William Shatner spoke on the WGA (screenwriters) and SAG-AFTRA (actors) strikes ongoing in America and how they affected his convention appearance at Fan Expo Boston on Saturday, August 5, 2023. The convention organizers reassured fans that the the celebrity talks, meet-and-greets, autograph signings, photo ops and panels would still occur with this official statement: “As … >
Pull To Open: 1962–1963: The Inside Story of how the BBC created and launched Doctor Who is out now. Writer and broadcaster Paul Hayes is no stranger to the arcane world of television show development. In 2021, his excellent book The Long Game painstakingly pieced together Doctor Who‘s complicated journey back to our screens in … >
The show, based on Mo Hayder’s acclaimed novels, is described as nail-biting and deeply disturbing. The BBC’s new thriller series, WOLF, arrives on Monday, 31st July and promises to be a mashup of crime and horror genres. Its cast, led by Ukweli Roach, includes Juliet Stevenson and Owen Teale, as well as Sacha Dhawan, Iwan … >
In time for the 2023 holidays, the BBC Shop is offering a limited edition complete New Who years Blu-ray collectors set. 6,000 of the Doctor Who: Limited Edition Complete New Who Collectors Blu-Ray Set will be available with thirteen remastered seasons and exclusive content from Russell T. Davies and David Tennant. Each set will feature … >
David Tennant and Jessica Hynes return as we catch up with the story of the Yates family. Having finished its second series in 2020, hit comedy There She Goes returns for a special on 21st June, 2023. Based on the real-life experiences of writers Shaun Pye and Sarah Crawford, whose daughter was born with an … >
Australia gets its own monarch as Catherine Tate begins her royal reign down under. Naturally, being avid Doctor Who fans, we’re all waiting for Catherine Tate’s return as Donna Noble this November. However, the star has the not inconsiderable matter of a new sitcom which lands on Friday, 16th June. Queen of Oz sees her … >
As Big Finish’s Space: 1999 lands for a third box set of audio adventures, we talk to Mark Bonnar about the show and his love of audio. The latest volume of Big Finish’s Space: 1999 is out today. The audio drama sees Mark Bonnar star as Commander John Koenig, reimagining the drama of the original … >
The final part of the Guilt trilogy sees the brothers back in Scotland again. Guilt returns this week, reuniting brothers Max (Mark Bonnar) and Jake (Jamie Sives) for a final series of the comedy drama. Here’s the synopsis: The final part of the trilogy sees the brothers back together but enemies old, and new, cause … >
The Death in Paradise spin-off kicks off this Friday, 24th February. New adventures await DI Humphrey Goodman (Kris Marshall) as he trades the Caribbean sunshine for the Devonshire coast in Beyond Paradise. However, despite the idyllic surroundings, his new beat of Shipton Abbott contains plenty to keep the detective busy. Across the six-part run, there’s … >
Set in Leeds, Better comes from Humans writers Jonathan Brackley and Sam Vincent. Better a new five-part thriller from writers Jonathan Brackley and Sam Vincent lands on BBC One next week. The show stars Leila Farzad (I Hate Suzie), Andrew Buchan (Broadchurch) and genre favourite Anton Lesser (Game of Thrones, Andor). Here’s the synopsis for … >