GAME OF THRONES episode titles and air dates

With sixteen days to Game of Thrones' premiere, the amount of news for the show is increasing. The first good pictures of some of the secondary cast in action have emerged, and HBO have also confirmed the titles of the first eight episodes.

David Bradley as Lord Walder Frey.

101: Winter is Coming
Written by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss
Directed by Tim Van Patten
Airdate: 17 April

102: The Kingsroad
Written by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss
Directed by Tim Van Patten
Airdate: 24 April

103: Lord Snow
Written by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss
Directed by Brian Kirk
Airdate: 1 May

Charles Dance as Lord Tywin Lannister.

104: Cripples, Bastards and Broken Things
Written by Bryan Cogman
Directed by Brian Kirk
Airdate: 8 May

105: The Wolf and the Lion
Written by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss
Directed by Brian Kirk
Airdate: 15 May

106: A Golden Crown
Written by Jane Espenson
Directed by Daniel Minahan
Airdate: 22 May

Kate Dickie as Lady Lysa Arryn.

107: You Win or You Die
Written by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss
Directed by Daniel Minahan
Airdate: 29 May (tbc)

108: The Pointy End
Written by George R.R. Martin
Directed by Daniel Minahan
Airdate: 5 June (tbc)

109: tbc
Written by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss
Directed by Alan Taylor
Airdate: 12 June (tbc)

110: tbc
Written by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss
Directed by Alan Taylor
Airdate: 19 June (tbc)

Ian McElhinney as Lord Commander Barristan Selmy of the Kingsguard.

In addition, Ran from Westeros has commented on the show's title sequence (which will apparently give us our first look at a map of the Free Cities, but will change from episode to episode) and Den of Geeks has the first review of the screeners HBO has sent out of the first six episodes. Other critics who have received the episodes but are holding back on full reviews are also Tweeting almost unanimous praise for the series, which is encouraging news.

Finally, on a slightly different angle, actors Harry Lloyd (Viserys), Emilia Clarke (Daenerys) and Richard Madden (Robb Stark) have been interviewed by the London Evening Standard with a fashion-based approach. An interesting read. Clarke is also interviewed alongside Alfie Allen (Theon Greyjoy) here.