‘The Tractate Middoth’ review

These days Christmas TV isn’t scary. It’s all willowy-voiced renditions of classic anthems and children dressed like millionaires using iPads as sledges. There’s no fear to cut through the festive treacle.

Yet a ghost story at Christmas is as traditional as a crowd of villagers gazing at a convoy of lorries filled with fizzy pop. So it’s a thrill to see BBC Two return the ‘Ghost Story for Christmas’ to the schedules, and that horror aficionado Mark Gatiss is the man behind the resurrection.

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Steven Moffat picks out Matt Smith’s ‘Doctor Who’ highlights

Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat has revealed his favourite episodes from Matt Smith’s era on the show. Discussing which episodes will define Matt Smith’s time as the Doctor, Moffat commented: “I think ‘The Eleventh Hour’ was such an extraordinary debut. Everybody for a year of poor Matt Smith’s life had been saying, ‘total mistake. He’s … >

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Christmas 2013 TV highlights

It’s the time of year when families gather on the sofa and chocolates that you’d never normally eat in such huge quantities suddenly appear before you and arguments begin over which Christmas TV programmes to watch.

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