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Line Of Duty has returned to BBC One tonight Of course, we have some thoughts… 1 It's A Right Chis Screencap Line Of Duty S06E01 from BBC It sounds like Jizz, it's spelt Chis, and it will be the word that every Brit will be using on Twitter this week, standing for Covert Human Intelligence Source[...]

Tonight's BBC Comic Relief telethon was a different affair than usual, shorter, socially distanced and with new appeals to make as a result But as everm there are always highlights and Catherine Tate reviving her grotesque old woman character Nan, encountering James Bond as played by Daniel Craig, calling in to M at MI6 It's[...]

Speaking with Meera Syal, who was in character as Granny Kumar, during Syal's Radio4 show Gossip and Goddesses with Granny Kumar, Gill threw her thoughts into the ring- specifically, on if the Doctor will ever be portrayed full-time (will all respect to Jo Martin) by a woman of color. Photo Credit: James Pardon/BBC Studios/BBCA "Yeah, I do[...]

In April, Titan Comics is publishing a new multiple Doctors/Masters comic book, Doctor Who: Missy with the Third and Twelfth Doctor along with the First

But if the rumor mill is to be believed, Series 13 could end up being Whittaker's last run, which would be a shame since Alex Kingston would love to see River Song reunite with the Doctor- Whittaker's 13th Doctor in particular. Images: BBC Speaking with Radio Times to promote her new River Song novel The Ruby's Curse,[...]

The original and the adaptations have been repeatedly criticised for racism, cultural appropriation and colonial attitudes, even as people enjoy the stories, which is why the BBC's new adaptation of The Jungle Book is remarkable Writer and director Ayeesha Menon recontextualises the original story to the modern-day and removes the allegory of animals by retelling[...]

March 19th sees Red Nose Day, the bi-annual BBC telethon for the Comic Relief charity As part of the evening's event, Back To The Future co-writer Bob Gale has written a new sequence featuring the cast of the Back To The Future musical, Roger Bart as Doc Brown, Olly Dobson as Mart McFly, and Courtney-Mae[...]

But could the long-running series also see the return of yet another familiar face? Based on what writer and actor Mark Gatiss had to say during an interview with the Radio Times, it sounds like the door's just waiting for Gatiss to open. Doctor Who – Image: BBC Speaking with RT to promote the Target book novelization[...]

As production continues on the eagerly-awaited Doctor Who Series 13 (reportedly seeing the light of day sometime this year), the BBC celebrated International Women's Day on Monday by releasing a look at the Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) and Yaz (Mandip Gill) With Bradley Walsh and Tosin Cole having officially moved out of the TARDIS and new[...]

One year later, the BBC just aired an adaptation of David Mamet's latest play, The Christopher Boy's Communion on BBC Radio 4 The play debuted in Los Angeles at the Odyssey Theatre a year ago, but was closed down with lockdown Now David Mamet has restaged the play for the radio, with the cast Rebecca[...]

This is British drama, so of course, there's going to be Shakespeare, the actors get to ham and chew scenery. Freema Agyeman and David Tennant in "Doctor Who Series 3", BBC Studios https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeLQlxcR84E There's a future Earth that's one big traffic rush hour in the sky The Daleks take Depression-era New York City[...]

Big Finish released story details for Doctor Who- The Ninth Doctor Adventures: Ravagers, featuring Christopher Eccleston's return to the role.

Big Finish has produced Russell T. Davies' "lost" Doctor Who story Mind of the Hodiac as an audio drama with Colin Baker and Bonnie Langford.

And even before that. The Doctor and River Song in "Doctor Who", BBC America To be clear, Moffat was already adept at writing timey-wimey Doctor Who stories long before he read and became a fan of The Time Traveler's Wife Even during the 1990s, his first short story for the Virgin Doctor Who books Decalog 3 in[...]

By now, Doctor Who fans know that Series 13 is bringing some serious changes to the long-running BBC series After the dust settled on "Revolution of the Daleks," viewers learned that Bradley Walsh and Tosin Cole would be leaving the TARDIS and new companion Dan (John Bishop) joining a returning Mandip Gill and Jodie Whittaker[...]

