The BBC’s iPlayer service has got off quite a start in 2018, as the first official figures for 2018 have revealed it’s already been the busiest month on record for the service. In all, 328 million programme requests were registered, up 10% on January 2017. What’s more, the first big hit of the service this … >
Christopher Eccleston has opened up about his decision to leave Doctor Who after one series back in 2005, and the subsequent ramifications for his career that taking the role had. In an interview to promote his upcoming appearance as Macbeth in Stratford, that starts at the RSC tomorrow, he candidly revealed that “what happened around … >
After two seasons, we definitely now won’t be getting any more episodes of Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency, it’s been confirmed. The show, based on the novels by Douglas Adams, had failed to earn a renewal at BBC America for a season three towards the end of last year. Thus, efforts were made to try … >
Light spoilers for Doctor Who series 11. Last week came the news that Alan Cumming would be joining series 11 of Doctor Who. He broke the news to the Homo Sapiens podcast, and that he’d be playing King James I in an episode of the new series. As it turns out, he was filming over … >
The new issue of Doctor Who Magazine has a fresh interview with Michelle Gomez, known to fans of the show of course for playing Missy/The Master in Doctor Who over the past few years. Gomez had said that she felt her time on Doctor Who had come to a close come the end of series 10 … >
Tully looks like it could be something really special. This upcoming comedy flick heralds from writer Diablo Cody and director Jason Reitman, the same duo that brought us Juno and Young Adult. Their star from the latter of those two films, Charlize Theron, returns here to tackle the topic of parenting. Theron’s Marlo and Mark … >
The USA Network’s smash hit mystery miniseries, The Sinner, has been renewed for a second season. On this side of the pond, Netflix UK broadcast all eight episodes of The Sinner season 1. We assume the streaming service will do the same for season 2. If you’re unfamiliar, let us fill you in. The Sinner … >
BBC Three has launched a new editorial pillar, in order to broaden its output and create yet more opportunities for up-and-coming writers. BBC Three Controller Damian Kavanagh describes this as “an exciting creative moment for the channel and the production community as we are broadening the scope of our commissioning. We have received extra investment … >
Join us for a theory, as we speculate whether the BBC is planning to release the ten episodes of Jodie Whittaker’s first series of Doctor Who in one go…
In the very early years of Doctor Who, script editors tended to start their tenure full of ideas for their version of the show, only to find themselves slowly run down by the sheer amount of work involved, just putting out what’s proven to work. They didn’t stick around for longer than two years, usually wanting to … >