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  • Torchwood DVD Boxset

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    The boxing day release of Torchwood volume one on DVD has already found its way to the top of some retailers DVD charts. However a number of readers have been in touch to enquire about the possibility of a Torchwood boxset and any likely extras i.e. commentaries and 5.1 sound mixes it might contain. A…

  • The Chrysalids and Survival – BBC Classic Radio Sci-Fi

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    This double disc entry in BBC Audiobooks’ Classic Sci-Fi range features two classic stories from John Wyndham – The Chrysalids and Survival. Spanning both discs the main feature in the release is The Chrysalids.First aired in 1981 this is an eery and dramatic tale of the villageWaknut whose inhabitants seek to drive out any signs…

  • Ed Thomas Broadcast Interview

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    Doctor Who (plus Torchwood and Sarah Jane) production designer Ed Thomas has given a short interview to TV industry magazine Broadcast. Broadcast reporter Robert Gray has been looking at the challenges production teams across television face as “pressures on budgets are being felt across a range of craft professions, from editing and grading to stunts…

  • Sarah Jane Adventures Ratings

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    The opening episode of The Sarah Jane Adventures attracted 2.9 million viewers yesterday – a 14% share of the available audience – according to overnight figures. The show aired opposite Channel 4’s Deal or No Deal which attracted 4.1 million viewers and the classic movie version of Ian Fleming’s Chitty Chitty Bang Bang which drew…

  • Spooks Gets Spin-Off

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    BBC One’s hit drama Spooks is to follow Doctor Who and spawn a BBC Three spin-off. Speaking at the launch of the channel’s winter and spring schedule BBC Three controller Julian Bellamy revealed plans for ‘Rogue Spooks’ which will follow a group of young recruits who “;follow a different rule book”. Mr Bellamy said there…

  • This Life +10 Cast Interview

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    The cast of This Life return next week for a one-off 90 minute special entitled This Life + 10 which finally reveals what happened after that final explosive installment which left a devoted audience begging for more. Miles (Jack Davenport), Milly (Amita Dhiri), Warren (Jason Hughes), Egg (Andrew Lincoln) and Anna (Daniela Nardini) all return…