‘Succession’ Writer Lucy Prebble And ‘His Dark Materials’ Jack Thorne Slam UK Government’s “Distinctive British Content” Plans

The O2 suffered significant damage to its roof following high winds.The storm caused severe disruption and damage to numerous part of the UK, with the Met Office issuing a red warning for wind – the highest level – for London, the South East and parts of the east of England.Winds caused by the adverse weather shredded parts of the white-domed roof of The O2, which is located near Greenwich in south-east London.Dome update – six panels shredded and counting ! pic.twitter.com/p2AVhf17Ly— Ben Hubbard (@BJFHubbard) February 18, 2022The O2 will remain closed for The WeekendUpdated information for The O2 and upcoming shows will be available on our website https://t.co/HR1mpE3EhpStay safe and take care— The O2 (@TheO2) February 19, 2022In a statement, the venue confirmed that the venue will remain closed this weekend while “urgent repairs” take place to the roof.“Due to adverse weather conditions, we can confirm that there has been some damage caused to the tent fabric in our roof at The O2.“The affected areas have been cleared and The O2 will remain closed tomorrow morning whilst urgent repairs take place.”An AP Dhillion show that was due to take place at indigo at The O2 has been rescheduled to February 22.

Game Of Thrones spin-off House Of The Dragon has finished filming.Writing on his personal blog, Martin confirmed that shooting on the highly-anticipated new series had completed and that the show is now in post-production.“Exciting news out of London — I am informed that shooting has wrapped for the first season of House Of The Dragon,” Martin wrote.“Yes, all 10 episodes,” he continued. “I have seen rough cuts of a few of them, and I’m loving them. Of course, a lot more work needs to be done.

Nandi Bushell, Julien Baker and more have teamed up with an Afghan charity on a new single, ‘God Help Us All.’ Listen to it below.The musicians have teamed up with The Miraculous Love Kids, a non-profit organisation that teaches music to young Afghan girls, to cover Morello’s Nightwatchmen song.The organisation was recently forced to stop its programme after the Taliban took over government control in Afghanistan six months ago. The song aims to raise awareness of the plight of girls in the country since the Taliban’s re-emergence.The founder and director of Miraculous Love Kids, Lanny Cordola said: “It has been a hellish past six months trying to evacuate and relocate the girls and their families.“Tom Morello’s soul hymn perfectly encapsulates this feeling,” he continued.

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Usually busy guiding the country’s moral compass, the leader of the Church of England has spent time this week deflecting criticism after he dared to weigh in on something nearly as pressing – the spiritual value, or lack thereof, of The Great British Bake Off.

Ralf Rangnick is enjoying having a near fully-fit squad at his disposal, even if it makes some selection decisions difficult due to having so many options.

Jessica Kiang Turning a deeply serious, controversial incident in recent German history into a bouncy, beat-the-odds character comedy is a brave move. Thanks in large part to the extrovert likability of German-Turkish star Meltem Kaptan — well-known in Germany as a comedian and TV presenter — Andreas Dresen’s “Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W.

Naman Ramachandran As Mipcom rolled on at Cannes, U.K. public service broadcaster BBC held a preview of its upcoming scripted titles for journalists at an event on Monday presided over by Piers Wenger, director of BBC Drama.A hot button topic of discussion in recent weeks has been the matter of “distinctively British content.” Hours before he was removed from office, John Whittingdale, then Minister for Media and Data, told the Royal Television Society convention at Cambridge that the government intended to introduce a White Paper that includes a requirement for such content.“If it’s set in Britain and made in Britain by our public service broadcasters, then it should be distinctively British,” Whittingdale had said.

Naman Ramachandran “Succession” writer Lucy Prebble and “His Dark Materials” and “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” writer Jack Thorne did not mince their words while reacting to the proposed rules for ‘Britishness’ in content that were suggested in September. The rules, which were proposed by John Whittingdale, then Minister for Media and Data, just before he was sacked, call for “content that contributes to British culture and allows U.K.