A rough guide to Red Dwarf
❉ As Red Dwarf XI debutS on UKTV Play today, Ganymede & Titan’s Tanya Jones provides an introduction to Red Dwarf and its premier fansite…
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We are the martians: Nigel Kneale
❉ We Are Cult looks back on the work of the godfather of post-war British telefantasy, Nigel Kneale
Fifty years of Monkee business
❉ Andrew Hickey, author of ‘Monkee Music’, offers a critical reassessment of the prefab four’s NBC series, which debuted 50 years ago
The Worzel Book: The Making of Children’s TV Classic Worzel Gummidge
❉ John Rivers returns to Scatterbrook Farm for a cup o’ tea and a slice o’ cake… ‘He talked about how it was his dream […]
The Prisoner: drugs, Vietnam, The Bomb and The Beatles
❉ Fifty years ago this month, The Prisoner began filming in Portmeirion, in the village that became one of the series’ visual icons.
Tales of the Unexpected revisited
❉ Alun Harris looks back on the fondly remembered anthology series, which recently enjoyed a repeat run on Sky Arts.
Alan Clarke: A man of our times
❉ A whirlwind overview of Alan Clarke’s work for the BBC, recently restored by BFI.