We’ve now had some Time and breathing Space to re-watch (and re-re-watch) and ponder on this year’s Doctor Who finale, ‘Hell Bent’. Frankly it was needed. An immediate reaction would likely have been 50% dribbling. This review will probably only be 15-20% dribbling. Season 9’s first episode, ‘The Magician’s Apprentice’, was the stuff that fan-fiction … >
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS PLOT SPOILERS. WE ADVISE NOT READING THE REVIEW UNTIL YOU’VE SEEN THE MOVIE. After three non-stop years of building hype and anticipation, the latest chapter in the Star Wars saga has finally hit cinemas. Strangely enough for a sci-fi fan, Star Wars kind of passed me by. I have vague memories of … >
The second episode of ITV’s follow-up to last year’s Prey kicks things into high gear with Philip Glenister’s on-the-run Murdoch eventually being captured by the police. So much happens before we get there though. Mad Dogs star Glenister proves himself as a more than worthy replacement for John Simm (who was the titular prey in … >
BBC One’s Capital concludes with an immersive if slightly disappointing final instalment as the mystery behind the WE WANT WHAT YOU HAVE campaign is uncovered. Life on Pepys Road will never be the same again. Roger Yount (Toby Jones in marvellous form) is left reeling when he’s fired from his job for ‘gross negligence’ after … >
It has been almost two and half years since the last episode of Luther aired, but you’d barely know it when watching this confident return. This episode is the first of a two-part special bringing Idris Elba’s iconic troubled but brilliant cop back to the screen, and while there are at least a couple of subtle callbacks to the … >
In this unofficial guide to the Doctor Who universe, writer Lance Parkin has attempted to throw his net wider than most. Not only has he drawn from televised events seen on the BBC, but he has weaved in details from the K-9 television series, spin-off video productions and even included information from the wider worlds … >
After reviving three of Torchwood’s core characters (sorry Rhys), this month’s star initially took us rather by surprise. Yvonne Hartman, the uber-professional self-proclaimed people person and director of Torchwood, hails from a time before the organisation had its own TV series; she made her fateful stand against the Cybermen in Doctor Who’s Season 2 finale … >
For this conclusion to last week’s action-packed first part, ‘The Reaper’ reigns in the scope and focusses on the emotional – as Robert fights to save the life of his younger brother Ravi. Sadly, Spring-Heeled Jack is dispatched rather rapidly (a real shame that the character, who really fitted the world of the show, didn’t … >
Aimed squarely at the Christmas market for younger fans, BBC Children’s Books have released a few Doctor Who related stocking fillers, in addition to October’s entertaining volume The Time Lord Letters and the stunning Impossible Worlds art book. Being young at heart, we decided to dive in and connect with our inner child… Doctor … >
Lewis Carroll’s classic Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland has long been ripe material for modernisation and adaptation, from horror action video games and graphic novels to more faithful television and film renditions. The most recent of these is this new musical from Blur frontman Damon Albarn, writer Moira Buffini and incumbent National Theatre creative director Rufus … >