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Radio Times

Free TV and radio listings and guides for over 400 national and local channels, plus film reviews, daily recommendations, downloads and exclusive videos.The Radio Times is the UK’s longest running radio and television listings magazine, providing readers with news and reviews since 1923.In the magazine, each day's te...15:47 Fri 23rd Jul 2010

TV Guide

TV Guide is the UK's No 1 TV Listings site, providing users with an easy to browse listing format and informative descriptions of all programming options.TV Guide is also available as a downloadable application for a number of smartphones, allowing you to check the evening’s entertainment schedule while you’re on t...15:47 Fri 23rd Jul 2010

The Love Letter

Amazon.co.uk WidgetsThe Love Letter is a beautiful but heart-rending love story. The film was based on a short story by Jack Finney which was first published in The Saturday Evening Post on August 1, 1959. The film stars Campbell Scott and Jennifer Jason Leigh as two people who fall in love but live in different time...11:08 Fri 16th Jul 2010

Gavin And Stacey

Gavin and Stacey is one of the most popular British sit-coms around. It is the winner of two Baftas and four British Comedy awards. Written by James Corden and Ruth Jones, who also star in the show, the story centres around the characters of Gavin (Mathew Horne) and Stacey (Joanna Page) that embark on a long distance r...14:37 Wed 30th Jun 2010

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Curb Your Enthusiasm is one of the unsung gems of the comedy genre. The main character is Larry David and the series follows David, who plays a fictionalized version of himself, and his life as a semi-retired writer, producer, and actor in Los Angeles. The show often includes other famous actors including Jerry Seinfel...14:37 Wed 30th Jun 2010

Lewis

Lewis is a popular spin off from the Inspector Morse series. Kevin Whately is Detective Inspector Robbie Lewis, ably assisted by his young sidekick, D.S. Hathaway (Laurence Fox) in this hit detective drama full of intriguing murder mystery. Set in the idyllic surroundings of Oxford and its University campus, murder has...14:37 Wed 30th Jun 2010

Outnumbered

Amazon.co.uk WidgetsOutnumbered is a BAFTA award winning British comedy. The show is based around the daily trials and tribulations of a normal suburban family. The two parents are ably played by Hugh Dennis and Claire Skinner (Sue and Pete Brockman), but it is the three children Jake (Tyger Drew-Honey), Ben (Daniel ...14:07 Wed 30th Jun 2010

The Pacific

Amazon.co.uk WidgetsThe Pacific is an epic series made by HBO. The Pacific is based on the memoirs of a group of U.S. Marines who fought in the war against the Empire of Japan. The series was produced by Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, and Gary Goetzman and much of it was filmed in Australia.The series has been acclaime...13:07 Wed 30th Jun 2010

Mad Men

Amazon.co.uk WidgetsMad Men is a popular fictional series. Mad Men is set in the 1960s, initially at the fictional Sterling Cooper advertising agency on Madison Avenue in New York City, and later at the newly created firm of Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce. Mad Men has received critical acclaim, particularly for its his...13:07 Wed 30th Jun 2010

Life on Mars

Amazon.co.uk Widgets Life on Mars is a critically acclaimed British drama. The series centre around Sam Tyler (John Simm) who appears to have travelled back in time to be a detective in the Manchester police force in 1973. His boss, Gene Hunt (Phillip Glenister), is portrayed as politically incorrect, brutal and corr...13:07 Wed 30th Jun 2010

The Inbetweeners

Amazon.co.uk Widgets The Inbetweeners is undoubtedly one of the best comedy's out there. Written by Damon Beesley and Iain Morris the show is the story about a group of teenage friends struggling through sixth form at school. Relive all the worst moments from childhood including school disco, dinners, uniforms and so...12:37 Wed 30th Jun 2010

Band Of Brothers

Amazon.co.uk Widgets Band Of Brothers is one of the most compelling war stories of all time. The executive producers were Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, who had collaborated on the World War II film Saving Private Ryan (1998). The series is based on the book of the same title written by historian and biographer Step...12:37 Wed 30th Jun 2010

True Blood

Amazon.co.uk WidgetsTrue Blood is one of the best television series currently running in the US. Based loosely on the Southern Vampire Mysteries series of novels by Charlaine Harris, True Blood has been adapted for TV by Alan Ball (Six Feet Under). It is set in a world where vampires are gradually becoming more and m...12:37 Wed 30th Jun 2010

Blackadder

Amazon.co.uk WidgetsBlackadder is now a classic piece of UK comedy. The show centres on Rowan Atkinson and Tony Robinson as antihero Edmund Blackadder and his dogsbody, Baldrick respectively, two of the most respected comedians of their generation. Blackadder was written by Richard Curtis, Rowan Atkinson and Ben Elto...12:37 Wed 30th Jun 2010

American Dad

Amazon.co.uk WidgetsAmerican Dad is widely held to be one of the best US comedies. The series is written by Seth MacFarlane of Family Guy fame. Seth also stars in the cartoon as Stan Smith the central character alongside Wendy Schaal (Francine – the wife), Scott Grimes (Steve - the son) and Rachael MacFarlane (Hayl...12:37 Wed 30th Jun 2010

Planet Earth

Amazon.co.uk WidgetsPlanet Earth is probably the most spectacular wildlife series made by the BBC. The series is narrated by Sir David Attenborough who brings to the show his obvious passion for the subject matter which draws in the viewer and makes it difficult to stop watching all ten hours in one sitting.The visua...12:37 Wed 30th Jun 2010

Yes Minister

Amazon.co.uk WidgetsYes Minister is classic satirical comedy. The original series and the sequel Yes, Prime Minister starred Paul Eddington (James ‘Jim’ Hacker), Sir Nigel Hawthorne (Sir Humphrey Appleby) and Derek Fowlds (Bernard Woolley). The series were based on the Machiavellian interactions of the three main...12:07 Wed 30th Jun 2010

Wonders Of The Solar System

Amazon.co.uk WidgetsWonders Of The Solar System is one of the most visually stunning series of recent years. The show of five episodes is presented by the ever popular Dr Brian Cox. His tour of our vicinity in space is both knowledgeable and accessible.The series has been an overwhelming success. Viewers have enthuse...12:07 Wed 30th Jun 2010

Glee

Amazon.co.uk Widgets Glee is one of the most delightful TV series of recent years. The show is about the ups and downs of a high school glee club, or show choir. The music is superb with hits from top acts like The Beatles, Lady GaGa, Journey and a whole episode devoted to Madonna.The show has been a big hit both in ...12:07 Wed 30th Jun 2010

Star Trek XI

Amazon.co.uk Widgets Star Trek XI is the one of the greatest Sci-fi films of recent years. The film has become the highest-grossing in the Star Trek series and is credited by the media as a reboot of the series. Leonard Nimoy stars as an alternate version of himself which gives the film tremendous credibility.Th...11:37 Wed 30th Jun 2010