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Ian McArdell

New Big Finish Original drama announced: OCAS

The political satire takes place in the years following an anti-capitalist revolution.  As well as creating audio dramas for established series such as Doctor Who and Blake’s 7, and rebooting shows like The Prisoner and V, audio producers Big Finish productions have an established line of original drama productions. They’ve dabbled in the worlds of … >

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Amandaland – BBC renews Motherland spinoff for a second series

Amanda, Anne and Felicity will return for more secondary school age drama in Amandaland series 2. In news that will surprise few, the BBC have confirmed that more Amandaland is on the way. The show has been both a critical success and a popular hit, averaging 6.4 million viewers per episode. Spinning out of Motherland, … >

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Star Wars: Andor Season 2 – new featurette

The countdown is on to the launch of Star Wars: Andor season 2 with a new poster and featurette.  In the “Special Look” video, writer/creator Tony Gilroy sets out the stall for the season, explaining that it will show how spontaneous rebellions against the Empire come together… It features contributions from Genevieve O’Reilly, Diego Luna … >

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Beyond Paradise Series 3 – first images and guest cast revealed

It’s time to look away from St Marie, and towards Shipton Abbott for more cases with DI Humphrey Goodman.  As Death in Paradise series 14 has passed the halfway mark, the BBC are keen to remind us that there’s another Paraverse show waiting in the wings. Now into its third series, Beyond Paradise follows former … >

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Big Finish release ‘Genesis of the Cybermen’ Lost Story

Cyber co-creator Gerry Davis ideas become an audio drama for the Fifth Doctor’s Season 19 team. While we famously saw the ‘Genesis of the Daleks’ in 1975, the origins of the Cybermen were only alluded to during Doctor Who‘s classic television run. Instead, they appeared fully formed in ‘The Tenth Planet’, with the cloth-faced monstrosities … >

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Daredevil: Born Again

Daredevil: Born again – final trailer

The Man without Fear is back, but so is Kingpin and he has political ambitions.  Ahead of its premiere this week, Marvel have dropped a final trailer for Daredevil: Born Again. The long-awaited series, which picks up the story of Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) and his long running enmity with Wilson Fisk aka Kingpin, premieres … >

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 begins shooting

We may still be waiting for season 3 to air, but production on Strange New Worlds season 4 begins.   With the series now before the cameras, 0fficial Star Trek sources confirm that filming is taking place on the at CBS Stages in Ontario. Chronicling the exploits of the USS Enterprise crew under Captain Christopher Pike, … >

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The Assembly – David Tennant for itv interview series

The show will also feature episodes with Gary Lineker, Danny Dyer and pop star Jade Thirwall. In December we learned that, following its BBC pilot episode with Michael Sheen, The Assembly was shifting to itv for a full series. The Assembly sees a celebrity interviewee face a panel of interviewers who are neurodivergent and/or learning … >

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