The Ninth Doctor Adventures

The Ninth Doctor and Rose reunite for a new audio drama series

Big Finish announced a series of audio adventures starring Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper.  Twenty years ago, Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper reinvigorated Saturday evenings with their starring roles on Doctor Who. As the traumatised Ninth Doctor and his new companion Rose Tyler, the pair visited the end of the world, met Charles Dickens and … >

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Mitchell & Webb return to Channel 4 with a new sketch show

The pair will team with a new generation of comic performers and writers.  Channel 4 have announced the return of David Mitchell and Robert Webb to the world of the sketch show. The pair, who had a long association with the channel as stars of Peep Show, have previously starred in sketch shows for both … >

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Billie Piper & David Tennant in Doctor Who 'Fear Her'

Missing Tenth Doctor story ‘Fear Her’ returns to BBC iPlayer

2006’s ‘Fear Her’ has been revoiced, removing the disgraced broadcaster Huw Edwards.  Updated 16/02/25: As the Tenth Doctor would doubtless say… “I’m Sorry, I’m So Sorry.” For reasons as yet unexplained, ‘Fear Her’ is temporarily unavailable again, with the iPlayer link diverting to an episode listing on the main BBC website instead. We’ll keep you … >

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David Harewood

Pierre – David Harewood to star in new contemporary legal drama

The show takes place in the world of a duty solicitor who uncovers a chilling web of institutional corruption.  Channel 4 have announced a new legal drama headlined by David Harewood. Pierre comes from writers Roy Williams (Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle) and John Donnelly (Utopia). Here’s the synopsis for Pierre: West London duty solicitor … >

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Channel 4’s cyber-thriller The Undeclared War returns for series 2

Simon Pegg and Hannah Khalique-Brown return for series 2 of the cyber-thriller.  Channel 4 has announced a second series of The Undeclared War. The new six-part run of the cyber-thriller comes from writer Colin Teevan (Das Boot), with Paul McGuigan (Inside Man) directing. Series 1 was presaged with a chilling faux-Prime Ministerial broadcast, so look out for … >

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Daisy Haggard

Channel 4 announces new dramas from Jack Thorne, Daisy Haggard

Jack Thorne brings us a forbidden love story, while Daisy Haggard heads into witness protection.  As part of a raft of new commissions, Channel 4 has confirmed that the celebrated writer Jack Thorne (Toxic Town, Lord of the Flies) has penned them a new original series. Falling is Thorne’s first love story and described as … >

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Fear - Martin Compston

Fear – trailer for Martin Compston’s new neighbour from hell thriller

The show adapts Dirk Kurbjuweit’s book of the same name.  It’s that time of year again when we remember that Martin Compston is actually Scottish. The Line of Duty star headlines Prime Video’s new psychological thriller series Fear. Set in Glasgow, the story follows Compston’s Martyn and his wife Rebecca, played by Anjli Mohindra. They … >

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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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