Anne Boleyn has been played on screen since the silent movie era. She’s been portrayed as a six-fingered boo-hiss villain, a Saturday Night Live punchline, a ghost haunting Princess Diana, and in recent stage musical Six, a Kate Nash-style aitch-dropping popstrel.
Now, Henry VIII’s second wife is trending on TikTok as a new generation gets sucked into the scandals of the Tudor court and stakes their allegiance to her, the Spanish queen unseated for her, the simpering virgin who followed her, or any other player during this eventful period in history when the king of England made the position of queen a revolving door. One thing the new Tudor fans seem to agree upon is that they aren’t #TeamHenry.
Leaving aside most of the one-note portrayals and the TV shows and movies in which Anne Sans Tête is only a bit player in somebody else’s...
Now, Henry VIII’s second wife is trending on TikTok as a new generation gets sucked into the scandals of the Tudor court and stakes their allegiance to her, the Spanish queen unseated for her, the simpering virgin who followed her, or any other player during this eventful period in history when the king of England made the position of queen a revolving door. One thing the new Tudor fans seem to agree upon is that they aren’t #TeamHenry.
Leaving aside most of the one-note portrayals and the TV shows and movies in which Anne Sans Tête is only a bit player in somebody else’s...
- 2/26/2024
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
The BBC is celebrating the art of the literary adaptation by screening a variety of classics on BBC Four. More details here.
The BBC is quite rightly celebrated for its rich history of book to screen adaptations, such as the iconic 1995 version of Jane Austen’a Pride And Prejudice to Cbbc’s hugely successful adaptation of Dame Jacqueline Wilson’s Tracy Beaker series.
It has now put together a season of 14 adaptations from the BBC archive, some of which have rarely been seen since their original broadcast.
The dramas are:
The Great Gatsby
Toby Stephens, Mira Sorvino and Paul Rudd lead the cast in this 2000 BBC adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel on the American dream in the jazz age.
Small Island
Naomie Harris, Ruth Wilson, David Oyelowo, Benedict Cumberbatch and Ashley Walters star in this 2009 TV version of Andrea Levy’s novel focusing on the lives and...
The BBC is quite rightly celebrated for its rich history of book to screen adaptations, such as the iconic 1995 version of Jane Austen’a Pride And Prejudice to Cbbc’s hugely successful adaptation of Dame Jacqueline Wilson’s Tracy Beaker series.
It has now put together a season of 14 adaptations from the BBC archive, some of which have rarely been seen since their original broadcast.
The dramas are:
The Great Gatsby
Toby Stephens, Mira Sorvino and Paul Rudd lead the cast in this 2000 BBC adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel on the American dream in the jazz age.
Small Island
Naomie Harris, Ruth Wilson, David Oyelowo, Benedict Cumberbatch and Ashley Walters star in this 2009 TV version of Andrea Levy’s novel focusing on the lives and...
- 2/6/2024
- by Jake Godfrey
- Film Stories
It’s Doctor Who’s 60th year, it’s a time of celebration, and sometimes we like to celebrate by getting granular. Any fool can write a Top 60 Stories list, we’re breaking it down further. The plan is be ranking single frames by 2063.
As it’s a time of celebration, we cordially invite you all to join in by listing your top 60 episodes in the comments. Eat some Celebrations. Play some Kool and the Gang. We can go back to complaining about Doctor Who later, for now let’s try to focus on this extraordinary children’s show featuring a genocidal maverick as its hero, and how mint it is. Because it is, really, I don’t think we mention that enough. This could actually be on telly in 2063.
Very scientific process behind this list: they’re the 60 best Doctor Who TV episodes, listed in chronological order.
1. An Unearthly...
As it’s a time of celebration, we cordially invite you all to join in by listing your top 60 episodes in the comments. Eat some Celebrations. Play some Kool and the Gang. We can go back to complaining about Doctor Who later, for now let’s try to focus on this extraordinary children’s show featuring a genocidal maverick as its hero, and how mint it is. Because it is, really, I don’t think we mention that enough. This could actually be on telly in 2063.
Very scientific process behind this list: they’re the 60 best Doctor Who TV episodes, listed in chronological order.
