Revolution of the Daleks: new information from Doctor Who Magazine

The Revolution of the Daleks preview in Doctor Who Magazine 559 revealed a few more details about the special. The most interesting information came from Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, who plays “nervous young scientist” Leo Rugazzi in the special. “He’s really excited about discovery and creation and science, and he’s been cultivating this embryo which, unbeknownst to … >

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Roald & Beatrix Curious Mouse

Sky releases trailer for The Tail Of The Curious Mouse

Sky has released a trailer for its Christmas Eve special Roald & Beatrix: The Tail Of The Curious Mouse As you may recall from our previous piece, this is the story of how young Roald Dahl (Harry Tayler) sets off to see his hero, Beatrix Potter (Dawn French). It also stars Jessica Hynes as Roald’s mother Sofie, … >

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Rose Island (2020) Netflix

Rose Island released today on Netflix and a behind the scenes trailer

Netflix has released Rose Island, based on the true story of an independent Italian micro-state from the 1960s The story of Rose Island is a curious and little known one. Here’s the Netflix summary: Giorgio, a gifted yet misunderstood engineer has hit rock bottom — he’s been fired from his job, his parents won’t speak to him, and … >

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Doctor Who’s Weeping Angels filmed in Cardiff

A weeping Angel from Doctor Who was spotted during filming at Rosebery Place in Penarth, Wales on the evening of December 8. Spooky goings on outside the house tonight in Penarth. It’s daylight at 8and a rather strange statue in the middle of the road. Mmmm 🤔 I wonder what they’re filming?? Could it possibly … >

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Normal People

Normal People dominates the 2020 BBC iPlayer charts

The BBC has revealed just what we’ve been watching on iPlayer in 2020 and Irish drama Normal People is the runaway hit (so far) The BBC has released the iPlayer figures for 2020 up until the end of November and Normal People based on the Sally Rooney novel of the same name is the clear winner with … >

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The Art of Star Trek Discovery

The Art of Star Trek Discovery book now published

Titan Books has published today (December 8 2020) a new hardback book The Art of Star Trek Discovery We’ve been enjoying Star Trek: Discovery season 3 (see our review of the latest episode here) and one of the many things that appeal to us is the stunning visuals. It seems both CGI and set/costume design has reached new … >

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Ofcom predicts the end of traditional broadcasting in the UK

Ofcom has made the news today with predictions of the end for BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 as the online world is leaving current approaches behind Ofcom has been consulting on the future of the UK TV industry as part of its Small Screen: Big Debate initiative. That phase of study is complete … >

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