· The Group s trading performance showed a 63% increase in revenue for the first six months against the previous trading period at £5,790k (2019: £3.548k) and EBITDA for the period was 75% ahead at £324k (2019: £252k). · The Company performed well during the period, and highlights include the news that DCD Rights distributed drama, The Secrets She Keeps, was scheduled in primetime on BBC One in the UK, sustaining a top ten ranking on the BBC iPlayer. This was a significant achievement for an internationally produced drama. · The sixth series of Penn & Teller: Fool Us in Vegas was transmitted in the first half of the year and the series order was extended for a further 13 episodes for delivery at the end of the year with transmission in Q1 2021. The highly successful series is a co-production between
The Tudors), the final season of epic saga
Vikings will premiere with a double episode on SBS and SBS On Demand at 8:30pm on Wednesday 6 January. Episodes will then air weekly on Wednesdays at 9:30PM.
Vikings fans have been waiting over a year to find out how this iconic series, first premiering in 2013 and inspired by the tales of the Norsemen of early medieval Scandinavia, concludes. The final instalment begins as Ubbe (Jordan Patrick Smith,
Lovecraft Country, Neighbours) learns the truth about Kjetill. Meanwhile, back in Norway, the battle against the Rus has had grave consequences. Reinforcements are on the horizon, and Bjorn (Alexander Ludwig,
10. Wild Australia: After the Fires (ABC)
I tossed and turned about whether to include director Cian O’Clery’s hour-long, Hugo Weaving-narrated documentary about the Black Summer bushfires on this list – not because it isn’t well made and insightful, but because it’s a terrible example of burying the lede. The words “climate change” are mentioned for the first time 46 minutes in, which is an egregious mistake: context is important, as is understanding the nature of TV (i.e. that not everybody will watch until the end).
Trailer for Wild Australia: After the Fires
Otherwise, the production is insightful and compelling, in a very sad way, effectively comprehending the scale of what was lost during the worst wildlife disaster in modern history. Tempering the feeling of terrible emptiness is a desire to rebuild, with scientists, conservationists, volunteers and others cleaning up, studying the remains and hoping for a better future.
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