The best new additions to Netflix in October 2019
Get ready for one of the biggest Netflix releases of the year this October. That’s right, Breaking Bad‘s sequel film, El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, premieres on Netflix… read more
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Introducing Poptime: The Ultimate TV Quiz
TVGuide.co.uk are pleased to announce Poptime: The Ultimate TV Quiz. A new skill available to Amazon Alexa users, Poptime tests fans on their television trivia knowledge. Every day, we… read more
Introducing Poptime: The Ultimate TV Quiz
TVGuide.co.uk are pleased to announce Poptime: The Ultimate TV Quiz.
A new skill available to Amazon Alexa users, Poptime tests fans on their television trivia knowledge. Every day, we release a new pack of questions themed around film and television. Fans who answer the most questions correctly will achieve the highest score and top the weekly leaderboard, after which they will be crowned the TV Quiz Master.
Questions include recognising popular television theme tunes, or answering true or false questions on subjects such as James Bond, Friends and Harry Potter. Play Poptime more often to access exclusive bonus packs, and boost your chances of topping the leaderboard.
Poptime is available on all Amazon Alexa-compatible devices, but looks best on screen-enabled devices.
How to play Poptime
1. Download the Poptime skill on your Alexa-enabled device.
2. Ask Alexa to ‘Open Poptime‘.
3. Choose one of our many new TV-themed question packs.
4. Answer the six questions true or false.
5. Answer correctly to accumulate points and rise to the top of the Poptime leaderboard.
6. Come back tomorrow for a brand new set of questions and your chance to become our TV Quiz Master.
Download Poptime today to prove yourself as our TV Quiz Master.
Who are What Seems to Be the Problem’s Adam Kay and Mark Watson?
Adam Kay and Mark Watson are a comedy force to be reckoned with in their new Audible collaboration What Seems to Be the Problem. But who are they? Adam… read more
Who are What Seems to Be the Problem’s Adam Kay and Mark Watson?
Adam Kay and Mark Watson are a comedy force to be reckoned with in their new Audible collaboration What Seems to Be the Problem. But who are they?
Adam Kay
Adam Kay is a former doctor and bestselling writer, best known for his debut book This is Going to Hurt. Revisiting his past as a junior doctor, This is Going to Hurt was a Sunday Times number one bestseller for nine months and has sold over 1.5 million copies. It has also been translated into 35 languages worldwide.
As a performer, Adam has toured the country with his live version of This is Going to Hurt. He has written for television, including BBC hit Mrs. Brown’s Boys.
Fun fact: Remember the infamously crude London Underground-themed parody to Going Underground in 2005? This was performed by parody band Amateur Transplants, fronted by Adam Kay.
Mark Watson
Kay’s co-conspirator, Mark Watson, is also a familiar face on the comedy circuit. He’s appeared on Mock The Week, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Would I Lie to You? and Taskmaster. He’s appeared at Edinburgh Fringe multiple times over the last two decades and was named Edinburgh Festival’s highest achiever of the decade by The Times.
Watson has also written six books, including The Place that Didn’t Exist, Hotel Alpha, and The Knot.
Adam Kay and Mark Watson’s What Seems to Be the Problem is a new insight into the human body and the many ways it can go completely wrong. What’s more, the results of medical intervention can lead to some absolutely unbelievable stories.
Listen to What Seems to Be the Problem with Adam Kay and Mark Watson: In support of The Lullaby Trust FREE with a 30 Day trial on Audible now!
REVIEW: CBS Reality’s The Real Prime Suspect revisits chilling case of Donald Neilson
The former Metropolitan police force veteran who inspired hit drama Prime Suspect’s DCI Jane Tennison, Jackie Malton, returns to detective work in new CBS Reality series The Real Prime… read more
REVIEW: CBS Reality’s The Real Prime Suspect revisits chilling case of Donald Neilson
The former Metropolitan police force veteran who inspired hit drama Prime Suspect’s DCI Jane Tennison, Jackie Malton, returns to detective work in new CBS Reality series The Real Prime Suspect.
The Real Prime Suspect is a real life documentary series re-investigating some of Britain’s most notorious crimes with Malton at the helm. Malton’s extensive contact list means she gains access to the detectives, journalists and witnesses who were at the scene of the crime – helping her provide new insight on how and why some of the country’s most devastating crimes were committed.
The first in the ten part series, which starts tonight at 10pm, features the case of robber, kidnapper and murderer Donald Neilson. The former serviceman, known as the “Black Panther” for his dark clothing, committed more than 400 burglaries. After taking to robbing post offices, he murdered three postmasters during a reign of terror in the early 1970s. In 1975, he kidnapped teenage heiress Leslie Whittle, demanding a £50,000 ransom for her safe return.
The Real Prime Suspect takes its audience to the same park where Whittle was held, imprisoned in a tunnel system far below those searching for her. Malton holds exclusive interviews with the individuals who worked on the investigation, including the police officer who discovered Whittle’s body and one of the journalists who broke the story. Malton listens to the ransom tapes Neilson forced Whittle to record, and the police recordings of Neilson’s interviews in custody. She paints the chilling story of a remorseless narcissist.
