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The Week in HD - Monday 19th November

By Kashfia Kabir | Mon, 19 Nov 2012, 12:40pm

Welcome to The Week in HD - our guide to all the best high-definition TV shows, films, Blu-rays and sports to grace your screen each week. Here's our pick of the week: Monday 19th NovemberArthur Christmas - Blu-ray How does Santa ...

90 years after its first transmission, BBC radio – from Arthur Burrows to Danny Baker

By Andrew Everard | Wed, 14 Nov 2012, 8:31am

I have to whisper this around the office, but considering I spend my life surrounded by all things audio and visual, I’m not a great watcher. Yes, we have a big TV at home, and occasionally will load up a movie on a Friday or Saturday night, but ...

The Week in HD - Monday 12th November

By Kashfia Kabir | Mon, 12 Nov 2012, 5:08pm

Welcome to The Week in HD - our guide to all the best high-definition TV shows, films, sports and Blu-rays to grace your screen each week. Here's our pick of the week:  Monday 12th November Friends: The Complete Series - ...

The Week in HD - Monday 5th November

By Kashfia Kabir | Mon, 5 Nov 2012, 2:28pm

Welcome to The Week in HD - our guide to all the best high-definition films, TV shows, sports and Blu-rays to grace your screens each week. Two important things are happening this week: the big one you can't escape is the nail-biting US ...

Disney Star Wars: what's the big deal?

By Ced Yuen | Wed, 31 Oct 2012, 5:37pm

Halloween is here, and ghouls and ghosts will roam the streets. But for some, there’s nothing more disturbing than George Lucas and his deal to sell Lucasfilm to Disney.No doubt there has been a disturbance in the Force. But perhaps Star Wars ...

Are we heading for an all-out tablet war?

By Andy Clough | Tue, 30 Oct 2012, 11:32am

iPad Mini from £269 (16GB)If anyone ever doubted that Apple had kicked off a revolution with the launch of the original iPad, this week has proved that the tablet market is coming of age.In the run-up to the critical pre-Christmas sales period, ...

The Week in HD - Monday 29th October

By Kashfia Kabir | Mon, 29 Oct 2012, 3:36pm

Welcome to The Week in HD – our guide to all the best high-definition films, sports, TV shows and Blu-rays to grace your screens each week.It's Halloween this week, and TV treats include the long-awaited documentary behind the National Theatre's ...

Well, would you Adam an' Eve it?

By Andrew Everard | Wed, 24 Oct 2012, 11:23am

Serpent or servant? The biblical scholars may argue whether the partner in crime in the Garden of Eden was a snake or a mistranslation, but all seem agreed that the instrument of humanity's downfall was a singular fruit.Take one bite when it is ...

The end of 90 years of TV history as the last analogue transmitters go dark

By Andrew Everard | Tue, 23 Oct 2012, 12:34pm

After today, analogue TV in the UK is no more.The last transmitters to be switched off, just after midnight tonight, will be the Brougher Mountain, Divis and Limavady masts in Northern Ireland, along with over 40 smaller local ...

The Week in HD - Monday 22nd October

By Kashfia Kabir | Mon, 22 Oct 2012, 4:00pm

 Welcome to The Week in HD - our guide to all the best high-definition and 3D films, TV shows and sports to grace your screens. It'll be a full year before the next series of The Great British Bake Off, so forgive me for this last ...