TV producer Krishnendu Majumdar has been confirmed as chair of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, becoming the first person of color to hold the role in BAFTA’s 73-year history, and the youngest chair in 35 years.
The decision, which was made at BAFTA’s digital Annual General Meeting last night, was expected as Majumdar was previously deputy chair, and traditionally the deputy becomes chair. His tenure as chair will run for the next three years – the newly extended term for all future BAFTA chairs. He succeeds “1917” producer Pippa Harris, who now serves as deputy chair.
In a statement, Majumdar said: “This year has been a difficult and turbulent time for many in our industry, working with Pippa, BAFTA’s talented and committed staff and membership, I want BAFTA to be at the heart of rebuilding the industry post-Covid. It is vital to ensure that we support people of all backgrounds,...
The decision, which was made at BAFTA’s digital Annual General Meeting last night, was expected as Majumdar was previously deputy chair, and traditionally the deputy becomes chair. His tenure as chair will run for the next three years – the newly extended term for all future BAFTA chairs. He succeeds “1917” producer Pippa Harris, who now serves as deputy chair.
In a statement, Majumdar said: “This year has been a difficult and turbulent time for many in our industry, working with Pippa, BAFTA’s talented and committed staff and membership, I want BAFTA to be at the heart of rebuilding the industry post-Covid. It is vital to ensure that we support people of all backgrounds,...
- 6/2/2020
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Karl Pilkington has established quite a name from himself since his humble beginnings as a radio producer. His work on The Moaning Of Life saw the moody north-Englander taken to a variety of exotic locations to take on a host of interesting activities that he didn’t particularly want to do.
Related: Ricky Gervais: His 10 Best Roles, Ranked According To Rotten Tomatoes
However, there is a lot more to the hilarious man than The Moaning Of Life shows. We’ve gathered together 10 facts and funny stories about Karl Pilkington.
Related: Ricky Gervais: His 10 Best Roles, Ranked According To Rotten Tomatoes
However, there is a lot more to the hilarious man than The Moaning Of Life shows. We’ve gathered together 10 facts and funny stories about Karl Pilkington.
- 1/31/2020
- ScreenRant
UK TV ratings round-up - data supplied by Barb
Channel 4's cult comedy Catastrophe returned for its second series with an average overnight audience of 780,000 (4.8%) at 10pm on Tuesday night.
This is higher than its launch overnight audience of 680k back in January. Earlier on Channel 4, 24 Hours in A&E brought in 1.71m (8.2%) at 9pm (323k/2.2% on +1).
ITV's Lewis topped Tuesday overall outside soaps despite dropping around 400k viewers from last week, attracting 3.34m (16.0%) at 9pm (258k/1.8%).
BBC One's River dipped by 300k to 2.50m (12.0%) at 9pm. In the same timeslot, Gareth Malone's Naked Choir was seen by 2.10m (10.0%) on BBC Two.
On Channel 5, Dog Rescuers appealed to 1.42m (7.2%) at 8pm, followed by Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford's new show How the Other Half Lives with 1.38m (6.6%) at 9pm (158k/1.1%).
BBC Three's Suicide and Me with Professor Green interested 477k (3.0%) at 9pm, after Don't...
Channel 4's cult comedy Catastrophe returned for its second series with an average overnight audience of 780,000 (4.8%) at 10pm on Tuesday night.
This is higher than its launch overnight audience of 680k back in January. Earlier on Channel 4, 24 Hours in A&E brought in 1.71m (8.2%) at 9pm (323k/2.2% on +1).
ITV's Lewis topped Tuesday overall outside soaps despite dropping around 400k viewers from last week, attracting 3.34m (16.0%) at 9pm (258k/1.8%).
BBC One's River dipped by 300k to 2.50m (12.0%) at 9pm. In the same timeslot, Gareth Malone's Naked Choir was seen by 2.10m (10.0%) on BBC Two.
On Channel 5, Dog Rescuers appealed to 1.42m (7.2%) at 8pm, followed by Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford's new show How the Other Half Lives with 1.38m (6.6%) at 9pm (158k/1.1%).
