Fear and Loathing on Campus: ‘A Very Peculiar Practice’
❉ Why the surreal and satirical ‘80s TV drama is a dystopian vision of the now.
PETER DAVISON
‘The Return Of Mr. Campion’
❉ Paul Abbott revisits the gentleman detective, best known for Peter Davison’s TV portrayal.
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.
All Change? ‘Doctor Who’ Season 21 at 35
❉ Revisiting Peter Davison’s last season as Doctor Who, which debuted on this day in 1984.
‘Doctor Who And The Monsters’
❉ 36 years before Twitch’s Dr Who marathon, BBC2’s 1982 monster-mash repeat-fest was a rare treat!
Big Finish Round-Up: June Highlights
❉ The past month’s dispatches from Big Finish, including the return of Jenny, and the latest Sixth Doctor adventure.
‘The Diary of River Song – Series Three’ reviewed
❉ Well written, finely acted and just downright entertaining, this is a story that needed telling, writes Ian McCann.
Missing Believed Wiped 2017, BFI Southbank
❉ Roll up, roll up for the annual parade of newly recovered archive TV treats.
Missing Believed Wiped, BFI Southbank, 16 December 2017
❉ The annual showcase of rediscovered archive television promises some bumper treats, writes Rob Fairclough.
Doctor Who – ‘Time In Office’ reviewed
❉ Eddie Robson cracks open Season 21 and inserts a Gallifreyan ‘Yes, Minister’ mini-season of stories!