Archive for the ‘Television Programmes’ Category

Matthew Lewis Brings Some Magic to the Midwest for Planet Comicon Kansas City

Dec 02, 2017

Posted by: Kim McChesney

Celebration of Harry Potter, Conventions, Davis, Events, Fandom, Fans, Felton, Isaacs, Lewis, News, Television Programmes

Matthew Lewis, best known to Potter fans as the actor who played Neville Longbottom in the films, is set to join a full schedule of special guests from all walks of popular culture at Planet Comicon Kansas City. There’s no doubt that Lewis’s role as Neville, the clumsy little Gryffindor who grew into a valiant yet …read more!

Happy Birthday, Alfred Enoch!

Dec 02, 2017

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Actor Birthdays, Birthdays, Enoch, Fandom, Fans, Films, HP Cast, J.K. Rowling, LeakyCon, Movies, News, Television Programmes, Theater, West End

Today, we celebrate the birthday of Harry Potter alum Alfred Enoch, known to fans as Gryffindor Dean Thomas. He’ll always hold a special place in our hearts for so gracefully portraying one of Harry’s chums, Ginny’s first date, a fellow member of Dumbledore’s Army, and a brave participant in the Battle of Hogwarts. After completing …read more!

GIVEAWAY: BBC’s ‘History of Magic’ DVD

Nov 28, 2017

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Contests, J.K. Rowling, News, Television Programmes

BBC released their documentary Harry Potter: A History of Magic on DVD in the U.K. yesterday, 27th November, and we’ve got a copy to giveaway! The documentary – which we covered here – gives a behind-the-scenes look at The British Library’s current exhibition, combining early annotated drafts and drawings from J.K. Rowling’s archives with the library’s own …read more!

All Eight Harry Potter Films Coming to HBO for New Years

Nov 27, 2017

Posted by: Kim McChesney

DH Film, Fantastic Beasts Movie, Films, GoFFilm, HBP Film, HPPS/SS Film, Movies, News, OotP Film, PoA Film, Television Programmes, Warner Bros.

Get ready for a magical movie marathon to celebrate the arrival of 2018 Harry Potter fans! For the first time in history, all eight Harry Potter films, as well as Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, will be aired together on one network. The nine movies will be shown consecutively throughout New Years Day …read more!

Julie Walters Rides the Hogwarts Express

Nov 24, 2017

Posted by: Kim McChesney

Actor Interviews, Films, McCrory, News, Television Programmes, Walters, Walters Interviews

During all the visits Molly Weasley made to Platform 9 ¾ at King’s Cross Station with her seven children, do you think she ever thought about boarding the Hogwarts Express herself to head back to the Britain’s finest school of witchcraft and wizardry? Molly may never have had the chance in the Harry Potter series, …read more!

Theater Round-Up: New Tickets to be Released for ‘Cursed Child’ London, Actors Support Local Theater, and More!

Nov 20, 2017

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Actor Interviews, Broadway, Burke, Charity, Cormoran Strike series/Robert Galbraith, Cormoran Strike TV Series, Events, Fandom, Fans, Fantastic Beasts, Fantastic Beasts Movie, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, J.K. Rowling, Law, News, Noma Dumezweni, Producers, Round-Up, Television Programmes, Theater, Theater Round-Up, West End

This week in theater news we get to see a few of the many ways the Harry Potter story continues to impact performing arts around the world. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child shows no sign of diminishing success in London as a new round of tickets will be released in December! The production, moving …read more!

Theater Round-Up: A ‘Cursed Child’ Benefit Performance and More!

Nov 06, 2017

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Broadway, Charity, Events, Fandom, Fans, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Henderson, Honors/Awards, HP Cast, Jack Thorne, News, Round-Up, Television Programmes, Theater, Theater Round-Up, Trailers, West End

In this week’s theater news, Harry Potter fans have the opportunity to purchase tickets to a special performance of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Girl From the North Country, starring Shirley Henderson and Ciarán Hinds, moves to a new theater and begins a winter run, and Jack Thorne’s latest drama, Kiri, for Channel 4 airs …read more!

The Cuckoo’s Calling Earns National Television Awards Nominations

Oct 14, 2017

Posted by: Kim McChesney

Burke, Career of Evil, Cormoran Strike series/Robert Galbraith, Cormoran Strike TV Series, Cuckoo's Calling, Grainger, Honors/Awards, News, Television Programmes, The Silkworm, Williams

BBC One’s TV adaptation of J.K. Rowlings’ Cormoran Strike Series earned high praise from critics and viewers alike earlier this fall. Now the public has a chance to name the series and its leads as their small screen favorites. The National Television Awards or NTA’s have nominated The Cuckoo’s Calling for Best Crime Drama as …read more!

Rupert Grint on Being Ron Weasley and Becoming ‘Sick Note’s’ Daniel Glass

Oct 10, 2017

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Actor Interviews, Fandom, Fans, Films, Grint, Grint Interviews, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, HP Cast, Interviews, Movies, News, Television Programmes

Rupert Grint is, by now, well accustomed to the promotional circuit. He’s familiar with the expectations, that along with a discussion of current projects will inevitably come questions about past experiences and career choices. For him, probably more so than others. He was, after all, part of one of the greatest film series adaptations of …read more!

Happy Birthday to Ian Hart

Oct 08, 2017

Posted by: Kim McChesney

Actor Birthdays, Birthdays, Character Birthdays, Harry Potter and the Philosophers / Sorcerers Stone, Hart, News, Television Programmes, Trailers

English stage, television and film actor Ian Hart, who is best known to the fandom as Harry Potter’s first Defense Against the Dark Arts professor Quirinus Quirrell, celebrates his 53rd birthday today. Though Hart’s time in the Potterverse was cut short by his disintegrated demise in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, he made quite …read more!



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