BBC Three's Suicide and Me with Professor Green interested 477k (3.0%) at 9pm, after Don't...
- 10/28/2015
- Digital Spy
UK TV ratings round-up - data supplied by Barb
ITV's trustworthy Lewis proved the biggest attraction on Tuesday night outside soaps on a rather quiet evening.
The drama brought in an average overnight audience of 3.79 million (17.1%) at 9pm (238,000/1.7% on +1).
BBC One's big new drama River lost a million viewers for its second episode, dropping to 2.84m (13.6%) at 9pm.
On BBC Two, James May's Building Cars Live appealed to 2.19m (10.9%) at 7.30pm, followed by The Naked Choir with 1.65m (7.9%) at 9pm.
Channel 4's Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners attracted 1.26m (6.2%) at 8pm (278k/1.3%), while 24 Hours in A&E was seen by 1.88m (9.0%) at 9pm (308k/2.1%).
On Channel 5, The Yorkshire Vet interested 1.33m (6.6%) at 8pm, while BBC Three's Being Gay in Pakistan fascinated 611k (2.9%) at 9pm.
On E4, Empire thrilled 320k (1.5%) at 9pm (123k/0.6%). Over on Sky 1, The Flash attracted 426k (2.1%) at 8pm, followed by The Moaning of Life with 470k (2.3%) at 9pm.
ITV's trustworthy Lewis proved the biggest attraction on Tuesday night outside soaps on a rather quiet evening.
The drama brought in an average overnight audience of 3.79 million (17.1%) at 9pm (238,000/1.7% on +1).
BBC One's big new drama River lost a million viewers for its second episode, dropping to 2.84m (13.6%) at 9pm.
On BBC Two, James May's Building Cars Live appealed to 2.19m (10.9%) at 7.30pm, followed by The Naked Choir with 1.65m (7.9%) at 9pm.
Channel 4's Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners attracted 1.26m (6.2%) at 8pm (278k/1.3%), while 24 Hours in A&E was seen by 1.88m (9.0%) at 9pm (308k/2.1%).
On Channel 5, The Yorkshire Vet interested 1.33m (6.6%) at 8pm, while BBC Three's Being Gay in Pakistan fascinated 611k (2.9%) at 9pm.
On E4, Empire thrilled 320k (1.5%) at 9pm (123k/0.6%). Over on Sky 1, The Flash attracted 426k (2.1%) at 8pm, followed by The Moaning of Life with 470k (2.3%) at 9pm.
- 10/21/2015
- Digital Spy
UK TV ratings round-up - data supplied by Barb
Stellan Skarsgård's BBC One debut just edged out its rivals to top Tuesday night's ratings outside soaps.
River spooked an overnight average audience of 3.88 million (18.7%) at 9pm, beating ITV's latest episode of Lewis which attracted 3.55m (17.1%) in the same timeslot (275,000/1.9% on +1).
Earlier on ITV, celebrity sport competition Eternal Glory limped on with 1.78m (8.9%) at 8pm. On BBC Two, Harvest 2015 brought in 2.29m (11.4%) at 8pm, followed by The Naked Choir with 1.61m (7.8%) at 9pm.
On Channel 4, Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners appealed to 1.33m (6.6%) at 8pm (293k/1.4%), while Educating Cardiff continued with 1.12m (5.4%) at 9pm (154k/1.0%). Born in the Wrong Body fascinated 824k (5.8%) at 10pm (120k/1.7%).
Channel 5's Yorkshire Vet interested 1.13m (5.6%) at 8pm, and CSI: Cyber thrilled 662k (4.4%) at 10pm.
On Sky 1, The Flash burst back into action with 518k (2.6%) at 8pm, followed by the new series of Karl Pilkington's...
Stellan Skarsgård's BBC One debut just edged out its rivals to top Tuesday night's ratings outside soaps.
