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Ian McArdell

The Outlaws

The Outlaws – BBC & Amazon confirm a third series in production

Season 3 of Stephen Merchant’s The Outlaws is filming now in Bristol.  The Outlaws follows a group of strangers from different walks of life forced together to complete a community payback sentence in Bristol. The show won audiences over with an engaging cast of characters who find themselves depending on each other while stuck between … >

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BBC Four to showcase celebrated feature-length dramas

Sir Alec Guinness, Julie Walters and Victoria Wood star in a season of feature-length dramas drawn from the BBC archive. The BBC long been making feature-length dramas for television, often with starry casts and from high-profile directors. However, once shown they often end up buried in the archive. Beginning this week, BBC Four and BBC … >

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Star Wars: Visions season 3 already in the works?

The second batch of animated Star Wars: Visions shorts only debuted on May the 4th, 2023.  While we’ve only just started to dig into the latest season of Star Wars short films, a report from One Take News suggests a third run is already in the works. Both runs of the animated anthology series have … >

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Big Finish launch their annual script competition

The Paul Spragg Memorial Short Trip Opportunity welcomes submissions from new writers. Since 2016, audio producers Big Finish have run an annual Doctor Who script competition. The Paul Spragg Memorial Short Trip Opportunity honours the memory of the late Big Finish staffer by welcoming submissions from writers new to the company. Launching the competition for … >

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Blackadder Goes Fourth

Blackadder – 40th Anniversary celebrated with two new documentaries

The UKTV Gold channel is celebrating the beloved comedy series throughout June.  Blackadder, the classic era-hopping comedy is 40 years old this June. To mark the occasion, the UTKV comedy channel Gold is devoting the month to the show. The channel is stripping the show’s four series across weeknights, as well as debuting two new … >

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Who Do You Think You Are? announces its 20th series

The genealogy show’s latest stars include Claire Foy, Lesley Manville and Bear Grylls.  After a truncated 5-part 19th series last year, Who Do You Think You Are? returns for a more substantial 20th series this June. The celebrity genealogy is back to lift the lid on the family history of nine celebrities from film, television … >

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Doctor Who – Once and Future: Past Lives audio review

Big Finish begin their audio celebration of Doctor Who’s 60th anniversary with Once and Future: Past Lives, a Tom Baker led tale that involves the Meddling Monk and modern-day UNIT. With the Doctor struck by a degeneration weapon, he’s sent spinning through a cascade of old faces before settling on his Fourth incarnation. Believing the … >

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The Staffordshire Hoard

The Hoard – Channel 5 announce new thriller led by Neil Morrissey

The drama also stars James Buckley and Fay Ripley.  Channel 5 have announced The Hoard, a new primetime thriller series for 2023. The show, set in the world of treasure hunters, stars Neil Morrissey (Line of Duty), with James Buckley (The Inbetweeners) and Fay Ripley (Cold Feet.) Here’s the premise of The Hoard: The Hoard … >

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Babylon 5

Babylon 5 – JMS announces an animated movie

The show’s creator promises a “… a love letter to the fans.”  Over the past couple of weeks, Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski (JMS) has been teasing something “wonderful” related to the show. To that end, he debuted a new variation on the classic series’ logo on 26th April. Not something to do with … >

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Once and Future: Doctor Who 60th Anniversary audio series begins

Once and Future: Past Lives kicks of the Big Finish Doctor Who anniversary celebrations.  Updated 03/05/23: It’s release day for Once and Future: Past Lives. Big Finish’s Doctor Who 60th anniversary celebrations start today with the first part of Once and Future. The multi-part, multi Doctor series releases monthly and will feature various actors who … >

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