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Flood made a surprise appearance in the long-running BBC soap opera! That's right! Mrs Flood is really… ANGIE WATTS! We should have known! It was right in front of us all along since Anita Dobson plays both characters! In this episode, which aired this week, Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean) was stuck on the stairs of the[...]

Ludwig is the newest cozy crime murder mystery hit on the BBC David Mitchell plays John 'Ludwig' Taylor, a socially awkward and reclusive designer of puzzles who attempts to find out what happened to his missing twin brother by impersonating him in his job as a detective chief inspector for the Cambridge Police. He talked into[...]

The Fugitive Doctor is wanted "Dead or Alive" this July when Jo Martin and Big Finish return with a second round of epic audio adventures.

The original makers didn't set out to make Art or even a television milestone. Then Head of the BBC Sydney Newman, tasked producer Verity Lambert with producing a fun time travel show to entertain kids who could watch with their parents that would teach them about history and science as well. Then it became a hit with Daleks and monsters[...]

To celebrate National Puzzle Day (that's a thing? Really?), BritBox debuted the official trailer for its Original detective comedy Ludwig, which will premiere with two episodes on Thursday, March 20th, followed by one new episode weekly through April 17th finale. Ludwig, featuring David Mitchell and Anna Maxwell Martin at their funniest, which we already hyped up and reviewed favourably,[...]

It took twenty years for a woman to finally get to write an episode of Doctor Who despite Verity Lambert being the first producer of the show when it premiered in 1963. Sophie Aldred as Ace in "Doctor Who", image: BBC "Enlightenment" was the only story Barbara Clegg wrote for Doctor Who Don't feel bad for her,[...]

Both stories showed how much the show has stayed the same and also how much has changed in the way the series—and television shows are written—between the 1960s and the 21st Century. Images: BBC Doctor Who and 1960s Storytelling Let's start with Doctor Who: The War Games At ten episodes, it's one of the longest serials in the[...]

The BBC and BritBox have released first-look pictures of Riot Women, the brand-new drama from the multi-BAFTA award-winning writer Sally Wainwright, one of the best British TV writers who created and ran Happy Valley, Last Tango in Halifax, and Gentleman Jack. Set and filmed in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, the six-part series is made by Drama Republic, a Mediawan Company, for[...]

BBC Studios and LEGO have just announced a brand new partnership as they are bringing the world of Bluey to life This iconic animated sire has taken the world by storm, following the adventures of Bluey, a Blue Heeler dog who lives with her Mum, Dad, and her little sister, Bingo She has always been[...]

Doctor Who stars get to act in all kinds of productions in between seasons, and Ncuti Gatwa and Gugu Mbatha-Raw, who played Martha Jones' sister in the David Tennant run and a new role in the upcoming spinoff The War Between the Land and the Sea, are the leads of a new BBC Radio 4[...]

One thing he doesn't run out of is ideas, and there's one he's become particularly interested in: the human consciousness and whether it can continue after death. Image: BBC Screencap The concept goes all the way back to Moffat's 2008 two-parter "Silence in the Library" and "Forest of the Dead," where the library housed a virtual reality[...]

You could say Doctor Who wouldn't be as well-known globally if it wasn't for Tom Baker. Image: BBC; Cygnus Alpha Events The First Truly Modern Doctor The Fourth Doctor became the image non-fans still associate with Doctor Who, the long scarf, the TARDIS, and time travel During his seven-year run, his episodes were the most frequently repeated on[...]

British Christmas specials often directly involve main characters who feel lonely, alone, and unloved at Christmas, which should tell you non-Brits what a big deal it is in the UK. Image: BBC/Disney+ All The Lonely People, Where Do They All Come From? All the key characters in "Joy to the World" are lonely people: The Doctor, Joy, and[...]

Pertwee is the favourite Doctor of many old-school fans. Blu-Ray box art: BBC In his debut season, the Third Doctor is exiled to Earth, teaming up with UNIT's Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (Nicholas Courtney) and scientist Liz Shaw (Caroline John) to confront alien invasions and threats from our own planet's primeval past Doctor Who: The Collection – Season 7 includes the[...]

His answer? It's not really his call. Mark Gatiss as The Doctor in a Doctor Who fan film – Still: BBC "No one's asked me! I had a wonderful run," he said "I did nine stories and "An Adventure in Space and Time," which is a culmination of everything I love about Doctor Who But the last[...]

