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Ian McArdell

Brian Cox as Bob Servant

Bob Servant Says Cheerio – BBC Radio 4 festive specials

Brian Cox returns as Dundee’s 3rd most successful cheeseburger van owner for a final radio series.  After his astonishing career, it’s time for Bob Servant to retire. As befits this titan, BBC Radio 4 are inviting us to look back over his career is a festive two-part retrospective. It promises to right wrongs, bear grudges … >

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The Bear

The Bear – Season 3 confirmed by FX

The critically acclaimed Chicago restaurant dramedy will return…  Like many viewers, we only discovered The Bear on recommendation (from Shrink the Box) in the past few months. The show follows Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto (Jeremy Allen White), an award-winning New York chef who returns home to Chicago to run his late brother’s failing sandwich shop. Of … >

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Jenna Coleman

The Jetty – Jenna Coleman leads new BBC thriller (updated)

She’ll play rookie detective Ember Manning in the new four-part series.  Updated 07/11/23: The cast joining Jenna Coleman includes Elliot Cowan, Amelia Bullmore and Ralph Inerson. Announced back in August at the Edinburgh Television Festival, The Jetty is a new thriller fronted by Jenna Coleman. In the show, she’ll play the rookie detective Ember Manning … >

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Futurama at Hulu: We're Back Baby!

Futurama renewed for a further two seasons

The futuristic animation’s revival continues at Hulu for seasons 13 and 14.  Despite its eventful past of cancellations and resurrections, the future looks bright for the sci-fi comedy Futurama. The animated, futuristic sister show to The Simpsons was recently revived (again) for a run of 20 episodes by the US streamer Hulu. We’ve only seen half of … >

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The Greatest Show in the Galaxy: TP McKenna, Sylvester McCoy & clowns

Children of the Circus – new musical Doctor Who sequel

A new musical play returns to the Psychic Circus and reunites the cast of ‘The Greatest Show in the Galaxy’.  Tickets please! Back in 1989, Doctor Who’s 25th Anniversary season concluded with ‘The Greatest Show in the Galaxy’. The mystical four-parter, from writer Stephen Wyatt, saw the Seventh Doctor and Ace visit the Psychic Circus … >

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Once and Future 7 - The Union Special Edition cover art

Doctor Who – Once and Future: The Union audio review

Big Finish’s Doctor Who 60th anniversary mini-series concludes with Once and Future: The Union. October’s second dose of Once and Future brings the Doctor Who 60th anniversary audio extravaganza to a close. Still afflicted by his bout of  is degeneration, the ailing Doctor is rattling around his personal timeline more than ever. In The Union, … >

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The Whoniverse logo

The Whoniverse lands on BBC iPlayer

“So… all of time and space, everything that ever happened or ever will – where do you want to start?” Doctor Who‘s 60th anniversary month officially begins today with the arrival of the Whoniverse on BBC iPlayer. UK based fans, or BBC licence fee payers if you will, can time travel through Doctor Who history … >

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