As the Time War, the unfathomable temporal conflict between Daleks and Time Lords rumbles on, the Doctor refuses to fight. Instead, he hovers at the edges, trying to save lives. State of Bliss Though planned only for the first boxset, Rakhee Thakrar’s impressive debut ensured Bliss became the Doctor’s Time War companion. Writer Matt Fitton … >
Having previously teetered on the brink, last year’s Gallifrey box set launched into the “Time War”, the primarily off screen temporal conflict between the Doctor’s own people and the Daleks which indelibly coloured his backstory when the show returned to television screens in 2005. While the previous volume took pieces off the board, seemingly lining … >
After concluding his recent trilogy with Ace and Mel, the Seventh Doctor returns, travelling solo to round off another trilogy: the tragic tale of former UNIT medic Daniel Hopkins (Blake Harrison). Filling in a tantalising gap in Doctor Who history, April’s The Helliax Rift and July’s Hour Of The Cybermen have charted the Doctor’s brushes … >
Game of Thrones and Narcos star Pedro Pascal has entered talks to lead Disney’s new live action Star Wars series, The Mandalorian… Following the travails of a lone gunfighter in the outer reaches of the galaxy far from the authority of the New Republic, The Mandalorian will be air on Disney+ next year and be directed by Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni, Deborah Chow, Rick … >
A funny new video has revealed that Thor’s roommate Darryl survived the ‘snap’ at the end of Avengers: Infinity War. Daley Pearson first played this role in the hilarious ‘Team Thor‘ short film, which offered a comedic spin on the God Of Thunder’s absence from Captain America: Civil War. Darryl was last seen in the Thor: Ragnarok DVD extras, where he took … >
As Doctor Who fans we are used to enjoying stories in varying eras of the show, but there is a special thrill with the current Eighth Doctor offerings from Big Finish. While the Ravenous stories see a younger Eighth enjoying adventures in the company of companions Liv and Helen, the alternate strand is set much … >
Written by Jonathan Barnes, The Master Of Blackstone Grange finds Sherlock Holmes (Nick Briggs) somewhat lacking focus. Moriarty is no more, Holmes is lacking a serious challenge, and it is Watson (Richard Earl) who finds a new client, Horace Grigg (Nigel Hastings) and Holmes is about to embark upon a new quest when he learns … >
Though this would-be high-tension drama declares to be about the high-stakes world of online gambling, that fib is discarded early for a regular plot involving a young guy mentored in shiftiness by a charismatic criminal. As a way to seem authentic, a banal voiceover throws around phrases like “You gotta go all-in or cash out!” … >
Here’s a very welcome update: the new series of Taskmaster is a little closer than we though. Dave has confirmed that Taskmaster series 6 is nearly with us, and that the show will begin its new run this week, on May 2nd! What’s more, we’ve now been gifted a clip from the first episode of the new series. Feast … >
For fans of the brilliant Taskmaster, it’s good times right now. The first of four further series of the show kicks off next week, on May 2nd. It’ll broadcast on Dave, and the contestants for the new run are Alice Levine, Asim Chaudhry, Liza Tarbuck, Russell Howard and Tim Vine. Furthermore, we now learn that … >