Gladiator - Russell Crowe

Those About To Die – Prime Video picks up international rights

The show comes from producer/director Roland Emmerich, based on the book of the same name.  Fans of bloody gladiatorial combat rejoice! Via THR, we’ve learned that Those About To Die is coming to Prime Video. Commissioned by US streamer Peacock, the show draws on the same non-fiction text as the movie Gladiator. Across 10 episodes, … >

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The Ninth Doctor Adventures continue with Travel in Hope (updated)

Christopher Eccleston’s next box set of audio adventures promises an encounter with Alpha Centauri. Updated 03/08/23: The audio adventures of the Ninth Doctor continue today with three more stories, released under the title Travel in Hope. To celebrate its arrival, producers Big Finish have released another of their special video trailers. This one leans towards … >

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Paranormal: The Girl, The Ghosts and The Gravestone

Paranormal – new BBC Three documentary series

Paranormal: The Girl, The Ghost and The Gravestone investigates a Welsh farmhouse widely considered to be the most haunted house in Britain.  In a joint commission between BBC Three and BBC Wales, Radio 1 presenter Sian Eleri sets out to investigate a seemingly ordinary farmhouse in north Wales. In the late 1990s, Penyffordd Farm was … >

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Billy Dee Williams announces his memoir

What Have We Here?: Portraits of a Life is released in February 2024.  When the Star Wars legend Billy Dee Williams teased “something truly magnificent” recently, various commentators (us included) jumped to a conclusion. That’s because his tease came closely after news broke about the long-gestating Star Wars Lando Calrissian television series: Donald Glover and … >

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The Tower II: Death Message – trailer drops

Gemma Whelan returns as DS Sarah Collins.  With the show returning soon, ITV have released a first-look trailer for The Tower II: Death Message. The new series is based on Kate London’s novel of the same name and again adapted by screenwriter Patrick Harbinson. The core cast return alongside Gemma Whelan’s DS Sarah Collins. That’s … >

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Good Omens - The Graphic Novel

Good Omens is getting a Graphic Novel adaptaion

It’s a nice and accurate adaptation based on the beloved book by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman.  While we’re still enjoying the second television series of Good Omens, Neil Gaiman has announced that the original story is coming to another medium. First published in 1990, Good Omens was a collaboration between authors Terry Pratchett and … >

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Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition 64: Action Figures 2005-2023

Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition 64: Action Figures 2005-2023 celebrates the action figures and other articulated toys inspired by the 21st-century incarnation of the series. Packed with exclusive photography and behind-the-scenes details, this volume surveys collectables based on episodes featuring the Ninth through to the Fourteenth Doctors. Some of the most popular Doctor Who toys … >

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Doctor Who Doom’s Day: Dying Hours audio drama details revealed

Doom encounters the Eighth Doctor and Charley, the Silence and Jackie Tyler on Big Finish.  The multi-platform Doctor Who adventure Doom’s Day comes enjoys its audio drama component in September. Doom’s Day follows a time travelling assassin, played by Sooz Kempner, through twenty-four hours. The story plays out across prose, audio, comic strip and games. … >

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David Tennant praises Ncuti Gatwa’s Doctor Who performance

In an interview with Variety, Fourteenth Doctor actor David Tennant revealed that he had the opportunity to watch Ncuti Gatwa’s Fifteenth Doctor in action. “Oh God, what a force of nature. I’ve caught a little bit of him at work and it’s pretty exciting,” Tennant enthused, concluding with “You can see Ncuti has so much … >

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