River spooked an overnight average audience of 3.88 million (18.7%) at 9pm, beating ITV's latest episode of Lewis which attracted 3.55m (17.1%) in the same timeslot (275,000/1.9% on +1).
Earlier on ITV, celebrity sport competition Eternal Glory limped on with 1.78m (8.9%) at 8pm. On BBC Two, Harvest 2015 brought in 2.29m (11.4%) at 8pm, followed by The Naked Choir with 1.61m (7.8%) at 9pm.
On Channel 4, Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners appealed to 1.33m (6.6%) at 8pm (293k/1.4%), while Educating Cardiff continued with 1.12m (5.4%) at 9pm (154k/1.0%). Born in the Wrong Body fascinated 824k (5.8%) at 10pm (120k/1.7%).
Channel 5's Yorkshire Vet interested 1.13m (5.6%) at 8pm, and CSI: Cyber thrilled 662k (4.4%) at 10pm.
On Sky 1, The Flash burst back into action with 518k (2.6%) at 8pm, followed by the new series of Karl Pilkington's...
- 10/14/2015
- Digital Spy
Sky
Karl Pilkington is the supreme leader of normal-ness. It’s almost impossible to believe one man’s misery could prove to be so incredibly entertaining, and that one of the most genuinely hilarious men on television could also turn out to be the most frustrating human being since the world was nothing more than a misshapen rock.
The Idiot Abroad star offers up the most down-to-Earth, relatable assessment of our planet and the people in it, despite being given the opportunity to single-handedly live out the dreams of every person in our corner of the solar system.
Karl’s hugely popular The Moaning Of Life series is finally back for a second season after its ludicrous debut run back in 2013, so what better time than to look back about some of the finest ‘moanings’ ever caught on film.
The first season saw Karl jet across the globe to explore rich cultures and traditions,...
Karl Pilkington is the supreme leader of normal-ness. It’s almost impossible to believe one man’s misery could prove to be so incredibly entertaining, and that one of the most genuinely hilarious men on television could also turn out to be the most frustrating human being since the world was nothing more than a misshapen rock.
The Idiot Abroad star offers up the most down-to-Earth, relatable assessment of our planet and the people in it, despite being given the opportunity to single-handedly live out the dreams of every person in our corner of the solar system.
Karl’s hugely popular The Moaning Of Life series is finally back for a second season after its ludicrous debut run back in 2013, so what better time than to look back about some of the finest ‘moanings’ ever caught on film.
The first season saw Karl jet across the globe to explore rich cultures and traditions,...
- 10/13/2015
- by Michael Potts
- Obsessed with Film
The next seven days are just bursting with quality television, with almost too many of our telly favourites making a triumphant return.
The Apprentice, The Walking Dead, Tfi Friday and The Returned are all back - and that's just the start. Make sure to tune in, or set your DVR, for this little lot.
1. The Apprentice - Wednesday / Thursday, 9pm on BBC One
Lord Sugar's search for his next business partner... begins. A new roster of budding entrepreneurs are looking to impress Shugs, Karren Brady and - replacing Nick Hewer - the formidable Claude Littner. And as ever, there's some prize berks among them.
One candidate even compares himself - without a hint of irony - to Martin Luther King Jr. We predict his dream of business success might not come true.
2. The Walking Dead - Monday, 9pm on Fox UK
One of Us TV's best drama series, and certainly one of its goriest,...
The Apprentice, The Walking Dead, Tfi Friday and The Returned are all back - and that's just the start. Make sure to tune in, or set your DVR, for this little lot.
1. The Apprentice - Wednesday / Thursday, 9pm on BBC One
Lord Sugar's search for his next business partner... begins. A new roster of budding entrepreneurs are looking to impress Shugs, Karren Brady and - replacing Nick Hewer - the formidable Claude Littner. And as ever, there's some prize berks among them.
One candidate even compares himself - without a hint of irony - to Martin Luther King Jr. We predict his dream of business success might not come true.
2. The Walking Dead - Monday, 9pm on Fox UK
One of Us TV's best drama series, and certainly one of its goriest,...
