Mongrels

Mongrelled

The Velvet Onion can confirm that the proposed dvd and blu-ray release of Mongrels Series 2 has been scrapped. The cult puppet sitcom from the mind of Adam Miller, and featuring a bevy of TVO regulars, was given a big budget revamp for its return last Autumn, but the show was cancelled [...]

May 17, 2012 // 6 Comments

Mongrels Axed By BBC3

It’s a sad day at TVO, as we join those mourning the loss of BBC Three’s Mongrels – which it was confirmed would not be returning today. It’s creator, Adam Miller, took to the show’s official Twitter page to reveal the news to fans, stating that: “a decision [...]

January 18, 2012 // 5 Comments

2011 Pops Off With a Bang!

The final months of 2011 were an exciting time for the Booshniverse. Join us for now for the final instalment of our four-part retrospective as we relive it all over again. . . October October began buzzing with Booshy delights. The month’s start saw previews for the upcoming 25th series of Never [...]

January 8, 2012 // 1 Comment

Spring Back In Time: A Look Back At April-June 2011

So far our review of 2011 has covered January to March. Today we bring you the sequel: April to June. Aaaah, Springtime…the time of fresh starts and new beginnings! And it turned out to be a very busy time in the Booshniverse too! April April started with the news of Chris O’Dowd’s [...]

January 2, 2012 // 2 Comments

The Velvet Onion Calendar 2012

The Velvet Onion are pleased to bring you our exclusive 2012 calendar! We’ve been working with a number of our friends both in front of the camera and behind it, to bring you twelve great shots to print out and stick up on your wall between January 1st and December 31st. With a fantastic new [...]

December 29, 2011 // 3 Comments

More Mongrels?

The future of Mongrels post Series Two (airing Monday nights on BBC3) is still undecided, after it was suspiciously absent from the string of recent recommissions made by BBC3 controller Zai Bennett. Bennett took over the digital station earlier this year and axed the majority of shows which [...]

December 4, 2011 // 4 Comments

Five From Mongrels

Five clips from Episode Five of the new series of Mongrels have been posted online ahead of its première tomorrow evening. In them, we meet a depressed chimp with murderous intentions, Natasha Hamilton’s pet chiuaua, Kali’s new gang and Marion’s arch nemesis.  You can see all [...]

November 27, 2011 // 0 Comments

Make Yourself A Mongrel

If you’ve ever fancied yourself as your favourite character from Mongrels, now’s your chance to become them! BBC Three have created a set of downloadable masks for you to print off and wear – and they want to see the evidence! As they say on their website “Wear them round [...]

November 24, 2011 // 1 Comment

Double Layers Tonight!

Tonight sees another chance to get a double-bill of Onion Land, with Never Mind The Buzzcocks and Mongrels taking over the BBC for an hour once more. Buzzcocks sees the legendary Alice Cooper in the guest host chair, and Alice, as we know, is a huge Boosh fan.  Seeing as everyone at TVO adores [...]

November 14, 2011 // 0 Comments

Mongrel Talking: Paul Kaye

Mongrels returned to our screens earlier this week with a double bill of new episodes, involving Nazi beagles and sex-crazed zombie-dogs.  You can catch the episodes again on iPlayer, and with another six, plus a special still to come, TVO has pulled out all the stops to bring you a string of [...]

November 11, 2011 // 2 Comments

Mongrel Talking: Warrick Brownlow-Pike

Mongrels returned to our screens earlier this week with a double bill of new episodes, involving Nazi beagles and sex-crazed zombie-dogs.  You can catch the episodes again on iPlayer, and with another six, plus a special still to come, TVO has pulled out all the stops to bring you a string of [...]

November 10, 2011 // 3 Comments

Mongrel Talking: Katy Brand

Mongrels returned to our screens earlier this week with a double bill of new episodes, involving Nazi beagles and sex-crazed zombie-dogs.  You can catch the episodes again on iPlayer, and with another six, plus a special still to come, TVO has pulled out all the stops to bring you a string of [...]

November 9, 2011 // 1 Comment

Mongrel Talking: Dan Tetsell

Mongrels returned to our screens last night with a glorious double bill of madness, involving Nazi beagles and sex-crazed zombie-dogs.  You can catch the episodes again on iPlayer, and with another six, plus a special still to come, TVO has pulled out all the stops to bring you a string of [...]

November 8, 2011 // 2 Comments

Mongrel Talking: Lucy Montgomery

Mongrels comes charging back to BBC3 at 10:30pm tonight, Monday November 7th, and TVO has pulled out all the stops to bring you a string of exclusive interviews to celebrate. As part of our Mongrels Takeover week, TVO has been talking to some of the team behind this award-winning cult smash. Today [...]

November 7, 2011 // 1 Comment

COMPETITION: Win Mongrels On DVD!

THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ENTRIES! Mongrels returns to BBC3 this evening at 10:30pm with a double bill of new episodes. The new series sees the proud return of Nelson, Marion, Destiny, Kali and Vince, alongside Destiny’s hapless owner Gary, as they meet fascinating [...]

November 7, 2011 // 1 Comment

Mongrel Talking: Rufus Jones

Mongrels comes charging back to BBC3 at 10:30pm on Monday November 7th, and TVO has pulled out all the stops to bring you a string of exclusive interviews to celebrate. As part of our Mongrels Takeover week, TVO has been talking to some of the team behind this award-winning cult smash. A recent [...]

November 6, 2011 // 1 Comment

Mongrel Talking: Tony Way

Mongrels comes charging back to BBC3 at 10:30pm on Monday November 7th, and TVO has pulled out all the stops to bring you a string of exclusives to celebrate. As part of our Mongrels Takeover week, TVO has been talking to some of the team behind this award-winning cult smash.  One of our regular [...]

November 5, 2011 // 3 Comments

Mongrel Talking: Adam Miller

Mongrels comes charging back to BBC3 at 10:30pm on Monday November 7th, and TVO has pulled out all the stops to bring you a string of exclusives to celebrate it’s return. As part of our Mongrels Takeover week, TVO has been talking to some of the team behind this award-winning cult smash. [...]

November 4, 2011 // 1 Comment

Die, Evil Zombies!

We have three words for you: Mongrels is one. The other two are Richard O’Brien. Yes, the legendary creator of The Rocky Horror Picture Show has been revealed as a special guest voice artist in the second episode of the new series, which airs directly after the first this Monday evening, as [...]

November 4, 2011 // 1 Comment

Mongrels 2: The Facts

As you’re no doubt aware by now, Mongrels returns for its second series on Monday 7th November with a double bill of new episodes on BBC3. The eight part series from the minds of Jon Brown, Daniel Peak & Adam Miller will be augmented by a special ninth episode featuring Miquita Oliver, [...]

November 4, 2011 // 0 Comments