Acorn TV Increases Programming by 200% Since Launch
by Caryn Robbins - October 01, 2012 Increasing its content by 200% since its launch in July 2011, Acorn TV, the first streaming service focused on the best of British TV, is now streaming 18 full seasons (up from six) of the best classic and contemporary British mysteries and dramas with different series added each week....
Series Two Of BBC Hit Cop Drama 'MURPHY'S LAW' Released On DVD 4/27
by Charlie Piane - April 16, 2010 BBC's hit undercover cop drama series Murphy's Law is back with the DVD debut of Series 2 from Acorn Media on April 27, 2010. Award-winning actor James Nesbitt (Waking Ned Devine, Bloody Sunday, Woody Allen's Match Point, and Five Minutes of Heaven) delivers another powerhouse performance as roguish...
Acorn TV Streams Patrick Stewart, Judi Dench in Playing Shakespeare
by Gabrielle Sierra - December 16, 2011 On Monday, Dec. 19th, Acorn TV, the first streaming service specializing in British television, adds Patrick Stewart, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Ben Kingsley, and David Suchet in the critically-acclaimed Shakespearean master class series PLAYING SHAKESPEARE, and Richard Bradford in the 1960s spy seri...
John Mortimer's 'A VOYAGE ROUND MY FATHER' Relased On DVD 4/27
by BWW News Desk - April 27, 2010 Adapted from the hit play by award-winning novelist, playwright and screenwriter John Mortimer (Rumpole of Bailey), A Voyage Round My Father, debuts on DVD from Acorn Media on April 27, 2010. Also adapted for screen by Mortimer himself, this touching story of father and son stars stage and screen le...
A VOYAGE ROUND MY FATHER With Olivier and Bates Available On DVD 4/27
by Gabrielle Sierra - March 24, 2010 Adapted from the hit play by award-winning novelist, playwright and screenwriter John Mortimer (Rumpole of Bailey), A Voyage Round My Father, debuts on DVD from Acorn Media on April 27, 2010. ...
'Addictions' to Premiere June 8 at Duchess Theatre
by BWW News Desk - February 06, 2008 The UK Premiere of Addictions, three one-act plays by Tricia Walsh-Smith, is set for Sunday, June 8 at the Duchess Theatre in London's West End, directed by Christopher Biggins....
Acorn TV Streams Patrick Stewart, Judi Dench in Playing Shakespeare
by BWW News Desk - December 19, 2011 On Monday, Dec. 19th, Acorn TV, the first streaming service specializing in British television, adds Patrick Stewart, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Ben Kingsley, and David Suchet in the critically-acclaimed Shakespearean master class series PLAYING SHAKESPEARE, and Richard Bradford in the 1960s spy seri...
Celebrate National Poetry Month In April With 'SIX CENTURIES OF VERSE,' On DVD 4/27
by BWW News Desk - April 27, 2010 Featuring poetry's highlights through the years, as read by distinguished actors, Six Centuries of Verse debuts on DVD from Athena (Playing Shakespeare) on April 27, 2010. Presented by Oscar® winner John Gielgud (Gandhi), one of the most revered actors of his generation, this star -studded series tr...
Series Two Of BBC Hit Cop Drama 'MURPHY'S LAW' Released On DVD 4/27
by BWW News Desk - April 27, 2010 BBC's hit undercover cop drama series Murphy's Law is back with the DVD debut of Series 2 from Acorn Media on April 27, 2010. Award-winning actor James Nesbitt (Waking Ned Devine, Bloody Sunday, Woody Allen's Match Point, and Five Minutes of Heaven) delivers another powerhouse performance as roguish...
Van Outen & Biggins to Star in L.A. 'Addictions,' Jan. 29
by BWW News Desk - December 12, 2006 Denise Van Outen and Christopher Biggins will appear in the West Coast premiere of Addictions, three one-act plays by Tricia Walsh-Smith, on Monday, January 29 at 7 p.m. at the Kirk Douglas Theatre ...
Acorn Media and Athena Announce DVD Release Calendar
by Gabrielle Sierra - July 26, 2010 Acorn Media (British TV) and Athena (Best Documentaries) DVD Release Calendar, July 27: Agatha Christie's Poirot, The Movie Collection, Set 5 (DVD debut) - PBS Mystery!'s most-watched detective returns in three all-new, star-studded movies starring fan-favorite David Suchet. Set includes new adaptat...
