Created by James Graham (A Brilliant Young Mind), Brexit: The Uncivil War explores the inside story behind one of the most divisive campaigns in British politics, Vote Leave.
Set during the pinnacle of the EU referendum in 2016, the chaotic drama follows Dominic Cummings (Benedict Cumberbatch), the less-known mastermind behind the Leave campaign.
Ever wondered what happened to the budding entrepreneurs once they shook hands with their new investors?
Journalist and presenter Steph McGovern finds out when she meets with successful entrepreneurs from Dragons Den from the past three years.
McGovern catches up with knitting brand owner Claire Gelder, who made deals with Dragons Touker Suleyman and Tej Lalvani, and baby cosmetics owner Amy Wordsworth, the only candidate to have nearly fainted on the show.
Emily Brontë superfan Lily Cole hosts a one-off documentary, The Secret World of Emily Brontë, exploring the Yorkshire landscape that influenced Brontë’s Wuthering Heights.
Cole also makes her own film in this special, Balls, which reimagines Heathcliff’s early life in Liverpool.
Jonathan Ross hosts new documentary Morecambe & Wise in America, which will focus on the comedy double act’s attempt to break America.
Iconic duo Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise’s working relationship is explored in this three-part series, which features over an hour’s worth of footage never seen before in the UK. Morecambe & Wise in America follows the pair on a series of trips they made to appear on one of the USA’s largest variety show, The Ed Sullivan Show.
The Crystal Maze gets festive with a panto-themed special and a selection of famous faces are put to the test in a series of challenges.
Facing the maze is pantomime star and actor Christopher Biggins, entrepreneur Deborah Meaden, Made In Chelsea star Jamie Laing, singer Frankie Bridge and football pundit Chris Kamara.
Presenter Richard Ayoade returns to guide the celebs on their journey through the mysterious maze.
A coming-of-age sitcom written by Lisa McGee, Derry Girls aired back in January on Channel 4.
Set in New Zealand during the 1860s, the series follows British adventurer Ana Wetherell (Eve Hewson) who falls in love with fortune hunter Emery Staines (Himesh Patel), and is plunged into a world of tragedy, mystery and revenge.
The couple must overcome numerous barriers put in their way, particularly from the spiteful Lydia Wells (Eva Green) and rich boy Francis Carver (Marton Csokas).
Virgin Media Television’s director of programming said: “We’re constantly being told that linear TV is dead, but the facts actually present a different picture.”
In Ireland, Virgin Media is “bucking the trend and showing continual growth in audiences”, a result, he claimed, of a “notable step up in [the] scale, ambition and quality” of programming.
She shared the pleasure and pain of writing drama with EastEnders boss John Yorke at this year’s RTS Student Programme Masterclasses.
Script editing “was an invaluable way to learn about television production and writing … Having that ‘production head’ gave me an advantage in writing [my] first episode [of Wolfblood) …but I was still very much learning the ropes.”
Do you remember waking up to Noel Edmonds on Christmas morning, as you searched for a tangerine in your stocking? The Queen’s Speech, The Sound of Music? Christmas Celebrity Squares and over 20 million people watching Eric and Ernie?
Or what about today, with Doctor Who, Strictly Come Dancing, The Alternative Queen’s Speech, Coronation Street and EastEnders but also perhaps a box set.
Is the future of Christmas TV a barren land of declining audiences as we all spend Christmas day asking Alexa?
