This Sunday, May 26th, 2024, at 7:00 Pm, BBC One invites viewers to explore the scenic beauty of North Cornwall on an episode of “Countryfile.” This beloved program takes audiences on a journey to the Camel Trail, a renowned recreational route nestled in the picturesque countryside.
Stretching across 18 miles, the Camel Trail follows the path of an old railway, offering a unique blend of history and natural beauty. The trail winds its way from the charming fishing town of Padstow, known for its quaint harbor and delicious seafood, to the rugged moorland of Bodmin, where wild landscapes and sweeping vistas await.
Viewers can expect to be enchanted by the stunning scenery and fascinating stories that unfold along the Camel Trail. From encounters with local wildlife to insights into the area’s rich heritage, “Countryfile” provides a captivating glimpse into life in rural Cornwall.
Join the “Countryfile” team as they embark on...
Stretching across 18 miles, the Camel Trail follows the path of an old railway, offering a unique blend of history and natural beauty. The trail winds its way from the charming fishing town of Padstow, known for its quaint harbor and delicious seafood, to the rugged moorland of Bodmin, where wild landscapes and sweeping vistas await.
Viewers can expect to be enchanted by the stunning scenery and fascinating stories that unfold along the Camel Trail. From encounters with local wildlife to insights into the area’s rich heritage, “Countryfile” provides a captivating glimpse into life in rural Cornwall.
Join the “Countryfile” team as they embark on...
- 5/20/2024
- by Posts UK
- TV Everyday
In the upcoming episode of “Countryfile” airing on BBC One, viewers are in for an exhilarating road trip as Anita Rani and Matt Baker embark on a journey along the Hardknott and Wrynose Passes in the breathtaking Lake District. These passes are renowned for their challenging terrain, but despite their reputation, thousands of adventure-seekers flock to them every year for the thrill of the drive.
As Anita and Matt navigate through the rugged landscapes and winding roads, they uncover the beauty and history of the area, sharing fascinating insights along the way. From stunning vistas to hidden gems, the duo explores the essence of the countryside and the allure that draws so many to these remote and demanding routes.
Tune in at 6:00 Pm on Sunday, April 14, 2024, to join Anita and Matt on this unforgettable road trip through the heart of the Lake District, only on BBC One’s “Countryfile.
As Anita and Matt navigate through the rugged landscapes and winding roads, they uncover the beauty and history of the area, sharing fascinating insights along the way. From stunning vistas to hidden gems, the duo explores the essence of the countryside and the allure that draws so many to these remote and demanding routes.
Tune in at 6:00 Pm on Sunday, April 14, 2024, to join Anita and Matt on this unforgettable road trip through the heart of the Lake District, only on BBC One’s “Countryfile.
- 4/8/2024
- by Posts UK
- TV Everyday
Alex Jones has looked back at one of The One Show’s most memorable interviews involving former cohost Matt Baker and the then-Prime Minister, David Cameron.
Jones, who has been a main presenter on the BBC One evening magazine show since 2010, has been present for some of the programme’s landmark moments.
During an appearance on the Off Menu podcast this week, Jones was asked about The One Show’s 2011 live interview with Cameron.
Towards the end of the segment, Baker had a quick additional question for the Conservative politician: “How do you sleep at night?”
Viewers were surprised and entertained at the hard-line implication of the presenter’s query, as it clashed with the usual lightness of the programme.
“I’ve always managed to sleep okay,” Cameron replied. “If you work hard during the day and get your stuff done, try and put it behind you. At the end of the day,...
Jones, who has been a main presenter on the BBC One evening magazine show since 2010, has been present for some of the programme’s landmark moments.
During an appearance on the Off Menu podcast this week, Jones was asked about The One Show’s 2011 live interview with Cameron.
Towards the end of the segment, Baker had a quick additional question for the Conservative politician: “How do you sleep at night?”
Viewers were surprised and entertained at the hard-line implication of the presenter’s query, as it clashed with the usual lightness of the programme.
“I’ve always managed to sleep okay,” Cameron replied. “If you work hard during the day and get your stuff done, try and put it behind you. At the end of the day,...
- 4/19/2023
- by Nicole Vassell
- The Independent - TV
The UK sales outfit’s new hires include its first head of production.
UK outfit HanWay Films has bolstered its team with three key hires – the British Film Institute (BFI)’s Katie Ellen, who joins in the newly-created role of head of production, alongside Genevieve Segall as director of acquisitions and Agathe Valentin as director of sales.
