Dec 26th, 2008 · Actor Frank Langella is an early favorite to be nominated for an Oscar — he's already been nominated for a Golden Globe. Langella plays Richard M. Nixon in the movie Frost/Nixon which chronicles the interviews between British TV host David Frost and Nixon. Langella played the same part in the Broadway play.
Dec 4th, 2008 · In 1977, a dilettante British TV host sat down to grill a disgraced U.S. president. The politico thought it would be a cakewalk. As Ron Howard's film recalls, it turned into a takedown.
Jun 18th, 2008 · Comedian Joan Rivers was on a British TV talk show when she brought up the actor Russell Crowe, saying "get ready to bleep this" before using two profane words to describe the actor. But nobody was bleeping anything on the live program. Rivers was asked to leave during a commercial break.
May 20th, 2008 · Fresh Air TV critic David Bianculli reviews DVD collections of British TV shows, including a few series that have never before been televised in the U.S. Highlights include Fortysomething, a six-part comedy series starring Hugh Laurie, and Helen Mirren at the BBC.
May 12th, 2008 · When NBC announced it would create an American version of the hit British TV show, it sounded like a desperate move. But today, the program shines, partly because of actor BJ Novak, who plays the character Ryan Howard.
Jul 13th, 2007 · Actor and writer Ricky Gervais is best known as creator and star of the British TV comedy The Office, which was adapted into a U.S. hit starring Steve Carrell. Gervais also stars in Extras, which airs in the U.S. on HBO, and writes the Flanimals children's books.
May 15th, 2006 · Now that the Bartlett administration has come to an end, James Forsyth, assistant editor of Foreign Policy magazine, explains why British TV watchers are mourning the The West Wing.
Aug 17th, 2005 · The Brazilian man shot to death by London police following the failed suicide bombing last month was, in fact, not fleeing police, according to a British TV station. Early reports said Jean Charles de Menezes was wearing a heavy coat and jumped a turnstile at a London Underground station before being shot to death by police. Robert Siegel talks to Craig Oliver from Independent Television News.