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Ian McArdell

Taskmaster New Year - Greg Davies pouring champagne into Alex Horne's lap

Taskmaster New Year Guests announced

Taskmaster’s New Year Treat will see five famous faces trying to impress Greg Davies.  As a New Year dawns, the supreme Taskmaster Greg Davies and his doting assistant Little Alex Horne welcome five famous faces from all corners of the entertainment world to step up and face a set of ludicrous challenges in the latest instalment of the one-off special, ‘Taskmaster’s New … >

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Playing Nice – ITV adapts JP Delaney’s baby swap thriller

The four-part drama will star James Norton, Niamh Algar, James McArdle and Jessica Brown Findlay.  ITV have announced an adaptation of the best-selling novel Playing Nice by JP Delaney. The four-part psychological thriller series has gathered an impressive headline cast: it stars James Norton, Niamh Algar, James McArdle and Jessica Brown Findlay. The story comes … >

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Charles Dickens’ The Chimes comes to Big Finish

Toby Jones leads The Chimes – Dickens’ lesser-known follow up to A Christmas Carol.  We’re all doubtless familiar with A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens’ festive morality tale from 1843 of the hard-hearted Scrooge who’s encouraged to change his miserly ways after a series of spectral visitations. The author followed up with a second tale – … >

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Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor Adventures – Audacity audio review

It’s a fresh era for Paul McGann’s Eighth Doctor as he finds a new companion in Lady Audacity Montague.  Despite his minimal screen time on the programme, the Eighth Doctor has enjoyed an incredible life on audio. He’s travelled with Charley, Lucie, Liv, Helen and Bliss, to name but a few companions, at different points … >

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the Official Doctor Who Podcast hosts - Christel Dee, Juno Dawson & Tyrell Charles

The Official Doctor Who Podcast announced

Fans can join Juno Dawson, Tyrell Charles and Christel Dee for a discussion after each new episode of Doctor Who airs.  While Doctor Who has branched out into lots of media in its 60 years, from comics and novels to bubble bath and underpants, it’s never had an official podcast. That all changes with the … >

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David Tennant as The Fourteenth Doctor reading the Cbeebies Bedtime Story

Doctor Who reads the CBeebies Bedtime Story

The Fourteenth Doctor will read The Way Back Home by Oliver Jeffers on Friday 24th November. 2023.  Doctor Who fans with long(ish) memories may recall that at Christmastime in 2009, you couldn’t escape David Tennant and his Tenth Doctor. The outgoing Time Lord was all over the BBC, even infiltrating the corporation’s festive idents between … >

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Doctor Who Adventures in Water and Light

Doctor Who puts on a light show in Cardiff Bay

Doctor Who: Adventures in Water and Light runs until Saturday 25th November, 2023. To celebrate Doctor Who‘s 60th Anniversary, which kicked off in earnest today, there’s now a special attraction in the show’s home city of Cardiff. Doctor Who has been based in and around the Welsh capital since its revival in 2005, so it … >

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Nightsleeper - Joe Cole as Joe Roag

Nightsleeper – first look images from the real-time thriller (updated)

The series is helmed by Doctor Who director Jamie Magnus Stone.  Updated 23/11/23: With the show due next year, the BBC have released first images from its upcoming thriller Nightsleeper. The real-time drama, which takes place on an intercity sleeper service between Glasgow and London, follows a government agency’s frantic efforts to intervene in the … >

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Death in Paradise Christmas 2023 - Ralph Little as DI Neville Parker in a santa hat

Death in Paradise Christmas 2023 guests announced

Patsy Kensit heads the cast bound for a festive trip to St. Marie this year.  Although Death in Paradise is gearing up for its 13th series, the show’s Christmas Specials still feel like a relatively novel idea. The upcoming festive season brings the third such episode, and the BBC have just announced the cast list. … >

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