But with Davies set to join BBC's The One Show later today to preview what's to come (and hopefully offer some Season 2 news and Season 3 hope), we have a pretty impressive gallery of new images to pass along – enjoy! Image: BBC/Disney+ #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid[...]

In a long interview with SFX Magazine this month, he had a chance to offer his thoughts (since he wrote this year's Christmas Special, after all. Image: BBC Screencap "As I was endlessly trying to do back in the day," said Moffat "You have to explain to people that you can't run the numbers the way you[...]

He hasn't agreed to reprise the role for Big Finish audio dramas either, and the character was played there by gifted (and much younger) actor Jacob Dudman, who has mimicked his voice and also Matt Smith's. Peter Capaldi in "Doctor Who", BBC "I'm still a huge fan of Doctor Who," he told Hello Magazine recently while promoting[...]

A replica of this will be seen in this year's Christmas Special Joy to the World. "Doctor Who": BBC / Disney+ With all the functions of the online exclusive released in September, this two-toned Chrome Edition comes in an iridescent magenta-rose and subtle green finish The first version was released at San Diego Comic-Con in a Special[...]

Big Finish's Doctor Who: The Five Companions - featuring a multi-companion crossover - is available for free in honor of Doctor Who Day.

The classic Doctor Who story 'The War Games" is returning in stunning new colourisation to air on BBC Four and iPlayer on 23rd December Originally aired in 1969, The War Games marked the end of an era for the Second Doctor (Patrick Troughton), following him and his companions Zoe and Jamie as they land on a battlefield that appears[...]

As much as we know that they were excited about the prospect of the upcoming Steven Moffat-penned, Nicola Coughlan-starring Doctor Who Christmas Special "Joy to the World" streaming on Disney+ and BBC iPlayer first and then on BBC One hours later, it looks like they're about to get coal in their stockings OF COURSE, WE'RE[...]

Emma Myers (Wednesday) will return as Pip Fitz-Amobi, along with co-star Zain Iqbal as Ravi Singh (with the full cast set to be announced at a future date). "A Good Girl's Guide to Murder": BBC / Netflix Series Two of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder takes place after teen internet sleuth Pip solves the Andie Bell[...]

Hurrah! The Federation was the evil empire in this series, and the heroes were a bunch of escaped convicts who couldn't stand each other and would sell each other out in a heartbeat, led by idealistic rebel Roj Blake (Gareth Thomas), who had to watch his back against his own crew members, especially his amoral[...]

Ghosts was the BBC's biggest sitcom hit for years and spawned a US remake on CBS that's also a hit Original series co-creator Mathew Baynton has also co-written some episodes of the CBS version and had written one character that he wanted Reece Shearsmith from Inside No 9 to play. "Ghosts" poster, BBC Studios Baynton also played[...]

He recently discussed that with Radio Times, and since he's gifting his insights to the world, we're happy to take them and spread them around. Image: BBC Screencap "It's something of the nursery somehow; there's something rather domestic about a Doctor Who monster," Moffat said "They're not, if you look at the famously scary ones, tremendously convincing[...]

The BBC and Firebird Pictures announced the cast for Wild Cherry, Nicôle Lecky's highly anticipated second drama for the BBC, following the success of the BAFTA-winning Mood The original new drama will be led by Eve Best (House of the Dragon), Carmen Ejogo (The Penguin), Imogen Faires, and newcomer Amelia May Also joining the cast[...]

SFX conducted several after-action interviews with him after the whole season had aired, and he talked about the reasoning behind the decisions. Image: BBC/Disney+ Doctor Who Seasons Were Always Going to be 8 Episodes Long "I'd like 52 episodes of Doctor Who a year; that would make me happy Never gonna happen," said Davies The new season was[...]

Of course Davies knows the answers, but he's not offering all of them upfront. Image: BBC/Disney+ Doctor Who Returns to Gothic Horror "I think we've made episodes that echo, things like "73 Yards" you possibly think about for the rest of your life," said Davies He worked out the answers to himself, but he was writing a script[...]

What does it all mean? Is that a good thing? Why not? Image: BBC/Disney+ Russell T Davies and Steven Moffat have introduced a recurring theme to Doctor Who, which is that the Doctor makes people better They empower and inspire people to take control of their destinies Their very presence changes people's lives, especially their companions'[...]