Hot on the heels of the Dangerous Visions series, Radio 4 has announced that Michael Sheen will be the reader for their Book at Bedtime adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s new novel, The Ocean at the End of the Lane. Gaiman’s novel is published today (June 18) and will feature on the radio strand next month. … Continue reading »
Star Wars creator George Lucas’ primary focus over the years has been on the big screen, but he has been involved with various series for television including the recently cancelled Clone Wars show. Lucas’ work on this has been honoured by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in the US at their 40th … Continue reading »
Former Doctor Who star David Tennant has won an Emmy Award for his work on the Star Wars animated series, The Clone Wars. The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program was presented at the 40th Annual Daytime Entertainment Creative Arts held on June 14th. Tennant voiced the Jedi training droid Huyang. … Continue reading »
In this week’s Private Eye magazine (14-27 June 2013), the scheduling of the announcement of Matt Smith’s departure from Doctor Who is blamed on an internal BBC email ‘cock-up’ that was then leaked to fans on the internet. The magazine says: ‘The manner of the 11th Doctor’s leaving was entirely characteristic of the way the … Continue reading »
Mark Gatiss is at the forefront of a celebration of M.R. James’ work coming to BBC Two at Christmas this year, part of a focus on the genre from the channel. James’ story The Tractate Middoth will be dramatised at Christmas, written and directed by Gatiss. Described as “one of James’ most thrilling tales,” it … Continue reading »
Big Finish have announced that their licence to produce Doctor Who on audio from AudioGO has been extended to December 2016. Executive producer Jason Haigh-Ellery noted that ‘It’s an absolute privilege to be entrusted with making audio adventures for Doctor Who for at least another three years. And it’s wonderful that we will be able to continue … Continue reading »
Scottish science fiction author Iain M. Banks has died at the age of 59, just two months after he revealed he’d been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Known for his science fiction novels, many of which are set in the utopian Culture universe, Banks also wrote mainstream thrillers and novels, dropping the middle M from his … Continue reading »
HBO, home of Game of Thrones, is developing a sci-fi TV series called The Spark from Oblivion co-screenwriter Karl Gajdusek, whose most recent TV show was the sci-fi tinged ABC flop Last Resort. Set in the future, the series explores the consequences on a world undergoing a technological revolution following the receipt of a signal … Continue reading »
To mark the launch of his new SF novel, The Finches of Mars, and the reprinting of fifty of his classic books under The Friday Project, British writing legend Brian Aldiss has provided Sci-Fi Bulletin with an exclusive new short story. Munch can be read by clicking here. Also check out our interview with Aldiss, … Continue reading »
J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot has acquired the final unproduced screenplay written by The Twilight Zone creator Rod Serling, aiming to develop it into an ‘event limited series’ as part of the company’s deal with Warner Bros. TV. The Stops Along the Way was completed as a film script a few months before Serling’s death in … Continue reading »
