It’s never too early to begin thinking about the holidays. Unfortunately, with only 35 days to go before Christmas, this now becomes a VERY valid statement no matter where you are. Part of the UK Christmas tradition is to begin to piece together the Christmas Day telly battles and offerings between the BBC, ITV and [...]
As the saying goes, so much to do, so little time. With lots going on in the world of British television these days that I thought it best to just do a bit of ‘bits and bobs’ scattershooting today to catch everyone up in all the latest news in the world of British comedy and [...]
Must have been something in the water in 1963. Obviously, the most monumental was the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22. Other notable events included the closing of Alcatraz, the Great Train Robbery took place in the UK, Martin Luther King delivered his I Have a Dream speech, the Beatles released their [...]
A Doctor Who Christmas present for 2011 Good to know that both the U.S. and the U.K. are on Steven Moffat’s holiday gift-giving list for 2011. As if a second season of Sherlock wasn’t enough, Moffat will, again, be spreading Doctor Who joy throughout the land this holiday season. Word is that production of this [...]
At long last, the return of Doctor Who 6.5 has come and gone. Anticipation is replaced by reflection. Thankfully, the folks over a ScreenRant have been busy little reflectors when it comes to the Traveling Time Lord. For different reasons, we’ve all had our favorite Doctor’s over the years from William Hartnell to Matt Smith [...]
Torchwood —> Doctor Who = Yes Doctor Who —> Torchwood = No We’ve seen and heard a lot in recent weeks from various particulars involved in both series that there’s a good possibility of seeing Torchwood’s Captain Jack Harkness in an upcoming Doctor Who episode. Now, in a recent interview, Doctor Who series exec, Steven [...]
Considering the fact that I could barely tie my shoes in nursery school, when a fellow nursery school kid comes along and channels his inner Timelord for a kindergarten talent show, you have to be impressed. A proud mother posted on YouTube with the caption, ‘Our kindergartener decided he wanted to give the Pandorica monologue [...]
Want more Doctor Who? You got it. On the heels of perhaps one of the best Doctor Who seasons ever (never mind we’ve only seen half of this season so far) comes the welcome news that the BBC has confirmed the commissioning of another season (#7) of the Doctor with 14 new episodes coming our [...]
Who would have ever bet money that, in the 21st century, there would be an uproar involving the classic 60′s Harris Tweed manufacturer and the longest running science fiction series either side of the pond. If you didn’t, you should have. We all remember the recent resurgence of Harris Tweed when, back in 2009, the [...]
Doesn’t get any better than having a night to celebrate and pay tribute to the best television on television. It’s time again for the BAFTA’s, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards, Sunday, 22 May. This year is does nothing to disprove this theory in that you have several legitimate winners in virtually [...]