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Big Finish announce a rematch for the Sixth Doctor & Iris Wildthyme

The transtemporal adventuress returns in a new Doctor Who audio drama from her creator Paul Magrs.  The long history of Doctor Who is sprinkled with big characters, some with even bigger personalities. Two of the largest are surely Colin Baker’s Sixth Doctor and Katy Manning as Iris Wildthyme. Iris Wildthyme While onscreen, Ms Manning played … >

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Magic: The Gathering

Magic: The Gathering is coming to television and Cinema

The popular card game plans to invade our screens thanks to a partnership with Legendary Entertainment.  In news picked up via the excellent downthetubes.net, we’ve learned that Magic: The Gathering has plans to conquer new mediums. Created in 1993, Magic: The Gathering is recognised as the world’s first trading card game. Players take on the role … >

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Big Mood

Nicola Coughlan and Lydia West return for more Big Mood

Maggie and Eddie are back as Big Mood is scores a second series commission.  From Derry Girls to Bridgerton, Barbie to festive Doctor Who, Nicola Coughlan’s star continues to burn brightly. Last year she paired with Lydia West (It’s A Sin, Inside Man) for Big Mood, and Channel 4 have just confirmed the show’s return. Together they … >

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Anna Maxwell Martin returns to Line of Duty

Star City – For All Mankind spinoff to star Anna Maxwell Martin

Apple TV+’s alt-history Soivet space race show will be led by Anna Maxwell Martin and Rhys Ifans.  Motherland and Ludwig star Anna Maxwell Martin is to appear in the upcoming For All Mankind spinoff, according to Deadline. She’ll lead the shown alongside Rhys Ifans (House of the Dragon), which looks at the Soviet side of … >

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Prisoner stars Tahar Rahim & Izuka Hoyle

Prisoner – new Sky action thriller for Tahar Rahim and Izuka Hoyle

The stars of The Serpent and Bad Boys lead a stellar ensemble for Prisoner.  Sky have announced a new original thriller series from screenwriter Matt Charman and director Otto Bathurst. Prisoner stars Tahar Rahim alongside Izuka Hoyle (Boiling Point, Ludwig) as a prisoner and escort on the run together. Rahim was mesmeric in The Serpent … >

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Doctor Who adventure ‘The Tenth Planet’ to be released on vinyl

The First Doctor’s final adventure gets an exclusive audio vinyl release on Record Store Day, April 2025. The Tenth Planet, the Doctor Who story which introduced the iconic Cybermen, will be available for the first time on double vinyl from Demon Records. This narrated BBC soundtrack adventure, first broadcast in 1966, includes the show’s first … >

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Black Ops

Black Ops series 2 gathers a starry guest cast

The second run of the award-winning comedy drama has started filming.  Black Ops is filming again, with Dom (Gbemisola Ikumelo) and Kay (Hammed Animashaun) returning alongside Akemnji Ndifornyen as gang boss Tevin. Here’s the setup: Series two kicks off with Dom and Kay now working for MI5. They may be in the world of espionage, … >

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The Gold

The Gold series two – returning and new cast confirmed

The investigation into the fate of the Brinks-Mat robbery and its aftermath continues… 2023’s The Gold, the drama which dramatized the story of the infamous Brinks-Mat robbery and the police investigation that followed it was genuinely fascinating. The BBC confirmed that the series would return to continue the tale. The six-part series two follows the … >

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