- 10/11/2015
- Digital Spy
Karl Pilkington will soon be heading out on more miserable adventures in series two of The Moaning of Life.
Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's long-suffering pal-turned-traveller will return for the comedy documentary series later this year on Sky1, and it promises to be even better than the first series.
The Moaning of Life will see Karl trying to re-assess his life since turning 40, which apparently means swimming in poo and taking part in strange nudist art.
"I've been on the planet for 40 years now, and I'm still none the wiser as to what it's all about really," he said.
"I've never worried about life's big questions. People at my age sit about pondering, 'Why are we here?' The only time I ever asked myself that is when Suzanne booked us a surprise holiday to Lanzarote."
Sky1 will announce broadcast dates in the coming months, with an autumn launch expected.
Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's long-suffering pal-turned-traveller will return for the comedy documentary series later this year on Sky1, and it promises to be even better than the first series.
The Moaning of Life will see Karl trying to re-assess his life since turning 40, which apparently means swimming in poo and taking part in strange nudist art.
"I've been on the planet for 40 years now, and I'm still none the wiser as to what it's all about really," he said.
"I've never worried about life's big questions. People at my age sit about pondering, 'Why are we here?' The only time I ever asked myself that is when Suzanne booked us a surprise holiday to Lanzarote."
Sky1 will announce broadcast dates in the coming months, with an autumn launch expected.
- 8/3/2015
- Digital Spy
Karl Pilkington will return for more whinging adventures around the world later this year on Sky 1.
The Moaning of Life's second series will air in the autumn on the digital channel, which has unveiled a brand new teaser.
Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's long-suffering mate will head off on more journeys of self-discovery, where he will attempt to re-assess his life since turning 40.
"I've been on the planet for 40 years now, and I'm still none the wiser as to what it's all about really," he said.
"I've never worried about life's big questions. People at my age sit about pondering about 'why are we here?' The only time I ever asked myself that is when Suzanne booked us a surprise holiday to Lanzarote."
The first series saw Karl delving into different topics such as death and love, and discovering how different nations and cultures handle them.
Watch...
The Moaning of Life's second series will air in the autumn on the digital channel, which has unveiled a brand new teaser.
Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's long-suffering mate will head off on more journeys of self-discovery, where he will attempt to re-assess his life since turning 40.
"I've been on the planet for 40 years now, and I'm still none the wiser as to what it's all about really," he said.
"I've never worried about life's big questions. People at my age sit about pondering about 'why are we here?' The only time I ever asked myself that is when Suzanne booked us a surprise holiday to Lanzarote."
The first series saw Karl delving into different topics such as death and love, and discovering how different nations and cultures handle them.
Watch...
- 5/15/2015
- Digital Spy
In these here parts, bumper festive editions of TV listings magazines are considered contraband - for up-to-date info on what's coming to your television sets across December, January and into 2015, stick with the Tube Talk Q&A.
This week, we've got the latest on Us series Madam Secretary, the mind-bending Continuum and a man with a head like a f**king orange.
Any news on when Madam Secretary is coming to UK screens?
Good news Npw - Madam Secretary, which stars Tea Leoni as a CIA analyst who is rapidly promoted to Us Secretary of State, has been picked up by Sky Living for UK broadcast.
The 22-episode first season will begin airing over here in early 2015 - exact dates to be confirmed, but we hear a February launch is looking likely.
Any word on when we'll get to see Continuum season three in the UK?
Now here's a story...
This week, we've got the latest on Us series Madam Secretary, the mind-bending Continuum and a man with a head like a f**king orange.
Any news on when Madam Secretary is coming to UK screens?
Good news Npw - Madam Secretary, which stars Tea Leoni as a CIA analyst who is rapidly promoted to Us Secretary of State, has been picked up by Sky Living for UK broadcast.
The 22-episode first season will begin airing over here in early 2015 - exact dates to be confirmed, but we hear a February launch is looking likely.
Any word on when we'll get to see Continuum season three in the UK?
Now here's a story...
