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Ian McArdell

The Boys Dawn of the Seven

The Boys’ young supes spin-off gains a title: Gen V

“It’s f**ked up, you’re going to like it!”  This one has been in gestation for a while, but the upcoming live-action spin-off of The Boys now has a name. Previously dubbed “Young Supes”, the show will go by the moniker Gen V – taking its name from Compound V, the substance which grants characters their … >

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Hot Air – Andrew Garfield is set to play Richard Branson

Hot Air will dramatize the early days of Virgin Atlantic and how British Airways tried to stop them.  News has broken that Andrew Garfield, fresh from his Emmy nomination for Under the Banner of Heaven, is to headline Hot Air. Cast as the Virgin founder, Garfield will play the billionaire Sir Richard Branson in an … >

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Maternal – Lara Pulver and Parminder Nagra to star itv’s new NHS drama

Maternal, which also stars Lisa McGrillis, will focus on three working mothers on the NHS frontline.  itv have commissioned a new six-part drama exploring the lives of three female Doctors in the post-pandemic NHS. The show follows their stories, each juggling the demands of both motherhood and medicine. Maternal‘s cast has three high-profile names: Parminder … >

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The Fourth Doctor Adventures Series 11: The Nine audio review

Tom Baker enjoys a trio of adventures as his eleventh audio series concludes at Big Finish.  The ever entertaining Fourth Doctor has been flying solo in 2022 without a regular companion. Slotting in adventures after Sarah and before Leela, Volume One saw an encounter with the Master and spooky shenanigans at a power station. In … >

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The Control Room – cast & creatives speak ahead of the show’s premiere

The thriller plays out across three nights, beginning on Sunday 17th July.  The BBC’s upcoming drama about an ambulance call handler begins this Sunday. Airing on three successive nights, it promises to be an edge-of-your-seat thriller and stars Iain De Caestecker and Joanna Vanderham. Here’s the premise for The Control Room: Gabe’s world is turned … >

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Star Trek: Prodigy

Star Trek Prodigy – Producers tease the new episodes

Beware spoilers if you haven’t seem the first 10 episodes of Star Trek: Prodigy!  In the UK, the first half of Star Trek: Prodigy’s first season aired in late April/early May on Nickelodeon. It’s now also available to stream on Paramount+. The show is the franchise’s first to be squarely aimed younger viewers. The story … >

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Netflix embraces an immersive Spatial Audio system

Thanks to a team up with Sennheiser, you can now enjoy Stranger Things in audio 3D! Streamer Netflix have announced the addition of Spatial Audio to their platform. Fantastic! we hear you cry – but what is it? Spatial Audio is a system which allows sound to be mapped into a 360 degree model around … >

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