Not wanting to be the last one invited to the Doctor Who 50th anniversary party, the Royal Albert Hall decided to host to a very special evening of their own with a guest list to top all guest lists including Daleks, Cybermen, the Tardis and, of course, Matt Smith and Jenna Coleman. Being that it was […]
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The World’s End, the third and final film in the aptly named Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy or the Blood and Ice Cream trilogy, crashes U.S. theaters on Friday. If you’ve seen the first two bits of brilliance from the minds of Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright, get in line now for the unofficial trilogy finale. […]
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As we all collectively count the days, hours and minutes until 23 November, Doctor Who celebrations and events are beginning to surface around the globe. If you’re in or around Swansea this Autumn and need something to do post-Great British Beer Fest, we’ve got just what you are looking for. The BBC has already announced […]
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Given the fact that the relatively unassuming but iconic blue Police Call Box has occupied a prime spot outside the Earl’s Court tube station in London since 1996, it has always provided a nice photo opportunity. Unfortunately, until recently, passersby never put two and two together that you could actually step inside for a glimpse […]
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When it comes to BBC, ITV and PBS, when the drama rains come, they pour. Already on the books for 2013-2014 are the know commodities of Downton Abbey 4, Sherlock 3, Call the Midwife 3, Mr Selfridge 2, Bletchley Circle 2, the final five Hercule Poirot mysteries, another George Gently series, more DCI Banks, Scott […]
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Who better to follow the ‘Ladies of Downton’ at the Television Critic’s Association summer meet-up in LA but Camilla Cholmeley-Browne, a.k.a. Chummy, a.k.a. Miranda Hart. Since the series is now in production on series 3, saying that it’s just like riding a bike takes on a different meaning to Hart, who plays the clumsy and […]
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When asked if he’d had a short list of Matt Smith replacements, Doctor Who showrunner, Steven Moffat, said: “Yes. The list went ‘Peter Capaldi’. It was a very short list“. Following Sundays live BBC telecast of the announcement heard ’round the world, Moffat added that he had been considering Capaldi for some time and that […]
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Today, Sunday 4 August, will see the 12th Doctor revealed to the world. From 1933 to 1944, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt gave a series of radio addresses or ‘fireside chats’ designed to help restore the confidence of the American people during understandably difficult times. We are, again, faced with difficult times in that we […]
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Ho-hum. Another day, another name thrown into the naming of the Twelfth Doctor hat. Most recently, it’s The Thick Of It star Peter Capaldi, who has actually become the new bookies’ favorite at odds of 2/1. So, that makes it official doesn’t it? Think about it. As Malcolm Tucker, his reputation preceded him in his […]
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