David Mitchell stars as the reclusive puzzle-setter, John ‘Ludwig’ Taylor who is sucked into the world of a Major Investigations Team. Updated 16/09/24: With the show landing on Wednesday, September 25th, the BBC have dropped a trailer for Ludwig. Inviting us to meet our new favourite (accidental) detective, the trailer offers a quick introduction to … >
There’s life after death for Alex Kingston’s River Song as her irrepressible adventures continue. Since her 2015 audio debut, Big Finish have published twelve box sets of adventures with Professor River Song, as well as having her pop up in various other places. The Diary of River Song concluded in 2023 with The Orphan Quartet … >
The consulting detective Gabriel Book will investigate crimes on UKTV’s Alibi. Updated 18/07/24: Bookish guest stars announced. With filming now underway in Belgium, UKTV have confirmed a number of guest stars for Bookish. In episodes 5 & 6 of the series, Paul McGann (Doctor Who) will star as Mr Kind, alongside Tim McInnerny (Blackadder) as ‘D’. … >
Across the trilogy, Sir Derek Jacobi’s Master will encounter Bernice Summerfield, David Warner’s Unbound Doctor, the War Doctor and Torchwood’s Captain John Hart. Audio producers Big Finish have revealed the second trilogy from their epic Dark Gallifrey series featuring Doctor Who villains. Following on from Morbuis, the second set of stories focus on Sir Derek … >
Investigations in Shipton Abbot have concluded for now, but Humphrey and his team will be back for more. As Series 2 of Beyond Paradise drew to a heart-warming, if suitably unconventional close, the BBC instantly confirmed the show’s future. Fans of the investigations of DI Humphrey Goodman (Kris Marshall) and his team, as well as … >
It’s the potato-headed Sontaran clone army vs the shape-changing jellyfish Rutan Host as Doctor Who celebrates fifty years of conflict. Updated 19/03/25: The trailer is out for ‘In Name Only’ Ahead of its April release, Big Finish have dropped the trailer for the final part of Sontarans vs Rutans. From writer John Dorney, ‘In Name … >
Sontarans, Rutans, Sea Devils and the Seventh Doctor’s Last Day are all on the 2024 Big Finish schedule. Big Finish have enjoyed a busy 2023, including their celebrations for Doctor Who’s 60th Anniversary. However, the ever-industrious audio producers have plenty lined up for the new year too. Here’s five release we’re excited for… Star Cops: … >
He’s swapping Doc Martin for much darker territory in a hard-hitting drug dealing drama. ITV has announced a new six-part thriller to tackle the subject of county lines drug dealing. Out There will star Martin Clunes as a farmer forced to confront the dark forces seeping into his rural community when his livelihood, homestead and family … >
For her third series of solo adventures, Rose finds herself trapped in an alternate reality. During Doctor Who‘s 2008 series, viewers were aware of Rose Tyler’s efforts to reunite with the Doctor. Using a “dimension cannon”, she trekked through alternate realties to warn him of the impending threat of Davros and the Daleks’ reality ending … >
Robert Thorogood’s book will become a four-hour drama starring Samantha Bond. Writer Robert Thorogood is best known as the creator of the enduring Death in Paradise. Currently filming its 13th series, and with a spinoff up and running, it appears we can’t get enough of the sun-drenched whodunnit. However, there’s another Thorogood creation on the … >