Matt Smith and Claire Foy will be performing Duncan MacMillan's play Lungs at the Old Vic in London this June. The play has been adapted so the performers can observe social distancing and stay apart at two meters, which is approximately 8 feet. They would be playing to an empty house as theatres are still […]
In a surprise release on Wednesday, the BBC unveiled a short John Rebus drama written by Ian Rankin starring Brian Cox. John Rebus: The Lockdown Blues finds retired Edinburgh cop Rebus, the hero of more than 20 novels by Rankin, trapped in lockdown and contemplating his own mortality. This is a big deal. The Rebus […]
Nothing lasts forever, not even lockdowns. Doctor Who Magazine writer and BBC Radio editor Emily Cook announced today that the next Doctor Who Lockdown rewatch would be the penultimate one. So it's going to be another epic two-episode rewatch, this time of episodes "New Earth" and "Gridlock". Showrunner Russell T. Davies has already confirmed he […]
If it's a day ending in the letter "Y", then it must be time for another Doctor Who Lockdown global rewatch. This time, Doctor Who Magazine writer and BBC Radio editor (and hardest-working Who fan on the planet) Emily Cook set our sights on Matt Smith and Jenna Coleman-starrer "The Rings of Akhaten" and wrapped up […]
Big Finish has been producing original Doctor Who audio dramas for more than 20 years now. After the original show went off the air on the BBC, the gap was filled by original and slightly more adult-oriented novels published by Virgin Books and new audio dramas produced by Big Finish. The production company began with […]
No, you are not mistaken, Killing Eve viewers. Yes, we really have reached the penultimate episode of the third season, and it really did fly by faster than any of us thought. But here we are, heading into "Beautiful Monster" with a number of our folks about to be crossing paths in some very bad […]
The next Doctor Who Lockdown Rewatch episode was announced shortly after the last was over. Doctor Who Magazine writer Emily Cook revealed on her twitter feed that it would be "The Rings of Akhaten". The rewatch will take place on Tuesday May 28th at 8 pm British Standard Time, which is 3 pm Eastern Time […]
Doctor Who Magazine writer and BBC Radio Editor Emily Cook has another line-up of impressive names set for this Saturday's Doctor Who Lockdown global rewatch of Doctor Who: An Adventure in Space and Time. Starting at 7 p.m. U.K. British Standard Time (2 p.m. U.S. Eastern Standard Time, which means you might be reading this […]
Doctor Who Magazine writer and BBC Radio Editor Emily Cook has another line-up of impressive names set for this Saturday's Doctor Who Lockdown global rewatch of Doctor Who: An Adventure in Space and Time. Starting at 7 p.m. U.K. British Standard Time (2 p.m. U.S. Eastern Standard Time), writer-actor Mark Gatiss and actor Sacha Dhawan […]
David Tennant (Doctor Who) and Michael Sheen (Prodigal Son) are following up their coronavirus-themed return to the world of Good Omens with another thematic trip into social distancing and self-isolating. The BBC announced on Friday that the duo is set for new home lockdown comedy Staged, airing on BBC One from Infinity Hill and GCB […]
So there I am, listening to another one of those 'The Making Of' type shows, a Radio 4 Extra edition of What's Funny About... by Peter Fincham and Jon Plowman, concentrating on the BBC's political comedy The Thick Of It, which also was translated into the movie In The Loop and the HBO show Veep, […]
If you're familiar with the way the Doctor Who Lockdown global rewatches have been going, then you know that Doctor Who Magazine writer and BBC Radio Editor Emily Cook lines up some big names on both sides of the camera to offer fans a kind of "gift bag" of excellent extras. We've had short stories, […]
You know the drill. Following up on Wednesday's edition, the next Doctor Who Lockdown rewatch episode has been announced. Doctor Who Magazine writer and BBC Radio Editor Emily Cook revealed on her twitter feed that it would be Doctor Who: An Adventure in Space and Time. The rewatch will take place on Saturday May 23th […]
What to replace that shiny-shiny Game Of Thrones hole in your heart? Especially in a time of interminable lockdown? How many more times can you watch Witcher or Kingdom before realising that they just don't do it? Today sees the BBC launch possibly the best alternative around right now, the fourth series of historical fantasy […]
Doctor Who Magazine writer and BBC Radio editor Emily Cook returned on Wednesday with the Doctor Who Lockdown global rewatch of the horror-vibing episode "Listen". Set during Peter Capaldi's first season as The Doctor, the Series 8 episode finds the Doctor tracking a creature with an uncanny and eerie ability to hide, while Clara (Jenna […]
Doctor Who Magazine writer and BBC Radio editor Emily Cook returned on Wednesday with the Doctor Who Lockdown global rewatch of the horror-vibing episode "Listen". Set during Peter Capaldi's first season as The Doctor, the Series 8 episode finds the Doctor tracking a creature with an uncanny and eerie ability to hide, while Clara (Jenna […]
AMC's second season of NOS4A2 is about a month away from unleashing the second season of Vic McQueen (Ashleigh Cummings) and Charlie Manx's (Zachary Quinto) war, which means the cast has been bust hitting social media (and practicing safe social distancing) to promote the supernatural thriller's return. From what the best and most memorable moments were […]
The next Doctor Who Lockdown rewatch episode has been announced, with Doctor Who Magazine writer and BBC Radio editor Emily Cook revealing it would be the horror-tinged episode "Listen" from Series 8, Peter Capaldi's first season as The Doctor. The rewatch will take place on Wednesday, May 20th at 7 pm British Standard Time, which […]
This Sunday marked the next edition of Doctor Who Magazine writer and BBC Radio editor Emily Cook's Doctor Who Lockdown global rewatch event, with all screens set for "The Fires of Pompeii". Joining the rewatch to live-tweet their thoughts and perspectives were episode writer James Moran, as well as Tracy Childs, Francesca Fowler, and François […]
It feels like a million years since Series 12 of Doctor Who was on the air. That was the season where showrunner Chris Chibnall put his foot down and changed the entire history and lore of the show with a major retcon. Now, the BBC has released all the scripts of the season for free […]
