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Stranger Things executive producer finds the silver lining in lockdown

We will remember 2020 for many things, and we’ve all suffered the consequences of lockdown and other restrictions. While the TV and film industry has had to delay all in-train production and change working practices, it makes a change to see it’s not been all bad news for everybody, particularly the team behind Stranger Things Season … >

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Scarlett Johansson film Black Widow to be released next May

Disney Studios is looking ahead to a 2021 where we will once more be able to visit cinemas and see new films. They’ve set release dates for 21 movies, including those originally set for 2020. This includes Scarlett Johansson in Black Widow. According to Insider, Disney is looking at a whole range of titles, from February’s The … >

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Star Trek Discovery: Season 4 already filming

Season 3 of Star Trek Discovery has only just started on NetFlix (episode 4 is due Friday the 6th), but filming has started for Season 4. Star Trek Discovery was due to begin filming on November 2, and as if on cue, various members of the production and cast have been tweeting. Write Michelle Paradise marked the … >

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His Dark Materials series 2 starts this Sunday!

The wait for series 2 of His Dark Materials is over as it returns to BBC1 this Sunday (November 8). When we last saw Lyra Belacqua (Dafne Keen) she was faced with a portal to another world. What happens when she passes through? Not long to wait now. This series is based on Philip Pullman’s The Subtle … >

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New monster for The Witcher Season 2?

Did Netflix tease a new Witcher Season 2 monster?

As part of their Halloween publicity, Netflix post a YouTube video for The Witcher titled Geralt’s Monster Mash. It’s mostly a selection of clips from season 1, but at 0.31, eagle-fans noticed something new… It appears to me something undead, formed of the fusion of three skeletal figures. All very suitable for Halloween, but is it connected to … >

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New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield Volume 6: Lost in Translation audio review

As we finished listening to The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield Volume 6: Lost in Translation, the equinox happened. Appropriately enough, there’s an autumnal feel to this latest set of adventures for Bernice Summerfield (Benny to her friends) as played by Lisa Bowerman, and the Unbound Doctor from another universe, played by David Warner. There’s death, … >

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The Sixth Doctor and Peri volume one audio drama review

Recent years had seen a shortage of Nicola Bryant stories as Big Finish took the opportunity to develop other companions for Colin Baker’s sixth Doctor. We had a burst of stories at the end of 2019, including the enjoyable Blood on Santa’s Claw and Other Stories, but there’s always room for more. What we hope … >

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Doctor Who: The Lovecraft Invasion audio review

The Lovecraft Invasion is destined to be known as the Big Finish Doctor Who story that had to be delayed. As far as we know this was to ensure the messaging around Lovecraft was clear. His racist views are abhorrent and (with extra lines here and there) Big Finish makes its position in this regard clear. … >

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