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The Traitors Prom, and WWE docuseries: What's coming up this week? | The Traitors Prom, and WWE docuseries: What's coming up this week? |
(about 7 hours later) | |
This week, Claudia Winkleman will host a night of music dedicated to The Traitors at the BBC Proms. | This week, Claudia Winkleman will host a night of music dedicated to The Traitors at the BBC Proms. |
But that's not all the next seven days have in store. | But that's not all the next seven days have in store. |
Just days after Hulk Hogan's death, a new Netflix show promises to go backstage with WWE superstars. Destination X with Rob Brydon is released, and it's Comic Con Manchester. | Just days after Hulk Hogan's death, a new Netflix show promises to go backstage with WWE superstars. Destination X with Rob Brydon is released, and it's Comic Con Manchester. |
Read on for what's coming up this week... | Read on for what's coming up this week... |
'I've asked for a cloak and an owl' | 'I've asked for a cloak and an owl' |
If you've been missing the drama and intrigue of The Traitors, the Proms have just what you need. | If you've been missing the drama and intrigue of The Traitors, the Proms have just what you need. |
On Saturday, Claudia Winkleman will host two concerts at the Royal Albert Hall exploring the tense and haunting soundtrack to the hit BBC show. | On Saturday, Claudia Winkleman will host two concerts at the Royal Albert Hall exploring the tense and haunting soundtrack to the hit BBC show. |
"I've asked for a cloak and an owl," Winkelman said ahead of the concerts, featuring classical pieces "with betrayal at their heart" alongside the gothic re-workings of pop songs. | "I've asked for a cloak and an owl," Winkelman said ahead of the concerts, featuring classical pieces "with betrayal at their heart" alongside the gothic re-workings of pop songs. |
Highlights of the repertoire include Vampire by Olivia Rodrigo, Hell To The Liars by London Grammar, and Experience by Ludovico Einaudi. | Highlights of the repertoire include Vampire by Olivia Rodrigo, Hell To The Liars by London Grammar, and Experience by Ludovico Einaudi. |
We've been told that previous cast members will also be making an appearance. | We've been told that previous cast members will also be making an appearance. |
The prom will have a matinee and evening performance and will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 and BBC Sounds. | The prom will have a matinee and evening performance and will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 and BBC Sounds. |
X marks the spot | X marks the spot |
Staying with the theme of BBC reality shows - here's another. | Staying with the theme of BBC reality shows - here's another. |
New series Destination X starts on Wednesday on BBC One and iPlayer. It sees the gamemaster Rob Brydon take 13 contestants onboard a bus through Europe with blacked out windows. | New series Destination X starts on Wednesday on BBC One and iPlayer. It sees the gamemaster Rob Brydon take 13 contestants onboard a bus through Europe with blacked out windows. |
Their task? Simply to answer the question: Where the X are they? | Their task? Simply to answer the question: Where the X are they? |
At the end of every episode, whoever's guess is furthest away from the location is immediately thrown off the bus. And the person who makes it to the end will walk away with a cash prize of £100,000. | At the end of every episode, whoever's guess is furthest away from the location is immediately thrown off the bus. And the person who makes it to the end will walk away with a cash prize of £100,000. |
The Telegraph, which describes it as a cross between The Traitors and Race Across the World, says the show "could become your new obsession", while TV Zone calls it "larger than life". | The Telegraph, which describes it as a cross between The Traitors and Race Across the World, says the show "could become your new obsession", while TV Zone calls it "larger than life". |
Go backstage with WWE: Unreal | Go backstage with WWE: Unreal |
By Paul Glynn, culture reporter | |
As wrestling fans will know, kayfabe – the art of presenting staged performances as genuine or authentic - has long been the key to the success of WWE (and no-one was better at it than Hulk Hogan). | As wrestling fans will know, kayfabe – the art of presenting staged performances as genuine or authentic - has long been the key to the success of WWE (and no-one was better at it than Hulk Hogan). |
