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‘Doctor Who’: ‘Night of the Whisper’ (‘Destiny of the Doctor’ 9) audiobook review

‘Night of the Whisper’ is a rare thing indeed, a non-televised adventure for the Ninth Doctor.

Other than the half a dozen novels and handful of comic strip appearances that appeared at the time, Christopher Eccleston’s short stint as the Time Lord has not seen much expansion. AudioGO tend to make audio adventures for the incumbent Doctor and Big Finish’ license precludes anything pre-2005.

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‘Orphan Black’: ‘Instinct’ review

If it wasn’t already obvious after the first episode, the way ‘Instinct’ ends makes it clear Orphan Black is a show that is primarily about clones and that this story thread is what the plot will be mainly be focussed on.

The mystery of why Beth killed herself remains an interesting addition, and it’s guaranteed to end up connecting to the cloning conspiracy in some way further down the line.

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‘What Remains’ finale review

Tony Basgallop is a talented man. And a cruel writer. Indeed, we might never forgive him for luring us into his dramatic attic three Sundays ago. Because as we’ve been stumbling through the shadows trying to guess the murderer, he’s been busy sharpening his final script into an arrowhead; all so he can fire it right into our heart.

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‘White House Down’ movie review

In that curious “like-buses” way that Hollywood sometimes works, hot on the heels of this year’s Olympus Has Fallen comes another story about terrorists taking over the White House, and the poor, unfortunate hero who finds himself caught in the middle and having to save the day.

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‘Whitechapel’: Series 4 Episode 2 review

Striking a decidedly supernatural tone, Series 4’s opening two-part tale drew to a close with a rational, scientific explanation for the Witchfinder murders, before expertly throwing all the cards up in the air once again.

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‘Burton and Taylor’ DVD review

Long before Brangelina, Posh ‘n’ Becks, Beyoncé & Jay-Z, and, er, Peter & Jordan, there was Richard Burton & Elizabeth Taylor. While a simple VMA twerk can send the world into a Twitter frenzy these days, Liz Taylor was breaking so many marriage vows back in her day that even the Pope called her out. #scandal indeed.

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