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The BBC has confirmed that hit school drama Waterloo Road will return to BBC One and iPlayer from 2nd January 2024.

The BBC has confirmed that school drama Waterloo Road will return for its next series, the third since its relaunch, on Tuesday 2nd January. Eight new episodes will be available as a full boxset on BBC iPlayer from 6am, though it will also air weekly on BBC One from 8pm that night.

Set and filmed in Greater Manchester, Waterloo Road returned to BBC One earlier this year and was hugely successful.

The synopsis for the new series reads as follows:

With a group of long-term school refusers arriving at Waterloo Road, the balance of peace and harmony once again rests on thin ice. Will Headteacher Kim Campbell (Angela Griffin) and her team have what it takes to stop the school from sinking?

Libby, who makes a surprise return to Manchester to stay with her dad,...

BAFTA has announced the winners of this year’s British Academy Children’s Awards. There were three first-time winners at the ceremony in London, including Emily Burnett who won the BAFTA for Performer for her role in The Dumping Ground; Lindsey Russell for Presenter for Blue Peter; and Bella Ramsay for her performance in The Worst Witch in the Young Performer category.

Dirk Campbell, also for The Worst Witch, won in the Director category. The coming-of-age film Leaving Care, following two care leavers as they navigate a series of firsts without the help of a family, won two BAFTAs: Content For Change and Teen.

CBeebies won Channel, the seventh time since the category was introduced in 2006.

Horrible Histories won Comedy, the sixth time it has won in this category. The Drama award was won by Creeped Out.

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While we wait for The Weinstein Company to decide when they will release Paolo Sorrentino's oddball roadtrip/Holocaust drama/revenge movie "This Must Be The Place," starring Sean Penn as a burned out, eccentric rocker, the movie is gearing up to hit U.K. cinemas this weekend. And not only that, the soundtrack -- which is already on CD overseas -- is getting a new, sexy, double LP, picture-disc reissue. Not bad, right?

Though the film itself has had an uneven reception to say the least, the soundtrack boasts some pretty incredible names. Talking Heads frontman David Byrne and indie folk/country troubadour Will Oldham teamed with Irish singer-songwriter Michael Brunnock, and calling their outfit The Pieces Of Shit, the trio deliver five new songs: "Lay & Love" (a Bonnie "Prince" Billy cover), "Open Up," "Eliza," "If It Falls It Falls" and "The Sword Is Yours." Also featured are two...

The Guggenheim Grotto Dublin duo The Guggenheim Grotto is captained by the magnificent melodies and harmonies of singer/songwriters Kevin May and Mick Lynch. The unit has earned a devout following in the U.S. Credits include Brothers and Sisters, One Tree Hill, and a haunting song placement in Fred Durst's directorial film debut, The Education of Charlie Banks. Get the hypnotic, press-rewind "Philosophia," from their 2005 freshman release Waltzing Alone Buy: Lala.com Genre: Folk/Rock Artist: The Guggenheim Grotto Song: Philosophia Album: Waltzing Alone Antony & The Johnsons Antony & The Johnsons is the fragile and powerful force of sound with an avant rock spin. The ensemble is fronted by the ever-original singer/songwriter and pianist Antony Hegarty. Julia Kent (cello/strings), Jeff Langston (bass), Maxim Moston (violin/strings), Rob Moose (guitar/vioin), Parker Kindred (drums/percussion), and composer-arranger/ master of horn Doug Wieselman round out the cast. Credits include the Hal Wilner-directed Leonard.