5 actors you didn’t know were poker players

The explosion of online poker has brought this card game to the fore of the public’s conscious and has become one of the most recognised casino games. Its wide following comprises players from every walk of life, but actors in particular are known to be avid fans of poker. Fuelled by the growth of poker … >

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A handful of great racing movies

Let’s be honest, many sporting movies are disappointing. Even those that are hailed as greats often aren’t as good as they’re made out to be (think Field of Dreams and you know what we mean). But this makes the ones that do get it right even more special. So, let’s have a look at three … >

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13 actors from ‘Broadchurch’ who’ve been in ‘Doctor Who’

As we approach the end of Broadchurch‘s second season, here we take a look at some the show’s many familiar faces from the Doctor Who universe…   Arthur Darvill as Rory Williams and as Reverend Paul Coates   Adjoa Andoh as Martha’s mum and as psychologist Julie   Jonathan Bailey as Psi in ‘Time Heist’ … >

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5 of the best classic ‘Thunderbirds’ episodes

We’re counting down the days until the launch of Thunderbirds Are Go, ITV’s brand new series based on the Gerry Anderson’s classic 1960’s show. With the brilliant team behind Weta Workshop (The Lord of the Rings trilogy) providing the action in both CGI and miniature form, and with a top notch voice cast consisting of … >

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10 more actors we’d love to see in ‘Doctor Who’

Following our recent wishlist of British acting legends that are overdue a guest spot in Doctor Who, here are ten more thespians we’d love to appear in the show.   Dame Angela Lansbury Question: compelling though Michelle Gomez was as the (ahem) Master of the Nethersphere, why couldn’t space have been made for giving her … >

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Top 5 ‘Community’ episodes

All five seasons of Community have been added to Netflix in the UK! Before we start it should be made clear that with any list such as this the selections must be to some extent arbitrary, and one could easily make a list with five different, equally deserving episodes (feel free to leave any such … >

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5 of the best classic TV spy shows

Being Human creator Toby Whithouse’s new spy thriller series The Game is set to begin soon on BBC Two. Set in the secretive world of 1970s espionage, the six-part drama stars Tom Hughes (Silk), Brian Cox (The Bourne Supremacy), Shaun Dooley (Misfits) and Jonathan Aris (Sherlock). While we wait for The Game to commence, here are five … >

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12 of the best ‘Doctor Who’ moments in ‘Last Christmas’

Doctor Who’s tenth consecutive Christmas special was a monster horror story which allowed a certain festive icon some room to shine, as well as providing Clara with the chance to see Danny once again. It also threw a few nods in the direction of The Thing, Alien and Inception with an isolated polar base, face-hugging … >

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