Deep breath…. and release. Peter Capaldi’s Doctor has finally made it to the screen, and if there is one person, presumably, who is breathing a greater sigh of relief than most, it’s Capaldi himself, who need now never again talk about those Radio Times fan letters because – at last! – he can be judged … >
Peter Capaldi made his debut as the Doctor in last year’s Doctor Who Christmas special, ahead of his first full series in August 2014. > Like our new Doctor Who page on Facebook for all the latest news on the show. This news summary will be updated regularly as more details are revealed, with the … >
Utopia’s second season shut up shop in deliberately ambiguous fashion, as you probably suspected it would, leaving enough dangling plot threads and questions to cats-cradle into a third season. That’s if the show gets one. Writer Dennis Kelly may have plans for a third and fourth season, but ratings for the show have been disappointing, … >
The 18th season (yep, eighteenth!) of South Park begins airing in September, including the hit animated comedy’s milestone 250th episode. Can’t wait for the new season? Check out southparkslotmachine.net while you wait for the gang to return. This week marks 17 years since the show’s first ever episode, ‘Cartman Gets an Anal Probe’, aired – … >
In the world of popular television, there may be little alchemy more precarious than that of creating a popular sitcom hit. If ever the philosophy was that British viewers liked something a little savage or self-loathing, the success, in recent years, of shows such as Mrs Brown’s Boys, Benidorm and Miranda has proven that going … >
Before I jabbed at it on iPlayer out of sheer curiosity I had never heard of CBBC’s Strange Hill High. Nor had anyone else I knew. Which makes sense because we’re adults and are apparently meant to be watching Melvyn Bragg or Pathé newsreels, not the neon sugar fun of shows aired at four in … >
The opening episode of Doctor Who‘s new series premiered in Cardiff and London yesterday and the first reviews have been appearing in the media. > Order ‘Deep Breath’ on DVD on Amazon. > Order ‘Deep Breath’ on Blu-ray on Amazon. ‘Deep Breath’ airs on Saturday 23 August on BBC One. Here are some of the … >
Few shows match Spooks when it comes to body counts amongst the regular cast. Chances are that loyalty to Queen and country will result in you being garrotted, hung, blown up or shot (we may yet get all these at once in the new movie). Here are five of the best character executions Spooks has … >
Heroes come in all shapes and sizes at the movies, from Emmet in The Lego Movie to Star-Lord in Guardians of the Galaxy (even if those two both sound suspiciously like a certain Parks & Recreation actor). Everyone loves to hate a good villain too, from The Amazing Spider-Man 2‘s Electro to The Captain America: … >
Paul Smith at Wonderful Books has produced a stunning Doctor Who infographic showing the tenure of each incarnation of the Doctor based on the total duration of their episodes to date. Tom Baker’s Fourth Doctor has notched up the most adventures, with 71 hours and 37 minutes. Time & Space Visualiser: The Story and History … >