Karen Gillan Dishes on the Doctor, River, and Fans


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Karen Gillan LA Times Doctor Who Interview

With just about two weeks remaining until Doctor Who fans get their seasonal fix with the Christmas episode, there's a happy break in the Who absence, as Karen Gillan (who plays Amy Pond) spoke on all things Doctor to the Los Angeles Times. Take a peek at Karen's perspective of her character's strange family tree and what she has planned for life after the BBC's popular sci-fi show. Warning: Read more

Geek Shot: The Doctor Makes a Schoolhouse Call


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Matt Smith Visits UK School

Hold on to your sonic screwdrivers, because this story is adorable. The student body at UK's Oakley Junior School got a big surprise last week, as Matt Smith showed up for a Doctor Who viewing party. Four of Oakley's writerly finest entered into a script-writing contest sponsored by BBC earlier this year for a chance to see their three-minute episode of Doctor Who come to life. The students were Read more

This Might Be the Wildest Makeunder Show Ever


Updated 03/04/11 1:40 PM · Posted by · 9 comments

The BBC's Outrageous Makeunder TV Show

I'm currently mesmerized by BBC Three's Snog, Marry, Avoid?, a makeunder reality TV show that promises to "transform the nation's slap [makeup] addicts into natural beauties." The show, hosted by Atomic Kitten's Jenny Frost and a bizarre CGI camera called POD, takes tanned, augmented, extensions-wearing ladies (and the occasional gentleman), makes fun of them, and then puts them in a more Read more

Techrevolutionary: Chimps-Turned-Filmmakers


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The Chimpcam Project Gives Cameras to Edinburgh Zoo Chimpanzees

Eleven tech-savvy chimps at the Edinburgh Zoo aren't just playing with orange boxes, they're using special cameras inside to shoot their own footage. As part of a documentary airing on BBC on Jan. 27, The Chimpcam Project shows them experiencing video streaming, using touchscreen technology, and recording their world with these orange boxes. Since chimpanzees can't yet talk (in ways we can Read more

Diaries of Victorian-Era Lesbian to Be Turned Into BBC Drama


Updated 12/10/09 8:28 PM · Posted by TresSugar · 14 comments

Diaries of Anne Lister, First Modern Lesbian, to Be Made Into BBC Drama

The term lesbian was not coined until 50 years after Anne Lister's death in 1840, but the masculine girl from Yorkshire, England, was well aware of her sexuality from an early age. And as an adult, she lived in a surprisingly modern same-sex relationship. Early on, Anne decided being different was not wrong or bad or a reason to change. At 13, she began her first relationship with her Read more

All You Can Eat — Recession Buster or Fat Maker?


Updated 10/30/09 9:12 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 16 comments

Are All-You-Can-Eat Restaurants Unhealthy?

Taybarns restaurant is introducing a new dining concept to the English — all you can eat. It's nothing we haven't seen in the United States. We have all-you-can-eat baked potato and pizza bars, endless breadsticks and salad, and the kind of buffets that would make Elvis weep if he was still kickin' it in Vegas. The Taybarns message is clear: "Enjoy as much as you like, as many times as you Read more

Papa John's Founder Tells Customers Not to Overeat Pizza


Updated 02/11/09 8:33 AM · Posted by partysugar · 18 comments

Papa John's Founder Tells Customers Not to Overeat Pizza

Late last week, the founder of Papa John's pizza chain, John Schnatter, warned customers against eating too much pizza. The unexpected advice was given during an interview with BBC's Radio Four program in the UK. Schnatter got himself into trouble when he said: Pizza's actually healthy for you if you don't eat too much of it. You can't eat five or six slices but if you eat one or two slices it's Read more

Flashback: The Young Ones


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Flashback: The Young Ones

Wow. I haven't thought of this show in ages. The Young Ones was an '80s BBC comedy about four unlikely roommates — a punk rocker, Vyvyan, an anarchist, Rick, a short guy who wore sunglasses all the time, Mike, and my favorite, a hippie named Neil. In this episode, Neil (poor thing, he always made tea and food for his meanie roommates), displays typical problem solving skills when he discovers Read more

TV Today: Get Spaced on BBC America


Updated 07/21/08 9:46 AM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 4 comments

TV Today: Get Spaced on BBC America

For all you folks who are huge fans of the Simon Pegg-Jessica Hynes comedy Spaced, you've probably already ordered or put at the top of your Netflix queue the new series DVDs, which are releasing this upcoming Tuesday, July 22. For everyone else, BBC America is awesomely running marathons of the show today, starting at 3:00 p.m. EST. According to EW, those of you holding out for the DVDs will Read more

Which British Monarch Deserves the Failure Crown?


Updated 07/17/08 11:21 AM · Posted by LibertySugar · 10 comments

Which British Monarch Deserves the Failure Crown?

While Americans only have 43 leaders to rate historically, the Brits have many more centuries of eccentric monarchs to discuss and criticize. British historians want to figure out which monarch was the biggest failure. King George III didn't make the list, since I guess the Brits can't decide whether to thank or blame him for losing the American colonies. Here are the credentials of the top Read more