Arguably the high watermark of spoof/satire television in the UK, The Day Today is unquestionably an important slice of British comedy history. Spawning from the similarly genius radio show On The Hour, The Day Today brought together several now well-known comedic actors and writers – Steve Coogan, Rebecca Front, Patrick Marber, David Schneider, Peter Baynham, … >
The second series of Top Of The Lake is edging closer, with the BBC now confirming a transmission date for the drama’s return. The second series goes by the name Top Of The Lake: China Girl, and it sees Elisabeth Moss taking on the role of Detective Robin Griffin. She’s back in Sydney in the … >
We have a surprise new Doctor… Who Magazine editor. Having served as the pilot of his very own paper TARDIS since August 2007, Tom Spilsbury will be marking his tenth anniversary in the role by ceding the chair. Looking back at Spilbsury’s run, perhaps nothing became as notorious as his early cover with Kylie and … >
A short trailer for new Mark Gatiss project Queers features a whole host of acting talent.
Writer and director Shane Meadows will once again grace Channel 4 with a new 4-part series, The Virtue.
The main block of filming on this year’s Doctor Who Christmas special was wrapped up at the start of this week, with Peter Capaldi completing his final episode as the Time Lord. That said, there may be some effects shots and such like to still get. And one crucial moment of the episode appears not … >
A planned Dalek documentary by the name of The Undiscovered Daleks had been set to tell the story of Doctor Who’s most famous foes. But the project, from Victor Lewis-Smith, has become mired up in legal issues. The film had promised to include fresh Dalek outtakes, and plenty of behind the scenes stories of Davros’ … >
Netflix has commissioned a new eight-part drama by the name of Safe, that comes from the pen of BAFTA-winning writer Danny Brocklehurst (who scored his gong for his writing work on Shameless). The show will focus on a gated community, where a paediatric surgeon is trying to raise his two daughters, following the death of … >
This past week, it looks as if Peter Capaldi has filmed his final scenes for Doctor Who, leaving Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff and warmly chatting to fans having wrapped up filming. Fan interaction, and spending time with the show’s followers, has been a big thing for Capaldi. But as he revealed to The Big … >
Netflix has sprung a pleasant surprise this afternoon, with the news that the second season of Stranger Things will be with us sooner than expected. There had been reports that season two wouldn’t land until 2018, although in recent times we’ve had a Halloween release teased. And it’s the latter that’s proven correct, as we … >