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List Of Programmes Broadcast By Sky One
Sky One had commissioned many homegrown programmes since it first started broadcasting back in 1984 but it was not until 1989 that content went beyond music and children's programming. During the early years, new game shows included a few series of '' Blockbusters'' and '' Spellbound'', along with ''The Price Is Right'' and ''Sale of the Century''. Original dramas include ''Dream Team'', a series based on a fictional football team; ''The Strangerers'', a science fiction sitcom that was dropped after one series and never repeated; Al Murray's sitcom ''Time Gentlemen Please''; and ''Baddiel's Syndrome''. '' Hex'', another sci-fi show, proved popular but was cancelled in April 2006, and ''Mile High'' also proved quite popular but only lasted from 2003 to 2005. Sky One commissioned ''Terry Pratchett's Hogfather'' for Christmas 2006, which proved to be their most successful programme ever. Following that success, Sky brought out in 2008 an adaptation of ''The Colour of Magic'' and it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sky One
Sky One was a British pay television channel operated and owned by Sky Group (a division of Comcast). Originally launched on 26 April 1982 as Satellite Television, it was Europe's first satellite and non-terrestrial channel. From 31 July 1989, it became Sky One and broadcast exclusively in the United Kingdom and Ireland as British Sky Broadcasting's flagship channel, being the most watched television service in history. It existed until 1 September 2021, when it closed down as part of a restructuring with its EPG position taken by Sky Showcase and much of its content library moved to Sky Max. Sky One included some very popular broadcasts both the original programmes such as '' An Idiot Abroad'', '' Brainiac: Science Abuse'', ''The Russell Howard Hour'', ''Battlestar Galactica'', and many imported from North America – including: '' 24'' (seasons 3–9, and its spinoff '' Live Another Day''), '' X-files'', '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Pratchett's Going Postal
''Terry Pratchett's Going Postal'' is a two-part television film adaptation of ''Going Postal'' by Terry Pratchett, adapted by Richard Kurti and Bev Doyle and produced by The Mob, which was first broadcast on Sky1, and in high definition on Sky1 HD, at the end of May 2010. It is the third in a series of adaptations, following ''Terry Pratchett's Hogfather'' and ''Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic''. It was announced as part of an investment of at least £10 million into adaptations of novels, including ''Chris Ryan's Strike Back'' and ''Skellig'' by David Almond. Filming began in May 2009 in Budapest. As is now traditional with The Mob's ''Discworld'' adaptations, several fans were invited to appear as extras. Plot After years of undertaking confidence tricks, Moist von Lipwig is caught by the Ankh-Morpork City Watch, and is sentenced to death under his current alias, Albert Spangler. After a brief spell in prison he is hanged by the neck, but not killed. He is brought be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agatha Raisin (TV Series)
''Agatha Raisin'' is a British comedy-drama television program, based on M. C. Beaton's book series of the same name about a former PR agent who solves crime mysteries in the Cotswolds village of Carsely. The programme was broadcast as a pilot titled '' Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death'' on 26 December 2014, followed by an eight-part series that first aired on Sky One on 7 June 2016. A second season was ordered by Acorn TV on 15 January 2018. On 27 February 2019, the show was commissioned for a third season. A fourth season started filming in March 2021. Production On 22 August 2014, Sky announced that it had commissioned the adaptation for Sky One. It was commissioned by Cameron Roach. Sky One chief Adam MacDonald said, "Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death is a contemporary, sharp and witty crime drama offering for the upcoming festive season." ''Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death'' began filming in September 2014. The main filming location is Biddestone, Wil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COBRA (British TV Series)
