‘Doctor Who’ star Caroline John: 1940-2012
Caroline John, the news of whose death on 5th June has been confirmed today, made for an atypical Doctor Who companion when she entered the series in 1970.
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Caroline John, the news of whose death on 5th June has been confirmed today, made for an atypical Doctor Who companion when she entered the series in 1970.
What was it about?
A novel blend of police procedural and time travel drama, BBC One’s Crime Traveller saw Detective Jeff Slade and police science officer Holly Turner solve crimes and catch the bad guys using Holly’s time machine (a futuristic desk, basically). Written by author and script writer Anthony Horowitz (the Alex Rider books, Foyle’s War), you can pretty much sum up the entire premise of the show as ‘Wibbly-wobbly, Crimey-wimey’.
Dominic Savage’s series of semi-connected, partially-improvised dramas continues with an appearance by Doctor Who star Billie Piper as a teacher who falls in love with one of her pupils.
The BBC has released two new interview clips with Doctor Who’s Matt Smith about BBC One’s upcoming Olympics drama Bert and Dickie.
As part of BBC America’s 20 Coolest Brit List, John Barrowman and a load of random people we’ve never heard of “the UK’s hottest comedians” argue the case for Doctor Who…
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A new production of Monty Python’s Spamalot this summer will feature 1980s Doctor Who companion Bonnie Langford in the role of Lady of The Lake.
The action is so po-faced and the themes so familiar from other, better Pertwee stories that it’s hard to care.
BBC One has released a trailer for upcoming Olympics drama Bert and Dickie, starring Doctor Who’s Matt Smith.
The BBC has released a launch trailer for True Love, BBC One’s first improvised series, created and directed by BAFTA-winning Dominic Savage.