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SAS Rogue Heroes, the new series by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, has been renewed for a second season by the BBC The series tells the origin of Britain's elite special forces unit, the Special Air Service (or SAS), during the darkest days of World War II that were often so crazy it had to be[...]

With big thanks to Bill Shakespeare for help with the headline, the BBC has trotted out a new Doctor Who compilation video, this time of "Sad TARDIS partings." It's a short video, only fifteen minutes long, and featuring only parting scenes from the new era of the show, not the classic, and only four goodbyes[...]

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Firewall has been adapted from James Swallow's original tie-in novel to an eight-part radio serial on BBC Radio 4 The first episode premiered on Friday, 2nd December, and will be on every Friday in the 2.15 pm BST time slot However, all eight episodes are already available for download on the BBC[...]

It might be broadcast in time for Christmas on BBC One and might hit Britbox US. David Tennent and Michael Sheen are back for a third series of Staged along with their partners and family members, and writer Simon Evans for the last time, pinky-swear… if you can believe them. "Staged" Season 3 key art: Britbox[...]

Before Disney became what could be an active financial investor in the long-running BBC series, showrunner Russell T Davies was sharing how he saw Doctor Who as a flagship series deserving of a shared universe of spinoff series And Davies put his money where his mouth is during his first run, also offering the John[...]

November 23rd was Doctor Who Day, the anniversary of the premiere of the show on television back in 1963, so all kinds of announcements were made by the BBC No news on the new series, of course, but the show's official YouTube channel put out a 37-minute compilation video of multiple Doctors meeting on the show. "Doctor[...]

Once upon a time, Tony Lee wrote the Doctor Who comic books for IDW. Most of them anyway, I write one. But then, after mid-way through the Doctor Who/Star

It will be released in the US and other territories later and, indeed, will be available on the BBC at some point – but not quite yet, as people on social media are really rather keen to get angry about it. Neil Gaiman, who was mentioned in the first series, actually appears playing a version of[...]

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Firewall, the spinoff novel by James Swallow, is being turned into a BBC Radio 4 drama, due to premiere on Friday, December 2nd The landmark adaptation will see the Splinter Cell universe – previously portrayed in the hugely popular video game series and novels by Swallow – brought to life on[...]

When November 2023 rolls around, fans of BBC's Doctor Who will be celebrating the long-running series' 60th anniversary in grand fashion Returning/new showrunner Russell T Davies is offering us the returns of David Tennant (our Fourteenth Doctor, also) & Catherine Tate (Donna Noble) and on-screen introductions to new Doctor Ncuti Gatwa (our Fifteenth Doctor) and Millie[...]

Big Finish celebrates the 60th anniversary with Doctor Who-Once and Future featuring Christopher Eccleston, David Tennant & many more!

So with today being "Doctor Who Day," the BBC wasted no time sharing some early treats And they include a special message from Tennant & Tate in honor of the special day, as well as a tribute trailer looking back on their "Who" time together But first, a look at the special anniversary logo to[...]

The Devil's Hour, the new BBC-Amazon Studios series starring Peter Capaldi as a mysterious Hannibal Lector-like killer and Jessica Raine as a social worker who becomes his Clarice Starling, has been renewed for two more seasons Amazon Prime Video has confirmed that The Devil's Hour will return for two more seasons on the platform The[...]

And who better to do that than her upcoming TARDIS mate, Gatwa? In the clip below, Gatwa offers Gibson an opportunity to discuss her earliest memories of the show, what makes for a good companion, where she was when she first got the news, where she would take the TARDIS, and lots more. Image: BBC Screencap So[...]

That's when we learned during the BBC's Children in Need benefit that Millie Gibson (Coronation Street) will be joining new Doctor Ncuti Gatwa as companion Ruby Sunday to kick off Russell T Davies' return as showrunner on the long-running sci-fi drama Doctor Who Being huge Columbo fans, we're all about connecting the dots Sometimes, for no[...]

Earlier today, the BBC's press people made sure we had all of the intel we needed on Millie Gibson (Coronation Street, Butterfly), who will be joining new Doctor Ncuti Gatwa as companion Ruby Sunday to kick off Russell T Davies' return as showrunner on the long-running sci-fi drama Doctor Who But now we're getting a[...]