- 12/4/2014
- Digital Spy
Sherlock has been nominated for a 2015 Broadcast Award.
The BBC One show will compete for against Happy Valley, Line of Duty, Penny Dreadful, The Honourable Woman and Y Gwyll / Hinterland for the Best Drama Series prize.
Elsewhere, Doctor Who's 50th anniversary special 'The Day of the Doctor' has been nominated for International Programme Sales along with Y Gwyll/ Hinterland, Downton Abbey, Line of Duty, The X Factor and MasterChef.
Nominated in the Best Documentary series category are Benefits Street, Bedlam, Life in Death Row, Long Lost Family, My Last Summer and Protecting Our Parents.
Best Soaps/Continuing Drama sees Casualty, Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale, Holby City and Hollyoaks nominated.
Meanwhile, Gogglebox, Child Genius, Karl Pilkington: The Moaning Of Life, Pound Shop Wars, The Great British Bake Off and The Island with Bear Grylls are all up for Best Popular Factual Programme.
The Broadcast Awards will take place on February...
The BBC One show will compete for against Happy Valley, Line of Duty, Penny Dreadful, The Honourable Woman and Y Gwyll / Hinterland for the Best Drama Series prize.
Elsewhere, Doctor Who's 50th anniversary special 'The Day of the Doctor' has been nominated for International Programme Sales along with Y Gwyll/ Hinterland, Downton Abbey, Line of Duty, The X Factor and MasterChef.
Nominated in the Best Documentary series category are Benefits Street, Bedlam, Life in Death Row, Long Lost Family, My Last Summer and Protecting Our Parents.
Best Soaps/Continuing Drama sees Casualty, Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale, Holby City and Hollyoaks nominated.
Meanwhile, Gogglebox, Child Genius, Karl Pilkington: The Moaning Of Life, Pound Shop Wars, The Great British Bake Off and The Island with Bear Grylls are all up for Best Popular Factual Programme.
The Broadcast Awards will take place on February...
- 11/27/2014
- Digital Spy
The National Television Awards 2015 longlist nominations have been announced and voting is now (October 14) open.
Hosted by Dermot O'Leary, the NTAs celebrate the best and most popular TV and are exclusively voted for by viewers. The 2015 awards take place at London's O2 on January 21.
The Nta shortlist will be announced in January when the final round of voting begins. Viewers can vote for free online at nationaltvawards.com or by calling the Nta vote form request line 0844 646 2060.
Full list of 2015 nominations:
Chat Show Host
Adam Hills
Alan Carr
Graham Norton
Jonathan Ross
Michael McIntyre
Paul O'Grady
Piers Morgan
Sarah Millican
Comedy
Benidorm
Big School
Birds of a Feather
Blandings
Boomers
Citizen Khan
Derek
Mrs Brown's Boys
Not Going Out
Outnumbered
The Big Bang Theory
The Wrong Mans
W1A
Daytime
Animal Saints and Sinners
Antiques Road Trip
Bargain Hunt
BBC Breakfast
Coach Trip
Escape to the Country
Father Brown
Fifteen to One
Flog It!
Hosted by Dermot O'Leary, the NTAs celebrate the best and most popular TV and are exclusively voted for by viewers. The 2015 awards take place at London's O2 on January 21.
The Nta shortlist will be announced in January when the final round of voting begins. Viewers can vote for free online at nationaltvawards.com or by calling the Nta vote form request line 0844 646 2060.
Full list of 2015 nominations:
Chat Show Host
Adam Hills
Alan Carr
Graham Norton
Jonathan Ross
Michael McIntyre
Paul O'Grady
Piers Morgan
Sarah Millican
Comedy
Benidorm
Big School
Birds of a Feather
Blandings
Boomers
Citizen Khan
Derek
Mrs Brown's Boys
Not Going Out
Outnumbered
The Big Bang Theory
The Wrong Mans
W1A
Daytime
Animal Saints and Sinners
Antiques Road Trip
Bargain Hunt
BBC Breakfast
Coach Trip
Escape to the Country
Father Brown
Fifteen to One
Flog It!
