In a world as diverse as the one of Doctor Who, there are so many changes, it is understandable to think that the only thing the same in Doctor Who is the name. But actually it’s surprising to think just how many aspects of the show are constant. Over time, Josh Steer is going to look … >
In one of the more middle class TV scandals of the year, you’ll have no doubt heard that the BBC has parted ways with Love Productions, the creators of The Great British Bake Off. With their demand for a significant fee increase rejected by the BBC, Love Productions took their business elsewhere and later struck … >
Have you noticed that, just when you thought Hollywood’s superhero boom must finally be ready to burst, another one turns up in our cinemas? Surely the worlds of Marvel and DC Comics must have been plundered for all possible plots and character permutations by now, but it would seem that this is very far from … >
Whisper it quietly, but the end of the thrilling Game of Thrones narrative is approaching its end. With HBO confirming a conclusion to the show at the end of Season 8, there is growing concern by the series’ legion of fans about what the future holds…especially for their much loved characters. At the start of … >
It’s been ten years since Daniel Craig’s first outing as the iconic 007, complete with tuxedo, a Walther and of course an Aston Martin or two. After Pierce Brosnan’s overly cartoonish final Bond film, Die Another Day, the Bond producers decided on a different tack and took 007 back to his original roots, which meant … >
Although many do not realise it, bingo on the TV is nothing really new at all, in fact it has been tried a few times. Do you remember Bob Monkhouse and the TV show Bob’s Full House? Maybe you also remember Shane Richie’s Lucky Numbers? Bingo sites have been sponsoring popular programmes like Family Fortunes … >
If you are a fan of Better Call Saul, you will no doubt have enjoyed the quite brilliant bingo scene where Saul Goodman has something of an epiphany while calling numbers at an old folks’ home. While the scene is funny and extremely energetic, however, it does portray an age-old bingo stereotype that becomes less … >
This week brought the surprising but welcome news that comedian Matt Lucas will be reprising his role of the bumbling Nardole in the new season of Doctor Who. Not just for one episode, though – the Little Britain actor will be joining Peter Capaldi and newcomer Pearl Mackie on the TARDIS for a run of adventures, following his … >
“Sleep no more! Macbeth does murder sleep.” The above quote is, of course, from the “Scottish Play.” Not that I am superstitious, but by invoking a quote from the… well, you-know-what play… for his eighth Doctor Who episode, writer Mark Gatiss may have been asking for trouble. But then he goes one better and confounds audience … >
American fantasy TV drama Game of Thrones is one of the genre’s most successful ever shows. Now screening its sixth season, the saga has a rambling narrative full of civil war skirmishes, debauched noble houses, and dastardly dynasties fighting tooth and nail for absolute power. At the heart of the drama, two particular characters stand … >