Ian McEwan’s The Child in Time is an aggressively challenging book to adapt. Not only does it deal with some heavy subject matter, but time and space are manipulated throughout the novel with the reader reliant on protagonist Stephen’s point of view to follow the many angles of the narrative. This one-off BBC drama – … >
The Companion Chronicles, Big Finish’s series of stories narrated by the Doctor’s fellow travellers, continues with a second volume focussed on the First Doctor era.
With September’s release of The Time Machine, the Big Finish range of HG Wells audios hits the home straight with this two-disc adaption by Marc Platt of this classic story. Starring Ben Miles (The Crown) in the role of the nameless Time Traveller, it’s a very faithful telling of the original text, and worthy of … >
Here’s our spoiler-free review of new Dave comedy, Porters…
In my review of the first episode of Liar, I was quite firm in my belief that narratives like this told in the mainstream without proper vetting by victims and experts can do unimaginable damage. I still believe that, but episode two of the ITV drama furthers my opinion on both sides of the fence.
Here’s our spoiler-filled review of Rellik, episode 2.
If you hadn’t noticed, dystopian fiction is having a bit of a moment. In troubled times it’s human nature to seek out tales of dark futures we can only imagine or cautionary tales of how bad things can turn should we fail to take action. Philip K Dick is a master of this kind of … >
Here’s our spoiler-filled review of the new BBC crime drama, Rellik.
Spoilers for episode one of Liar lie ahead. Television writers seem to quite like writing about sexual assault. It’s an easy shortcut to drama, romantic escalation between the (almost always female) victim and their (always male) savior, and the instant vilification of the attacker. When Game of Thrones was pulled up a couple of years … >
The sixth series of Fourth Doctor adventures concludes with a four-part story, straddled arcoss two months, from master storyteller Marc Platt.