Ellen will drive development of HanWay’s production, packaging and financing capacity, with responsibility for building producer and financier relationships. Ellen joined the BFI in 2011, most recently holding the position of head of distribution and commercial strategy, where she worked across the BFI...
UK outfit HanWay Films has bolstered its team with three key hires – the British Film Institute (BFI)’s Katie Ellen, who joins in the newly-created role of head of production, alongside Genevieve Segall as director of acquisitions and Agathe Valentin as director of sales.
Ellen will drive development of HanWay’s production, packaging and financing capacity, with responsibility for building producer and financier relationships. Ellen joined the BFI in 2011, most recently holding the position of head of distribution and commercial strategy, where she worked across the BFI...
- 2/16/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Second Season of ‘Hotel Portofino,’ starring Natascha McElhone, Is Croatia’s Biggest Shoot This Year
“Hotel Portofino,” starring Natascha McElhone, has returned to Croatia after a summer break to finish filming its second season. It is so far the biggest project filmed in Croatia this year, Film New Europe reports.
The producers of the period drama, created by Matt Baker and directed by Adam Wimpenny, are making use of Croatia’s 25 cash rebate for the second year in a row. Sixty filming days are planned, according to the Croatian Audiovisual Center.
Tanja Ladović Blažević, head of Filming in Croatia, a department within the Croatian Audiovisual Center, told Fne: “We are especially proud to see an exceptional amount of Croatian professionals engaged in the project. There are 135 Croatian crew members, including 13 out of 14 heads of departments. In addition to that, more than 800 extras have been engaged in filming.”
The second season of “Hotel Portofino” started filming in July, and is resuming now after the summer break.
The producers of the period drama, created by Matt Baker and directed by Adam Wimpenny, are making use of Croatia’s 25 cash rebate for the second year in a row. Sixty filming days are planned, according to the Croatian Audiovisual Center.
Tanja Ladović Blažević, head of Filming in Croatia, a department within the Croatian Audiovisual Center, told Fne: “We are especially proud to see an exceptional amount of Croatian professionals engaged in the project. There are 135 Croatian crew members, including 13 out of 14 heads of departments. In addition to that, more than 800 extras have been engaged in filming.”
The second season of “Hotel Portofino” started filming in July, and is resuming now after the summer break.
- 8/30/2022
- by Milena Zajović
- Variety Film + TV
Juliet Stevenson has joined the cast of crime drama “Professor T,” production partners Eagle Eye and Beta Film announced at MipTV in Cannes Sunday. The companies also said that they have greenlit a second season of period drama “Hotel Portofino.” Eagle Eye’s Walter Iuzzolino said his firm was working on two further shows with Beta, yet to be revealed.
Stevenson will play the therapist to the titular character, played by Ben Miller, in “Professor T,” which is shooting its second season in Cambridge and Belgium. Beta sold the show to more than 100 territories worldwide, most recently to Brazil (Globo TV), South Korea (BBC Studios), Switzerland (Ch Media TV) and Iceland (Syn), among others.
“Professor T” plays in numerous European countries, including Italy (Rai), France (France Television) and Spain (Movistar Plus+), and beyond in Latin America (HBO Max), Australia (BritBox) and Japan (Nhk).
“Hotel Portofino” is one of Britbox U.
Stevenson will play the therapist to the titular character, played by Ben Miller, in “Professor T,” which is shooting its second season in Cambridge and Belgium. Beta sold the show to more than 100 territories worldwide, most recently to Brazil (Globo TV), South Korea (BBC Studios), Switzerland (Ch Media TV) and Iceland (Syn), among others.
“Professor T” plays in numerous European countries, including Italy (Rai), France (France Television) and Spain (Movistar Plus+), and beyond in Latin America (HBO Max), Australia (BritBox) and Japan (Nhk).
“Hotel Portofino” is one of Britbox U.
- 4/4/2022
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Walter Iuzzolino’s Eagle Eye Drama and Beta Film’s Hotel Portofino has been commissioned for a second series.
Unveiled at a swanky Beta-hosted Mip TV event last night, the six-parter for PBS Masterpiece Prime Video Channel, BritBox UK, Foxtel Australia and others will return to film in Italy this year.
Beta said Hotel Portofino was one of BritBox’s top-rated streaming launch originals, the second most-watched VoD series on Foxtel Australia and second-highest debut for an international drama on Sky Italia’s Sky Serie channel.
