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Ian McArdell

The Thirteenth Doctor and Yaz land on audio at Big Finish

Jodie Whittaker and Mandip Gill reprise their roles for The Thirteenth Doctor Adventures.   Time flies and not just in the TARDIS! The ground-breaking Thirteenth Doctor began her travels back in 2017, and we said goodbye to her in October 2022. Her tenure gave us three seasons, the latter foreshortened by a global pandemic, and a … >

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Big Finish celebrate the Fourth Doctor at 50 with a special adventure

‘The Curse of Time’ will fit into Tom Baker’s celebrated first season. The indomitable Tom Baker first burst onto our screens as the Fourth Doctor in 1974. Across seven years he redefined the role, bringing an otherworldly charm to the Time Lord and creating an indelible mark on the series. While The Fourth Doctor Adventures … >

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Star Cops: Blood Moon 2 audio review

Star Cops Blood Moon 2 concludes the current storyline across three monthly episodes.   Star Cops, the police procedural set a couple of steps into the future, is now enjoying its fourth series on audio. The show has gone from strength to strength with Big Finish Productions, mixing legacy and new characters, all dealing with the … >

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Time Bandits TV series

Time Bandits tv series – full trailer lands

The Apple TV+ series adapts Terry Gilliam’s cult 1981 movie Time Bandits into an epic 10-part series.  The Time Bandits series is almost upon us, with a premiere date of Wednesday, July 24th 2024. Terry Gilliam’s beloved movie becomes a sprawling 10-part series, adapted by co-showrunners Jemaine Clement (Flight of the Conchords) and Iain Morris … >

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Cross Season 1

Cross Season 1- teaser and start date announced

Aldis Hodge takes on the role of James Patterson’s Alex Cross.  Prime Video have revealed a first look at the upcoming Cross season 1. The show, based upon the characters from James Patterson’s best-selling book series, is described as “… a complex, twisted, pulse-pounding thriller.” It comes from showrunner and executive producer Ben Watkins (Burn … >

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Futurama

Futurama Season 12 – trailer and start date

Good news, everyone!  The latest run of the seemingly unkillable Futurama is imminent – Season 12 lands on Monday, 29th July 2024. The Simpsons’ sci-fi sibling has endured more deaths and revivals than Doctor Who‘s Rory Williams, but its latest iteration lives at the streamer Hulu in the US, and Disney+ elsewhere. Here’s what’s in … >

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Malpractice Series 1

Malpractice Series 2 – casting announced as filming begins

Dr Norma Callahan and Dr George Adjei will return to investigate another case of Malpractice.  Updated 09/07/24: Series 2 cast and storyline revealed. ITV’s medical thriller series Malpractice is moving into a second series as the Medical Investigation Unit take on another case. In December’s recommission announcement, it was confirmed that Helen Behan (The Virtues) … >

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The Cleaner Series 3 - Greg Davies with a clapperboard

The Cleaner Series 3 – First look images and guest cast

Wicky returns with a new set of crime scenes and a dusting of famous faces. Written by and starring Greg Davies, The Cleaner follows Paul ‘Wicky’ Wickstead, a state-certified cleaning technician with a very special field of work – he’s a crime-scene cleaner responsible for the removal of any signs of death. Armed with chemicals, … >

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Noel Fielding as Dick Turpin

More of ‘The Completely Made Up Adventures of Dick Turpin’

Stand and deliver! Apple TV+ give Noel Fielding’s notorious highwayman the nod for a second season. The Completely Made Up Adventures of Dick Turpin landed on March 1st 2024,  giving the infamous highwayman a comic twist. The show is led by Noel Fielding (The Mighty Boosh) as Dick. Now, Apple TV+ have granted the show … >

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