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Ian McArdell

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Return to Hogwarts – Sky to show Harry Potter 20th Anniversary special (updated)

The celebratory ‘making-of’ retrospective will air on New Years Day.  Twenty years on from Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, a new retrospective special will reunite Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson with director Chris Columbus. Promising a magical first-person journey through the franchise, the documentary will feature all-new in-depth interviews and cast conversations … >

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Shatner in Space – follow the actor’s mission to the stars!

William Shatner’s October ride on Blue Origin has been documented for Prime Video. We all looked on with bemusement, and perhaps a little envy, as the actor who played Star Trek‘s Captain Kirk became a space tourist. Wry comments aside, it was genuinely fascinating to see the nonagenarian performer suiting up for a real space … >

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Sylvester McCoy cast in Rob Zombie’s The Munsters

The Seventh Doctor actor will play Igor, the family’s loyal servant on the upcoming movie.  Thanks to director Rob Zombie’s socials, news has broken that Sylvester McCoy is playing Igor, the Munsters’ manservant, in his upcoming film. The announcement was accompanied by a shot of McCoy in costume, dressed as a heavily bewhiskered. He’s busy … >

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Stageplayer+ offers Eccleston’s Macbeth & Tennant’s Richard II

The actors’ Shakespearean roles are available on the performing arts streaming service.  For those fans who like to follow their favourite Doctor Who actors into other performances, a couple of Shakespearean options have become available. Sadly not everyone can be in the theatre to see such performances in person, but both Christopher Eccleston’s Macbeth and … >

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Station Eleven – HBO drops a trailer for its post-apocalyptic drama

The show, based on Emily St. John Mandel’s 2014 international bestseller, follows the survivors of a flu pandemic.  Despite the desperate realities of the world at present, it seems there’s a continuing thirst for post-apocalyptic stories. Station Eleven sees a devastating flu pandemic and follows its survivors as they they attempt to rebuild society. Set … >

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Spy City – Dominic Cooper’s thriller series is coming to BritBox UK

The six-part series has been penned by novelist William Boyd (Any Human Heart).  Adding another high-profile show to its roster, BritBox UK have announced they will premier Spy City this Christmas. The glossy looking miniseries, which follows the exploits of agents in 1961 Berlin, stars Dominic Cooper (Agent Carter) as British spy Fielding Scott. Here’s … >

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Torchwood Soho: Ashenden audio review

Torchwood Soho: Ashenden returns us to the world of 1950s Torchwood, the province of Samuel Barnett’s devious agent Norton Folgate. As before, the story begins with Cardiff’s finest everyman, Sgt. Andy Davidson (Tom Price). Pulled back to the past, he knows he is due another encounter with Norton Folgate (Samuel Barnett). It also reunites us … >

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