Malton, on her first time presenting a television series, is a breath of fresh air. Her knowledge and expertise gives audience a genuine insight into working on a high-profile case, while her continuing empathy for the victims reminds one exactly what was at stake. In one scene, Malton becomes visibly emotional as she explains how some cases “just get you” as an investigator. In another, she relays a terrifying trick played on her by a prisoner that she remembers to this day. These are insights and responses from somebody who has lived the life of a detective – and make for excellent television. It makes for stark contrast with the psychopathic subject of this first episode.
Bestselling writer Adam Kay and comedian Mark Watson join forces for exciting new audiobook
Bestselling writer and former doctor Adam Kay joins forces with comedian Mark Watson for an Audible-exclusive new book in support of The Lullaby Trust. Staying on brand with the… read more
Bestselling writer Adam Kay and comedian Mark Watson join forces for exciting new audiobook
Bestselling writer and former doctor Adam Kay joins forces with comedian Mark Watson for an Audible-exclusive new book in support of The Lullaby Trust.
Staying on brand with the human body, What Seems to Be the Problem is a new insight into the human body – and the many ways it can go completely wrong!
What’s more, when medicine intervenes it can create some absolutely unbelievable and fascinating stories. Enter Kay and Watson.
Kay talks to the health-anxious Watson about his weird and wonderful experiences as a doctor, while shining a light on the past, present and future of medicine.
Both a hilarious history lesson and a touching personal story filled with real life anecdotes, What Seems to Be the Problem is an intelligent and witty must-have.
Listen to What Seems to Be the Problem with Adam Kay and Mark Watson: In support of The Lullaby Trust FREE with a 30 Day trial on Audible now!
The funniest audiobooks to listen to on Audible
The dawn of the audiobook is here. What better way to enjoy a book is there than by settling back with one’s headphones and letting someone else do the… read more
The funniest audiobooks to listen to on Audible
The dawn of the audiobook is here. What better way to enjoy a book is there than by settling back with one’s headphones and letting someone else do the hard work for you?
We’ve compiled a list of the books that have made a fine transition into audio format and definitely require a listen – you’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and you won’t get eye strain!
1. This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor
Adam Kay
The much-talked about Sunday Times number one best seller, This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor, is wonderfully sharp, funny, and devastating in equal measure. An eye-opening insight into the lives of student doctors, told with witty turn of phrase, means this one will have listeners both laughing and learning.
Listen for FREE with a 30-day Audible trial
2. James Acaster’s Classic Scrapes
James Acaster
Famous for his comedy television show appearances and being nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award five times, James Acaster is one of Britain’s brightest young talents. His audiobook follows the same vein as his comedy: James is an odd guy who gets himself into the most unbelievable (and priceless) scrapes. The results, as he tries to dig himself out, are nearly always hilarious.
Listen for FREE with a 30-day Audible trial
3. Thinking About It Only Makes It Worse
David Mitchell
For fans of the Would I Lie To You comedian, David Mitchell’s Thinking About It Only Makes It Worse is a collection of five years of his witty newspaper columns. The man himself reads on an assortment of subjects, offering his smart and sardonic opinion on the world for our amusement.
Listen for FREE with a 30-day Audible trial
4. Alan Partridge: Nomad
Alan Partridge (Steve Coogan)
Steve Coogan’s Alan Partridge is back with an autobiography about himself, and indeed Britain, all told with the broadcaster’s signature style. Fans of the satirical Partridge will laugh out loud at this continuation of Partridge’s story, especially read by the man himself.
Listen for FREE with a 30-day Audible trial
5. Life and Laughing: My Story
Michael McIntyre
Michael McIntyre’s 2010 autobiography is just as funny on a re-read, and more so when read by McIntyre himself. This is the story of the man before the record breaking comedy successes, long before Michael McIntyre’s Big Show. It’s a touching, but most importantly – very very funny – tale.
Listen for FREE with a 30-day Audible trial
Love Island 2019 final: Everything you need to know
It feels like it just started, but the Love Island final is here again. After a series of shock twists, heartbreaks and betrayals, who will be crowned victorious? Here’s… read more
Emmy Awards 2019: The Nominees
The Emmy Award 2019 nominations have been unveiled. As expected, Game of Thrones is at the head of the race with a whopping 32 nominations for its rollercoaster final… read more
Netflix cuts controversial 13 Reasons Why suicide scene
Netflix has cut 13 Reasons Why‘s controversial suicide scene. The scene, which took place in the final episode of season one, originally depicted Hannah Baker (Katherine Langford) taking her… read more
Shock Love Island elimination twist rocks villa
A new shock elimination twist has rocked the Love Island island villa. One of couple Michael Griffiths and Joanna Chimonides will have to leave the villa, after Sunday’s voting… read more
