Christopher Eccleston returns another set of audio adventures as the Doctor encounters Shades of Fear. For the final box set of his second series at Big Finish, the Ninth Doctor travels from a present day charity shop to the far future on a colony world. While some of the threats are new, there’s also an … >
Baddiel and Skinner will join Adam, Alex and Josh for a 90-minute Euro 2020 special of The Last Leg this Friday Is football finally coming h0me? Baddiel and Skinner join Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker to discuss all things Euro 2020 on The Last Leg on Channel 4 tonight. The Lightning Seeds will also be in … >
Put-upon British counter-intelligence agent Callan is back in a new series of four audio dramas from Big Finish. Part of a new wave of tougher spy and spook dramas, Callan first reached TV screens as the optimism of the 1960s evaporated in the looming shadow of the bleaker 1970s. Created by James Mitchell, and lit … >
Running on ITV for four series between 1967 and 1972, as well as spawning both a movie and an 80’s TV special, Callan was a hard-hitting spy drama which followed its hero, played by Edward Woodward, in his missions for The Section – a covert government department handling enemies of the state by the most … >
It’s little secret that Frank Skinner is a long-time Doctor Who fan. As such, he’s already filmed an episode of the next series of Room 101, that will guest star Pearl Mackie. However, now we get news that he’s lured outgoing showrunner Steven Moffat to his sofa, to discuss pet peeves. Moffat will be appearing on … >
It’s little secret that Frank Skinner is a huge Doctor Who fan, and he got to be a part of the show back in 2014’s Mummy On The Orient Express. In that episode, he played the role of Perkins, and with his performance in the bank, that seemed to be that. But then, following the … >
The BBC announced yesterday that the new Doctor Who companion will be officially revealed tomorrow evening during MOTD Live: Everton vs Manchester United. While fans are pretty excited right now about finally learning who will be replacing Jenna Coleman’s Clara in the TARDIS next season, many have been slightly scratching their heads trying to figure out why the heck the … >
Frank Skinner has revealed that said he would like to reprise his role as Perkins in a future episode of Doctor Who. The comedian appeared as the Orient Express’ chief engineer in ‘Mummy on the Orient Express’ in October. Skinner told Digital Spy: “Anyone who’s in Doctor Who always gets asked if they would come … >
BBC Worldwide has revealed details of an exclusive Doctor Who fan event featuring the show’s stars to celebrate launch of the new season on DVD and Blu-ray. The 5-disc Season 8 box set will be available from Monday 17 November, featuring all 12 episodes from Season 8. > Order Season 8 on DVD on Amazon. > … >
Okay, hands up anyone who knew that this episode would crack an ‘Are you my Mummy?’ joke! Yep, that’ll be just about everyone then… With a title this brazen, we’d have been disappointed if ‘Mummy on the Orient Express’ had eschewed predictability. The latest in a sub-genre of Doctor Who stories that have given us … >