It has been another bumper month on audio for Doctor Who fans, with two main range releases and the return of the Early Adventures, now featuring the Second Doctor. Tony Jones and Ian McArdell review this month’s new Doctor Who plays from Big Finish… Main Range #203: ‘Terror of the Sontarans’ Rounding out their … >
A busy month for Big Finish started with the release of The Third Doctor Adventures: Volume 1. In the absence of Jon Pertwee, Tim Treloar takes the part of both a narrator and the Third Doctor, alongside Katy Manning as Jo Grant and Richard Franklin as Mike Yates. The boxset consists of two 2-CD stories. … >
The infuriatingly amateur investigators somehow manage to wrap up the mystery of Partners in Crime’s second three-part story, though how they managed to make it out alive is once again beyond me. Okay, so Veronica the housekeeper caught Tuppence in the act pretending to be catering staff at the ball, but apparently Tuppence has forgotten … >
If last week’s episode of Agent Carter belonged to the women then ‘Snafu’, with all due respect to the title character, really belongs to the men. Take Mr Jarvis, the effete English manservant who serves both as Howard Stark’s representative and as Agent Carter’s foil. Full of inspiration and improvisation he turns up at SSR … >
In addition to the Zygons and Daleks, the new season of Doctor Who will include appearances from two of the show’s more recent monster creations too. SPOILERS BELOW This year’s adventures will feature the return the Judoon and the Hath, reports the Daily Star. The Judoon made their debut … >
After the explosive events of Season 3’s opener, it is clear that Ripper Street has no intention of taking its foot off the accelerator. While continuing to explore Long Susan’s outwardly philanthropic business Obsidian Estates, this episode grapples with one of the show’s long-standing mysteries. When Obsidian’s repugnant lawyer Capshaw (John Heffernan) visits a defaulting … >
Back in 1961, the TV series The Avengers focussed on the stories of Dr David Keel (Ian Hendry) and John Steed (the recently deceased Patrick Macnee) was only the assistant. After one series, Hendry left and John Steed took centre stage, along came a string of female assistants and as the 1960s progressed the show … >
Comedian, broadcaster, journalist and chef Hardeep Singh Kohli is bringing his ‘Big Mouth Strikes Again’ show to Brighton Comedy Festival this autumn. The show will take place at 7.30pm on 16 October at Brighton Dome Studio. This year’s Brighton Comedy Festival will feature 70 performances across 16 days at the Dome, Komedia and The Old … >
Humans is Channel 4’s new thriller from the makers of Utopia and Broadchurch. Based on the hit Swedish drama Real Humans, the eight-part series is written by British duo Sam Vincent and Jonathan Brackley (Spooks). > Like Humans on Facebook for all the latest news on the show. Katherine Parkinson (In the Club), William Hurt … >
From the director of The Duchess, eOne releases the most intoxicating love story of the year, Suite Francaise. An epic drama set against the terrifying chaos of German occupied France – starring Kristin Scott Thomas, Michelle Williams and Matthias Schoenaerts – the movie is available on DVD and Blu-ray from Monday 27 July. To celebrate … >