the last of the TV series, but creator Steven Knight says it may continue in "another form".

Find out whats on TV for New Years Day 2021, including the return of Doctor, a Taskmaster New Years special and Torvill and Deans Dancing on Thin Ice.

Is The Serpent Based on a True Story? Is BBCs The Serpent Based on a True Story? Yes, and Its Just as Wild as It Seems First Published: 21 December 2020 4 Shares BBC Ones new show The Serpent is in fact based on a true story, and yes, that makes it all the more terrifying. The BBC retelling features eight episodes that explore the life of serial killer Charles Sobhraj, who was a pseudo-gems dealer in Bangkok when he met his partner in crime and Canadian girlfriend, Marie Andrée Leclerc, in Th...

Monday briefing: PM in crisis mode as travel ban bites Martin Farrer Top story: France bans passengers and trade for 48 hours © Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA Long queues of trucks at Dover and other ports could worsen after France banned freight for 48 hours. Morning everyone. I’m Martin Farrer and these are the top stories this morning. Boris Johnson will hold a meeting of the government’s emergency committee, Cobra, this morning to address the country’s mounting coronavir...

Did Gemma Arterton Actually Shave Her Head in Black Narcissus? Well, Kind Of 20 Shares There have been some incredible shows on TV in 2020, and one that has quickly captured our fascination is Black Narcissus (now on Hulu). The story follows a group of anglo-catholic nuns in the 1930s who travel to the Himalayas to set up a mission at an abandoned, remote palace in a fictitious location called Mopu. Leading the group is sister Clodagh, played by Gemma Arterton, who is the y...

I’ve been spotting opium references in popular culture with interest for a few years now (2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 & 2012) – just how opium keeps fascinating us… Well, 2020 was a funny year but anyway. Let’s start with a few novels – Laura Shepherd-Robinson’s Blood and Sugar was a great trip to 1780s Deptford and the slave trade. Opium addicts of course and a few on tinctures of laundanum for various eighteenth century ailments. Lydia Kang’s Opium and Absinthe ...

Bradley Walsh's Doctor Who character Graham is leaving the series, and the actor says he's most proud of Rosa Parks, pollution and health-themed episodes.