Unlike in these weekly reviews, there’s not a word wasted in The Returned. Not one. No character jokes, or banters, and – because the electricity’s still off – no one discusses the football results, or wonders what’s happening in the country’s top soap opera, Plus belle la vie. They’re cut off from everything, yet no … >
Whether they are fictional or draw inspiration directly from real-life events, assassination movies can deliver a thrilling cinematic experience when executed well. Not all assassination-based films go all guns blazing and the best flicks in this genre build the tension slowly up until the key event that absorbs audiences into the heist-styled storylines or factual … >
“Did you miss me?” Sherlock will return for a one-off Christmas special later this year, followed by a full three-part fourth season in 2016 (probably). > Like our Sherlock page on Facebook for all the latest news. This news summary will be updated regularly as more details are revealed, with the latest updates at the … >
Spectre is not, as some have boldly claimed, ‘the best Bond movie ever’. But then, deciding on the ‘best Bond movie’ is like reaching a consensus on the best way to make a Martini: everyone’s got their own idea of how much of what you should slosh in, and whether to shake or stir (stir, … >
Another busy month at Big Finish has seen the return of the Eighth Doctor in ‘Doom Coalition’ and a second Torchwood release. Meanwhile, the Main Range has continued the Sixth Doctor’s adventures with new companion Mrs Constance Clark, while the Season 4 crew encounter a family connection for Ben Jackson. Main Range #205 ‘Planet … >
‘We all change…’ said The Doctor once upon a regeneration, ‘We’re all different people, all through our lives. And that’s okay…so long as you remember all the people that you used to be.’ Sound advice. Shame Ashildr’s forgotten who she was. Now she thinks she’s The Shadow from Blackadder. Hide your (clockwork) squirrel, Doctor! But … >
Following Torchwood’s revival on audio for September’s ‘The Conspiracy’, starring John Barrowman’s Captain Jack Harkness, the second release centres on the fan favourite character of Ianto Jones. Set before his shocking death in 2009’s harrowing Children of Earth, this story finds everyone’s favourite coffee boy turned agent on a rich businessman’s craft for its first … >
Two brilliant new Doctor Who books are available to buy this autumn from BBC Books. > Buy Doctor Who: Impossible Worlds on Amazon. > Buy Doctor Who: The Time Lord Letters on Amazon. To celebrate the release of Impossible Worlds (out 29 October) and The Time Lord Letters (out now), we’ve got copies of both … >
As soon as O’Donnell (Morven Christie) travelled through time in ‘Before the Flood’ and showed her fan-girl credentials (yelping excitedly about the TARDIS being bigger on the inside, giving a roll call of The Doctor’s greatest hits) it was pretty clear that she was being presented as Potential Companion Who’s Not Going To Make It … >
Shameless star Anne-Marie Duff leads the cast of BBC One’s new psychological crime drama From Darkness. Written by Katie Baxendale (Sugar Rush), the four-part series tells the story of ex-police officer Claire Church (Duff), who tries to escape the past by moving away to the remote Western Isles to start a new life with her … >