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Month: October 2016

Troon man Derek’s new Doctor Who spin-off is a real Class act

Troon man Derek’s new Doctor Who spin-off is a real Class act

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New TV show is a labour of love for former Marr College pupil. A Troon man is producing a ground-breaking new BBC drama series. Derek Ritchie, a former pupil of Marr College, is producer on Class, a spin-off from Doctor Who. The series is set in Coal Hill Academy, who have to deal with the stresses of everyday life, including friends, parents, school work, sex, and sorrow – and invading aliens! The show has been created by popular young adult…

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Jago & Litefoot – Series 12

Jago & Litefoot – Series 12

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Those investigators of the infernal are at large anew – it’s Jago & Litefoot! Jago & Litefoot – Series 12 is out today, available on both Download and CD, starring Christopher Benjamin, Trevor Baxter, Lisa Bowerman, Conrad Asquith, Ronald Pickup and Jacqueline King. In four new stories written by Justin Richards, Paul Morris and Simon Barnard, Jago & Litefoot encounter the Flickermen, a lethal art robbery, a peculiar school… and it all comes down to blood and an enemy who…

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Tony Hatch As Heard On TV

Tony Hatch As Heard On TV

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This morning, BBC Radio 2 ran a brief trailer for the above programme, which will showcase the many and varied BBC theme tunes, composed by Mr Tony Hatch and others. Amongst the brief montage was the unmistakable strains of a certain theme tune composed by Ron Grainer and realised by Delia Derbyshire in 1963.  “Tony Hatch As Heard On TV” will be broadcasted on BBC Radio 2 next Tuesday, 1st November 2016 at 22.00 and thereafter on the BBC iPlayer for…

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80th anniversary of the bbc television service

80th anniversary of the bbc television service

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Friday Night is Music Night – John Humphrys presents a special concert to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the first regular television service. “Your Name: John Humphrys Occupation: Journalist and broadcaster And your specialist subject: 80 years of British television…1936 to the present day” It all started on Monday, 2nd November 1936 from a make-shift studio in the south east wing of Alexandra Palace in North London. Ally Pally as it was and still is known today. It wasn’t a…

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Doctor Who Comes to Scarborough

Doctor Who Comes to Scarborough

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Sci-Fi Scarborough has confirmed that Sylvester McCoy will be appearing at the popular event on Saturday 8th April as a part of their SatWhoDay guest line up. He’s best known for playing the seventh incarnation of The Doctor from 1987-1989 as well as his role as the wizard Radagast the Brown alongside Sir Ian McKellen in Peter Jackson’s film adaptations of The Hobbit. McCoy became the Seventh Doctor after taking over the lead role in Doctor Who in 1987 from…

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Jon Pertwee is honoured with a blue plaque

Jon Pertwee is honoured with a blue plaque

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Jon Pertwee always fancied having his own blue plaque – preferably during his lifetime! – his daughter Dariel jokingly revealed yesterday. Well now, 20 years after his death, he finally does have one, thanks to the Doctor Who Appreciation Society. They’ve arranged for a plaque to go up permanently in his honour at the New Wimbledon Theatre. It’s a fitting location. Over the decades Pertwee appeared in various productions at this south London theatre, including, famously, a successful Doctor Who…

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Doctor Who Legacy – Update

Doctor Who Legacy – Update

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October 24, 2016 Weekly patch is live! 1. Updated the level “Experimental Relative Dimension” in Fan Area. • drops up to 5 Yellow and 5 Black time fragments • drops 1 time crystal on the first run and first run only • drops “12th in Velvet Coat”, John Jones “Let’s Dance” and “Low2” costumes • drop allies “Signature Peri” and “Fan Area Sarah Jane Smith” 2. The EXP bonus rotation this week goes to Chapter 3 3. Doctor Who Kids…

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Steve Dillon: Abslom Daak Creator Dies

Steve Dillon: Abslom Daak Creator Dies

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Steve Dillon, the legendary British comic book artist, known for his work on Preacher, Punisher, and 2000AD’s Judge Dredd has died aged 54. His brother Glyn confirmed the death on Twitter, saying his “big brother and hero” had died in New York City. Dillon was a prolific artist who began professional work at age 16, drawing for Marvel UK’s Hulk magazine. He was best known for his US collaborations with writer Garth Ennis, creating classic cult comic titles. In his…

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Black Mirror’s Charlie Brooker almost worked on Doctor Who

Black Mirror’s Charlie Brooker almost worked on Doctor Who

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Black Mirror is currently terrifying viewers across the globe, and it seems Charlie Brooker could have been doing the same to a Saturday prime-time audience. The writer has revealed that he was approached for Doctor Who by the BBC, which sounds utterly perfect given Black Mirror has seen him dabble in sci-fi previously, even if his take on Doctor Who would probably be seriously dark. “I was approached for Doctor Who and I just didn’t have time. It was really annoying….

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