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.
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Oz on the Tyne: ‘Spender’
❉ Chris Orton looks back on the BBC detective drama set in and around Tyneside, written by Ian La Frenais and starring Jimmy Nail.
‘The Incredible Hulk’: The TV Movies
❉ Jon Arnold on the not-so-jolly green giant’s TV movie trilogy, the first small steps towards a Marvel cinematic universe.
‘The Prisoner: Jack Kirby & Gil Kane Art Edition’ reviewed
❉ A visually arresting lost adaptation of the cult TV series by Marvel legends Kirby and Kane.
‘Catterick’ revisited
❉ An appreciation of Vic and Bob’s glorious folly, a sustained three-hour story made by the kings of non-sequitur comedy.
‘Doctor Who And The Monsters’
❉ 36 years before Twitch’s Dr Who marathon, BBC2’s 1982 monster-mash repeat-fest was a rare treat!
Classic dramas returning to BBC iPlayer
❉ Much archive joy arrives on iPlayer, including Nuts In May, The War Game and Quatermass & The Pit.
Doctor Who Magazine Issue 528
❉ The full story about revealing Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor, and the latest comic-strip anthology!
‘Doctor Who: The Women Who Lived’
❉ BBC Books announce the first official book to accompany the new series of Doctor Who– an illustrated collection of stories about the women of Doctor Who.
Koch Media Presents ‘Blake’s Seven: Seven Stars Liberated from the Classic TV Series!’
❉ Two-disc special edition DVD in celebration of its 40th Anniversary – available now for pre-order from Amazon!