Pre-production begins on the HIS DARK MATERIALS TV series

Bad Wolf Productions today confirmed that shooting is complete on their first project, a TV version of Deborah Harkess's novel  A Discovery of Witches for Sky TV, which is interesting in itself.…

Gratuitous Lists: The Ten Best RED DWARF Episodes

In honour of Red Dwarf 's thirtieth anniversary today , it's time to take a look at the ten best episodes of the show's run. The stories are not presented in quality order because at this…

Happy 30th Birthday, RED DWARF!

Today marks the 30th anniversary of the airing of the very first episode of Red Dwarf , the world's longest-running science fiction comedy show. Set 3 million years in the future, Red Dwarf  is t…

Gratuitous Lists: Ten Classic DOCTOR WHO Serials

This is a reprint of an article from 2011, a Gratuitous List before I came up with the name. So you've watched and enjoyed the new Doctor Who  and want to dive into the morass of the original se…

Happy 40th Anniversary to BLAKE'S 7

Cult classic Blake's 7  celebrates its 40th anniversary today. The original crew of Blake's 7: from left-to-right, thief Vila Restal (Michael Keating), telepathic guerrilla Cally (Jan Chappel…