‘The Country Boy’ (BBC1, 1989)
❉ A forgotten eco-drama from the writer of Break In The Sun and Running Scared.
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BFI and Radio Times Festival, 12-14 April 2019
❉ Robert Fairclough & Mike Kenwood on the unveiling of Russell T Davies’ Years and Years and other TV tales!
The Black Archive #30: ‘The Dalek Invasion Of Earth’
❉ 30 not out! Another indispensible essay from The Black Archive.
FRIGHT NIGHT and THE FINAL GIRLS leads Horror Channel’s April line-up
❉ Horror Channel premieres two playfully affecting horror comedies that both pack a mighty punch.
Steve Sullivan on ‘Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story’
❉ As a film about Chris Sievey and his alter ego, Frank Sidebottom, is unleashed on the public, we chat with its creator.
I Deserve More Than This: The Work of Eric Chappell
❉ An appreciation of writer Eric Chappell’s classic sitcoms, which brought familiar tales of thwarted aspiration to the nation’s living rooms.
‘Doctor Who: The Comic Strip Adaptations Volume 1’
❉ These are fine, faithful adaptations of two venerable Dr Who Weekly strips, writes Andy Murray.
‘The Black Archive #28: Love & Monsters’
❉ Haringsma’s essay on this divisive story leaves no paving slab unturned, writes Nick Mellish.
Turn and face the strange: ‘Strange Report’
❉ Mark Trevor Owen looks back at the Swinging Sixties ITC sleuth-fest half a century on…
‘The Black Archive’ #27: ‘The Face Of Evil’
❉ Nick Mellish reviews the latest Black Archive release from Obverse Books.