BBC One’s new six-part adaptation of John le Carré’s 1993 espionage novel stars Hugh Laurie (House) and Tom Hiddleston (Thor). Adapted by acclaimed writer David Farr (Hanna), the first television adaptation of a le Carré novel in more than 20 years brings together love, loss and revenge in a complex story of modern criminality. > Buy … >
In 1989, presenter Neil Buchanan and producer Tim Edmunds created a show for Children’s ITV called Art Attack, which showed kids how to make quirky and unusual things from household objects. With Art Attack being such a success, Buchanan and Edmunds were asked to create a new show for ITV in 1992. Zzzap!, first broadcast … >
It’s the most financially successful James Bond film (adjusted for inflation), the second (after Goldfinger) to win an Oscar, this time for Best Visual Effects, and infamously remade as Never Say Never Again, luring Sean Connery back to the role, in 1983. AND YET. Reaction to Thunderball has always been decidedly mixed, for reasons that … >
Here we take a look at some of the British actors who’ve appeared in both Harry Potter and Doctor Who… Michael Gambon as Dumbledore and Kazran Sardick in ‘A Christmas Carol’ Zoe Wanamaker as Madam Hooch and Lady Cassandra in ‘The End of the World’ and ‘New Earth’ Toby Jones as Dobby … >
Although presented as an unknown by the press, the young Matt Smith had a fair track record our screens before taking the role of the Eleventh Doctor. Post-Doctor Who, he has already started to make waves in Hollywood. Following last year’s Terminator movie with Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) and Ryan Gosling’s Lost River, the 33-year-old … >
“I thought we might need a gang,” says the Doctor in ‘Dinosaurs on a Spaceship’. “Never really had a gang before. It’s new.” He’s totally lying, of course. Although it may feel that the enduring Doctor Who line-up is that of the Time Lord and a single, feisty female companion, there have actually been various … >
For a show as beloved as Doctor Who, its fans aren’t half critical of it. Several episodes during the modern era have being crucified for falling short of the expected level of quality. Every season has (hopefully only) one of them. Those episodes that, shall we say, underperform in the post-season polls. For Season 9, … >
Way long before the web became a meeting place for gamblers of all ranges, poker fever has taken the world by storm. People spent all their free time playing poker, working out their own algorithms to increase their chances to win. Today we can check the list of top online pokie casinos NZ and practice … >
From heartbreak to happiness, Sherlock fans have experienced it all over the ten adventures that have aired so far. Over three seasons and a one-off special, there have been some pretty intense highs – and some painful lows to match. > Buy the complete Season 1-3 boxset on Amazon. With writer Mark Gatiss warning viewers … >
With Big Finish now able to play with elements of 21st Century Doctor Who, we have already been treated to some amazing dramas such as ‘The Diary of River Song’, where River encountered the Eight Doctor, and ‘UNIT: Extinction’ in which an Auton invasion was foiled by Kate Stewart, Osgood and the team. We have … >