1. An Unearthly...
- 11/20/2023
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
A distinctly ’70s movie, Waris Hussein’s film stars Gene Wilder as an Irish dung hauler who falls in love with an American student played by Margot Kidder. Supported by a sturdy cast of Irish actors including Eileen Colgan (My Left Foot), the film’s woebegone hero would have been perfect fodder for Jean Renoir who very nearly directed. Cinematography by the great Gil Taylor.
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- 10/20/2021
- by Charlie Largent
- Trailers from Hell
If you’ve been jealous of those across the pond that get access to The British Film Institute’s streaming service BFI Player Classics, one will be delighted to hear it’s now coming to the United States. Launching on May 14, the curated collection––which will have offering distinct from its UK counterpart––will kick off with over 200 British or British co-production films picked by BFI experts.
With work by legendary directors Alfred Hitchcock, Michael Powell, Ken Russell, and Ken Loach, it also includes a number of ground-breaking British filmmakers who deserve more attention, including Horace Ové, Laura Mulvey, Ron Peck; Menelik Shabazz, Sally Potter, Gurinder Chadha (I’m British But… 1989), Waris Hussein, and John Akomfrah.
“BFI Player Classics brings together a collection of British films – the cinematic DNA of the UK – that is essential for anyone who wants to see and understand the best of British film,” said Robin Baker,...
With work by legendary directors Alfred Hitchcock, Michael Powell, Ken Russell, and Ken Loach, it also includes a number of ground-breaking British filmmakers who deserve more attention, including Horace Ové, Laura Mulvey, Ron Peck; Menelik Shabazz, Sally Potter, Gurinder Chadha (I’m British But… 1989), Waris Hussein, and John Akomfrah.
“BFI Player Classics brings together a collection of British films – the cinematic DNA of the UK – that is essential for anyone who wants to see and understand the best of British film,” said Robin Baker,...
- 4/26/2021
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Innovative and acclaimed British director Alan Parker, died Friday, July 31, after a lengthy, but as yet undisclosed illness, according to Variety. He was 76.
Parker was nominated for two Best Director Oscars. One of those films was 1988’s Mississippi Burning, which highly dramatized the investigation of three murdered civil rights activists in 1964. The films starred Willem Dafoe and Gene Hackman, with the latter being nominated for Best Actor. Parker’s first Oscar nomination though came for the 1978 drama Midnight Express, another film based on true events. Oliver Stone won his first Oscar for the screenplay, which focused on Billy Hayes, who escaped a Turkish prison after being convicted of trying to smuggle hashish out of the country. Giorgio Moroder also won his first Oscar for composing the music. It was Parker’s second feature, and it was vastly different from his debut.
Alan Parker had a special connection with music. He...
Parker was nominated for two Best Director Oscars. One of those films was 1988’s Mississippi Burning, which highly dramatized the investigation of three murdered civil rights activists in 1964. The films starred Willem Dafoe and Gene Hackman, with the latter being nominated for Best Actor. Parker’s first Oscar nomination though came for the 1978 drama Midnight Express, another film based on true events. Oliver Stone won his first Oscar for the screenplay, which focused on Billy Hayes, who escaped a Turkish prison after being convicted of trying to smuggle hashish out of the country. Giorgio Moroder also won his first Oscar for composing the music. It was Parker’s second feature, and it was vastly different from his debut.
Alan Parker had a special connection with music. He...
- 7/31/2020
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Filmmakers/authors discuss the movies they wish more people were familiar with.
Movies Referenced In This Episode
Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the ’70s (2012)
Live Like A Cop, Die Like A Man (1976)
Island of Lost Souls (1932)
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley’s Island of Dr. Moreau (2014)
Top Gun (1986)
Water Power (1977)
Taxi Driver (1976)
In Fabric (2018)
A Climax of Blue Power (1974)
Forced Entry (1975)
Once Upon A Time In America (1984)
Nashville Girl (1976)
Ms .45 (1981)
Act of Vengeance a.k.a. Rape Squad (1974)
High Plains Drifter (1973)
Design For Living (1933)
Trouble In Paradise (1932)
Melody (1971)
Oliver! (1968)
Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
That’ll Be The Day (1973)
Stardust (1974)
The Errand Boy (1961)
Looney Tunes: Back In Action (2003)
The Bellboy (1960)
Which Way To The Front? (1970)
Hardly Working (1980)
A Night In Casablanca (1946)
The Cocoanuts (1929)
Duck Soup (1933)
Boeing Boeing (1965)
Confessions of a Young American Housewife (1974)
Cockfighter (1974)
The Second Civil War (1997)
I, A Woman (1965)
The Devil At Your Heels (1981)
The...
