‘Wolfblood’ Season 4 confirmed

CBBC’s Wolfblood will be returning for a fourth season, following months of speculation about the show’s future. Creator Debbie Moon announced the news on Twitter: “I can now confirm that a fourth season of #Wolfblood has been commissioned!” The fantasy action drama launched in 2012 and follows the lives of a group of ordinary teenagers … >

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‘Wizards vs Aliens’ not recommissioned for Season 4

Wizards vs Aliens looks unlikely to return for a fourth season this year. CBBC’s sci-fi adventure drama has apparently been placed on hiatus due to budget constrictions. The show’s co-creator Russell T Davies told Broadcast that there is currently “not enough money” to make new episodes, but says it has not been axed. Starring Scott … >

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‘The Box of Delights’ Episode 6 revisited: ‘Leave Us Not Little, Nor Yet Dark’

In 1984, the BBC produced one of the most memorable and ambitious children’s television programmes of all time. Based on the novel by John Masefield, The Box of Delights was a tick-all-the-boxes psychedelic alchemy that combined captivating story, superb ensemble performance and special effects that transcended the clunky, pre-digital technology of the age to create … >

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‘The Box of Delights’ Episode 5 revisited: ‘Beware of Yesterday’

In 1984, the BBC produced one of the most memorable and ambitious children’s television programmes of all time. Based on the novel by John Masefield, The Box of Delights was a tick-all-the-boxes psychedelic alchemy that combined captivating story, superb ensemble performance and special effects that transcended the clunky, pre-digital technology of the age to create … >

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‘The Box of Delights’ Episode 4 revisited: ‘The Spider in the Web’

In 1984, the BBC produced one of the most memorable and ambitious children’s television programmes of all time. Based on the novel by John Masefield, The Box of Delights was a tick-all-the-boxes psychedelic alchemy that combined captivating story, superb ensemble performance and special effects that transcended the clunky, pre-digital technology of the age to create … >

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‘The Box of Delights’ Episode 3 revisited: ‘In Darkest Cellars Underneath’

In 1984, the BBC produced one of the most memorable and ambitious children’s television programmes of all time. Based on the novel by John Masefield, The Box of Delights was a tick-all-the-boxes psychedelic alchemy that combined captivating story, superb ensemble performance and special effects that transcended the clunky, pre-digital technology of the age to create … >

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‘The Box of Delights’ Episode 2 revisited: ‘Where Shall the ‘nighted Showman Go?’

In 1984, the BBC produced one of the most memorable and ambitious children’s television programmes of all time. Based on the novel by John Masefield, The Box of Delights was a tick-all-the-boxes psychedelic alchemy that combined captivating story, superb ensemble performance and special effects that transcended the clunky, pre-digital technology of the age to create … >

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‘Wizards vs Aliens’ review: ‘Twilight Falls’

A very good run of stories – and a few hundred years of wizard history – culminate in ‘Twilight Falls’, the final story of Wizards Vs Aliens’ third season. I will always be delighted by the sight of Dan Starkey’s actual face, and what a treat it was to see it make an appearance sans … >

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‘The Box of Delights’ Episode 1 revisited: ‘When the Wolves Were Running’

In 1984, the BBC produced one of the most memorable and ambitious children’s television programmes of all time. Based on the novel by John Masefield, The Box of Delights was a tick-all-the-boxes psychedelic alchemy that combined captivating story, superb ensemble performance and special effects that transcended the clunky, pre-digital technology of the age to create … >

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‘Wizards vs Aliens’ review: ‘The Key Of Bones’

This week’s Wizards Vs Aliens story, ‘The Key of Bones’, is Season 3’s penultimate adventure and very much feels like it. It seems like most of this story exists to set up what’s to come in next week’s two-part finale; indeed, the real action of this story doesn’t come until Part 2. It’s a complex, … >

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