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Ian McArdell

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Paul Spragg Memorial winner: Big Finish’s Doctor Who – The World Tree

The annual Short Trips competition remembers the contribution of the late Big Finish staffer Paul Spragg.  For the last seven years, audio producers Big Finish have run their annual Paul Spragg Memorial Short Trips Opportunity. The competition honours the life of Paul Spragg, the dearly missed and much-loved producer’s assistant who was always keen to … >

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Picard Season 3 – showrunner teases the show’s musical score

The last hurrah for the Captain is imminent as Picard Season 3 approaches… With Star Trek: Picard‘s third and final run is now less than two months away, we officially getting excited. So, it appears, is showrunner Terry Matalas, who dropped a tease of the show’s score on Christmas Day via his Instagram feed. In … >

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Wednesday - The Addams Family

Wednesday – recommission not expected until the New Year (updated)

Despite posting record numbers for Netflix, there’s still no sign of a recommission for Wednesday.  Updated 28/12/22: In a recent interview, the Wednesday showrunners outlined their Season 2 aspirations. Yes, we’ve still no news about a recommission for Wednesday, but the show’s return appears all but assured. So much that, in a recent interview for The … >

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The Orville – Seth MacFarlane would love to do a season 4 (updated)

Bleeding Cool’s speculations on the future of The Orville provoke a response from creator Seth MacFarlane.  Updated 23/12/22: The future of The Orville, Seth MacFarlane’s comedy/90s Star Trek homage/decent science fiction show is still up in the air. Despite season 3 completing its landing on Disney+ back in August, the streamer has been silent on … >

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Blake’s 7: Origins – Terry Nation’s first 14 scripts to be novelised

Big Finish announce exciting plans to novelise the earliest episodes in Limited Edition hardback format.  Audio producers Big Finish have been keepers of the Blake’s 7 flame for many years. From their full-cast audios starring original cast members, to narrator-led series The Liberator Chronicles, they’ve been busily adding to the universe first envisioned by Terry … >

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Big Finish announce Rani Takes on the World audio series (updated)

Anjli Mohindra is returning to her Sarah Jane Adventures role as the star of new audio drama.  Updated 20/12/22: Story details emerge for Rani’s return. Big Finish have released further details for the first boxset of Rani Takes on the World. The set is subtitled Beyond Bannerman Road and will see the intrepid journalist, who … >

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Mayflies: Tony Curran (Tully) and Martin Compston (Jimmy)

Mayflies – Cast and creatives speak ahead of new BBC Drama

Airing between Christmas and New Year, Mayflies stars Martin Compston and Tony Curran as best friends.  One of the anticipated highlights of the upcoming festive season for us is Mayflies, adapted from Andrew O’Hagan’s acclaimed novel The two-part drama promises a tale of enduring friendship which is tested in the most devastating way. Here’s the … >

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