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What better time to start thinking about Christmas than, er, at the start of November? Still, with the first Yuletide movie in cinemas, Channel 4 has become the first to announce the highlights of its Christmas schedules this year. Some of the entries are more predictable than others…. Reality TV It’s been known for a … >
Here’s some sad news. Dudley Simpson, the composer of the music to dozens of classic Doctor Who stories, has died. He was 95 years old. Born in Australia in 1922, Simpson first composed music for Doctor Who with the William Hartnell adventure, Planet Of Giants. It would begin a long relationship with the show, that … >
ITV’s hit show Benidorm is set to become a stage production, and will tour the UK in 2018 it’s been revealed. Derren Litten, who created the show, is working on the script for the production, and the show will debut in Newcastle in September 2018. Series 10 of the television programme will also be going … >
It’s been off screens for around half a decade now, but one-time ratings monster The Weakest Link is coming back for a special episode. It’s part of the BBC’s Children In Need appeal, but should the segment prove popular, don’t rule out a full revival. Anne Robinson is returning to host, and seven celebrities, a … >
MCM Birmingham Comic Con looks like it might be worth a visit for Doctor Who fans. Heading to the NEC in Birmingham on 18th and 19th of November, the line-up has just been bolstered by the news that Bill herself, Pearl Mackie, will be appearing at both days of the show. And there’s more. David … >
Yesterday we reported on how Nicholas Pegg, the writer of The Watcher column in Doctor Who Magazine, has been dismissed from the publication following a ‘coded message’ left in its latest issue. On the same day, Private Eye magazine has run a report that hints at some of the problems behind the scenes. In its … >
The director general of the BBC, Tony Hall, is warning that the threat of firms such as Netflix, Amazon and Apple could lead to £500m a year less being spent on UK television productions. He’s giving a speech in Liverpool today, where he’s responding to a report into the future of the television industry, that … >
After the spin-off series 24: Legacy came and went after just one season, 20th Century Fox has been busy working out what to do with the 24 series and brand. Its latest plan? It’s pressing ahead with a reboot of sorts, that will take the real-time idea behind the programme, but move away from counter … >
Safe House is returning to ITV next year – but not with Christopher Eccleston…
Here’s our spoiler-filled review of Stranger Things 2 episode 4…