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INTERVIEWS
All the latest interviews with the good and the great from telly and live comedy
INTERVIEWS
All the latest interviews with the good and the great from telly and live comedy


Aug 27, 2022
Rose Ayling-Ellis delivers a powerful Alternative MacTaggart at the Edinburgh TV Festival
The industry needs to show Rose the respect she deserves, by listening carefully, taking responsibility and making real and sustained...


Aug 26, 2022
Louisa Harland leads new Disney+ drama The Ballad of Renegade Nell
The eight-part drama from Sally Wainwright promises to be a swashbuckling action and fantasy adventure. The Ballad of Renegade Nell,...


Aug 25, 2022
BBC One announce new comedy Queen of Oz from Catherine Tate
The new six-part series has been written by Catherine Tate and Jeff Gutheim with Tate in the lead role. Catherine Tate will star as in...


Aug 25, 2022
Martin Compston, Tony Curran and Ashley Jensen to star in new Scottish drama Mayflies for BBC One
Set in the summer of 1986, the two-part drama has been adapted by Andrea Gibb from Andrew O’Hagan’s acclaimed novel of the same name....


Aug 25, 2022
Man Like Mobeen returning to BBC Three for a fourth series
The four-part series, written by Guz Khan and co-creator Andy Milligan sees Khan return to play the titular character Mobeen. It was...


Aug 25, 2022
New documentary series about Robbie Williams announced by Netflix
The multi-part series will launch in 2023. The documentary series about British pop superstar, Robbie Williams was announced during this...


Aug 25, 2022
Rose Ayling-Ellis to present new BBC One documentary, Sign For Change
The Strictly champion will reveal the daily challenges, discrimination and barriers faced by deaf individuals, in a new hard-hitting...


Aug 25, 2022
BBC One announce new comedy Undoing Martin Parker
The six-part comedy has been co-created and written by Paul Coleman and Sian Gibson. Undoing Martin Parker is set in Manchester in 1990,...

Aug 25, 2022
Gladiators return to television CONFIRMED by the BBC
A new 11-part series will air on BBC One in 2023. Gladiators is one of the most exciting and energetic sports entertainment gameshows...


Aug 24, 2022
ITV discuss Big Brother, ITVX and more at Edinburgh Television Festival 2022
Big Brother's returning, but what about Pop Idol? Here's what we learned during ITV's spotlight session at the festival. During a...


Aug 22, 2022
Dame Judi Dench and Craig Revel Horwood to take part in the opening session at the Edinburgh TV Fest
They'll take part in a special live version of The Repair Shop as part of this year’s opening session at the Edinburgh TV Festival. The...

Aug 9, 2022
Emily Maitlis to deliver the 2022 MacTaggart Lecture at the Edinubrgh Television Festival
In her first major address since leaving the BBC, Emily Maitlis will deliver the flagship address of the 2022 Edinburgh TV Festival, The...


Jul 15, 2022
His Dark Materials masterclass leads new sessions announced for this year's Edinburgh TV Festival
Other sessions include panels on; the future of PSBs, how younger audiences discover content and how footballers have conquered...


Jun 16, 2022
Sophie Duker to host this year's Edinburgh TV Awards
After two years of virtual ceremonies the Edinburgh TV Awards will finally return to an in-person event as part of the festival this...


Jun 8, 2022
First speakers announced for this year's Edinburgh Television Festival
Speakers include Succession's Brian Cox, Heartstopper's Kit Connor and Alice Osman, Rose Matafeo, Dolly Alderton, Richard Osman and the...


Jun 8, 2022
Rose Ayling-Ellis to deliver Alternative MacTaggart lecture at this year's Edinburgh TV Festival
The EastEnders star and Strictly champion is a pioneer for the deaf community and BSL campaigner. In an uncompromising speech about her...
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