By now, Doctor Who fans already know that Series 13 will be one of change for the long-running BBC series Gone are Bradley Walsh and Tosin Cole, having left the show with "Revolution of the Daleks" at the start of the new year- with the upcoming abbreviated eight-episode series seeing Yaz (Mandip Gill) returning with Jodie[...]

"But Charlotte Moore (BBC Chief Content Officer) would send 'the boys' round if I told you any hints As soon as finish it, I promise we'll put it on telly straight away." And even though their "Revolution" may be over (for now), is there any possibility of seeing the domed big-bads make a return in Series[...]

Doctor Who: The Ruby's Curse, cover courtesy of BBC Books "She's got ice in her heart and kiss on her lips… 1939, New York Private Eye, Melody Malone, is hired to find a stolen ruby, the Eye of Horus The ruby might hold the secret to the location of Cleopatra's tomb – but everyone who comes into[...]

Last night's episode of University Challenge crashed pop culture against science in a most entertaining fashion as Jeremy Paxman asked the University of

The Confessional is a BBC series in which Green Wing and Episodes' star Stephen Mangan hosts a comedy chat show about the hilarious subjects of shame and guilt As the show says "We're used to hearing celebrity interviews, where stars are persuaded to show off about their achievements and talk about their proudest moments Stephen[...]

With production on Series 13 of the BBC's long-running sci-fi adventure series Doctor Who already underway, the show is heading into a return riddled with change Gone are Bradley Walsh and Tosin Cole, having left the show after "Revolution of the Daleks," with the abbreviated eight-episode new series seeing Yaz (Mandip Gill) returning with Jodie Whittaker's[...]

Drag Race UK's Ginny Lemon discusses the twists, turns, and gag-worthy moments from this past episode and her lip sync against Sister Sister.

As a cosplayer and an "out and proud" geek, she talks about what the show means to her. Images: WOW Presents/BBC America "I am a massive geek and I like to think that I'm a glamorous geek so I try and use some of those geeky influences in my drag, and I think things like 'Doctor Who'[...]

And the real Simon Evans wrote and directed all this. Still from "Staged Series 2 Ep 8", BBC The clouds have opened for David and Michael David is heading off to Cardiff to film his new job Michael is all set to fly to New York to be the best man at his friend's wedding Never mind[...]

The production has moved to Northampton and he will be leaving soon. Still from "Staged Series 2 Ep 7", BBC But their issues with their Hollywood agent Mary (Whoopi Goldberg) and the remake haven't changed It got back to Mary that they turned their auditions with A-List Hollywood actors into psychotherapy sessions and not only did they[...]

They don't have time for this crap. Still from "Staged Series 2 Ep 6", BBC David has to help Jim Parsons read for Michael, but he's not even pretending anymore He immediately turns it into a therapy session with Jim not realizing he's the shrink when he asks questions about how to play Michael Jim is actually[...]

(Images: Channel 4/BBC America) Putting aside our personal feelings on how it's feeling especially disrespectful this time around (maybe because we have an issue with the BBC show getting so caught up in celebrating that they cast the first female Doctor that they forgot to actually do right by her during her run), Barrowman believes It's[...]

The wives, who see things clearly, are not so sure. Still from "Staged Series 2 Ep 5", BBC Michael has a glimmer of hope: he's been invited to be best man for his oldest friend who now lives in New York – a chance to get out of the house! To get on a plane! To travel![...]

So, yay? Still from "Staged Series 2 Episode 3" BBC Well, no Their Hollywood agent Mary (Whoopi Goldberg) is extremely pissed off and wants to see them So like schoolboys caught red-handed, David and Martin have to face the music They start out by competing for who can look more impressive and presentable to her Michael is[...]

Are "David" and "Michael" happy about this? Are they willing to go quietly into the night? Hell, no! Still from "Staged Series 2 Ep 3", BBC So David and Michael have agreed to talk to actors up for playing them in the remake The first two are Simon Pegg and Nick Frost The episode is like a[...]