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Ian McArdell

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Alien Earth – ‘Crate’ teaser and new series hints

The Alien Earth series promises different life forms from the darkest corners of the universe.  The long-promised Alien: Earth television series, from Fargo creator Noah Hawley, is set to land this summer. While we’re still short on a start date, there’s plenty of teasing promotion going on. The latest poster reveals a new series tagline: … >

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David Tennant faces The Assembly

The Assembly – trailer & dates for the itv interview series

The show’s line-up includes David Tennant, Gary Lineker, Danny Dyer and pop star Jade Thirwall.  Updated 28/04/25: David Tennant has a colourful message for people who don’t like Doctor Who. David Tennant’s episode of The Assembly dropped over the weekend, as he faced a panel of neurodivergent and/or learning disabled interviewers with some direct questions. … >

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Love, Death & Robots 4 - Smart Appliances, Stupid Owners

LOVE DEATH + ROBOTS series 4 – Official trailer lands

The animated anthology series returns with another ten short tales.  Updated 28/04/25: New 2-minute trailer for series 4. With the series returning on 15th May, Netflix have followed up on its recent teaser with a full-length trailer. As well as showcasing episode titles, the new promo also reveals some of the stars of the upcoming … >

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Wednesday season 2 – first teaser trailer & tx dates

It’s been a long wait, but Wednesday Addams is finally heading back to Nevermore Academy.  Netflix’s spin-off from The Addams Family, starring Jenna Ortega as the family’s eldest child, first aired in 2002. Now, three years later, Wednesday is finally back for a second season, reuniting most of the cast and pumping the show up … >

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Mountainhead – trailer for Jesse Armstrong’s movie

Updated 23/04/25: The surprise project from the Succession director lands at the end of May. Mountainhead bottles four tech bros in a remote location while an international crisis develops in the real world. Even in the short trailer, we can see that the film is rife with the banter that made Succession so watchable. It … >

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Doctor Who: The Lord of Misrule – audio novel review

The Doctor and Romana reunite with those indefatigable investigators of the infernal, Jago & Litefoot. Thrown together during 1977’s ‘The Talons of Weng-Chiang’, Professor George Litefoot and Henry Gordon Jago were an unlikely double act. However, with Trevor Baxter as the thoughtful pathologist, and Christopher Benjamin playing the loquacious impresario, they were a perfect paring. … >

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Doctor Who – The Fourth Doctor Adventures: The Hellwood Inheritance audio boxset review

Tom Baker and Louise Jameson return for more audio dramas as the Fourth Doctor and Leela.  It’s always fun to launch into another series of adventures with the irrepressible Tom Baker. In this fourteenth run of audio stories, he’s paired with Louise Jameson’s noble savage Leela, with adventures set around 1977/78. Both tales excuse K-9 … >

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Return to Paradise

Return to Paradise – Series 2 is filming

The Aussie Death in Paradise spin-off is coming back for another set of sun-drenched murder mysteries.  After a bit of a wait, we now know that Return to Paradise, the Australian Paraverse series, is returning. The BBC have confirmed the start of filming on series 2 in the Illawarra coastal region, Sydney’s northern beaches, and … >

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Star Wars Celebration Japan – news round-up

Over the Easter weekend, the Star Wars Celebration event took place in Japan. Plenty of news flowed from the three days, not least the confirmation of a second movie in the pipeline. As well as The Mandalorian and Grogu, which lands on May 22nd 2026, there’s to be a 2026 theatrical release. Star Wars: Starfighter … >

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