BBC Worldwide has announced details of an official Doctor Who Festival later this year. The event will take place at ExCeL in London on 13-15 November and will be attended by Peter Capaldi (the Twelfth Doctor) and showrunner Steven Moffat. Doctor Who Festival will allow fans to discover “the inspiration behind the Doctor’s recent adversaries, … >
Fantasy author Garth Nix follows the previous instalments in his hugely successful Old Kingdom series with the highly anticipated prequel, Clariel. > Order the book on Amazon. Out to buy in paperback on Thursday 4 June, the novel follows the adventures of the 16-year-old Clariel as she struggles to adjust to her new life in the … >
Cucumber stars Julie Hesmondhalgh and Ceallach Spellman reunite in the first trailer for Closets. Also starring The Sarah Jane Adventures actor Tommy Lawrence Knight, the new gay short film about time travel sees Hesmondhalgh and Spellman, who played Cleo and Adam in Queer as Folk creator Russell T Davies’ new LGBT drama Cucumber on Channel … >
CBeebies has released the first clip from the new series of The Clangers. Narrated by Michael Palin, 52 new stop-motion animated episodes will air on weekdays from Monday 15 June on CBeebies. > Buy the original first season of The Clangers on DVD on Amazon. Watch the clip… Each 11-minute episode will centre on members … >
BBC Two has released a trailer for Stonemouth, a new romantic mystery based on Iain Banks’ best-selling novel. The first TV adaptation of Banks’ work since his death in 2013, the two-part drama is written by David Kane (Shetland) and stars Peter Mullan, Christian Cooke and Charlotte Spencer. Stonemouth begins at 9pm on Thursday 11 … >
Mother, Major, Tiny, Small and Granny are back next month as The Clangers return. Narrated by Michael Palin, 52 new stop-motion animated episodes will air on weekdays from Monday 15 June on CBeebies. Palin commened last year: “The world of the Clangers is delightful and irresistible. It’s a real pleasure and a great privilege to … >
Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat has revealed that he still feels guilty about changing the outcome of the Time War in 2013’s 50th anniversary special. ‘The Day of the Doctor’ aired on 23 November 2013 and rewrote the Time War storyline established by previous lead writer Russell T Davies when the show returned in 2005. … >
Carole Ann Ford has revealed that Peter Capaldi is keen for her too reprise her role as original Doctor Who companion Susan Foreman. The actress played the Doctor’s granddaughter from the show’s first episode in November 1963 until 1964’s ‘The Dalek Invasion of Earth’. She later returned in 1983’s ‘The Five Doctors’ and 1993 charity … >
Netflix has revealed the first look at Doctor Who star Freema Agyeman in Sense8, the new original sci-fi series from the creators of The Matrix. Described as “a gripping global tale of minds linked and souls hunted”, the 12-part series will be available to watch worldwide on Netflix from Friday 5 June. Watch the new … >
Strike Back writer Tony Saint’s new BBC One action drama will begin next month. The eight-part series follows a top secret, state-of-the-art law enforcement team whose unswerving mission is to hunt down some of Britain’s most dangerous criminals. The Interceptor starts at 9pm on Wednesday 10 June on BBC One. > Like The Interceptor on … >