Back in The Village! ‘The Prisoner: The Uncertainty Machine’
❉ Titan Comics’ graphic novel is what the 2009 remake should have been, and is as wild and off-the-wall as the original series, writes Rob Fairclough.
Articles by Robert Fairclough
‘Doctor Who’ 11:05: ‘The Tsuranga Conundrum’
❉ Without a doubt, The Tsuranga Conundrum was Chibnall’s best script so far for Doctor Who, writes Rob Fairclough.
‘Performance – 50th Anniversary Book’ reviewed
❉ A behind the scenes look at the making of the controversial cult classic, starring James Fox, Mick Jagger and Anita Pallenberg.
‘Doctor Who’ 11.04: ‘Arachnids In The UK’
❉ As the Doctor, Jodie Whittaker continues to surprise and entertain, writes Robert Fairclough in our latest new series review.
‘Doctor Who’ 11.03: ‘Rosa’
❉ ‘The defiantly humanist, brilliantly written series I fell in love with all those years ago is well and truly back’, writes Rob Fairclough.
‘Doctor Who’ 11.02: ‘The Ghost Monument’
❉ Jodie Whittaker continues to shine and banish further into the misogynistic past the suggestion that only a man can play the Doctor.
‘Rollerball (Constellations)’ reviewed
❉ Andrew Nette’s excellent monograph of Norman Jewison’s film is “one of the best examples of critical writing I’ve ever had the privilege of enjoying”.
‘The Prisoner: Jack Kirby & Gil Kane Art Edition’ reviewed
❉ A visually arresting lost adaptation of the cult TV series by Marvel legends Kirby and Kane.
‘The Public Image is Rotten: Songs from the Heart’
❉ A sonic biography of both the band and the man. Honestly, you won’t spend a better 60 quid this year.
‘Genesis Of The Daleks’ at the BFI, 23 June 2018
❉ The eagerly anticipated Blu-ray release of Doctor Who’s Season 12 was publicised with a screening of ‘Genesis of the Daleks’ at the BFI Southbank.