Updates Sept. 14: Merlin air date speculation, BFI screening tweets, articles and snippets, and more
Merlin S4 air date: According to Merlin's Keep on Tumblr, the air date indicated with the S4 promo photos for episode 1 was week 40, which is the week of October 1st-7th, and week 41 for episode 2 promo photos. These of course do not constitute official announcements, and there have been some conflicting information from unofficial sources as well, such as an October 8 premiere from the Gay Times interview and a possible double bill according to CultBox. The BBC Press Office will post the TV programme schedule for week 40 on September 15th, although they may not post the complete schedule initially. It's also possible that an official announcement could come from the BFI screening on the same day.
BFI Screening: Tweets
BFI [regarding whether or not there will be an autograph session]: "@gnimaerd There many [sic] be an opportunity, so do bring a pen and paper along!"
CultBoxTV We're interviewing #Merlin stars Bradley James, Katie McGrath & Angel Coulby tomorrow! Let us know your questions @CultBoxTV
lightstarangel I'm interviewing the Merlin cast at tomorrow's @BFI premiere for @GeekSyndicate - send us your questions for Bradley, Katie & Angel!
Merlin article & snippets
♦ Digital Spy posted some S4 episode 1 promo photos, with a general summary of the episode, at this link (contains spoilers, of course)
♦ A Daily Mail article compared Kirstie Alley’s runway look at New York Fashion Week to Gaius’s costume.
♦ From a Coventry Telegraph article on a new fiction book: "Sword and sorcery is casting a powerful spell on popular culture again. That's largely due to the Camelot and Game of Thrones series, as well as the BBC's Merlin (which returns for a fourth run later this year) and a number of King Arthur projects circulating in Hollywood."
Merlin in France: French channel NRJ12 will broadcast Season 2 during prime time every Tuesday starting October 4. (via Lemag VIP)
Merlin Tweets
simonreglar (editor for Merlin) last day of the mix for Merlin ep1, screening tomorrow at the BFI! #Merlin
alicetroughton RT steven_moffat @SisterChastity Oh, but come on. Two Doctors, a Sherlock, and a Merlin battling for Best Actor. These are the days!!
S4 guest star (highlight spaces to read) bendanielsss#
♦ Jeez long time no Tweet!Head stuck in Merlin(not literally), a radio play I record in Bangkok in 2 weeks and a fab reading of Haunted Child.#
Anthony Head
♦ NBC's Free Agents premieres in the US tonight, September 14th 10:30/9:30c
♦ TV Campfire has an audio interview with Anthony about Free Agents, but he was also asked whether this new show means he won't be on S4 Merlin anymore. He replied that he is still "part of the team" albeit with less air time, given the larger cast now and the stories focusing on them, and he said it "works for [him]."
♦ According to his Facebook's latest post, Anthony has a new Facebook page as his old one has 1,000 friends and could not accept any more, but so far neither his old Facebook account nor his website have given an official link.
John Hurt
♦ Wales Online posted a video on YouTube of the UK premiere of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy on September 13 at BFI Southbank.
♦ John was on BBC Radio 2's programme Steve Wright in the Afternoon on September 14th, and the episode is now available on iPlayer at this link
♦ From Twitter user vlbartlett: "Can't wait to see #TinkerTailorSoldierSpy - John Hurt on @BBCBreakfast tomorrow [September 15th] - exciting!"
Island: "Another Oxford screening confirmed - Merton College October 24th! Please do suggest other film clubs & local festivals & we'll
send off" (via Island’s Facebook)
ETA: Parked will have a "Special Production Preview" by director Darragh Byrne on September 28th, 8 pm at RTE Television Centre in Dublin. For more information, check this page on the Royal Television Society site.
BFI Screening: Tweets
BFI [regarding whether or not there will be an autograph session]: "@gnimaerd There many [sic] be an opportunity, so do bring a pen and paper along!"
CultBoxTV We're interviewing #Merlin stars Bradley James, Katie McGrath & Angel Coulby tomorrow! Let us know your questions @CultBoxTV
lightstarangel I'm interviewing the Merlin cast at tomorrow's @BFI premiere for @GeekSyndicate - send us your questions for Bradley, Katie & Angel!
Merlin article & snippets
♦ Digital Spy posted some S4 episode 1 promo photos, with a general summary of the episode, at this link (contains spoilers, of course)
♦ A Daily Mail article compared Kirstie Alley’s runway look at New York Fashion Week to Gaius’s costume.
♦ From a Coventry Telegraph article on a new fiction book: "Sword and sorcery is casting a powerful spell on popular culture again. That's largely due to the Camelot and Game of Thrones series, as well as the BBC's Merlin (which returns for a fourth run later this year) and a number of King Arthur projects circulating in Hollywood."
Merlin in France: French channel NRJ12 will broadcast Season 2 during prime time every Tuesday starting October 4. (via Lemag VIP)
Merlin Tweets
simonreglar (editor for Merlin) last day of the mix for Merlin ep1, screening tomorrow at the BFI! #Merlin
alicetroughton RT steven_moffat @SisterChastity Oh, but come on. Two Doctors, a Sherlock, and a Merlin battling for Best Actor. These are the days!!
S4 guest star (highlight spaces to read) bendanielsss#
♦ Jeez long time no Tweet!Head stuck in Merlin(not literally), a radio play I record in Bangkok in 2 weeks and a fab reading of Haunted Child.#
Anthony Head
♦ NBC's Free Agents premieres in the US tonight, September 14th 10:30/9:30c
♦ TV Campfire has an audio interview with Anthony about Free Agents, but he was also asked whether this new show means he won't be on S4 Merlin anymore. He replied that he is still "part of the team" albeit with less air time, given the larger cast now and the stories focusing on them, and he said it "works for [him]."
♦ According to his Facebook's latest post, Anthony has a new Facebook page as his old one has 1,000 friends and could not accept any more, but so far neither his old Facebook account nor his website have given an official link.
John Hurt
♦ Wales Online posted a video on YouTube of the UK premiere of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy on September 13 at BFI Southbank.
♦ John was on BBC Radio 2's programme Steve Wright in the Afternoon on September 14th, and the episode is now available on iPlayer at this link
♦ From Twitter user vlbartlett: "Can't wait to see #TinkerTailorSoldierSpy - John Hurt on @BBCBreakfast tomorrow [September 15th] - exciting!"
Island: "Another Oxford screening confirmed - Merton College October 24th! Please do suggest other film clubs & local festivals & we'll
send off" (via Island’s Facebook)
ETA: Parked will have a "Special Production Preview" by director Darragh Byrne on September 28th, 8 pm at RTE Television Centre in Dublin. For more information, check this page on the Royal Television Society site.