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In the upcoming episode of “Tales From the Riverbank,” titled “River Thames,” Clare Balding takes viewers on a delightful journey along one of England’s most famous waterways. This episode, airing at 9:00 Pm on Thursday, February 27, 2025, on Channel 5, promises to be a visual treat filled with stunning landscapes and rich history.

As Clare travels along the Thames, she will explore the charming spires of Oxford, a city known for its academic heritage and beautiful architecture. The episode will also delve into the picturesque landscapes that inspired the beloved classic, “The Wind in the Willows.” These scenic views are sure to evoke nostalgia and wonder, showcasing the natural beauty that has captured the hearts of many.

In addition to the enchanting scenery, viewers will get a glimpse of the magnificent Cliveden estate and the iconic Windsor Castle. These historical landmarks add a touch of grandeur to the episode, highlighting...

The UK’s Wild Child Animation and Hoho Entertainment are developing Toad & Friends,an animated feature adaptation of Kenneth Grahame’s classic British novelThe Wind In The Willows, supported by Screen Scotland.

The CG-animated film will be written by Ciaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett-Jones, the writing duo who go under the name The Black Sheep.

The production will feature the characters from the original novel of Toad, Mole, Badger and Ratty, plus new female characters Hedge, Tinker, Heron and Adder.

The producers are meeting with potential directors, and will raise finance from May until September with a view to production...

Disneyland is the heart of Walt Disney’s whimsy and imagination, come to life for guests of all ages to experience for themselves. Disney’s original theme park is chock full of outstanding attractions, famous throughout the world for their combination of creativity, ingenuity, and nostalgia.

But there are a handful of outstanding Disneyland attractions which have fallen off the radar screens of guests who are hustling their way to the next big ride. These attractions no longer attract the crowds they once commanded, but they are nonetheless still fantastic works of art in motion. Let’s stop in on five of the best attractions at Disneyland which are sorely underappreciated.

Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room Image: Celebrations Magazine

Sometimes, the attractions nearest and dearest to Walt Disney’s heart have a tendency to be stuck in the past. Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress in Magic Kingdom is one of these attractions,...

While Disney is well known for their heroic do-gooders, their villains have become just as iconic and beloved. Each of Disney's villains has unique traits that make them terrifying to viewers of all ages, but only a few can be seen as the scariest. These villains will stop at nothing to get what they want, even if it means crossing lines no other villain would.

Disney's scariest villains often have magical powers that they use to take on their heroes, while others are so manipulative it is easy to see how the heroes fall for their tricks. No matter how scary, there is something about Disney villains that people love.

Updated by Robert Vaux on July 12, 2024: Disney is known for its iconic villains, many of whom are truly terrifying characters despite appearing in children's films. These are some of the scariest and most fear-inducing animated villains of all time.

To celebrate the release of The Wind in the Willows available on DVD from 13th May, we have a 2 DVDs to give away!

The story of Mole, Ratty and Badger as they try to help Mr. Toad, after he becomes obsessed with motorcars and gets into trouble.

The Wind in the Willows is brought to the TV screen by the award-winning animation team Cosgrove Hall Films, bringing to life the charming adventures of our four intrepid animal friends of Ratty, Mole, Badger and Toad in a truly magical experience for all the family. Featuring over 24 hours of the best of British animation, this box set is the definitive Wind in the Willows collection bringing together all four series of The Wind in the Willows, as well as the fifth season, also known as Oh, Mr Toad.

Cosgrove Hall Films made the animated film of The Wind in the Willows in...

Disney's best animated villains know how to make an entrance, and a showstopping song can make them truly legendary. Whether chilling or amusing, self-indulgent or introductory, these sinister show tunes have made up some of Disney's most memorable moments. As Disney reflects on a century-long legacy, there's no better time to revisit some of the malevolent musical hits that have emerged from it.

When Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs premiered in 1937, it set the stage for Disney's most beloved musicals. Introducing The Evil Queen as one of the earliest Disney villains and featuring classic tunes like "Heigh-Ho," Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs paved the way for timeless classics like Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, and Moana. Following a period with fewer traditional villains in films like Encanto and Strange World, 2023's Wish promised a return to form, offering a classic antagonist complete with his own song. However, the...

Turning Disney theme park attractions is a relatively new-ish concept, but the movies based on Disney attractions vary wildly in quality.

The story goes that Dick Cook, who at the time was running the Disney film studio with Nina Jacobson, had originally come up with the idea to “mine the theme parks for movie ideas” (as James B. Stewart put it in “Disney War”). They had made “The Country Bears” and were working on projects based on classic Disney attractions Pirates of the Caribbean and The Haunted Mansion. At the time, Pirates was envisioned as a direct-to-video cheapie, more along the lines of “Tower of Terror,” which debuted as an inexpensive TV on “The Wonderful World of Disney.”

But during a meeting about whether Disney should invest in “Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World,” an expensive Peter Weir movie starring Russell Crowe (they declined), the idea was...