Series Two Of BBC Hit Cop Drama 'MURPHY'S LAW' Released On DVD 4/27
by BWW News Desk - April 27, 2010 BBC's hit undercover cop drama series Murphy's Law is back with the DVD debut of Series 2 from Acorn Media on April 27, 2010. Award-winning actor James Nesbitt (Waking Ned Devine, Bloody Sunday, Woody Allen's Match Point, and Five Minutes of Heaven) delivers another powerhouse performance as roguish...
John Mortimer's 'A VOYAGE ROUND MY FATHER' Relased On DVD 4/27
by Charlie Piane - April 16, 2010 Adapted from the hit play by award-winning novelist, playwright and screenwriter John Mortimer (Rumpole of Bailey), A Voyage Round My Father, debuts on DVD from Acorn Media on April 27, 2010. Also adapted for screen by Mortimer himself, this touching story of father and son stars stage and screen le...
SLINGS & ARROWS Among Series to Be Streamed on Acorn TV
by Caryn Robbins - November 05, 2012 Starting today, Acorn TV, the first British TV focused streaming service, streams one of its few non-British series with the first season of the most critically-acclaimed theater series ever, SLINGS & ARROWS featuring Paul Gross, Rachel McAdams, and Mark McKinney....
A VOYAGE ROUND MY FATHER With Olivier and Bates Available On DVD 4/27
by BWW News Desk - April 26, 2010 Adapted from the hit play by award-winning novelist, playwright and screenwriter John Mortimer (Rumpole of Bailey), A Voyage Round My Father, debuts on DVD from Acorn Media on April 27, 2010. ...
A VOYAGE ROUND MY FATHER With Olivier and Bates Available On DVD 4/27
by Gabrielle Sierra - March 24, 2010 Adapted from the hit play by award-winning novelist, playwright and screenwriter John Mortimer (Rumpole of Bailey), A Voyage Round My Father, debuts on DVD from Acorn Media on April 27, 2010. ...
Series Two Of BBC Hit Cop Drama 'MURPHY'S LAW' Released On DVD 4/27
by Charlie Piane - April 16, 2010 BBC's hit undercover cop drama series Murphy's Law is back with the DVD debut of Series 2 from Acorn Media on April 27, 2010. Award-winning actor James Nesbitt (Waking Ned Devine, Bloody Sunday, Woody Allen's Match Point, and Five Minutes of Heaven) delivers another powerhouse performance as roguish...
BWW Reviews: NEVILLE'S ISLAND at Olney Theatre Center is Ambitious Production
by Charles Shubow - April 18, 2013 Playwright Tim Firth's play is given splendid production....
Celebrate National Poetry Month In April With 'SIX CENTURIES OF VERSE,' On DVD 4/27
by BWW News Desk - April 27, 2010 Featuring poetry's highlights through the years, as read by distinguished actors, Six Centuries of Verse debuts on DVD from Athena (Playing Shakespeare) on April 27, 2010. Presented by Oscar® winner John Gielgud (Gandhi), one of the most revered actors of his generation, this star -studded series tr...
Celebrate National Poetry Month In April With 'SIX CENTURIES OF VERSE,' On DVD 4/27
by Charlie Piane - April 16, 2010 Featuring poetry's highlights through the years, as read by distinguished actors, Six Centuries of Verse debuts on DVD from Athena (Playing Shakespeare) on April 27, 2010. Presented by Oscar® winner John Gielgud (Gandhi), one of the most revered actors of his generation, this star -studded series tr...
Celebrate National Poetry Month In April With 'SIX CENTURIES OF VERSE,' On DVD 4/27
by Charlie Piane - April 16, 2010 Featuring poetry's highlights through the years, as read by distinguished actors, Six Centuries of Verse debuts on DVD from Athena (Playing Shakespeare) on April 27, 2010. Presented by Oscar® winner John Gielgud (Gandhi), one of the most revered actors of his generation, this star -studded series tr...
THE FORSYTE SAGA Among Upcoming DVD/Blu-ray Releases From Acorn Media
by Caryn Robbins - July 11, 2012 Leading British specialist Acorn Media announces upcoming DVDs/Blu-rays including several must-see, brand new series as well as the first complete collection of Masterpiece Theatre favorite and addictive costume drama THE FORSYTE SAGA starring Damian Lewis (Homeland)....
Acorn Media Starts off 2010 With DVD Releases With Judi Dench, Life on Mars creators, Evelyn Waugh & More
by Gabrielle Sierra - January 06, 2010 British TV on DVD specialist Acorn Media starts off 2010 with several highly-entertaining, star-studded DVDs available now for review/feature consideration, including The Evelyn Waugh Collection with Kristin Scott Thomas in her breakthrough role and Judi Dench in a BAFTA-winning role. DVD debuts of ... |
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