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Video: John Barrowman’s ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

Torchwood star John Barrowman has taken the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, having been challenged by his Arrow co-star Stephen Amell. The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge helps raise awareness and donations for ALS charities. ALS is also referred to as motor neurone disease. > Find out more about ALS and how to donate. Watch John Barrowman’s … >

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John Barrowman announces 2015 tour

John Barrowman will embark on a UK tour next year in support of his new album, ‘You Raise Me Up’. The 16-date tour will be the Torchwood star’s first full UK tour in four years. Barrowman commented: “I’m so excited to be touring again that I’m choreographing songs and arranging stories in my sleep.” He … >

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The ‘Doctor Who’ summer ‘Who-liday’ travel guide for Earth

It’s summer; time to book your holiday! But where to head? Well, the planet Sol 3 – designated by its indigenous species as ‘Earth’ – has long been a popular destination for visitors from around the universe, who flock to it for the sights, the food, and the quality target practice provided by the Human … >

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Eve Myles’ sitcom ‘You, Me & Them’ will return for Series 2

UKTV has commissioned a second series of You, Me & Them, Gold’s sitcom Eve Myles (Torchwood), Anthony Head (Merlin) and Lindsay Duncan (Doctor Who). The comedy series launched on Gold last October and tells the story of Ed (Head) and Lauren (Myles), a couple who are madly in love, despite their 20 plus-year age gap. However, … >

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5 UK television shows that could become movies

For almost as long as there has been television, its programmes have been making the leap on to the big screen. Film producers are always keen to capitalise on a TV show’s success, aiming to carry a ready made audience with them, and British programmes such as Quatermass, Doctor Who, Porridge, On the Buses and … >

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‘Vera’ will return for Series 5 in 2015

Filming has started in the North East of England on the fifth series of ITV’s crime drama Vera. Brenda Blethyn will reprise her role as D.C.I. Vera Stanhope, alongside Jon Morrison (Nil By Mouth) as D.C. Kenny Lockhart, Cush Jumbo (Torchwood: Children of Earth) as D.C. Bethany Whelan, Kingsley Ben-Adir (City Slacker) as pathologist, Dr. … >

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‘Broadchurch’ first pic: Series 2 cast gather for read-through

The cast of Broadchurch‘s new series have been photographed together for the first time at the read-through for Series 2 earlier today in London. Attending were returning actors David Tennant, Olivia Colman, Jodie Whittaker, Andrew Buchan and Arthur Darvill, joined by new cast members Charlotte Rampling, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Eve Myles and James D’Arcy. Series 2 … >

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5 of the best male companions in ‘Doctor Who’

Over his fifty years of time and space travel, it is clear the Doctor enjoys the company of women. As well as his granddaughter Susan, he has travelled with teachers, a journalist, students, orphans, a kissogram and the best temp in Chiswick. The ladies are not the whole story though, as there have been a … >

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‘Inside the TARDIS: The Worlds of Doctor Who’ book review

First published in 2006, James Chapman’s book has recently been updated. Drawing heavily on the BBC’s written archives, it is able to provide a deeper insight than most while looking at the Doctor Who’s development along with its wider cultural evolution and impact. Beginning in the early 1960s, Chapman reveals the research which laid the … >

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