The season finale is fast approaching for Doctor Who fans. Of course this is also good for REG fans as he makes yet another appearance in the iconic BBC series. So, without any further ado, here is a short promo teaser plus the end of season trailer. Enjoy!

Richard reads "The Arrow And The Song", by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow for Disney's "A Poem Is..." series.

Richard E Grant is stuck at George Best Belfast City Airport - after he missed a flight by four minutes.

The actor, best known for his roles in Withnail and I and Bram Stoker's Dracula, tweeted: "Just missed a flight by 4 minutes.3 hour wait ahead in Belfast city airport. Moments like this I wish I was a Buddhist or had a pet Pegasus!"

He said he was in Belfast celebrating his birthday with his wife, Joan Washington, who is accent coaching Jessica Chastain and Colin Farrell for the filming of Miss Julie at Castle Coole, County Fermanagh.

Grant enjoyed a stay at The Lough Erne Resort and tweeted of a meal he enjoyed in Blacklion: "Sumptuous four course stupefying feast at MacNean's restaurant last night in County Cavan. Might have to adjust my gussets and stays today."

1st May, 2013

Actor & director Richard E. Grant narrowly escaped a terrifying house fire on Wednesday after a blaze broke out at his home.

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A construction worker accidentally ignited a tree while working on the roof of Grant's house, but a team of firefighters arrived just in time to extinguish the blaze and save the property from going up in flames.

The Withnail & I star took to his Twitter.com page to detail the frightening incident, writing, "Flat roofer's blow torch set conifers on fire & 999 (emergency services) heroic fire brigade arrived pronto presto & have just put it out. Nerves shredded. Pheeeew... Merciful thanks for a windless day & fire brigade's emergency response otherwise firemen reckoned my garage & house would have been toast...

"Weird how shock reaction delays itself. Now got the shakes like someone coming off methadone. Deep breaths."

The star has blamed the builders for starting the blaze and insists he has yet to receive an apology for the drama.

He adds, "No prizes for guessing who I would like to blowtorch right now! And still got to pay the f**kers! This being the 21st century there is no apology or taking responsibility. It's always someone else's or something's fault. Drives me balmy (barmy)."

It is thought that sparks from builders who were working on an outbuilding in the garden landed on the conifers, setting them on fire.

Firefighter Warren Stanborough, who was at the scene, said: "We received a 999 call to some trees on fire and dashed to the scene to help out."

"The builders were using their own hose so we helped them out and together damped the flames. Fortunately the fire didn't spread and no further damage was caused. Mr Grant was very grateful and thanked us for being so speedy. He wanted to know whether we'd bill him for the incident, which of course we won't!"

He added: "If you ever see a fire or have one yourself, we'd advise you to immediately dial 999 and we’ll come out and deal with the incident."

A London Fire Brigade spokeswoman said firefighters attended the incident in Richmond, south west London, just before 10.30am and quickly extinguished the blaze. One fire engine from nearby Kingston fire station and five firefighters attended the incident.

UK satcaster BSkyB has commissioned a second season of Richard E Grant’s Hotel Secrets for its Sky Atlantic channel.

UK indie Burning Bright Productions will produce another 6x60? run of the show to air in 2014, with filming taking place this year in Hong Kong, Tokyo, Venice, Berlin, New Orleans and Miami.

The six-part series will once again see Richard E. Grant continue on his audacious endeavour to uncover the hidden secrets of the world’s most famous and infamous hotels. The intimately observed, decadent documentary series returns with its trademark combination of beautiful cinematography, revealing archive footage, illuminating interviews and deliciously witty insight from Grant as he explores a different city through its hotels in each episode.

With unparalleled access behind the scenes of the most exclusive and exotic hotels of Hong Kong, Tokyo, Venice, Berlin, New Orleans and Miami, the second series promises to deliver another dose of unadulterated escapism as its adventurous, secret-seeking host hops from hotel to hotel, one city at a time.

Commenting on the announcement, Richard E Grant said: "Sex, scandal, politics, history and culture – we learn so much about a city through its hotels and the characters who work and visit them so I'm absolutely thrilled to be exploring another six cities and teasing out their most revealing, most outrageous secrets in a brand new series of Hotel Secrets."

The series was greenlit by Siobhan Mulholland, commissioning editor for factual and features at Sky, who also executive produces alongside Clive Tulloh and Nicky Watham for Burning Bright.