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Stephen Merchant’s comedy thriller The Outlaws returns to BBC One/BBC iPlayer and Amazon Prime Video next week with a third series filmed at The Bottle Yard Studios and on location in Bristol. 

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Bristol has won the coveted City of Film Award at the 2024 Global Production Awards, presented on Monday (20 May) during the Cannes Film Festival. 

The Gainsborough Bath Spa will be hosting a series of exclusive events and experiences to honour the iconic writer in 2025. 

Bridgerton, the romantic soap-opera take on Regency England full of society galas, family drama, and delicious gossip, is returning for its third series next week.

The Bottle Yard Studios’ new TBY2 facility has been rated ‘Outstanding’ by BAFTA Albert’s 2024 Studio Sustainability Standard. 

The body has proudly announced that its 2024 Youth & Student Travel Summit is heading to the two cities. 

Bristol has been shortlisted in the City of Film category of the 2024 Global Production Awards, which will take place during Cannes Film Festival this month. 

'Look Up! The Story of Hot Air Ballooning in Bristol’ will put the history of hot air ballooning history on display, and give visitors the chance to enjoy a packed programme of family activities.

The ball, organised by a team of emerging leaders at the hotel, has smashed its fund-raising target for the Brain Tumour Support charity.

The report shows that the broadcaster's natural history productions made 44.2% of the Bristol screen production industry’s overall £288 million turnover in 2022.

The South West’s newly transformed and reopened concert hall, Bristol Beacon, has been announced as the region’s first ever host of full-scale orchestral concerts at the world-renowned BBC Proms.