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Cameron K McEwan

‘Doctor Who’ teasers: 10 hints for ‘Listen’

Doctor Who‘s new series continues this weekend with ‘Listen’, written by Steven Moffat. When ghosts of past and future crowd into their lives, the Doctor and Clara are thrown into an adventure that takes them to the very end of the universe. What happens when the Doctor is alone? And what scares the grand old … >

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‘Doctor Who’ teasers: 10 hints for ‘Robot Of Sherwood’

Doctor Who‘s new series continues this weekend with ‘Robot Of Sherwood’. Written by Sherlock co-creator Mark Gatiss, the episode guest stars Tom Riley as Robin Hood and Ben Miller (Death in Paradise) as the Sheriff of Nottingham. In a sun-dappled Sherwood forest, the Doctor discovers an evil plan from beyond the stars and strikes up … >

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‘Doctor Who’ teasers for ‘Into the Dalek’

Doctor Who‘s new series continues this weekend with ‘Into the Dalek’. Written by Phil Ford (‘The Waters of Mars’), the episode introduces Samuel Anderson as Danny Pink, alongside guest stars Zawe Ashton as Journey Blue and Michael Smiley as Colonel Morgan Blue. A Dalek fleet surrounds a lone rebel ship, and only the Doctor can help … >

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‘Utopia’ Series 2 Episode 4 teasers

The second series of Channel 4’s conspiracy thriller Utopia continues next week. A shocked Dugdale (Paul Higgins) reluctantly agrees to harbour Jessica (Fiona O’Shaughnessy), but who should be scared of who? Having revealed The Network’s plan to Wilson Wilson (Adeel Akhtar), Milner tests his allegiance. Episode 4 airs at 10pm on Tuesday 29 July on … >

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‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels: The Musical’ review

Musicals based on movies are quite the norm now, with huge successes such as The Producers and Legally Blonde, but how does this Michael Caine/Steve Martin screen romp from 1988 hold up on a London stage in the 2010s? Like those two aforementioned adaptations, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels: The Musical also expands and illuminates its source … >

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‘W1A’ Episode 4 review

And so, after just four episodes (*glares at the BBC*), the brilliant first series of W1A has come to an end. Well, of sorts. And look who returned! This week, the fall-out from Ian Fletcher’s salary revelation has left the BBC execs with a conundrum – how to deal with an employee who reportedly, and … >

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‘W1A’ Episode 3 review

The new BBC Head of Values, Ian Fletcher, comes under scrutiny in the latest episode of BBC Two’s new sitcom satirising the very corporation that produces it. Fletcher, played by Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey), finds his own integrity questioned, due to his exorbitant salary despite his own sincere beliefs in the BBC; such as his … >

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‘W1A’ Episode 2 review

Carol Vorderman and Clare Balding battle it out to host the new BBC show Britain’s Tastiest Village as the W1A team realise they may have made slight error when Twitter raises its head. The ramifications from last week’s episode kick us off as the new BBC Head of Values Ian Fletcher, played by Downton Abbey’s … >

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‘Rev’ Series 3 Episode 1 review

Tom Hollander and Olivia Colman are back for a third (and possibly final) series of the award-winning Rev, but how does a new addition to their family affect the show? Thankfully, not a jot. In fact, the BBC Two sitcom about a London East End Reverend has only grown with the birth of Adam and … >

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‘W1A’: Episode 1 review

The team behind BBC Two’s fantastic Olympics sitcom Twenty Twelve are back with another satirical swipe at the modern world, and this time the BBC is in their sights. Well, it’s not solely the BBC under attack here. Like writer/director John Morton’s previous series, which didn’t attack the Olympics, W1A lampoons administration and management. Or, … >

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