To celebrate the syndication of the beloved BBC show on SyFy, here’s a look at what some of the programme’s stars have been up to since the magic ended in 2012. Colin Morgan Playing our Protagonist, Merlin, for four years Morgan has since ditched the hair but not his flare for period pieces; with supporting … >
So, you’ve binge watched all of season two’s Stranger Things in an evening? You know you’re going to be okay for the next day or two. Halloween is approaching and there’s horror movies to keep you distracted. However, as you undoubtedly inch towards the weekend those horror movies are not going to satisfy you: it’s … >
Just in time for bonfire night, BBC One has a brand new period drama for us in the form of Gunpowder – the under-told story of the attack on parliament in 1905 that would inspire the burned effigies and fireworks we enjoy (bonfire night is quite weird, isn’t it?) annually today.
Timewasters is a comedy about a struggling four-piece South London jazz band who travel back in time to the 1920’s via a urine-sodden lift in a dilapidated block of flats.
We’re three episodes into Channel 4’s attempt to recreate the success of Black Mirror, and so far Electric Dreams has failed to set the world alight. It’s a delight, then, to see that this episode – The Commuter – is the first better than good episode of the series, and a promising sign of things … >
Once a year, Big Finish mixes up the main range trilogies with a two-disc release of four separate stories, generally with a single Doctor/ companion team. Whereas previously these have been distinct stories written by different writers, this year’s Time in Office is a set of linked stories for the fifth Doctor and Tegan, all … >
Ian McEwan’s The Child in Time is an aggressively challenging book to adapt. Not only does it deal with some heavy subject matter, but time and space are manipulated throughout the novel with the reader reliant on protagonist Stephen’s point of view to follow the many angles of the narrative. This one-off BBC drama – … >
In the run-up to its twelfth series, which lands on Dave on 12th October, I’m rewatching Red Dwarf from the beginning. This week it’s time to reach for the maple syrup, taramasalata, or (if it makes any difference) hummus in Red Dwarf IV. With bigger sci-fi adventures and the addition of Kryten as a full-time … >
Medicine isn’t very different from any other profession from certain points of view, such as the fact that people are more attracted to the branches of the trade that are the most promising. There’s nothing wrong with wanting to study and learn things that hold the most promise for the future, let alone build a … >
Before its twelfth series lands on Dave in October, I’m rewatching all of Red Dwarf from the beginning. This week it’s time to tackle rebellious androids, virtual reality and false memories in Red Dwarf II. I mentioned in my look at the maiden run that the first series of Red Dwarf has a pervading sense … >