Paddington
Paddington 2 – the smash hit family film from written by Paul King and Simon Farnaby and directed by King – has officially wowed the critics like very little else. Movie website Rotten Tomatoes is famed for rounding up as many officially published reviews as possible, to inform its
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January 19, 2018 // 0 Comments
Simon Farnaby is writing a film adaption of Enid Blyton’s The Magic Faraway Tree. Fresh from co-writing Paddington 2, which is in cinemas now, Simon Farnaby (Horrible Histories, Yonderland, Mindhorn) is now turning The Magic Faraway Tree into a film for StudioCanal. The series set in an
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November 20, 2017 // 0 Comments
Paul King and Simon Farnaby‘s #1 box-office smash Paddington 2 is now available to pre-order on DVD, Blu-Ray, 4K Blu-Ray and Amazon Instant Video. Once again starring Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent and Peter Capaldi, with Ben Wishaw as the voice of Paddington,
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November 19, 2017 // 0 Comments
Paddington 2 is in cinemas now, so Paul King and Simon Farnaby spoke to film site HeyUGuys about it. In the five-minute interview, Paul and Simon talk about the widespread appeal of Paddington as a character, the resonance of a story about a stranger in need of kindness, and how they approached
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November 15, 2017 // 0 Comments
The trailer and supporting cast for Paddington 2 have been revealed. Paul King (director of The Mighty Boosh and Bunny and the Bull) returns to direct Paddington 2, and he has co-written the film with Simon Farnaby (Horrible Histories, Yonderland, Detectorists). Many of the original
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October 3, 2017 // 0 Comments
The Velvet Onion is deeply saddened to learn of the death of beloved childrens author Michael Bond CBE, following a short illness. Bond’s most famous work in a career which spanned six decades is, of course, Paddington Bear: the mamalade-loving young bear from deepest, darkest Peru. First
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June 28, 2017 // 0 Comments
The first look trailer for Paddington 2 has been released this morning. The film reunites the all star cast of Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi, Madeleine Harris and Samuel Joslin, with Ben Whishaw as the voice of Paddington and Imelda Staunton as Aunt
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May 30, 2017 // 0 Comments
A couple of months ago we revealed that Walliams & Friend, the one-off Christmas sketch-based show from David Walliams, had been commissioned for a full series. At the time we didn’t know a great deal more than that…but now we do! In case you’re wondering, there is a TVO
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November 9, 2016 // 0 Comments
Paul King‘s 2014 family blockbuster Paddington will be getting a sequel in 2017, it has been revealed. The film, which starred Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Nicole Kidman, Julie Walters and Peter Capaldi was based on the much-loved books by Michael Bond about the young bear from darkest
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May 11, 2016 // 0 Comments
The nominations for the South Bank Sky Arts Awards 2015 have been announced and there are a few TVO people and productions amongst the nominees! Paddington (Paul King and a whole host of TVO faces) has been nominated for Best Film, and all of the shows shortlisted for Best Comedy have a TVO
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April 10, 2015 // 0 Comments
Earlier this evening the Paddington movie picked up a gong for ‘Best Comedy Film’ at the 2015 Empire awards. It was a double-TVO moment on stage, with Matt Berry presenting the award. According to Empire’s blog, Matt was attired in “a natty scarf that we’re rather
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March 29, 2015 // 0 Comments
Paul King, director of The Mighty Boosh, and more recently Paddington, spoke to The Guardian newspaper yesterday. We’ve always thought that Paul King is a bit of a hero – well, look at the wonders he has brought us over the years: Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace, the Boosh and Bunny
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March 24, 2015 // 0 Comments
Welcome to The Velvet Onion – the central hub for an interconnected range of alternative comedy and more. Click through for the least news, and see what’s so hot right now THIS WEEK below… ON THE TELLY AND RADIO THIS WEEK We won’t lie to you: as weeks go, this one is absolutely huge
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March 23, 2015 // 0 Comments
Director Paul King attended the Chinese premiere of Paddington this week, along with producer David Heyman and Paddington bear himself, where they were introduced to the Duke of Cambridget. Whilst the people of Shanghai are enjoying the cinema release of the Paddington movie, the countdown to the
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March 5, 2015 // 0 Comments
Welcome to The Velvet Onion – the central hub for an interconnected range of alternative comedy and more. Click through for the LATEST NEWS, and see what’s so hot right now below. DRUNK HISTORY Over on Comedy Central UK, a brand new British version of Drunk History is about to begin –
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January 12, 2015 // 0 Comments
Paul King has received two BAFTA nominations for Paddington, the movie. The film has been shortlisted in the ‘Outstanding British Film’ category, and Paul himself has picked up a nomination for ‘Best adapted Screenplay’, also for Paddington. The data junkies amongst you
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January 11, 2015 // 0 Comments
Welcome to The Velvet Onion – the central hub for an interconnected range of alternative comedy and more. Click through for the LATEST NEWS, and see what’s so hot right now below. TVO ON TELLY This week sees a drop in the number of TVO related shows on our screens, as both Toast of
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December 15, 2014 // 0 Comments
Welcome to The Velvet Onion – the central hub for an interconnected range of alternative comedy and more. Click through for the LATEST NEWS, and see what’s so hot right now below. THE RETURN OF BRIAN PERN This week sees the long awaited return of Brian Pern to our screens, in the brand new
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December 8, 2014 // 0 Comments
Welcome to The Velvet Onion – the central hub for an interconnected range of alternative comedy and more. Click through for the LATEST NEWS, and see what’s so hot right now below. ST VINCENT AND THE BEAR This week sees the UK release of St Vincent – the new Bill Murray film about a
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December 1, 2014 // 1 Comment
Welcome to The Velvet Onion – the central hub for an interconnected range of alternative comedy and more. Click through for the LATEST NEWS, and see what’s so hot right now below. PADDINGTON ARRIVES The British media has gone absolutely potty for the new Paddington movie, which is released
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November 24, 2014 // 0 Comments
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