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Ed Stoppard heads Dan Dare audio cast

The cast for B7 Media’s dramatic new audio version of Dan Dare has been announced. Ed Stoppard – The Pianist, Joy Division, Brideshead Revisited and Youth – has been cast as the intrepid ‘pilot of the future’ Colonel Dan Dare. He’s joined by Geoff McGivern as Digby (McGivern is best known to science fiction fans as the original Ford Prefect […]

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Target cover exhibition extends to June 5th

BBC Brand Manager Edward Russell, the force behind the highly successful collection of Target Book art at the Cartoon Museum, has confirmed that “with the kind permission of the loaners”,  the run at the London site has been extended. The exhibition will now close on June 5th at the Cartoon Museum at 35 Little Russell Street, WC1A 2HH London. For […]

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Big Finish to produce Doctor Who/Torchwood till 2025

The BBC has extended Big Finish’s licence to produce Doctor Who and Torchwood audios until 30 June 2025. “We very much look forward to continuing to work with Big Finish over the coming years,” says Jan Paterson, Head of Audio Publishing at BBC Worldwide. “The high standards of their productions — quality scripts, impeccable sound design and music, and impressive […]

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Supergirl flying to Vancouver?

With no confirmation yet on a second season for CBS’ Supergirl, it is believed that the high cost of each episode (c. $3 million according to one report) may be the cause for concern. Deadline is reporting that discussions are ongoing with the cast about a relocation to Vancouver, which will bring down the costs, particularly as the show did […]

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Star Trek 2017 on weekly schedule

US viewers hoping to be able to binge-watch the new Star Trek series on CBS All Access are likely to be out of luck. CBS chair Les Moonves revealed that although the series is being premiered on a streaming service, like Netflix or Amazon, the episodes will be released once a week, rather than all at once. Talking to analysts […]

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Learn the History of the World post-ID4 (video)

It’s nearly two decades since the aliens arrived and devastated our planet, only to be fought off by forces led by US President Whitmore and his team. The world has changed during that time – and with that 20th anniversary coming up later this summer, United World News has released a useful short summary of the current state of play. […]

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iZombie comes to Netflix UK

The CW’s comedy horror drama iZombie has finally become available for UK audiences. Netflix has picked up the first two seasons of the show starring Rose McIver as a medical […]

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The Punisher flies solo on Netflix

Jon Bernthal’s Frank Castle is getting his own series on Netflix. “The Punisher is back. Locked and loaded.” the streaming service tweeted on April 29th, confirming rumours that have been flying around since it was confirmed the character would appear on the second season of Daredevil. Steve Lightfoot (Hannibal) will be Executive Producer and Showrunner in addition to writing the […]

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Doctor Who challenges Jessica Jones for Hugo Award

Doctor Who’s Heaven Sent – the penultimate episode of series 9 – is in competition with Marvel’s Jessica Jones for the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation (Short Form). This pits Peter Capaldi’s tour de force solo performance against his predecessor David Tennant, who played Kilgrave on the Netflix show. The other nominees in the category are episodes of Supernatural, […]

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