‘It’s one of the greatest honours of my life’: Doctor Who writer reveals collaboration with Pet Shop Boys coming to Manchester
A BAFTA-nominated TV show is set to be adapted for the theatre with creator Russell T Davies overseeing the production.

A BAFTA-nominated TV show is set to be adapted for the theatre with creator Russell T Davies overseeing the production.

An exclusive preview took place in Manchester this week, celebrating the return of Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton’s macabre BBC
For around forty-five years, Brian Cosgrove and Mark Hall, who together founded the Cosgrove Hall Films studio imprint, were behind some of the most loved children’s television shows including Danger Mouse, Bill & Ben, and Postman Pat.
Not many directors can boast of a BAFTA nomination for their debut feature length film, and not many can boast of also being in the running for a Turner Prize. Richard Billingham can.
HOME is celebrating Refugee Week this week with a programme brimming with world-class theatre, film, art and performance.
MM talks to Emily Barker of Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo about touring, laundrettes and home-cooking ahead of their last ever gig.
Torque Studios – who were only officially formed on Tuesday – bagging two awards at the Dare To Be Digital (DTBD) exhibition in Dundee two weeks ago, scooping a £25,000 prize from Channel Four and a place on the BAFTA ‘Ones to Watch’ shortlist for Don’t Walk: Run!
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