Christopher Eccleston to headline new BBC drama

The BBC has announced a new drama from writer Danny Brocklehurst, that’s recruited Christopher Eccleston and Paula Malcomson to lead its cast. Brocklehurst’s credits to date include The Driver, Clocking Off, Accused and Linda Green. The new drama will be called Come Home, and will run for three hour-long episodes. As per the BBC’s announcement, … >

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Red Dwarf XII adds new guest star

Red Dwarf return to our screens next month, and a fresh piece of casting news for the show has been announced. Johnny Vegas is taking on a guest star role in one of the six upcoming episodes of Red Dwarf XII. He’ll be playing a law enforced – a ‘crit cop’ – in a place … >

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The choice of windows in Play School was never random

From 1964 through to 1988, one of the most iconic childrens’ programmes on British TV was Play School. Hosted across its run by the likes of Brian Cant, Floella Benjamin, Derek Griffiths and Johnny Ball, the show consistently gave its viewers a mystery: which of the three windows would we be looking through this week? … >

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Red Dwarf: revisiting the second series

Before its twelfth series lands on Dave in October, I’m rewatching all of Red Dwarf from the beginning. This week it’s time to tackle rebellious androids, virtual reality and false memories in Red Dwarf II. I mentioned in my look at the maiden run that the first series of Red Dwarf has a pervading sense … >

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Torchwood: James Marsters returning for new adventure

Big Finish continues its excellent work with Torchwood, and it’s lured back James Marsters for its next adventure. He’ll be reprising his role of Captain Jack Harkness’ old flame Captain John in The Death Of Captain Jack, which will be released in March 2018. The audio drama will also feature John Barrowman, Kai Owen, Tom … >

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The Simpsons fires its award-winning composer after 27 years, producers now issue statement

Update: the producers of The Simpsons have issued a statement to Deadline, following the fall-out from news that long-serving composer Alf Clausen has been fired. The statement reads: We tremendously value Alf Clausen’s contributions to the Simpsons and he will continue to have an ongoing role in the show. We remain committed to the finest … >

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