‘Doctor Who’ at 50: ‘The Trial of a Time-Lord’ (1986)
The story The Doctor is summoned by the Time Lords and placed on trial for meddling in the affairs of lesser species, placing him in a deadly fight for his life against the merciless prosecutor known...
View Article‘Doctor Who’ at 50: ‘Survival’ (1989)
The story The Doctor takes Ace back to her home in Perivale, where they find that her friends have all mysteriously disappeared; a discovery that leads them to a dying planet full of savage Cheetah...
View Article‘Doctor Who’ at 50: ‘The TV Movie’ (1996)
The story The Doctor finds himself in San Francisco in 1999 whilst transporting the remains of the Master, now deceased, back to Gallifrey. But when the Master’s essence escapes and the Doctor is badly...
View Article‘Doctor Who’ at 50: ‘Bad Wolf’ / ‘The Parting of the Ways’ (2005)
The story The Doctor suddenly finds himself as a contestant on Big Brother, Rose is in a futuristic version of The Weakest Link, and Captain Jack is naked in front of millions of viewers. But something...
View Article‘Doctor Who’ at 50: ‘Human Nature’ / ‘The Family of Blood’ (2007)
The story England, 1913. A schoolteacher named John Smith dreams he’s a mysterious time-travelling hero called ‘the Doctor’. But is it really just a dream? Or is the Doctor in actual fact in hiding...
View Article‘Doctor Who’ at 50: ‘The Doctor’s Wife’ (2011)
The story The Doctor is summoned to a bubble universe where he hopes to find his old friend the Corsair, another survivor of the Time War. Instead he encounters a terrible truth and a mysterious woman...
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Rewind: ‘Bugs’ revisited
If you’re a kid of the ‘90s you may remember that Saturday evenings were all about Bugs, a sci-fi action show that ran for 40 episodes over four years on BBC One in the midst of Doctor Who‘s...
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Rewind: ‘The Smoking Room’ revisited
In all likelihood, there is no way that BBC Three’s short-lived and quietly hilarious sitcom The Smoking Room will ever make a comeback. Can you imagine a whole show based around smoking being...
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Rewind: ‘Hex’ revisited
It hardly seems like ten years since Sky1 brought their edgy and original drama series Hex to our screens. In an important move by the channel, Hex helped to promote more original output from Sky,...
View ArticleRewind: ‘Green Wing’ revisited
What was it about? First shown on 3 September 2004, Green Wing revolves around the staff of East Hampton Hospital. Caroline Todd starts work in the Hospital as a Surgeon and promptly becomes one side...
View ArticleA look back at ‘Babette’s Feast’
Nearing 70, Danish director Gabriel Axel decided to think big and directed one of the greatest European movies ever made, winning the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Set in a remote 19th...
View ArticleRewind: A look back at ‘At Home with the Braithwaites’
What was it about? Created by Sally Wainwright, At Home with the Braithwaites aired on ITV for 26 episodes from 20 January 2000 to 9 April 2003. The British comedy-drama series told the story of a...
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‘The Box of Delights’ Episode 1 revisited: ‘When the Wolves Were Running’
In 1984, the BBC produced one of the most memorable and ambitious children’s television programmes of all time. Based on the novel by John Masefield, The Box of Delights was a tick-all-the-boxes...
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‘The Box of Delights’ Episode 2 revisited: ‘Where Shall the ‘nighted Showman...
In 1984, the BBC produced one of the most memorable and ambitious children’s television programmes of all time. Based on the novel by John Masefield, The Box of Delights was a tick-all-the-boxes...
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‘The Box of Delights’ Episode 3 revisited: ‘In Darkest Cellars Underneath’
In 1984, the BBC produced one of the most memorable and ambitious children’s television programmes of all time. Based on the novel by John Masefield, The Box of Delights was a tick-all-the-boxes...
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‘The Box of Delights’ Episode 4 revisited: ‘The Spider in the Web’
In 1984, the BBC produced one of the most memorable and ambitious children’s television programmes of all time. Based on the novel by John Masefield, The Box of Delights was a tick-all-the-boxes...
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‘The Box of Delights’ Episode 5 revisited: ‘Beware of Yesterday’
In 1984, the BBC produced one of the most memorable and ambitious children’s television programmes of all time. Based on the novel by John Masefield, The Box of Delights was a tick-all-the-boxes...
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Rewind: ‘Blake’s 7′ revisited
It’s hard to believe that 33 years ago today, television viewers tuned in for what would turn out to be the final episode of Blake’s 7, Dalek creator Terry Nation’s seminal science-fiction space opera....
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‘The Box of Delights’ Episode 6 revisited: ‘Leave Us Not Little, Nor Yet Dark’
In 1984, the BBC produced one of the most memorable and ambitious children’s television programmes of all time. Based on the novel by John Masefield, The Box of Delights was a tick-all-the-boxes...
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Rewind: ‘Hex’ revisited
It hardly seems like ten years since Sky1 brought their edgy and original drama series Hex to our screens. In an important move by the channel, Hex helped to promote more original output from Sky,...
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