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Netflix’s ‘Sex Education’ star Asa Butterfield is heading to Birmingham this month to meet fans at MCM Comic Con at the NEC. Currently starring opposite Gillian Anderson in hit new comedy Sex Education, the Hollywood star will be joining a host of TV and film celebrities in Birmingham later this month.
Strictly fans will be packing Arena Birmingham from tonight as this year’s Strictly Come Dancing Arena Tour kicks off in the city tonight. The show features a fantastic line-up of celebrities and their professional partners – newly crowned Strictly champion Stacey Dooley and new dance partner Aljaž Skorjanec; Ashley Roberts and Pasha Kovalev; Dr Ranj…
The cast of Benidorm Live are packing their suitcases in preparation for a sun-soaked seasonal adventure when they fly into The Alexandra, Birmingham for a four-week run this Christmas. But there’s an added gift for fans of the show as it’s today announced that the show’s writer Derren Litten will make a special appearance in…
Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg, who was held prisoner by the US government in an internment facility in Afghanistan and in the Guantanamo Bay detainment camp in Cuba for nearly three years, has been invited to appear on reality TV show Big Brother. Yes, really. However, the Birmingham activist and author – who was released…
Here’s the first photo of new Doctor Who Jodie Whitaker in her official costume ahead of her debut as the Thirteenth Doctor… and she looks a bit like, well, er, Robin Williams from Mork & Mindy. We may have around 6 weeks before Christmas, but the Whovian gifts have already begun arriving, as the BBC teased us…
BBC drama Doctors – based and filmed in Birmingham – will be exploring gender identity issues this week, in a first for the long-running TV show, the Gay Times reports. Episode ‘Life Unexpected’, airing on Friday on BBC One, takes a step forward in approaching gender identity issues, as the main character in its 92nd episode struggles…
Youngsters from across the city joined a diverse audience in a televised debate yesterday, as it was broadcast live from the Birmingham Central Mosque in Highgate. The 16-34 year-olds were participating in Free Speech – BBC Three’s fortnightly debate and discussion show hosted by Rick Edwards and Tina Daheley – where topics covered included youth disengagement, youth…
Celebrated comedian Jerry Seinfeld will be spending one of just two dates in the UK at the NIA, Birmingham next spring. The Brooklyn-born comedian will visit the arena on Friday 11 May, marking his first visit to the city. Most famous for his hit series ‘Seinfeld’, which ran for just short of a decade, the…