‘Tom’s Midnight Garden’ (1989) coming to DVD
❉ The BBC’s 1989 adaptation of Philippa Pearce’s much-loved novel is set to arrive on UK DVD in time for Christmas.
Television
‘The Black Archive #24: The Time Warrior’ reviewed
❉ The Black Archive’s twenty-fourth release makes for a thorough and far-reaching thesis that cannot fail to impress.
‘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.
Talk About The Passion: ‘Play For Today’ on DVD
❉ These three vintage, unrestored films from BBC’s Play for Today watched in tandem reveal all kinds of contrasts and connections, writes Andy Murray.
‘Murder, She Wrote: The Complete First Season’ (Blu-Ray)
❉ Amateur sleuth Jessica Fletcher was an unlikely feminist icon, writes Tanya Jones, and here she is with 22 episodes, rendered in HD quality.
Doctor Who 11.01: ‘The Woman Who Fell To Earth’ reviewed
❉ We Are Cult’s Kara Dennison reviews the Thirteenth Doctor’s debut. Let’s get a shift on!
‘The Rockford Files’ Season One (Blu-Ray)
❉ With the first of its six seasons arriving on Blu-Ray, this wry and charming series can now be enjoyed fully restored and in high definition.
40 years of The Key To Time
❉ An appreciation of the six segments that make up Doctor Who’s first season ‘arc’, broadcast Autumn 1978.
Introducing Tara King
❉ 50 years ago today, we said ‘ta-ra’ to Mrs Peel and hello to Tara King. Michael Seely looks back on this historic handover.
‘Columbo: The Complete First Season’ comes to Blu-Ray
❉ The original series of Columbo, television’s greatest detective, comes to Blu-ray for the first time, fully restored and in hi-definition.