BBC Radio 3 illuminates midwinter with Light in the Darkness for the seasonal period

Beginning on St Lucy’s day (Sunday 13 December) - celebrated in Scandinavian countries as the turning point of winter, when days are reaching their...

Caroline Aherne Bursary winner’s sitcom to air on BBC

Caroline Aherne Bursary winner Sophie Willan is to see her sitcom broadcast on BBC Alma’s Not Normal follows Boltonian wild-child, Alma Nuthall and her family...

Six more hours of Community Service for Stephen Merchant’s The Outlaws

The Outlaws is a comedy thriller series from multi-award-winning writer and director Stephen Merchant, originally created by Merchant and Elgin James (co-creator of US...

Prof Brian Cox fulfils a childhood dream of Mars

The University of Manchester’s Professor Brian Cox is to front a new documentary on the BBC Seven Days on Mars NASA’s Perseverance rover is on...

Gangs of London returns for a second series

The inner workings of the largest criminal organisation in London are set to be unearthed again as Sky announces series two of its record-breaking...

Gordon, Gino & Fred: Christmas Road Trip Three Unwise Men

After their hilarious European adventures Gordon, Gino and Fred are in the desert, searching for the spirit of the festive season in Morocco… a...

Filmed and set in Manchester-New Drama Life begins on BBC1 tonight

From the team who brought you Doctor Foster, Life is created and written by Mike Bartlett, and made by Drama Republic for BBC One. In...

New BBC documentary shows the battle to become Britain’s best Bhangra dancers

A new behind-the-scenes BBC documentary has revealed the pain, sweat and tears it takes to be a top Bhangra dancer. Teams competing in the Bhangra...

Freddie Flintoff to host new one off cycling show to raise money for UNICEF

Itv have announced a brand new one off cycling show – all in the name of charity. The 90-minute special will be hosted by presenter...

The robots are coming

Few doubt that our lives will soon be transformed by the revolutions in robotics and artificial intelligence. Walking, talking robots look set to join...