Canadian director, writer and producer Alvin Rakoff, best known for directing Laurence Olivier in “A Voyage Round My Father,” has died at the age of 97. The cause of death was “old age,” his agent told Variety. He died on Oct. 12 at home, surrounded by his family. Over a career spanning more than four […]

Apple TV Europe boss and BFI chair Jay Hunt engaged in a rare public Q&A hosted by “The Traitors” U.K. presenter Claudia Winkleman during the BFI London Film Festival, where she discussed her lengthy career in U.K. public service broadcasting, move to streaming and the U.K. screen industry at large. Among the advice Hunt shared […]

Jane Austen fans rejoice: the BBC is returning to the “Pride and Prejudice” universe with a new spinoff drama about Lizzy Bennet’s sister. Titled “The Other Bennet Sister” and based on Janice Hadlow’s novel of the same name, the series will focus on Mary Bennet, Lizzy’s unassuming and oft-overlooked middle sibling. “Doctor Who” producer Bad […]

An interview with Boris Johnson set to broadcast on BBC One Thursday night has been canceled after presenter Laura Kuenssberg said she mistakenly sent the former U.K. prime minister her briefing notes. In a post on X on Wednesday night, Kuenssberg — a mainstay at the broadcaster who currently hosts the weekend interview program “Sunday […]