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Those who've been reading for a while will know we have a new monthly tradition of checking on on the status for all the most popular current/recent British TV shows and offering a big roundup of what we know - hopefully saving many hours across the 70,000+ of you who read these emails. If your favourite show isn't mentioned below, no worries. We've also created a much more comprehensive guide (350+ shows) with updates for a wider selection of recent British TV shows. You can check it out...
If you're not a fan of e-readers, you may want to skip this first section. In case you missed the news, Amazon made some big e-reader announcements this week. Four new Kindles were announced, but the biggest news is that one of them has a colour screen that's easy on the eyes (not like the Kindle Fire tablets or Kindle app). Personally, I prefer the Kindle Scribe because the screen is HUGE and you can use the little pen to take notes in it - but the idea of a regular Kindle with colour is...
Though American audiences will have to wait a bit longer, UK audiences have been enjoying a promising new period drama on Channel 5, The Hardacres. Set in 1890s Yorkshire, this six-part series follows the rags-to-riches journey of the Hardacre family, led by Claire Cooper (The Continental) and Liam McMahon (The O'Briens) as Mary and Sam Hardacre. Alongside them is Julie Graham (Ridley) as the formidable Ma.Expect family drama, hardship, and a spectacular rise from the grimy docks to a...