This month marks 20 years since the Doctor Who TV Movie first aired in 1996. Following the original series’ cancellation in 1989, the 90-minute American special saw the Doctor triumphantly return to TV… only to disappear again for nine more years. As such, the TV Movie (an aborted attempt to reboot Doctor Who as a … >
From Big Night Out and sketch shows in the 1990s, to Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) in the 2000s and House of Fools in more recent years – as well as their anarchic quiz show Shooting Stars – Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer are one of the UK’s most successful comedy double acts. But Catterick has been … >
Brought to life by actor, singer, presenter and sheer force of nature John Barrowman, Captain Jack Harkness redefined the role of the Doctor Who companion. Bold, heroic and refreshingly omnisexual, Jack was a very modern man from the 51st Century who grew into a hero through his association with the Doctor. Though he only starred … >
This month marks 20 years since Paul McGann made his Doctor Who debut as the Eighth Doctor in ‘The TV Movie’. > Buy ‘The TV Movie’ on DVD on Amazon. To celebrate the anniversary, here are 30 facts about the 1996 adventure that you might not know… The TARDIS set reportedly cost a million dollars … >
It looks like Daniel Craig is bidding farewell to the role of James Bond, and if that really is the case then Spectre was a pretty impressive way to sign off. Craig has become synonymous with the British secret agent since taking over nearly a decade ago, adding an aura of toughness and masculinity while … >
Weddings on television always stir intense emotion and sentiment, as there are always surprises in store. Often unexpected twists occur; uninvited exes turn up, brides run away, grooms end up screwing all. Anything can happen! We, who love and live with daily soaps, have seen so much drama on the small screen, but along with experiencing the … >
With our nerves finally settled after the tense 90-minute finale of Line of Duty‘s hit third season, we can reflect on the twists and turns of the case. Putting Danny Waldron (Daniel Mays) up front as the central character, the story them proceeded to pull the rug from under us and bring back Keeley Hawes’ … >
They say life is about learning from your mistakes and moving on. But, why wait to make a mistake when TV is full of loads of other people doing stupid things that you can learn from? There’s no better place to cheat-learn from other people’s errors than Netflix’s award-winning Orange is the New Black. Sure, … >
‘The world’s gone mad! I didn’t invite any of these gangsters to my garden party!’ What was it about? Roobarb and Custard are the principal characters in Roobarb, a series of short animations for children originally shown on BBC One in 1974. Roobarb was a dog based on creator George Calveley’s own pet pooch … >
It was recently revealed that the Doctor Who production team auditioned 70 actresses for the part of new companion Bill, which of course eventually went to Pearl Mackie. Assuming a similar number were looked at for previous companions, multiplied by how many of them there have been over the past fifty or so years, and that … >