The Box Of Delights

This Sunday is The Box Of Delights day

For viewers of a certain vintage, The Box Of Delights was and is a flat-out Christmas treat. The BBC adaptation of John Masefield’s magical Christmas tale first screened in 1984, and quickly won audience hearts. The final of the six episodes screened on December 24th 1984, and in recent years, it’s become a Christmas tradition … >

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Doctor Who series 11: first director confirmed

Further to our story from the end of October (below), the new issue of Doctor Who Magazine has now officially confirmed that Jamie Childs is the first director working on Doctor Who series 11. Furthermore, the new issue of the magazine confirmed too that he directed the clip announcing Jodie Whittaker as the 13th Doctor in the … >

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Lord Of The Rings TV show: the backlash begins

Amazon’s decision to spend over $200m on a new Lord Of The Rings television series, with a further spin-off included in the deal, has certainly sent ripples around the internet over the past few days. What, people not unfairly ask, can Amazon do with a series that can improve on Peter Jackson’s extraordinary trilogy of … >

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Remember when David Jason was blocked from doing Doctor Who?

Doctor Who’s roster of guest stars since it returned to our screens in 2005 has been comfortably on the impressive side. But not everyone the Doctor Who team has approached has been able to take the job on. One of UK television’s biggest stars, David Jason, was approached by Russell T Davies, after reading that … >

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