But could all of that good work be about to come undone? As from Tuesday, Netflix viewers will be able to sneak a peek behind the curtain and into the writers' room for perhaps the first time. | But could all of that good work be about to come undone? As from Tuesday, Netflix viewers will be able to sneak a peek behind the curtain and into the writers' room for perhaps the first time. |
The streaming giant's latest sporting drama documentary series, WWE: Unreal, which follows on from the success of its Formula 1: Drive to Survive series, will show precisely how the stories of stars like The Rock, Cody Rhodes and Rhea Ripley, as well as John Cena and CM Punk, made it from the page to the stage. | The streaming giant's latest sporting drama documentary series, WWE: Unreal, which follows on from the success of its Formula 1: Drive to Survive series, will show precisely how the stories of stars like The Rock, Cody Rhodes and Rhea Ripley, as well as John Cena and CM Punk, made it from the page to the stage. |
Be careful though because, according to the promotional material, "the drama is just as intense offstage as it is under the spotlight". | Be careful though because, according to the promotional material, "the drama is just as intense offstage as it is under the spotlight". |
You have been warned. | You have been warned. |
Great Cosplay in Greater Manchester | Great Cosplay in Greater Manchester |
By Andrew Rogers, Newsbeat reporter | By Andrew Rogers, Newsbeat reporter |
If you've ever wanted to see Samwise Gamgee from Lord of the Rings, Poe Dameron from Star Wars, and the ugly dog from Deadpool in one place, you're in luck this weekend. | If you've ever wanted to see Samwise Gamgee from Lord of the Rings, Poe Dameron from Star Wars, and the ugly dog from Deadpool in one place, you're in luck this weekend. |
All of them, or at least the actors who play them, will be meeting and greeting fans at Comic Con Manchester. | All of them, or at least the actors who play them, will be meeting and greeting fans at Comic Con Manchester. |
The organisers say they're expecting more than ten thousand fans, and promise a chance to "meet your heroes". No doubt lots of them will dressed up in cosplay as their favourite characters from the worlds of comics, TV, films and games. | The organisers say they're expecting more than ten thousand fans, and promise a chance to "meet your heroes". No doubt lots of them will dressed up in cosplay as their favourite characters from the worlds of comics, TV, films and games. |
Comic cons have become big business and a regular fixture at convention centres across the UK. Multiple organisers now compete to put on the best shows with MCM, Monopoly Events and Showmasters some of the main rivals in the space. It means more choice for fans, but also a somewhat confusing landscape of similarly named events. | Comic cons have become big business and a regular fixture at convention centres across the UK. Multiple organisers now compete to put on the best shows with MCM, Monopoly Events and Showmasters some of the main rivals in the space. It means more choice for fans, but also a somewhat confusing landscape of similarly named events. |
They're not always cheap either. A ticket to most conventions will set you back more than £20, with extra costs if you're there to meet your favourite celeb. Want to meet Oscar Isaac for a quick chat and an autograph? That'll be another £175. | They're not always cheap either. A ticket to most conventions will set you back more than £20, with extra costs if you're there to meet your favourite celeb. Want to meet Oscar Isaac for a quick chat and an autograph? That'll be another £175. |
Other highlights this week | Other highlights this week |
Inside the Cult of the Jesus Army drops on iPlayer on Sunday | Inside the Cult of the Jesus Army drops on iPlayer on Sunday |
The War Game is broadcast on BBC Four on Wednesday | The War Game is broadcast on BBC Four on Wednesday |
Belladrum Festival begins on Thursday in Inverness | Belladrum Festival begins on Thursday in Inverness |
Edinburgh Festival Fringe starts on Friday | Edinburgh Festival Fringe starts on Friday |
The Naked Gun drops in cinemas on Friday | The Naked Gun drops in cinemas on Friday |
Eisteddfod starts in Wrexham on Saturday | Eisteddfod starts in Wrexham on Saturday |
Bradford Summer Sounds starts on Saturday | Bradford Summer Sounds starts on Saturday |
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