Free image taken from https://unsplash.com/photos/y6aFH6ZhI7s Doctors have been featured on television for over five decades. Early on, they were typically depicted as almost superhuman: infallible, good looking, caring and with perfect bedside manners. With time, we’ve seen more shows that portray them as flawed antiheroes – usually still very good looking but sex-obsessed and struggling … >
Broadcaster, comedian and writer Sue Perkins is the next host of BBC Radio 4’s iconic and much-loved Just a Minute As a recent guest host and 58-time panellist, Sue Perkins is primed to rule on cases of hesitation, repetition or deviation. She takes the host’s chair for the 87th series of Just A Minute (JAM), … >
Blackjack has long been one of the most played card games because it’s simple and it’s fun. Although it is generally agreed that Blackjack originated in France, known as Vingt-et-Un, or 21, in the 1700 – it is a globally enjoyed game. The first American rules for Blackjack came into play in 1825, … >
It’s back to Kaldor City for The Robots 4 — three more enthralling tales from this excellent spin-off series We left The Robots 3 with two major threads developing and destined to come together; in this set they do. Back to the beginning… The series as a whole is centred on Nicola Walker’s Liv Chenka, but … >
What is the environmental impact of watching your favourite show? The sustainability of streaming is something we should all care about It takes a lot of technology to run the modern world (and not just streaming media, but social media as well as the rest of the web / internet). If you’ve ever spent time … >
Sky One’s new original eight-part space opera acknowledges its debts to its small screen forebears and antecedents without apology. Intergalactic stands squarely in the tradition of shows as far apart in the TV timeline as Blake’s 7 (1978-81) and Firefly (2002). It’s a big, playful, energetic exploration of high-stakes, high-concept sci-fi. And despite the occasional … >
The UK has broadcast several of the most popular game shows that have ever appeared on TV – some have even emerged as live casino games. The Most Popular UK Game Shows on TV In the UK, TV audiences have been watching game shows for years. While new formats emerge each year, it takes staying … >
With The First Doctor Adventures Volume 05, Big Finish continues to demonstrate the strengths (and weaknesses) of its recast first Doctor series The recast team of David Bradley (the Doctor), Claudia Grant (Susan), Julian Glover (Ian) and Jemma Powell (Barbara) get involved in two more two-disc adventures, doing their best to recreate the feel of the … >
The pandemic has been soaring for over a year and you must have tried everything you could possibly do indoors. The two activities most engaged in were OTT platforms like Netflix and Amazon and streaming media like YouTube. Even though they continuously generate new content, you may be getting tired of using the same platforms. … >
Coming in June is Awake, a post-apocalyptic tale with simple ideas at the root of a strong story Arriving on June 9, Awake is set at the end of the world, and while the apocalypse is hardly new territory, this film looks (from the trailer) to impress. Not to be confused with the Jason Isaacs television series of the … >