Movies Referenced In This Episode
Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the ’70s (2012)
Live Like A Cop, Die Like A Man (1976)
Island of Lost Souls (1932)
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley’s Island of Dr. Moreau (2014)
Top Gun (1986)
Water Power (1977)
Taxi Driver (1976)
In Fabric (2018)
A Climax of Blue Power (1974)
Forced Entry (1975)
Once Upon A Time In America (1984)
Nashville Girl (1976)
Ms .45 (1981)
Act of Vengeance a.k.a. Rape Squad (1974)
High Plains Drifter (1973)
Design For Living (1933)
Trouble In Paradise (1932)
Melody (1971)
Oliver! (1968)
Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
That’ll Be The Day (1973)
Stardust (1974)
The Errand Boy (1961)
Looney Tunes: Back In Action (2003)
The Bellboy (1960)
Which Way To The Front? (1970)
Hardly Working (1980)
A Night In Casablanca (1946)
The Cocoanuts (1929)
Duck Soup (1933)
Boeing Boeing (1965)
Confessions of a Young American Housewife (1974)
Cockfighter (1974)
The Second Civil War (1997)
I, A Woman (1965)
The Devil At Your Heels (1981)
The...
- 3/3/2020
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
Louisa Mellor Jan 4, 2017
Did you spot the tease for next week’s episode in the Sherlock series 4 opener? See that and more details from The Six Thatchers…
After taking a fine-toothed comb to new Sherlock episode The Six Thatchers (well, watching it with one finger hovering over the pause button) here are a few items of note discovered, in addition to a handful of discoveries made by some very fine Sherlock detectives elsewhere…
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1. We know that Lady Smallwood’s British Intelligence code name is ‘Love’, leaving the Holmes brothers and Sir Edwin to divvy up ‘Antarctica’, ‘Langdale’ and ‘Porlock’ between them. Porlock (as well as being a village...
Did you spot the tease for next week’s episode in the Sherlock series 4 opener? See that and more details from The Six Thatchers…
After taking a fine-toothed comb to new Sherlock episode The Six Thatchers (well, watching it with one finger hovering over the pause button) here are a few items of note discovered, in addition to a handful of discoveries made by some very fine Sherlock detectives elsewhere…
See related Tom Hiddleston interview: The Avengers, modern myths, playing Loki and more Tom Hiddleston interview: The Avengers, War Horse, Greek mythology and more Marvel Studios movies: UK release date calendar Why Thor: Ragnarok may be a pivotal film in Marvel's phase 3
1. We know that Lady Smallwood’s British Intelligence code name is ‘Love’, leaving the Holmes brothers and Sir Edwin to divvy up ‘Antarctica’, ‘Langdale’ and ‘Porlock’ between them. Porlock (as well as being a village...
- 1/3/2017
- Den of Geek
Katie Gribble is a writer at Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews - All the latest Doctor Who news and reviews with our weekly podKast, features and interviews, and a long-running forum.
Waris Hussein was recently seen in pictures on the Tardis set with the Doctor himself. Something not seen since the 1960s. Waris Hussein, along with Verity Lambert, helped to cast William Hartnell as the First Doctor, but is most famous for directing the first story An Unearthly Child and then Marco Polo for 1963-4 first season....
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Waris Hussein was recently seen in pictures on the Tardis set with the Doctor himself. Something not seen since the 1960s. Waris Hussein, along with Verity Lambert, helped to cast William Hartnell as the First Doctor, but is most famous for directing the first story An Unearthly Child and then Marco Polo for 1963-4 first season....
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- 9/12/2015
- by Katie Gribble
- Kasterborous.com
Christian Cawley is a writer at Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews - All the latest Doctor Who news and reviews with our weekly podKast, features and interviews, and a long-running forum.
Comic-Con might be the jewel in the crown of the international convention scene, but we’re more fond of smaller, intimate events. As such, we’ve invited Gareth Kavanagh, the man behind the Vworp events (and acclaimed Vworp Vworp! fanzine) and more recent offerings such as An Evening with Waris Hussein and An Afternoon with Terrance Dicks...
