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‘Fleming’ Episode 2 review

We remember a time when Moonraker was on every Christmas. It seemed like there was no other Bond film in existence. It certainly seemed like no other Bond films got shown throughout the year.

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‘Avenue Q’ musical review

You’ll have heard of Avenue Q before, of course, the delinquent boozy stepchild of Sesame Street. There’s a major touring production happening later in the year, but those who can’t wait and are down south would be well directed to this latest production from the Brighton Theatre Group.

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‘Inside No. 9’ Episode 1: ‘Sardines’ review

Likely to be smuggled your way under a blaze of pretty much no publicity whatsoever, this dark delight from Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith is BBC Two’s new modern version of anthology tales such as Tales Of The Unexpected and Alfred Hitchcock Presents. But to sell it as merely some kind of unimaginative remake would be to sell it short.

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‘The Rise and Fall of Little Voice’ play review

A potentially big problem for any little voice is that the production risks being unbalanced by the very thing you likely bought your ticket for in the first place: scene stealing sequences in which a mighty songstress rips forth from a delicate frame. While Jess Robinson delivers on this (and finds space to provide LV with a wry humour) all of this would to naught if there wasn’t a great supporting cast – and, for that matter – plot – to populate the world that Little Voice is so desperately attempting to avoid.

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‘Star Trek’ movies rewatch: ‘Star Trek: The Motion Picture’

Ahead of the release of Star Trek Into Darkness in cinemas on Thursday 9 May, each week we’ll be rewatching a classic Star Trek movie, kicking off with 1979’s The Motion Picture… > Buy the complete Star Trek movies boxset on Amazon. The story An unknown life form is destroying everything in its path, and … >

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