''COBRA'' is a British drama series on Sky One that premiered in January 2020. The first, six-part series is written by Ben Richards and stars Robert Carlyle and Victoria Hamilton. The show premiered on PBS in the United States on 4 October 2020. In February 2020, it was renewed for a second series, which was broadcast in the UK in late 2021 and then on PBS in the US early on streaming in February 2022 and then officially premiered on July 10, 2022. The title of the series refers to Cabinet Office Briefing Room A, the location in Whitehall where British Prime Ministers often hold important emergency meetings. Plot Series 1 A massive solar flare strikes Europe, blowing the electric grid and navigational systems, leaving much of Britain without power and creating social and political chaos. As a result, Prime Minister Robert Sutherland must decide how and where to distribute a limited number of relief generators to provide power. Meanwhile, his daughter Ellie's best friend d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Temple (TV Series)
''Temple'' is a British medical crime drama television series. Created by Mark O'Rowe, and starring Mark Strong, Carice Van Houten and Daniel Mays, it is based on the Norwegian drama ''Valkyrien'', and premiered 13 September 2019 on Sky One. On 1 November 2019, Sky renewed ''Temple'' for a second series, which began airing on 28 October 2021. Synopsis In a labyrinth of abandoned service tunnels below Temple Underground Station, Daniel Milton (Mark Strong), a highly respected surgeon, runs an illegal medical clinic that treats criminals and other desperate patients who cannot or will not seek help from regular medical facilities. Daniel sets up the clinic to find a cure for his wife, Beth (Catherine McCormack), who suffers from a terminal illness. Lee (Daniel Mays), a Temple station staff member, and Anna (Carice van Houten), a medical researcher, help him run the clinic. The series focuses on the secrecy, exits and issues of trust as the clinic treats its patients as well as Dan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moominvalley (TV Series)
''Moominvalley'' ( fi, Muumilaakso, sv, Mumindalen, also known as just ''Moomin'') is a 2019 animated family drama series. An adaptation of the classic ''Moomin'' books and comics by writer-illustrator Tove Jansson and her brother Lars Jansson, it is created using new techniques in 3D CGI. Finnish production company Gutsy Animations ran a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo from 8 March to 21 April 2017. The campaign was organised in order to raise funds towards visual development of the series. Animation company Anima Vitae was appointed as the lead animation company for the first two seasons of the series. The series attracted over 2.1 Million Finns and has become the most watched show ever on Yle Areena streaming platform and the most watched TV series of 2019 in the whole Finland. The series has 16 million streams on Yle Areena. The tremendously popular series is Finland's most expensive TV show with a €20 million budget. In 2019 the series' first episode was the most w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Discovery Of Witches (TV Series)
''A Discovery of Witches'' is a British fantasy television series based on the All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness, named after the first book in the trilogy. Produced by Bad Wolf and Sky Studios, it stars Teresa Palmer and Matthew Goode as a witch and a vampire who must learn about and fend off magical creatures. Edward Bluemel, Louise Brealey, Malin Buska, Aiysha Hart, Owen Teale, Alex Kingston, and Valarie Pettiford are also featured. The eight-episode first series of ''A Discovery of Witches'' premiered weekly in the UK on Sky One from 14 September 2018. In November 2018, Sky One renewed ''A Discovery of Witches'' for a second and third series. The ten-episode second series was initially released in its entirety on 8 January 2021, and aired weekly on Sky One. The third and final series was also initially released in its entirety on 7 January 2022 and aired weekly on Sky Max. The programme received generally positive reviews, with praise for the chemistry between the ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Of Ireland
Ireland ( ga, Éire ), also known as the Republic of Ireland (), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern side of the island. Around 2.1 million of the country's population of 5.13 million people resides in the Greater Dublin Area. The sovereign state shares its only land border with Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom. It is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the Celtic Sea to the south, St George's Channel to the south-east, and the Irish Sea to the east. It is a unitary, parliamentary republic. The legislature, the , consists of a lower house, ; an upper house, ; and an elected President () who serves as the largely ceremonial head of state, but with some important powers and duties. The head of government is the (Prime Minister, literally 'Chief', a title not used in English), who is elected by the Dáil and appointed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |