Doctor Who Christmas specials probably have the effect of… reducing mortality
A humorous study published in the Christmas issue of the medical journal BMJ says that watching a series about a doctor who saves people can encourage viewers…
Doctor Who Christmas specials probably have the effect of… reducing mortality
A humorous study published in the Christmas issue of the medical journal BMJ says that watching a series about a doctor who saves people can encourage viewers…
Neil Patrick Harris: Shuti Gatwa to play first gay Doctor on 'Doctor Who'
With Jodie Whittaker, the current Doctor Who incarnation of the Doctor, set to leave the project by the end of 2022, it was recently announced that Sex…
'Sex Education' star Shuti Gatwa to be the 14th Doctor on 'Doctor Who'
The BBC has announced that actor Shuti Gatwa will play the role of the Fourteenth Doctor in the hit series Doctor Who. In 2023, he will completely…
Jodie Whittaker’s penultimate Doctor Who left us with one question: will she get the girl?
I watched the Doctor Who Easter special (BBC One) with my children, nine and 11, and their response to the Sea Devils, the scary monsters du jour,…
Why ‘Doctor Hugh’ could be perfect for the franchise
As for the supposed Marvel-isation, Marson thinks that also makes sense. “Doctor Who needs to become a player in the streaming marketplace,” he says. “It’s not just…
Super-agent Beryl Vertue: ‘People don’t give British comedy a chance’
Now 85, she is still highly active and is the executive producer of Sherlock, which is produced by her daughter Sue, and was conceived by her son-in-law…
The Glow, review: confusing time-travelling drama tinkers with history
After his 2014 cult breakthrough, Pomona, spiriting up a sinister netherworld nestling in the heart of Manchester, and then X, outlandishly set on a research base on…
Why Jodie Whittaker failed as Doctor Who
Better writing may have helped Whittaker become a Doctor to remember and defied the misogynists who circled around the news of her casting. But with Chibnall and…
Doctor Who: Eve of the Daleks, review: funny, scary, inventive and the best episode in years
New Year, New Who. Happily, Doctor Who (BBC One) began 2022 with a bang. A demolition blast and a spectacular pyrotechnic display, to be precise. Hour-long special…
A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint: Mark Gatiss delivers sharp, old-fashioned thrills
It’s Christmas time: there’s no need to be afraid. But it’s quite fun to be afraid nevertheless, and so if you’re after some chills in the old…
From Mr Benn to monstrous Bagpuss – TV’s males have always spelt trouble
From Mr Fletcher’s frame of reference, I think we all know that he is aged precisely between 45 and 50. Nothing wrong with that – so am…
Christmas 2021 TV guide: the best shows, films and specials to watch this festive season
Jules Verne’s evergreen adventure story has attracted numerous adaptations. Partly, this is due to the winning simplicity of the plot: a bored Victorian gentleman-adventurer undertakes a bet…
What’s on TV during Christmas 2021 — the best shows to watch this festive season, according to the TV guide listings
Jules Verne’s evergreen adventure story has attracted numerous adaptations. Partly, this is due to the winning simplicity of the plot: a bored Victorian gentleman-adventurer undertakes a bet…
Doctor Who, episode 6 review: Flux ended less with a bang, more with a sequence of small squelches
Showbiz lore is that when sibling double act Mike and Bernie Winters played the notoriously tough Glasgow Empire – a venue known as “the comic’s graveyard” –…
Michael Sheen interview: ‘I could never do impersonations of people’
In an acting career that has seen him play such luxuriantly coiffed men as Tony Blair and David Frost, Michael Sheen has found himself in some pretty…
Doctor Who: Flux, episode 5, review: a sonic screw-up
Pass me a head torch, a compass, a length of rope, marker pens, a stack of Post-Its, a spare pair of trousers and a bulging reference book….
The 12 treats of Christmas TV: the best shows to watch this festive season
Jules Verne’s evergreen adventure story has attracted numerous adaptations. Partly, this is due to the winning simplicity of the plot: a bored Victorian gentleman-adventurer undertakes a bet…
What Nick Fletcher MP doesn’t get about ‘male role models’ – or Doctor Who
But just because a TV series is guilty of crimes against fashion and good storytelling does not mean it can be blamed for a wider cultural malaise….
The 12 treats of Christmas TV: the shows to watch this festive season
Jules Verne’s evergreen adventure story has attracted numerous adaptations. Partly, this is due to the winning simplicity of the plot: a bored Victorian gentleman-adventurer undertakes a bet…
Doctor Who: Flux, episode 4 review: a pleasingly creepy Weeping Angels episode – at least to start with
Weeping Angels in a Devon village circa 1967. A World War Two veteran helping the Doctor fight them off, armed only with a cricket bat and old-fashioned…