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Comic-Con might be the jewel in the crown of the international convention scene, but we’re more fond of smaller, intimate events. As such, we’ve invited Gareth Kavanagh, the man behind the Vworp events (and acclaimed Vworp Vworp! fanzine) and more recent offerings such as An Evening with Waris Hussein and An Afternoon with Terrance Dicks...
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- 7/9/2015
- by Christian Cawley
- Kasterborous.com
Christian Cawley is a writer at Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews - All the latest Doctor Who news and reviews with our weekly podKast, features and interviews, and a long-running forum.
The new Doctor Who Magazine is out on Thursday, and along with all of the stuff you’re about to read concerning Paul Wilmshurst, Steven Moffat’s monthly Q&A with the readers, a chat with Waris Hussein about Marco Polo, Toby Hadoke’s tribute to Bernard Kay and the second part of the Peter Purves interview, look out...
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The new Doctor Who Magazine is out on Thursday, and along with all of the stuff you’re about to read concerning Paul Wilmshurst, Steven Moffat’s monthly Q&A with the readers, a chat with Waris Hussein about Marco Polo, Toby Hadoke’s tribute to Bernard Kay and the second part of the Peter Purves interview, look out...
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- 2/3/2015
- by Christian Cawley
- Kasterborous.com
"A thing that looks like a police box, stuck in a junkyard, can move anywhere in time and space?"
November 23, 2014 is Doctor Who's 51st anniversary - alright, so it's not as big a deal as last year, but all the same, we thought we'd take a look back at the show's very beginnings... and then go even further back than that.
The world's longest-running science-fiction series shot its original 'pilot' episode - in its entirety - on September 27, 1963. But when Sydney Newman, BBC Head of Drama, saw the finished product, he was appalled - demanding that producer Verity Lambert and director Waris Hussein do the entire thing over again from scratch.
But is this first attempt at Doctor Who really as bad as this story would suggest, and how different is it really from the version of 'An Unearthly Child' that we would come to know and love?
Remarkably...
November 23, 2014 is Doctor Who's 51st anniversary - alright, so it's not as big a deal as last year, but all the same, we thought we'd take a look back at the show's very beginnings... and then go even further back than that.
The world's longest-running science-fiction series shot its original 'pilot' episode - in its entirety - on September 27, 1963. But when Sydney Newman, BBC Head of Drama, saw the finished product, he was appalled - demanding that producer Verity Lambert and director Waris Hussein do the entire thing over again from scratch.
But is this first attempt at Doctor Who really as bad as this story would suggest, and how different is it really from the version of 'An Unearthly Child' that we would come to know and love?
Remarkably...
- 11/23/2014
- Digital Spy
Drew Boynton is a writer at Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews - All the latest Doctor Who news and reviews with our weekly podKast, features and interviews, and a long-running forum.
Doctor Who‘s very first director, Waris Hussein, will be recognized with a special award at this year’s Asian Media Awards. The ceremony, which takes place on 28 October in Manchester, will see the now-75-year-old director receive the Outstanding Contribution Award. As reported by digitalspy, Hussein said of the award: “I am honored to be presented...
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Doctor Who‘s very first director, Waris Hussein, will be recognized with a special award at this year’s Asian Media Awards. The ceremony, which takes place on 28 October in Manchester, will see the now-75-year-old director receive the Outstanding Contribution Award. As reported by digitalspy, Hussein said of the award: “I am honored to be presented...
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- 10/20/2014
- by Drew Boynton
- Kasterborous.com
The director behind the first ever Doctor Who serial, Waris Hussein, is to be honoured at this year's Asian Media Awards.
The 75-year-old, who was tasked with launching the long-running BBC sci-fi drama with 'An Unearthly Child' in 1963 and returned to direct the fourth serial 'Marco Polo' a year later, will receive the Outstanding Contribution Award at the October 28 ceremony.
Doctor Who Re-Viewed: 11 Doctors, 11 debut adventures
"I am honoured to be presented with this award which represents not only myself but, hopefully, those who will achieve their goals in their chosen fields in the future," said Hussein.
"I was one of the first Asians to be directing in television drama in the early '60s. I was nervous and aware of the importance of having been chosen from many other applicants for the job.
"I knew I had to prove the BBC's trust in me, as a young Indian-born Asian,...
The 75-year-old, who was tasked with launching the long-running BBC sci-fi drama with 'An Unearthly Child' in 1963 and returned to direct the fourth serial 'Marco Polo' a year later, will receive the Outstanding Contribution Award at the October 28 ceremony.
