A one-time companion of the Seventh Doctor in prose, who has gone on to meet other incarnations across various formats (and enjoyed her own successful audio series), archaeology Professor Bernice Summerfield is a seasoned time-traveller. Following on from her last set of New Adventures, trapped in a parallel, dying universe in the company of an … >
While we eagerly await the arrival of Daniel Craig’s final 007 adventure in 2019, London’s Royal Festival Hall last night hosted a stunning tribute to the work of the late John Barry. The Yorksire-born composer, who died in 2011, wrote the scores for eleven James Bond movie between 1963’s From Russia With Love and 1987’s … >
Spoilers ahead: In the final episode of Red Dwarf’s twelfth series, Rimmer travels through alternative universes in search of one where he has a better life.
Christmas! Comes earlier every year, dunnit? Why it’s only mid-November and already we’re deluged with selection boxes, snowmen, and the crinkly sound of Noddy Holder slowly defrosting from his cryonic slumber at North Pole HQ. Thank goodness then that we can take refuge from it all in a new series of Peaky Blinders, where it’s … >
When Doctor Who returned to television, the “Time War” was a masterstroke; side-stepping years of continuity, it allowed new viewers to learn about the Doctor’s past alongside his die-hard fans. Through a drip feed of titbits, passing references and old enemies in subsequent years, this backstory built inexorably towards Gallifrey’s climatic return in time for … >
Following the divisive detour into Eleven-land in episode seven, The Mind Flayer brings us back to the matter at hand. Trouble is, though it’s an entertaining hour, it’s one that’s trying to cram in too many ideas at once.
Big Finish’s Doctor Who Short Trips range continues with Matthew Waterhouse narrating The Ingenious Gentleman Adric Of Alzarius, a fifth Doctor, Adric (of course), Nyssa and Tegan story. As the synopsis hints, writer Julian Richards takes Adric to a mythic landscape, where there be giants (or perhaps windmills), an evil enchanter, a hero in the … >
Spoilers: in the penultimate episode of Red Dwarf’s twelfth series, the crew discover that their ship is now owned by M-Corp and Lister can no longer see products that aren’t also owned by the corporation.
Here’s our spoiler-filled review of Stranger Things 2, episode 7 ‘The Lost Sister’.
We left poor, sweet Will Byers writhing around on the ground as soldiers attempted to burn the demogorgon into submission, and things aren’t looking too good for the lad in episode six. With three episodes left, things are hotting up (pun intended) for the entire gang, and The Spy is another strong episode of this … >