- 10/13/2014
- Digital Spy
Like twerking, 'Blurred Lines' and the Harlem Shake, poring over the pages of listings magazines in a desperate search for confirmed UK air-dates and plot scoop is so last year.
All the cool kids know the place to be is the Tube Talk Q&A - hang out with us hip cats for all the latest on Drifters, Marvel's Agents of Shield and more...
So happy that Marvel's Agents of Shield is back on Channel 4 - do you have any teasers for what's coming up?
Us too - it felt like Coulson and co were gone for an age, but thanks to a similar hiatus on the other side of the pond, we're actually only a few episodes behind our Us cousins! As for teasers, remember Dr Franklin Hall (Ian Hart), the physicist who suffered a nasty accident back in 'The Asset'...?
Well, we have it on good authority...
All the cool kids know the place to be is the Tube Talk Q&A - hang out with us hip cats for all the latest on Drifters, Marvel's Agents of Shield and more...
So happy that Marvel's Agents of Shield is back on Channel 4 - do you have any teasers for what's coming up?
Us too - it felt like Coulson and co were gone for an age, but thanks to a similar hiatus on the other side of the pond, we're actually only a few episodes behind our Us cousins! As for teasers, remember Dr Franklin Hall (Ian Hart), the physicist who suffered a nasty accident back in 'The Asset'...?
Well, we have it on good authority...
- 3/20/2014
- Digital Spy
Last Tango in Halifax topped Tuesday night's ratings for a second week, according to overnight data.
The BBC One drama climbed slightly from last week to 5.79 million (24.8%) at 9pm. Later, The Matt Lucas Christmas Awards entertained 1.89m (15.0%) at 10.35pm.
On BBC Two, a festive edition of The Great British Bake Off attracted 2.93m (13.5%) at 8pm, followed by Pilgrimage with Simon Reeve with 1.35m (5.8%) at 9pm. Hebburn gathered 834k (4.4%) at 10pm.
ITV's broadcast of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire thrilled 3.10m (14.2%) at 7.30pm (411k/2.1% on +1).
On Channel 4, Location, Location, Location interested 982,000 (4.5%) at 8pm (130k/0.6%), while Heston's Great British Food brought in 1.17m (5.0%) at 9pm (168k/1.0%).
Channel 5's Pothole Britain intrigued 912k (4.2%) at 8pm, followed by the latest Mentalist with 1.35m (5.8%) at 9pm (202k/1.2%) and Castle with 697k (4.1%) at 10pm.
On BBC Three, a Christmas Call Centre special was seen by 675k (2.9%) at 9pm, while Family Guy amused 752k (6.9%) at 11pm.
The BBC One drama climbed slightly from last week to 5.79 million (24.8%) at 9pm. Later, The Matt Lucas Christmas Awards entertained 1.89m (15.0%) at 10.35pm.
On BBC Two, a festive edition of The Great British Bake Off attracted 2.93m (13.5%) at 8pm, followed by Pilgrimage with Simon Reeve with 1.35m (5.8%) at 9pm. Hebburn gathered 834k (4.4%) at 10pm.
ITV's broadcast of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire thrilled 3.10m (14.2%) at 7.30pm (411k/2.1% on +1).
On Channel 4, Location, Location, Location interested 982,000 (4.5%) at 8pm (130k/0.6%), while Heston's Great British Food brought in 1.17m (5.0%) at 9pm (168k/1.0%).
Channel 5's Pothole Britain intrigued 912k (4.2%) at 8pm, followed by the latest Mentalist with 1.35m (5.8%) at 9pm (202k/1.2%) and Castle with 697k (4.1%) at 10pm.
On BBC Three, a Christmas Call Centre special was seen by 675k (2.9%) at 9pm, while Family Guy amused 752k (6.9%) at 11pm.
- 12/18/2013
- Digital Spy
Karl Pilkington commissions a Twix-shaped coffin in the finale of The Moaning of Life.
Tonight's (December 17) final episode of the Sky1 show will see Pilkington explore the topic of death in various cultures.
