Last night, audiences got to see Benedict Cumberbatch in the screen adaptation of The Child In Time on BBC One. Cumberbatch’s production company oversaw the show, and thus he’s been heavily involved in its promotion. In an interview with The Telegraph, he suggested that taking on the role in The Child In Time was a … >
There’s not much to it yet, but a brief first trailer has landed for the upcoming return of Our Girl. Michelle Keegan leads the cast again as Lance Corporal Georgie Lane, and joining her in the cast are Luke Pasqualino, Ben Aldridge and Tim Fywell. Series three of the show will feature 12 episodes, and … >
Ian McEwan’s The Child in Time is an aggressively challenging book to adapt. Not only does it deal with some heavy subject matter, but time and space are manipulated throughout the novel with the reader reliant on protagonist Stephen’s point of view to follow the many angles of the narrative. This one-off BBC drama – … >
As is now entrenched as a Yuletide tradition, the BBC has confirmed that it’ll be screening an adaptation of one of David Walliams’ hugely popular stories this Christmas.
Those of you with the magical combination of children and Netflix will be familiar with the cycle of programmes you can make magically appear one after the other when you need an hour of shuteye. One of those shows is Maya The Bee, an animated programmed based on the not very good film from a … >
In the run-up to its twelfth series, which lands on Dave on 12th October, I’m rewatching Red Dwarf from the beginning. This week it’s time to reach for the maple syrup, taramasalata, or (if it makes any difference) hummus in Red Dwarf IV. With bigger sci-fi adventures and the addition of Kryten as a full-time … >
Jodie Whittaker is heading to work soon to start filming her first full run of Doctor Who, taking on the title role that she’ll inherit this Christmas. And in a new interview recorded at the recent Edinburgh TV Festival, outgoing Doctor Who executive producer Steven Moffat has been chatting about how the cast of Michelle … >
Cucumber won Russell T Davies a BAFTA: but he laments the fact that it didn’t get the hoped-for ratings…
Russell T Davies has been doing some interviews, to help promote a brand new book of Time Lord poetry, that he’s provided the illustrations for. It’s a lovely book, that’s on sale now. As part of his interview tour, he gave an interview to Doctor Who megafan Frank Skinner, on the latter’s Absolute Radio show. … >
John Challis is best known to audiences worldwide as Boycie in Only Fools & Horses. And he’s currently touring the UK with his entertaining one man show, where he recalls stories from his career, and takes questions from the audience. He was in the Midlands last night, and his show covered his appearance in the … >