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Ever get the feeling that there’s rather a lot of people being told to ‘shut up’ in Peter Capaldi’s era of Doctor Who? Well, it turns out you’re not imagining it. As part of his brilliant range of Doctor Who infographics, fan Paul Smith has calculated exactly how often there have been commands for characters to stop talking over the years. … >
ITV has released the first trailer for its upcoming drama series about the early days of the Ann Summers party plan business. Set in the early 1980s, Brief Encounters stars Sharon Rooney, Penelope Wilton, Angela Griffin and Sophie Rundle as “four women striving to find happiness and fulfilment.” The six-part series is created and written by Fay Rusling and … >
Point Break comes to 3D Blu-ray, Blu-ray and DVD on Monday 13 June, and is available to own on Digital HD now. > Buy Point Break on Amazon. Filled with the most daring athleticism ever seen in a motion picture, the action adventure feats were performed by elite athletes representing the world’s best in big-wave surfing, … >
ITV has released a brand new clip from Victoria, starring former Doctor Who actress Jenna Coleman. The eight-part period drama series about the early life of Queen Victoria began filming last year and production wrapped last month. From the makers of BBC One’s Poldark, Victoria follows Queen Victoria (Coleman) from her accession to the throne at the tender age of 18 through … >
Armando Iannucci has said that BBC Two’s satirical comedy series The Thick of It won’t return because the current world of politics is too “alien and awful”. Starring Doctor Who’s Peter Capaldi as Malcolm Tucker, The Thick of It launched in May 2005 and ran for four seasons and two specials. The final episode aired in October 2012 and a film … >
The cast been announced for BBC Two’s upcoming adaptation of White Teeth author Zadie Smith’s novel NW. The 90-minute film will be adapted for TV by director Saul Dibb (Bullet Boy) and writer Rachel Bennette (Bel Ami) with Mammoth Screen, the makers of Poldark and Parade’s End. Nikki Amuka-Bird (Luther, Small Island) and Phoebe Fox (A View From The Bridge, Life In Squares) will … >
Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat has cleared up a few things regarding the first part of last year’s season finale. Written by Moffat, ‘Heaven Sent’ was the show’s first ‘one-hander’ episode and featured (almost) only Peter Capaldi’s Doctor. > Buy the complete Season 9 box set on DVD on Amazon. > Buy the complete Season 9 box … >
About a Boy writer Nick Hornby has adapted Nina Stibbe’s award-winning book Love, Nina for BBC One. The five-part series is a fictionalised adaptation of author Nina Stibbe’s letters home to her sister. > Like Love, Nina on Facebook. Love, Nina is a charming, laugh-out-loud culture clash drama series about a young nanny from Leicester finding her feet in … >
Nearly 30 years since ‘The Trial of a Time Lord’ first aired on BBC One, a fan has edited together a brilliant trailer for the epic 14-part Doctor Who serial. Colin Baker’s second full season as the Sixth Doctor aired in late 1986 and comprised four linked stories: ‘The Mysterious Planet’, ‘Mindwarp’, ‘Terror of the Vervoids’ and ‘The Ultimate Foe’. … >
This October will mark exactly five years since Doctor Who Confidential came to an end. BBC Three’s documentary series accompanied every episode of Doctor Who from ‘Rose’ in 2005 through to ‘The Wedding of River Song’ in 2011, providing a behind the scenes look at the making of the show. Not only did the series help to inspire the next generation to … >