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eBook release for ‘missing’ Doctor Who TV story
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A Doctor Who TV story which had to be abandoned after a strike at the BBC is coming to eBook on 25th March. Written by Douglas Adams, Shada was originally intended to form part of the Sci-Fi show’s 1979-80 season but the strike meant it was never completed. The filmed footage was released on video…
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Doctor Who ‘missing story’ Shada gets novel release
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Doctor Who fans can now pre-order Shada, a full-length novel of the only TV story never completed. Originally intended to form part of the show’s 1979-80 season, the story was never completed due to a strike at the BBC during filming. In 1992 BBC Video released the story using linking narration by Tom Baker to…
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Hammer Horror comes to the printed page
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The resurgence of iconic British horror studio Hammer continues with a new range of horror novels released by Random House under the Hammer imprint. The first title is The Greatcoat, “a terrifyingly atmospheric ghost story” from author Helen Dunmore. Other titles from Jeanette Winterson, Melvin Burgess and Tim Lebbon will follow later this year. The Greatcoat…
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Hammer brings horror to eBooks
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Legendary British film studio Hammer has teamed up with Random House to publish a new range of horror stories. Released on February 2nd, the first book is The Greatcoat, described as “a terrifyingly atmospheric ghost story” from Helen Dunmore. Set in 1954, newlyweds Isabel and Philip Carey move to Yorkshire town of East Riding. There Philip…
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Samsung keeps popping at iPhone users
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Samsung continue their Apple-baiting ad campaign with this US ad for their Galaxy S II. As before it thinks the best way to get people to switch from the world’s best selling handset (no, not operating system) is to mock them. I’ve previously set out my reservations with that strategy here. We looked at the…
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The Descendants
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Hawaiian millionaire Matt King (George Clooney) has a pretty good life, a nice home and a family (though he considers himself the back-up parent, there for emergencies). He’s also the sole trustee of a vast family estate which he is expected to sell, propelling him and his extended family into the ranks of the super-rich.…