The return of Only Murders in the Building is just around the corner. After receiving some Emmy nominations, where it will have to compete with great comedies like The Bear, Barry or The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, the series is preparing for the premiere of its third season. But it comes with bad news.

Although its three protagonists, Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez will return for the new episodes, another of the great stars that has been around since the first installment will not be part of the third season. This is Nathan Lane, who plays one of the residents of Arconia, the famous building where the series takes place.

Despite the fact that in the second installment he did not have as much prominence, Lane was one of the big stars of the first part, with his character Teddy Dimas being directly involved in the case that the...

Will the promise of two new original series next year — based on decades-old toon franchises — help convince people to pay $5 per month for Boomerang’s subscription-video service?

That’s the question Boomerang, the cartoon subscription-streaming service from Turner and Warner Bros., is raising as the one-year-old venture tries to bulk up its direct-to-consumer rolls.

In 2019, Boomerang plans to premiere two new originals: “Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?,” in which the gang teams up with guest stars to solve mysteries, and “Flintstones” spinoff “Yabba-Dabba Dinosaurs!” Both series are being produced by Warner Bros. Animation.

Boomerang also has renewed several existing shows, including “The Tom and Jerry Show” and “Bunnicula,” and has licensed U.S. rights to a British adaptation of “The Wind in the Willows.” In addition, it’s beefing up its product features, adding a fully translated Spanish-language version and support for Android TV devices over Memorial Day weekend.

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"We all have a past. Ghosts. They are the shadows that define our every sunny day..." Filming for Season 4 of Sherlock, the multi-award-winning hit BBC One drama produced by Hartswood Films, has started. Sherlock will return to screens with three brand-new episodes promising laughter, tears, shocks, surprises and extraordinary cases. Season 4 begins with the nation's favorite detective, the mercurial Sherlock Holmes, back once more on British soil, as Doctor Watson and his wife, Mary, prepare for their biggest ever challenge - becoming parents for the first time. Here's what series star Benedict Cumberbatch had to say in a statement.

"(I am) genuinely thrilled to be back filming Sherlock with all the cast and crew. I can't wait for everyone to see Season 4. But you will have to wait... though not for long... And it will be worth it."

The first of the three feature-length episodes will be directed by Rachel Talalay,...

“We all have a past. Ghosts. They are the shadows that define our every sunny day…”

It's finally happening! Season four of Steven Moffat's Sherlock has started shooting! Benedict Cumberbatch recently completed shooting Doctor Strange for Marvel. He didn't waste any time before jumping right into his next project, and I couldn't be more excited!

The award-winning BBC drama will return with three brand-new episodes promising "laughter, tears, shocks, surprises and extraordinary cases..." Cumberbatch will obviously be joined by Martin Freeman who will reprise his role as Watson, and this is a little blurb about what we have to look forward too:

Series four begins with the nation’s favourite detective, the mercurial Sherlock Holmes, back once more on British soil, as Doctor Watson and his wife, Mary, prepare for their biggest ever challenge - becoming parents for the first time.

Cumberbatch told BBC that he was “genuinely thrilled...

Feature Alex Westthorp 4 Feb 2014 - 07:00

From washer women to harlequins via milkmen, Alex looks back over the Doctor's penchant for disguise over the decades...

So, we've finally had our first glimpse of Peter Capaldi in his new Doctor Who costume. My personal opinion for the record: It's functional yet stylish and could be the basis of something more elaborate over time. Importantly though, it is a bold statement of  exactly who this new Doctor is. Identity is important to the Doctor, whether developing his own or assuming that of another to defeat his opponents in his continuing quest to bring his own brand of humanity to the universe.

With that in mind, let's revisit our favourite Time Lord's ability to disguise himself in order to outwit his opponents. I should state at the outset this isn't a definitive list of every disguise the character has worn. Every Doctor has...

London – Tesco, the world's third largest retailer, is now offering its loyalty card members a movie and TV online streaming service for free named Clubcard TV. Launched Wednesday, the service has content targeted for children and families, with programming including The Shawshank Redemption, The Wind in the Willows movie starring Matt Lucas and TV show Strawberry Shortcake. Clubcard TV has inked deals with Warner Bros., Endemol and Aardman to feed the service library titles. Photos: TV's Newest Series Midseason 2013 According to Tesco, it makes the supermarket giant the first retailer in the U.K. to reward its customers with their

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The newly independent DreamWorks is developing an adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's 1982 novel War Horse. Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Revel Guest are producing. British writer Lee Hall (Billy Elliot, The Wind in the Willows) will write the screenplay. The book tells the epic tale of a friendship between a boy and his horse, who become separated but continue to be intertwined as they try to survive the horrors of World War I. War Horse was also recently adapted for the stage, with UK runs at the National Theatre and New London Theatre. I'm sure it's a great story, but does anyone want to see this? "From the moment I read Michael Morpurgo's War Horse, I knew this was a film I wanted DreamWorks to make," Spielberg said. "Its heart and its message provide a story that can be felt in every country." A few weeks ago,...