The music of ‘Doctor Who’ 2005-2015: A decade of Gold

Last month marked a decade since we were all sent cowering back behind our sofas when Doctor Who returned to our screens with Christopher Eccleston’s Doctor. One of the biggest components of that scare factor, however, is of course the music, and what with it being the 10th anniversary of ‘nu-Who’, it is also the … >

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35 years of ‘The Shining’

When The Shining was released in 1980, it was one of the scariest films ever made. However, author Steven King notoriously hated director Stanley Kubrick’s version of the story, which is possibly why the sequel, Doctor Sleep, has not yet made it onto the big screen. Jack Nicholson was a star in his own right … >

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Re-evaluating ‘Doctor Who’ companion Martha Jones

Many Doctor Who companions fly under the radar despite their greatness. Steven Taylor; pilot of the future. Liz Shaw; so good Ridley Scott named the heroine of Prometheus after her. Romana I; sexier, brainier and classier than her successor. Yet when the general public or casual fan is asked to recite the names of the … >

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Jayson Warner Smith: From smooth and subtle to edgy and evil

He may have a showreel that stretches back to 1991 and a short film entitled Last Breeze of Summer, but Jayson Warner Smith’s career really hit a high in 2013. Thanks to a recurring role in Rectify, Smith was able to etch his name into the TV audience’s brains and continue this momentum onto the silver … >

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The impact of TV on the gambling industry

It’s safe to assume that the introduction of television to the gambling industry has had quite the impact, most of it positive but some of it also quite negative. This broadcasting platform has helped overhaul the industry to point where it’s drastically different to what it used to be years ago. To start things off, … >

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21st century ‘Doctor Who’: A decade with the Doctor (Part 2)

The first part of David Scott’s article took us through my journey with Doctor Who, which started in 2005 with the show’s return to television. By the end of 2009 I had very much become a fan, and had just started discovering the classic series. Over the next five years, my interest would very much … >

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21st century ‘Doctor Who’: A decade with the Doctor

Not even two years after its 50th anniversary, Doctor Who is now celebrating its (second) tenth birthday, a scenario normally reserved for the timey-wimey plots of the show itself. Of course, 26 March 2015 marks a decade since Doctor Who returned to our screens; bringing with it a brand new Doctor and companion, reaching out … >

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Why aren’t you watching ‘Better Call Saul’?

Apparently not everyone in the UK is watching Better Call Saul, the superlative prequel spin-off of Breaking Bad, so we’ve taken the liberty of addressing some of the potential reasons that you haven’t dived in yet. New episodes of the ten-part first season are available each week for streaming exclusively on Netflix every Tuesday at … >

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5 things we want to see in ‘Orphan Black’ Season 3

Tatiana Maslany returns next month as multiple clones in the new season of BBC America’s Orphan Black. The conspiracy thriller is back for ten new episodes in the US on Saturday 18 April and is expected to air in the UK on BBC Three shortly afterwards. Here are our hopes for Season 3 of the … >

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2015’s Spring Term comedy report card

We all like a laugh. It’s what separates us humans from the lobsters. Yet when it comes to comedy your TV suddenly betrays you and transforms into a one-armed bandit of mirth; sometimes paying out the giggles, but often spitting lemons at you with a merry jangle, the cheeky electric bastard. Yes, you can camp … >

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