If your Doctor Who fan credentials are old enough, you’ll be able to realise how disquieting it might have been to learn that Class was premiering on BBC iPlayer. Your paranoid, withered fanboy heart would have known that the BBC were betraying the Time Lord, and throwing the spin-off show onto a funeral pyre where … >
BBC bosses apparently want Doctor Who to feel like “a brand new show” when new showrunner Chris Chibnall takes over in 2018. According to The Mirror, the shake-up will see Peter Capaldi and new co-star Pearl Mackie departing as the Twelfth Doctor his new companion, allowing Chibnall a “clean slate” for his era. Capaldi has played the … >
2016 has been another stellar year for Young Adult literature! As the year comes to a close, we’ve picked out five of our favourite new YA books for your Christmas list… ‘The Diabolic’ by S. J. Kincaid S.J. Kincaid burst on to the YA scene in 2012 when her debut novel, Insignia, was shortlisted for the … >
Happy golden fiftieth anniversary, Cybermen! Almost as old as Doctor Who itself, those silver nemeses have grown from just another monster of the week to become the only other creatures to rival the Daleks in longevity and iconography. Over the years, they have featured as the primary villains of 16 Doctor Who stories (with a … >
In another busy month from the Doctor Who audio producers, we celebrate Torchwood’s Tenth Anniversary with the special release ‘The Torchwood Archive’ and John Hurt returns in another trio of adventures for the ‘The War Doctor Volume 3: Agents of Chaos’. Also, those stalwart Victorian investigators of the infernal, Jago & Litefoot notch up their … >
From the pen of YA author Patrick Ness, and the current Doctor Who production team, BBC Three’s Class feels like a far more confident programme than either of its Whonivese spin-off forebears. Set at the Coal Hill School, the parent show’s earthbound launch pad and latterly Clara Oswald’s place of work, it centres on a group of Sixth … >
ITV has released a set of promotional photos for Dark Angel, starring Joanne Froggatt from Downton Abbey. From the makers of Line of Duty, the two-part drama is written by Gwyneth Hughes (Five Days) and tells the true story of Victorian poisoner Mary Ann Cotton. Froggatt leads the cast as the titular serial killer, alongside Alun Armstrong (New Tricks), Jonas Armstrong (Robin Hood), Laura Morgan … >
Doctor Who actress Jenna Coleman stars in ITV’s epic new drama series Victoria this autumn. Victoria (Coleman) comes to the throne at a time of great economic turbulence and resurgent republicanism – and died 64 years later the head of the largest empire the world had ever seen, having revitalised the throne’s public image and become ‘grandmother … >
ITV has released the first trailer for Dark Angel, from the makers of Line of Duty. Written by Gwyneth Hughes (Five Days), the two-part drama tells the true story of Victorian poisoner Mary Ann Cotton and stars Joanne Froggatt as the titular serial killer. Froggatt is best known for her role as Anna Bates in Downton Abbey, which concluded … >
Character details and storyline teasers have been revealed for BBC Three’s new Doctor Who spin-off. The first two episodes of BBC Three’s new Doctor Who spin-off will premiere online on Saturday 22 October, it was announced today. Peter Capaldi will guest star as the Doctor in the eight-part YA sci-fi drama‘s opening instalment, titled ‘For Tonight We Might Die’. The latest official tagline for … >