Starring Californication’s Natascha McElhone as Bella Ainsworth, the daughter of an industrialist who has moved to Italy to set up a quintessentially British hotel set against the backdrop of Mussolini’s fascism, the show is written by Matt Baker and series one has sold to more than 55 territories.
Baker will write all series two episodes and Adam Wimpenny will continue to direct, with...
Unveiled at a swanky Beta-hosted Mip TV event last night, the six-parter for PBS Masterpiece Prime Video Channel, BritBox UK, Foxtel Australia and others will return to film in Italy this year.
Beta said Hotel Portofino was one of BritBox’s top-rated streaming launch originals, the second most-watched VoD series on Foxtel Australia and second-highest debut for an international drama on Sky Italia’s Sky Serie channel.
Starring Californication’s Natascha McElhone as Bella Ainsworth, the daughter of an industrialist who has moved to Italy to set up a quintessentially British hotel set against the backdrop of Mussolini’s fascism, the show is written by Matt Baker and series one has sold to more than 55 territories.
Baker will write all series two episodes and Adam Wimpenny will continue to direct, with...
- 4/4/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Documentary
In a recent study conducted by Sky marking the one-year anniversary Sky Documentaries, two in five Brits admit to watching more documentaries over the last 12 months than ever before. With those numbers in mind, the broadcaster has unveiled five new original commissions and released a first trailer for its highly anticipated upcoming docuseries “Murder at the Cottage: The Search for Justice for Sophie,” announcing that the series will premiere on Sky Crime and streaming service Now on Sunday, June 20.
“Murder at the Cottage” is produced, directed and features six-time Oscar nominated director Jim Sheridan, who spent more than a decade documenting the 25-year-old case of French film and TV producer Sophie Toscan Du Plantier, wife of filmmaker Daniel Toscan du Plantier, who was murdered at her holiday home in Schull, West Cork.
New documentaries announced by Sky include:
“Mother Teresa: For the Love of God?”, a look at the...
In a recent study conducted by Sky marking the one-year anniversary Sky Documentaries, two in five Brits admit to watching more documentaries over the last 12 months than ever before. With those numbers in mind, the broadcaster has unveiled five new original commissions and released a first trailer for its highly anticipated upcoming docuseries “Murder at the Cottage: The Search for Justice for Sophie,” announcing that the series will premiere on Sky Crime and streaming service Now on Sunday, June 20.
“Murder at the Cottage” is produced, directed and features six-time Oscar nominated director Jim Sheridan, who spent more than a decade documenting the 25-year-old case of French film and TV producer Sophie Toscan Du Plantier, wife of filmmaker Daniel Toscan du Plantier, who was murdered at her holiday home in Schull, West Cork.
New documentaries announced by Sky include:
“Mother Teresa: For the Love of God?”, a look at the...
- 6/9/2021
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Ronin and Californication star Natascha McElhone is to headline a period drama set on the Italian Riviera, which has pre-sold to ITV/BritBox (UK), Sky Italia (Italy), and Foxtel (Australia). Titled Hotel Portofino, PBS Distribution has taken North American rights.
Eagle Eye Drama, founded by the team behind foreign-language streamer Walter Presents, houses the project. Production has commenced in Italy and Croatia on the show, which also stars Mark Umbers (Home Fires) and Anna Chancellor (Four Weddings and a Funeral).
Hotel Portofino features McElhone as Bella Ainsworth, the daughter of a wealthy industrialist who moves to Italy to set up a quintessentially British hotel in the town of Portofino. Umbers plays her charming but dangerous husband, Cecil, while Chancellor stars as Lady Latchmere, the hotel’s most influential but hard-to-please guest.
Created and written by former ViacomCBS international comms chief Matt Baker (Before We Die), the series features a classic ‘whodunit’ mystery woven throughout,...
Eagle Eye Drama, founded by the team behind foreign-language streamer Walter Presents, houses the project. Production has commenced in Italy and Croatia on the show, which also stars Mark Umbers (Home Fires) and Anna Chancellor (Four Weddings and a Funeral).
Hotel Portofino features McElhone as Bella Ainsworth, the daughter of a wealthy industrialist who moves to Italy to set up a quintessentially British hotel in the town of Portofino. Umbers plays her charming but dangerous husband, Cecil, while Chancellor stars as Lady Latchmere, the hotel’s most influential but hard-to-please guest.
Created and written by former ViacomCBS international comms chief Matt Baker (Before We Die), the series features a classic ‘whodunit’ mystery woven throughout,...
- 6/9/2021
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
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