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Ian McArdell

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Doctor Who and the Ark – The Lost Stories 7.1 audio review

Big Finish adapt an earlier draft of the tale which eventually became ‘The Ark in Space’.  You’d be hard pressed to find a Doctor Who fan who doesn’t hold ‘The Ark in Space’ in high esteem. However, Tom Baker’s second story came to the screen via a rather tortured path. Initially penned by another writer, … >

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Secret Invasion – Marvel drops a new teaser for its Nick Fury show

We’re less than two weeks out from Marvel’s Secret Invasion – No backup. Just Fury.  Marvel Studios’ Secret Invasion foregrounds the former S.H.I.E.L.D. director Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) and his attempts to thwart a clandestine invasion of Earth by a faction of shapeshifting Skrulls. He’s joined in this mission by some familiar allies, including Everett … >

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Good Omens 2 – Prime Video bestows a heavenly trailer

The second season of Gaiman and Pratchett’s Good Omens will soon be upon us. The trailer for the highly anticipated Good Omens 2 has landed. The show, based on Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman’s international best-selling novel, heads beyond the original source material. Its second season provides another unlikely adventure for the unholy alliance between … >

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Mr Loverman – Lennie James leads the BBC adaptation

The drama, adapted from Bernardine Evaristo’s book, will become an eight-part drama series.  The BBC have announced that they have commissioned an adaptation of Bernardine Evaristo‘s acclaimed 2013 novel Mr Loverman. Described as a life-affirming story about family, love, and being true to yourself, the story centres on its exuberant protagonist, Barrington Jedidiah Walker. Bringing “Barry” … >

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Life on Mars – sequel series Lazarus has been scrapped

Lazarus would have reunited Gene Hunt and Sam Tyler, but it hit insurmountable financial hurdles.  A proposed follow-on series to the BBC’s terrific Life on Mars have been in the works for a number of years. The original show burst onto our screens in 2006, mysteriously transporting the modern day police officer Sam Tyler (John … >

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