Years & Years and Olly Alexander announce major shake-up
Years & Years is to become an Olly Alexander solo project following the departure of its two other members.
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Russell T Davies: The BBC is heading for oblivion
Screenwriter Russell T Davies says the BBC is heading for oblivion.
Olly Alexander teases new music from Years & Years
Olly Alexander has promised that his band will be releasing new music “soon”.
It’s A Sin praised as ‘beautiful’ and ‘heartbreaking’ by viewers
Viewers have praised Russell T Davies’ new drama It’s A Sin as “beautiful” and “heartbreaking”.
Keeley Hawes ‘can’t stop crying’ when discussing It’s A Sin
It’s A Sin star Keeley Hawes said she cannot stop herself crying when discussing the drama, such is the bond between her and her co-stars.
Russell T Davies explains why Aids series It’s A Sin is not a docu-drama
Russell T Davies has said he “wrestled” with whether to make his new Aids series It’s A Sin a docu-drama.
Olly Alexander says groundbreaking TV series Queer As Folk ‘left a mark’ on him
Pop star Olly Alexander has said groundbreaking drama Queer As Folk “left a mark on me” as he discussed working with creator Russell T Davies.
Russell T Davies: Straight actors should not play gay characters
Straight actors should not play gay characters, acclaimed TV writer Russell T Davies has said.
Olly Alexander in first teaser for Russell T Davies’s new Aids drama It’s A Sin
Years & Years singer Olly Alexander has said he feels like “the luckiest boy in the world” to star in Russell T Davies’s highly anticipated drama set during the Aids crisis of the 1980s.
Russell T Davies: Rise of Disney makes me worry about gay content
Russell T Davies has said he is concerned about what the rise of Disney and the success of its streaming service Disney+ means for gay content.
Viewers relive ‘heartbreak’ of David Tennant’s Doctor Who exit
The National Television Awards’ 25th anniversary TV special left Doctor Who fans in tears by including the moment David Tennant announced he was quitting the show.
Doctor Who boss Chris Chibnall reveals show’s impact on his life
Doctor Who showrunner Chris Chibnall has said working on the programme has been “entirely life-changing” and that his workload is “bonkers”.
Russell T Davies: If I had Tardis I would travel to first meeting with husband
Russell T Davies has said if he had a Tardis he would travel back to the moment he first met his late partner.
Russell T Davies would consider Queer As Folk reunion for charity
Screenwriter Russell T Davies has said he would consider a 20th anniversary reunion episode of Queer As Folk if the proceeds went to charity.
Channel 4 news chief to examine ‘male behaviour’ in media at TV festival
Channel 4 news chief Dorothy Byrne will deliver this year’s MacTaggart Lecture, closing the first day of the Edinburgh TV Festival.
Aberdeen-born actress tells of life on BBC drama Years and Years
An Aberdeen-born actress has told of what it was like starring in the most talked about British TV drama of the year.
Why I will no longer take parts where my character dies – Anne Reid
Actress Anne Reid has said she has started refusing roles where her character dies because “it’s depressing enough getting old”.
Emma Thompson looks ruthless as politician in first Years And Years trailer
Dame Emma Thompson appears as a ruthless politician in the first-look trailer for Russell T Davies’ star-studded new drama Years And Years.
Russell T Davies: Casting Emma Thompson was a dream come true
Russell T Davies has said it was a “dream come true” to cast Dame Emma Thompson for his new political drama Years & Years.
New drama Years & Years reminds star of Black Mirror
A new series set to air on BBC One has parallels to Charlie Brooker’s popular dystopian drama Black Mirror, Rory Kinnear has said.
Ben Whishaw and Hugh Grant vie for best actor at Broadcasting Press Guild Awards
A Very English Scandal co-stars Hugh Grant and Ben Whishaw will compete for the prize of best actor at this year’s Broadcasting Press Guild Awards.
A Very English Scandal spin-off will focus on ‘first woman to be slut shamed’
The BBC’s award-winning drama A Very English Scandal is to spawn a series of spin-off anthologies with the initial focusing on the first woman to be publicly “slut shamed”.
Emma Thompson to star in new BBC drama from Russell T Davies
Emma Thompson will star in a new BBC One drama penned by Russell T Davies.
Hugh Grant: Politics is show business for the ugly
Hugh Grant has said politics is like “show business for the ugly” and the ego and narcissism in politicians is often worse than in celebrities.
Channel 4 announces new Russell T Davies series The Boys
A new five-part drama series written by former Doctor Who boss Russell T Davies will explore the lives of a group of young gay men in 1980s London as the Aids crisis begins, Channel 4 has announced.
Channel 4 announces new Russell T Davies series The Boys
A new five-part drama series written by former Doctor Who boss Russell T Davies will explore the lives of a group of young gay men in 1980s London as the AIDS crisis begins, Channel 4 has announced.
Russell T Davies: #MeToo movement has barely touched the surface
Efforts to tackle sexual harassment have “barely touched the surface of what men do at work”, former Doctor Who supremo Russell T Davies has said.
Russell T Davies among RTS fellowship recipients
Former Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies and Line Of Duty creator Jed Mercurio are among those receiving fellowships from the Royal Television Society as it commemorates its 90th anniversary.
Ben Whishaw to play MP Jeremy Thorpe’s lover in A Very English Scandal
Ben Whishaw will star opposite Hugh Grant in a new drama about disgraced MP Jeremy Thorpe.
Government treats BBC with contempt, says Russell T Davies
Russell T Davies launched a stinging attack on the government for treating the BBC with “contempt” as he collected a lifetime achievement award.