Three Classic BBC Plays for Today released on DVD
❉ Simply Media are releasing three films from BBC’s Play for Today series on DVD, showcasing some of the best British actors and writers: Our Day Out, The Imitation Game and The Fishing Party.
Television
‘The Rockford Files: The Complete First Season’ comes to Blu-Ray
❉ Now fully restored and in high definition, the show is even better than you remember it! Season One contains all 22 episodes from the classic TV series.
‘Murder, She Wrote: The Complete First Season’ comes to Blu-Ray
❉ Season One of TV’s most popular and widely acclaimed detective series comes home to Blu-ray for the first time ever, now fully restored and in high definition.
‘Black Archive #23: The Curse of Fenric’
❉ This is another outstanding release from Obverse Books, every bit as thoroughly researched, well-written and entertaining as others in the Black Archive range.
Fenella Fielding
❉ Born in 1927, there was no one else like Fenella Fielding. The actress passed away on 11 September 2018, after a recent stroke.
Maximum Power! Jacqueline Pearce
❉ Michael Seely pays tribute to the impact Jacqueline Pearce made as the iconic Supreme Commander, Servalan.
Cymru Noir: ‘Keeping Faith’ reviewed
❉ At eight hour long episodes, this is a slow burner of a serial and needs commitment to reach to the end but it is worth sticking at.
Zoinks! The enduring appeal of Scooby Doo
❉ All aboard the Mystery Machine! Writer Liz Dickinson takes a nostalgic look back at the long-running cartoon franchise. Jinkies!
Ronnie Hazlehurst: An Appreciation
❉ Samantha Veal looks back on the enduring musical legacy of the man who defined the sound of BBC Light Entertainment.
Doctor Who announces writers and directors for all new series
❉ The BBC today announces the full list of writers and directors for the new series of Doctor Who, launching this autumn on BBC One.