And then earlier today, we learned that a new companion would be revealed during the BBC's Children in Need event, running from 7 pm to 10 pm UK time (2 pm to 5 pm NYC time) At the time, based on the key art teaser that was released, we went with Gatwa's Sex Education co-star[...]

Well, tonight during BBC's Children in Need event, we're about to find out who made the cut with long-running sci-fi series tweeting (yes, it's still alive) the following key art allowing with a confirmation that fans will get to meet the new companion tonight The telethon event will be running from 7 pm to 10[...]

They are arguably the real stars of the show. It's coming… Staged 3 is streaming exclusively on BritBox from 24th November!#Staged #BritBox pic.twitter.com/XdRsqTnOGw — BritBox_UK (@BritBox_UK) November 16, 2022 Stream the full Staged collection (Staged 1, Staged 2, Staged 3 and Staged Special) from 24th November, only on BritBox🎄🙌#Staged #BritBox pic.twitter.com/jtTKmTnnVs — BritBox_UK (@BritBox_UK) November 16, 2022 You can watch[...]

Davies' first television series, debuting in 1991 in the afternoon slot for kids on BBC One, a year before the original Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie premiered and six years before the Buffy TV series came along It was a teen Science Fiction comedy thriller that contained many of the elements that would be found[...]

While we've known for some time now that Gatwa will be taking over the controls of the TARDIS full-time with Series 14, what about companions? Image: BBC In the most recent issue of Doctor Who Magazine, Handcock shared excerpts from his production diary where it was revealed that auditions for the next companion were held on Saturday,[...]

This is going to tide everyone over for a year. Image: BBC Once Again, the Doctor Who Comic Strip is Davies-Approved "Right now, we're in a remarkable one-off year," says Russell "We all know there's a Fifteenth Doctor on the way, so why not use the hell out of this wonderful Fourteenth while we've got the chance?" announced[...]

So why didn't Tennant regenerate in Whittaker's clothes, as has been the custom in the past? Image: BBC "I was very certain that I didn't want David to appear in Jodie's costume I think the notion of men dressing in 'women's clothes,' the notion of drag, is very delicate I'm a huge fan of that culture and[...]

That includes the 60th-Anniversary specials starring Doctors David Tennant and Ncuti Gatwa (it's a long story) that are set for November of next year. But thanks to reporting from The Telegraph, it appears that Disney and the BBC have a co-production deal that will be a huge boost to the long-running sci-fi series' budget, with the hope that[...]

Screencapped from YouTube courtesy of Peacock / BBC The Capture Season Two Challenges and Deepfake Technology Bleeding Cool: When you developed the second season for the Capture, what was the biggest challenge going on? Chanan: The biggest challenge is giving people a new story We've done the courts in season one with the British justice system[...]

The BBC has made Chris Chibnall's final script for Doctor Who, "The Power of the Doctor", as a free download to anyone who wants it on the BBC Writer's Room website The BBC makes scripts for their scripted dramas and comedies, both TV and radio, available as an educational resource for students who want to[...]

With Inside Man, Steven Moffat (Doctor Who) may have invented a new subgenre: "The Noir Farce," darkly comic & hilariously entertaining.

The question is, should they? "Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time" image: BBC America The Twelfth Doctor's Run on Doctor Who is Complete Peter Capaldi was asked recently if he would like to come back for an occasional special story or team-up He said no; he felt he'd done his time Best not to repeat things that he'd already[...]

From the BBC booth at MCM London Comic Con, we gave a full in-detail look at the Fourteenth Doctor outfit, as worn by David Tennant in the final moments of Doctor Who: The Power Of The Doctor. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode()[...]

It was announced today at a cast-struck panel at MCM London Comic Con that Andrew Scott, best known for playing Moriarty in Sherlock and the Hot Priest in Fleabag, will be returning as the character Jopari to the third season of the BBC's His Dark Materials Presumably, that will also include his Fleabag co-star Phoebe Waller-Bridge,[...]