Anthologies of Terror
❉ With retro comedy-horror ‘Inside No.9’s recent Christmas special still fresh in our minds, we look back at its antecedents…
Television
‘The Black Archive #9: The God Complex’ reviewed
❉ We review the latest in Obverse Books’ Black Archive series, putting individual Doctor Who stories under the microscope.
Fourth wall? What fourth wall?: ‘Filthy Rich & Catflap’ at 30
❉ A revolutionary piece of television written by and for comedy obsessives first appeared on TV thirty years ago this month.
Cult Q & A: Jason Hazeley
❉ We’re asking, they’re answering: This week, Jason Hazeley, one of the minds behind ‘Screenwipe’ and ‘Ladybird Books For Grown-Ups’.
‘Black Mirror’: The Postmodern Prometheus
❉ We look at ‘Black Mirror’ and its antecedents in speculative fiction, from Frankenstein to Doomwatch…
BBC Three’s award-winning ‘Uncle’ is back
❉ BBC Three’s award-winning Uncle is back today for the final part of this comedy trilogy.
‘The Avengers – Steed & Peel: The Graphic Novel’ reviewed
❉ A collection of eight vintage strips featuring Steed and Mrs Peel, originally published in ‘Diana for Girls’ 50 years ago.
Cult Q & A: David Quantick
❉ We’re asking, they’re answering. This week: A blaggers’ guide to David Quantick!
Merry EvMas: Cuddly Ken remembered
❉ The anarchic genius of Kenny Everett, on what would have been his 72nd birthday.
Ghosts of Christmas Past: BBC Ghost Stories for Christmas
❉ We look back on the festive tradition of the BBC’s A Ghost Story for Christmas series, which was revived in 2005.