Down Under the Influence: ‘The Highwayman’
❉ Ty Matejowsky considers NBC’s short-lived action series as the last gasp of Oz-mania in Reagan’s America.
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‘Deadly Dangerous Tomorrow’ available now!
❉ A second chance to read six missing episodes from cult TV classic Doomwatch.
Talking Pictures TV & Renown Festival of TV & Film
❉ Rob Fairclough relives the golden days of entertainment at TPTV’s recent two-day event.
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils at the BFI
❉ Mike Kenwood reports back from the latest BFI Southbank launch event for the Doctor Who Blu-ray Collection.
Alison Glennie talks: ‘A Little Princess’ at 50
❉ Foster Hitchman chats with the actress who played Lavinia in the BBC’s 1973 BBC Sunday tea-time drama.
The past wasn’t what it used to be: ‘Mawdryn Undead’
❉ A closer look at Doctor Who’s tale of two Brigadiers, originally broadcast on this day in 1983.
There’s No Enlightenment, Just Psychosis: ‘Search Party’
❉ ‘Search Party’ is a comedy for those who think, and a tragedy for those who feel, writes Robin Bunce.
Doctor Who: The Collection – Season 9
❉ The third season for Jon Pertwee’s Third Doctor is the next release to come to Blu-ray with Season 9.
Phil Mealey talks ‘Early Doors’ and more
❉ The BAFTA award-winning writer chats about the much-loved sitcom and stage show, and tells us about his latest projects.
‘Black Archive #62: Kinda’
❉ Obverse Books’ latest Black Archive is one of its most detailed accounts of a Doctor Who story’s production journey, writes Don Klees.