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Jodie Whittaker cast as the Thirteenth Doctor in Doctor Who

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After months of speculation finally today, at the close of the Wimbledon, it has been revealed by the BBC that the Thirteenth Doctor will be played by the actress Jodie Whittaker.  Millions will already know Whittaker from the hugely successful crime drama Broadchurch, which also starred former Time Lord David Tennant.Numerous guesses had been made […]

Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe arriving in October from BBC Books

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Arriving in October 2017 from BBC Books is Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe, which has been co-written by Cavan Scott, George Mann and Justin Richards. This book is full of Dalek lore, new short stories from writers including Terrance Dicks and Paul Magrs, comic strips from Cavan Scott, […]

Doctor Who Series 10 Episode 12 Review – ‘The Doctor Falls’

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Villordsutch reviews Doctor Who Series 10 Episode 12: The Doctor Falls…Directed by: Rachel TalalayWritten by: Steven MoffatThe Doctor – A Pity…No Stars…I’d hoped there would be stars.Following on from last week’s rather fantastic opener “World Enough and Time” the closing chapter of Series 10, sees the bowing out of long time showrunner Steven Moffat – writer of this […]

Doctor Who Series 10 Episode 11 Review – ‘World Enough and Time’

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Villordsutch reviews Doctor Who Series 10 Episode 11: World Enough and Time…Directed by: Rachel TalalayWritten by: Steven MoffatAlien – Are you human?Missy – Now don’t be a bitch.The curtain is finally being called for Twelfth Doctor’s run.  Here in this penultimate episode of the tenth series, we begin with Part One of the closing story entitled “World […]

Doctor Who Series 10 Episode 10 Review – ‘The Eaters of the Light’

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Villordsutch reviews Doctor Who Series 10 Episode 10: The Eaters of the Light…Directed by: Charles PalmerWritten by: Rona MunroDoctor – It’s as if his bones have disintegrated.Nardole – Ew! What could do that?Doctor – Complete and total absence of any type of sunlight.Nardole – Death by Scotland.When Doctor Who was initially conceived, this science fiction series was […]

Comic Book Review – Dirk Gently: The Salmon of Doubt #8

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Villordsutch reviews Dirk Gently: The Salmon of Doubt #8…Sally runs afoul of Hugo Friedkin and must rely on Dirk to come to her rescue! At the end of Issue #7 of Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency we left “Big-haired” Dirk and Sally at the wrong end of Corporal Friedkin’s gun, as both delved further into […]

Doctor Who Series 10 Episode 9 Review – ‘Empress of Mars’

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Villordsutch reviews Doctor Who Series 10 Episode 9: Empress of Mars…Directed by: Wayne YipWritten by: Mark GatissCaptain Catchlove – Don’t belong!? We’re British! Mars is part of the Empire now!After the past three episodes of Doctor Who which linked across a rather dark three-story arc, this week’s episode from Mark Gatiss (The Unquiet Dead, Sleep No More) sees the series […]

Comic Book Review – Star Trek: New Visions: Time Out of Joint

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Villordsutch reviews Star Trek: New Visions “Time Out of Joint”…Captain Kirk is torn from his timeline. Every corner he turns, every door he opens, throws him into a different day, a different year—and a different danger.SEE ALSO: Check out a preview of Star Trek: New Visions: Time Out of Joint hereIn Issue#16 of Star Trek: New Visions […]

Twin Peaks Season 3 Episode 5 Review

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Villordsutch reviews Twin Peaks Season 3 – Episodes 5…Twin Peaks is a show for the faithful and the alert.  Lynch and Frost have not created Season 3 for you to Tweet midway through with a “#TwinPeaks” hashtag so people know you’ve seen an owl or to highlight that Dougie Cooper said “Coffee”.  Nor have they written […]