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Richard Dormer takes the lead role in Pratchett’s The Watch TV series

September 11, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Richard Dormer, perhaps best known for his role as the Lightening Lord Beric Dondarrion in Game of Thrones, has landed the role of Sam Vimes.

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: adam hugill, bbc, Discworld, richard dormer, Terry Pratchett

The Runaway: The BBC release a VR Doctor Who experience

May 16, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Doctor Who: The Runaway is available immediately for UK audiences and will be made available internationally later.

Filed Under: Online Shows Tagged With: bbc, doctor who, jodie whittaker, oculus, thirteenth doctor, virtual reality, vive

The first Doctor Who series 11 trailer and lots of Yorkshire accent

July 19, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

I seem to recall fans urging Jodie Whittaker to keep her Yorkshire accent for Doctor Who. I don’t recall having any sort of confirmation from the Beeb as to whether that would happen.…

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: bbc, Bradley Walsh, doctor who, jodie whittaker, Mandip Gill, thirteenth doctor, Tosin Cole, trailers

The Ninth Doctor gets a whole new comic book series

December 9, 2015 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Titan Book has today announced a license deal with BBC Worldwide which means the Ninth Doctor will be back in comic book form. The Ninth incarnation of the famous Time Lord has already had a 5-part mini series.…

Filed Under: Comics Tagged With: Adriana Melo, bbc, Cavan Scott, Christopher Eccleston, doctor who, Ninth Doctor, Titan Books

Banned for a decade: A review of Ghostwatch

November 7, 2014 by Paul 1 Comment

If there’s one medium of horror I can’t stand it’s the Found Footage movie. Too often it’s a lazy excuse for bad shakeycam disguising poor effects whilst no-name “actors” enjoy their fifteen minutes.…

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: 101 films, bbc, ghostwatch, reviews

Proof of concept: The Animated Adventures of Doctor Who

August 18, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

When I first saw this unofficial animation I wondered how the BBC would react. Now we know. The Official Doctor Who has shared the animation. Created by Stephen Byrne the short animation images what a cartoon Doctor Who might be like.…

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: animation, bbc, Cyberman, doctor who, peter capaldi, Stephen Byrne, Twelfth Doctor

Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy web game gets 30th anniversary edition

February 24, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Did you ever play the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy text adventure game? It wasn’t easy. It messed with your head. You might still recall trying to turn the lights on and use the babel fish.…

Filed Under: PC Tagged With: bbc, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The BBC shop’s exclusive Doctor Who 50 sale

February 17, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Have you ever bought anything from the official BBC shop? It’s worth checking once and a while as they do keep some Doctor Who goodies back for themselves which you can’t get anywhere else.…

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: bbc, doctor who, household

Doctor Who: Official top 11 flash sale – coupon code

November 22, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Are you at home this Friday night while others are out? Turns out you’ve an advantage. It means you can pop over to the official BBC Shop’s Doctor Who Top 11 Must-haves page and take part in a flash sale.…

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: bbc, dalek, doctor who, sales

David Tennant in the weirdest The Day of the Doctor video yet

November 19, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It’s not normal to see videos like this up on the official BBC YouTube channel. Strange, weird and quirky as it is – it’s hard not to watch. We might suspect that this was filmed for a laugh and then published because a) why not and b) British humour.…

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: bbc, David Tennant, doctor who, humour, Tenth Doctor, the day of the doctor

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