The pressure test in MasterChef Australia s1e11 was ‘to complete four of Nigella Lawson’s favourite chocolate dishes’ – chocolate chip cookie dough pots, emergency brownies, chocolate olive oil mousse and ruby chocolate cheesecake. The recipes, from the MasterChef Australia website can be found here In September 2017 the chocolate and cocoa product company Barry Callebaut…
Are you enjoying that book you’ve got on the go? A survey of 2000 people found almost a quarter of them said they would never give up on a book – they’ll stick with it, however bad it is. Critic, writer and presenter James Walton talks to Winifred Robinson about why we persevere. First broadcast…
The Great American Read premieres Tuesday, May 22 at 8/7c. Official trailer The 100 List THE GREAT AMERICAN READ is an eight-part series that explores and celebrates the power of reading, told through the prism of America’s 100 best-loved novels (as chosen in a national survey). It investigates how and why writers create their…
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BBC offers spectacular global revamp of original, but with little change in its presentation Civilisations presenters David Olusoga, Mary Beard and Simon Scharma Contemplating an early statue in Civilisations, the BBC’s new art history series, Mary Beard observes that it “raises all sorts of questions about what a likeness is”. So does Civilisations itself. The show was…
Part of the joy as a writer is writing parts with specific actors in mind. Steve Pemberton was my only choice for Glozier and Harmony has to be Mark Gatiss, in a film noir interlude set in 1941…Neil Gaiman Date: 09.02.2018 Last updated: 09.02.2018 at 10.27 Category: BBC Two; Drama; Comedy; BBC Studios; Casting Good Omens, the forthcoming BBC Studios…
BBC One to tell the story of the symbols of the Coronation in a special new film announced as part of the Royal Collection Season As part of the Royal Collection Season across BBC television and radio, BBC One today announced The Coronation, an hour-long film revealing to new generations the compelling story of the…
BBC Music Jazz, a new digital hub for jazz at the BBC, launches today [7 Nov]. Music fans will be able to visit a brand new BBC website for jazz from today in time for the London Jazz Festival. Music fans will be able to visit a brand new BBC website for jazz…
After a recent visit by relations who live in the UK, I’ve been listening to BBC Three Counties Radio which serves Beds, Herts and Bucks (Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire). As local as the news and programming is for an international audience, the music is good and offers a pleasant contrast to Radio 4. Well…
Love Henry James: The Master Love Henry James: Roderick Hudson Love Henry James: The Portrait Of A Lady Love Henry James: Daisy Miller The Real Henry James The Horror at Bly The Strange Case Of Henry James’ Testicles Love Henry James: Portrait Of A Gentleman We want to take our audience on a journey through…