Film and Television·Film and TV News BBC announces new legal drama, Reputation, created and written by Anya Reiss by Neil Baker 2nd May 2026
Film and Television·TV First look at The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾, coming soon to BBC One and iPlayer by Neil Baker 15th April 2026
Film and Television·Film and TV News·TV A Tale of Two Cities – first look at Kit Harington, François Civil and Mirren Mack in the new BBC and MGM+ adaptation of Dickens’ classic by Neil Baker 30th March 2026
Film and Television·Film and TV News·TV Richard Gadd’s Half Man – we take a first look at the highly anticipated BBC and HBO series by Neil Baker 14th March 2026
LGBTQ+·Music and Dance·Theatre·Theatre News First look rehearsal images released for the major new folk musical Ballad Lines at the Southwark Playhouse (Elephant) by Neil Baker 3rd January 2026
Film and Television·Film and TV News·LGBTQ+·TV Channel 4 releases first-look images of Alan Cumming and David Morrissey in Russell T Davies’ eagerly awaited drama Tip Toe by Neil Baker 11th December 2025
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·Film and TV News·TV Leonard and Hungry Paul – First look at the new BBC comedy drama series starring Alex Lawther, Laurie Kynaston and Jamie-Lee O’Donnell by Neil Baker 6th September 2025
Theatre·Theatre News The Code – first look at Michael McKeever’s play, which will run at Southwark Playhouse Elephant from September 12 by Neil Baker 1st September 2025
Film and Television·LGBTQ+·TV Dear Viv – we take a first look at BBC Three’s tribute to drag superstar, The Vivienne by Neil Baker 9th August 2025
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Film and TV News·Music and Dance Dreaming of You: The Making of The Coral – first look at James Slater’s music documentary premiering at Sheffield Doc Fest by Neil Baker 18th June 2025
1 No Rest for the Wicked (Fantasia Film Festival) review – hauntingly beautiful, Kalle’s adaptation of Ulrichs’ Manor is unmissable 23rd July 2026
2 Pinocchio: Unstrung (review) – Rhys Frake-Waterfield’s movie is a sordid, cynical and shoddy exploitation flick with even cheaper ethics 23rd July 2026
3 Animal Farm (2026) review – Serkis’s film butchers Orwell’s source material so thoroughly it could be branded animal cruelty 21st July 2026
4 The Virgin Suicides (2000) rewind review – Sophia Coppola’s film is a girlhood classic that balances sweetness, sweatiness and sorrow 21st July 2026
5 Blue Mist (UK Tour) review – Who has the authority to define another person’s story? And who decides what counts as an “authentic voice?” 21st July 2026
6 Attack on Paradise (Fantasia Film Festival) review – a high-octane crime action thriller that never quite reaches its full potential 20th July 2026
7 The Odyssey (review) – rapturous, spellbinding entertainment – an epic cinematic experience to match its enduring source material 19th July 2026
8 Tight Lettuce (Fantasia Film Festival) review – when does care become enabling, and who dictates when that line has been crossed? 19th July 2026
9 Pimple (Fantasia Film Festival) review – Alle’s story of a toxic pimple, a sebum monster and bullies about to meet a sticky end is a delight 19th July 2026
10 Royal Court Young Playwrights Award 2026 – less like a competition and more like an investment in the future of British theatre 18th July 2026
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