The presenter travels to Ghana, where he visits a custom coffin maker and decides to commission a double casket for him and his girlfriend Suzanne.
Pilkington chooses to have a coffin dedicated to his favourite chocolate bar - a Twix.
The finale was due to air last month but was postponed by Sky1 following Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, as the episode featured footage of Pilkington visiting the country to discover how it deals with the concept of death.
Digital Spy recently premiered two deleted scenes from the series, which follows Pilkington as he travels the world alone to experience how other cultures face up to life's big issues.
Karl Pilkington: The Moaning of Life concludes tonight (December 17) on Sky1 at 9pm.
Tonight's (December 17) final episode of the Sky1 show will see Pilkington explore the topic of death in various cultures.
The presenter travels to Ghana, where he visits a custom coffin maker and decides to commission a double casket for him and his girlfriend Suzanne.
Pilkington chooses to have a coffin dedicated to his favourite chocolate bar - a Twix.
The finale was due to air last month but was postponed by Sky1 following Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, as the episode featured footage of Pilkington visiting the country to discover how it deals with the concept of death.
Digital Spy recently premiered two deleted scenes from the series, which follows Pilkington as he travels the world alone to experience how other cultures face up to life's big issues.
Karl Pilkington: The Moaning of Life concludes tonight (December 17) on Sky1 at 9pm.
- 12/17/2013
- Digital Spy
Karl Pilkington stars in two new deleted scenes from his Sky1 show The Moaning of Life, in a Digital Spy online exclusive.
The first clip - 'The Pick-up Artist' - shows Pilkington being taught how to attract women by a flamboyant man named Vinnie in Las Vegas.
In the second cut scene - 'Robot Entertainment' - the miserly Mancunian is shocked to learn how an 85-year-old Japanese inventor spends his spare time.
"I like to just wander in, ask whatever questions, and then get out - whatever happens, happens," Pilkington said of The Moaning of Life. "If you start worrying about what people might say, I don't see the fun in it."
Karl Pilkington: The Moaning of Life is now available to buy on DVD and Blu-ray.
> Karl Pilkington talks The Moaning of Life, Botox and Fabergé eggs...
The first clip - 'The Pick-up Artist' - shows Pilkington being taught how to attract women by a flamboyant man named Vinnie in Las Vegas.
In the second cut scene - 'Robot Entertainment' - the miserly Mancunian is shocked to learn how an 85-year-old Japanese inventor spends his spare time.
"I like to just wander in, ask whatever questions, and then get out - whatever happens, happens," Pilkington said of The Moaning of Life. "If you start worrying about what people might say, I don't see the fun in it."
Karl Pilkington: The Moaning of Life is now available to buy on DVD and Blu-ray.
> Karl Pilkington talks The Moaning of Life, Botox and Fabergé eggs...
- 11/27/2013
- Digital Spy
Karl Pilkington's Moaning of Life finale episode has been postponed.
Sky1 has announced that the episode will air on a later date, following the recent tragedy of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.
The final episode includes segments in which Pilkington learns how people in the Philippines deal with the subject of death.
The channel issued the statement: "In light of the recent tragic events we felt that it would be inappropriate to transmit the show at this time.
"In its place, we will be giving you another chance to see the first episode of the series."
Sky1 has yet to confirm when the finale episode will eventually be broadcast.
The Moaning of Life follows Pilkington travelling the world alone to experience how other cultures face up to life's big issues.
Sky1 has announced that the episode will air on a later date, following the recent tragedy of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.
The final episode includes segments in which Pilkington learns how people in the Philippines deal with the subject of death.
The channel issued the statement: "In light of the recent tragic events we felt that it would be inappropriate to transmit the show at this time.
"In its place, we will be giving you another chance to see the first episode of the series."
Sky1 has yet to confirm when the finale episode will eventually be broadcast.
The Moaning of Life follows Pilkington travelling the world alone to experience how other cultures face up to life's big issues.
- 11/13/2013
- Digital Spy
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