A two thousand-and-something year old man said it last Christmas, and it feels even more apt now: ‘Everything ends, and it’s always sad. But everything begins again too, and that’s always happy.’ And that’s what we have right here. An ending and a new beginning. Sad and happy all at once. Very Moffat. The mourning of … >
Magic Light Pictures have treated everyone to yet another Christmas delight: The Highway Rat. The company behind The Stickman. Gruffalo and 2012’s Room on a Broom have adapted the popular children’s story by Julia Donaldson for perfect post-lunch viewing. The 30 minute outing follows the titular character, Highway Rat, on his journey and growth from selfish … >
Graham Linehan’s much-loved TV series The IT Crowd has had a couple of attempts to crack the American market thus far. Thus far without success, too. However, Linehan himself is now set to oversee a third attempt to take the show to America, with NBC ordering a pilot episode for a US remake of The … >
The latest audio series of Robin Of Sherwood has scored quite a coup, with the news that Michael Praed is returning to reprise his role as Robin. Praed was the original Robin in the TV series, but he quit the role after two series, to instead head to America and try and crack Broadway. In … >
Production is underway on Doctor Who series 11 at the moment, with the first block of episodes for Jodie Whittaker’s opening series of the Doctor filmed. The identity of the writing staff for Doctor Who series 11 remains a secret, though, outside of incoming showrunner Chris Chibnall and his team. But according to Mark Gatiss, … >
The long-awaited screen adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower finally made it into cinemas over the summer, and left not long afterwards. The film – intended to launch a franchise of movies as well as a TV show – spluttered at the box office, and plans for a second were quickly nixed. However, the … >
The first treats of the Christmas television season have been and gone, with the triumphant trilogy of 20th anniversary The League Of Gentlemen specials on BBC Two. Off the back of that, The League have announced a nationwide arena tour for next year. But in terms of television? That might just be your lot. Producer … >
Amidst the sad news that Dave Gorman has brought his excellent Modern Life Is Goodish show to an end on Dave came a detailed blog post from the man himself. In it, he detailed why he felt the time was right to end the show, and also went into some detail as to the preparation … >
As Star Wars: The Last Jedi dominates cinema screens around the world, BBC Four is tapping into it all with a special documentary looking at Britain’s contribution to the saga. The Galaxy Britain Built: Droids, Darth Vader And Lightsabers is an hour-long show, presented by David Whiteley, that screened on December 21st. And it’s now … >
A brand new extended preview has just landed for the return of The X-Files, which will be hitting our screens in January. Take a look… The X-Files will be back on free-to-air television in the UK, with the news that Channel Five has picked up the broadcasting rights to the upcoming eleventh season. The upcoming run … >