‘Space Oddity’ at 50: Notes on a rocket launch
❉ Martin Ruddock traces the genesis of Space Oddity, released 50 years ago today.
OUT OF THE UNKNOWN
Derrick Sherwin: A Retrospective
❉ What is it about The Invasion that makes it a quintessential Doctor Who? Derrick Sherwin’s influence on the series cannot be underestimated, writes Michael Seely.
‘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.
Missing Believed Wiped 2017, BFI Southbank
❉ Roll up, roll up for the annual parade of newly recovered archive TV treats.
Out of tune: The Myth of Dougie vs Dudley, Part 1
❉ Myth-busting the ‘feud’ between the recently departed composer and the legendary TV director.
Saviour machine: ‘Out Of The Unknown – The Machine Stops’ revisited
❉ Fifty years ago today, SF series ‘Out of the Unknown’ returned with The Machine Stops – “one of the most cult things ever shown on mainstream TV.”