Events in Film & TV 1936-07-07 RCA broadcasts the first real TV program, a variety show with dancing, a film on locomotives, a Bonwit Teller fashion show, and a monologue from Tobacco Road 1946-05-09 1st hour long entertainment TV show, "NBC's Hour Glass" premieres 1947-10-13 Children's puppet TV program "Junior Jamboree", later renamed "Kukla, Fran & Ollie" premieres locally on WBKB in Chicago, Illinois 1947-11-06 NBC's "Meet the Press" Read More...
Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy have joined the cast of magical family adventure feature “The Magic Faraway Tree,” based on Enid Blyton’s beloved children’s classic. The film — from Neal Street Productions, Elysian Film Group and Ashland Hill Media Finance — has been adapted by BAFTA winner Simon Farnaby (“Wonka” and “Paddington 2”) and will be directed by Ben Gregor (“Britannia,” “Cuckoo”). Read More...