全能侦探

2012 / 英国 / 剧情 / 科幻悬疑 / 金牌搭档 / 英伦侦探

史蒂芬·曼甘 / 达伦·博伊德 / 海伦·巴克森代尔

Green Wing and Free Agents star Stephen Mangan is to play the lead role in BBC4's adaptation of the late Douglas Adams Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. Mangan will be joined by Darren Boyd as his sidekick Richard MacDuff and Cold Feet and Friends actor Helen Baxendale, as MacDuff's girlfriend Susan. Adapted by the Bafta-winning writer Howard Overman – who is also behind Misfits, Vexed and Merlin – Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency follows the exploits of Adams's chaotic character as he uses his unusual methods to solve crimes. Mangan said: "I've been a fan of Douglas Adams ever since the Hitchhiker's radio series which I used to record as a child and listen to over and over again in my bedroom. It's such a thrill to now be playing one of his brilliant characters. "Dirk is a chaotic, anarchic force of nature with a totally unique take on the world. He is described as 'lazy, untidy, dismissive and unreliable'. I've absolutely no idea why they thought I'd be right for the role." The Dirk Gently books have formed the basis of a play and a BBC Radio 4 series but have never before been filmed for TV. Adams's agent, Ed Victor, said: "For all the years I represented the late, great Douglas Adams, the most substantial frustration for both of us was that we couldn't get films made either of Hitchhiker or Dirk. "Douglas once said, memorably, that 'getting a film made in Hollywood was like trying to cook a steak by having a bunch of people come into the room and breathe on it'. Well, we did eventually get a film made in Hollywood of Hitchhiker and, tragically, Douglas didn't live to see it. Nor will he see this adaptation of Dirk – but it's worth bearing in mind that Douglas always thought Dirk would make a better film than Hitchhiker and I feel sure that this new TV drama with a terrific script by Howard Overman will prove his point." Shooting begins this week in Bristol on the 60-minute drama, which is being made by ITV Studios in association with the Welded Tandem Picture Company. The Dirk Gently production is to be directed by Damon Thomas – who also directed BBC4 drama The First Men in the Moon – and will air early next year.

光场

2013 / 欧美 / 剧情

山姆·哈兹尔丁 / 达科塔·布鲁·理查兹 / 克里斯·马歇尔 / 丹尼·米勒 / 吉尔·哈弗本尼

《光场》是ITV的一个5集超自然题材剧，发生在偏远的Suffolk海岸的一个农场。故事讲述了生活在不同时代（1944年,1975年,2012年）住在光场农舍的三个家庭。他们因一个不寒而栗的鬼魂联系在了一起：神秘惨死的少女的鬼魂。冰冰新闻组采稿编译

地平线系列我们为何讲话

2009 / 英国 / 剧情 / 剧情片

本部纪录片是BBC地平线系列推出的一档探秘人类特有能力“说话”的纪录片。说话，这种区别于动物、以此界定为人类的我们所特有的属性，却至今仍是一个谜。当你说话时，轻松自如、毫不费力，以至于你都意识不到它的存在。其实它需要成千上万次的思考和决策，“说话”并非你想象的那么简单。虽然语言学教父诺姆·乔姆斯基指出：我们说话的能力是与生俱来的，但是“语言”或者说“说话的能力”到底来自哪里，它又是如何形成的呢？在本片中，你将看到三组不同的测试和实验：一位父亲用摄像机记录下了儿子头三年里是如何学会说话的，一位会说超过20种语言的自闭症患者，以及第一位找到说话基因的科学家。不仅如此，你还将看到一门新的语言是如何诞生的。 地平线系列纪录片是英国广播公司BBC制作的一档流行并且播放已久的科学纪录片，于1964年5月2日首播，到2013年为止已有49个系列超过1100集。本系列纪录片从历史、人文、宗教、地理、设计、艺术、生物、哲学、环保、伦理等多个方面，提供世界上最伟大科学家和哲学家一个可以交流他们看法和观点的平台，并将他们对世界的新看法引入到我们的日常知识中来的科教节目。