Doctor Who Re-Viewed: 11 Doctors, 11 debut adventures
"I am honoured to be presented with this award which represents not only myself but, hopefully, those who will achieve their goals in their chosen fields in the future," said Hussein.
"I was one of the first Asians to be directing in television drama in the early '60s. I was nervous and aware of the importance of having been chosen from many other applicants for the job.
"I knew I had to prove the BBC's trust in me, as a young Indian-born Asian,...
- 10/17/2014
- Digital Spy
Who is Sacha Dhawan?
Ever since his star-making role as Doctor Who's first director Waris Hussein in Mark Gatiss' brilliant drama An Adventure in Space and Time, this up-and-comer has seemingly not left our television screens.
From parts in cult series In The Flesh and Utopia to a guest stint on flashy Us drama 24, not to mention his latest gig on BBC One's In The Club, Dhawan has had quite the year.
Digital Spy spoke to Sacha about his career thus far and the range of different characters he's brought to life in some of UK television's best dramatic series.
"I was a child actor - when I was about 12, I was doing children's TV on Citv - but I was still in school," Dhawan recalls of his beginnings as an actor.
"When I left college, I decided to focus on acting full-time. I went to London,...
Ever since his star-making role as Doctor Who's first director Waris Hussein in Mark Gatiss' brilliant drama An Adventure in Space and Time, this up-and-comer has seemingly not left our television screens.
From parts in cult series In The Flesh and Utopia to a guest stint on flashy Us drama 24, not to mention his latest gig on BBC One's In The Club, Dhawan has had quite the year.
Digital Spy spoke to Sacha about his career thus far and the range of different characters he's brought to life in some of UK television's best dramatic series.
"I was a child actor - when I was about 12, I was doing children's TV on Citv - but I was still in school," Dhawan recalls of his beginnings as an actor.
"When I left college, I decided to focus on acting full-time. I went to London,...
- 8/26/2014
- Digital Spy
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: May 27, 2014
Price: Blu-ray/DVD Combo $24.98
Studio: BBC/Warner
An Adventure in Space and Time goes back to the beginning of British cult TV hit Doctor Who.
From award-winning writer Mark Gatiss (TV’s Sherlock) and director Terry McDonough (TV’s Clue), the biogaphy movie takes us back to Nov. 23, 1963, when the first episode of Doctor Who was broadcast on BBC One.
About an alien Time Lord exploring space and time in a spaceship the shape of a police box and called the Tardis (Time and Relative Dimension in Space), the show brought together actor William Hartnell (David Bradley, Harry Potter movies), who had felt typecast by a run of tough-guy roles and wannabe producer Verity Lambert (Jessica Raine, TV’s Call the Midwife), who was frustrated by the TV industry’s glass ceiling for women.
In Saturday afternoon drama Doctor Who, filled with time travel and monsters,...
Price: Blu-ray/DVD Combo $24.98
Studio: BBC/Warner
An Adventure in Space and Time goes back to the beginning of British cult TV hit Doctor Who.
From award-winning writer Mark Gatiss (TV’s Sherlock) and director Terry McDonough (TV’s Clue), the biogaphy movie takes us back to Nov. 23, 1963, when the first episode of Doctor Who was broadcast on BBC One.
About an alien Time Lord exploring space and time in a spaceship the shape of a police box and called the Tardis (Time and Relative Dimension in Space), the show brought together actor William Hartnell (David Bradley, Harry Potter movies), who had felt typecast by a run of tough-guy roles and wannabe producer Verity Lambert (Jessica Raine, TV’s Call the Midwife), who was frustrated by the TV industry’s glass ceiling for women.
In Saturday afternoon drama Doctor Who, filled with time travel and monsters,...
- 3/28/2014
- by Sam
- Disc Dish
Doctor Who, “An Unearthly Child”
Written by Anthony Coburn
Directed by Waris Hussein
Originally aired November 23, 1963 on BBC TV
“Have you ever thought what it’s like to be wanderers in the fourth dimension?”
Setting aside how iconic Doctor Who has become, in watching its pilot episode “An Unearthly Child”, it’s stunning how ambitious and magical the episode still feels; it’s not hard to see why the show has lasted 50 years.
Technically speaking, “pilot” was not a term used in British television at the time Doctor Who was commissioned and the version of “An Unearthly Child” that aired was not the first one shot. There were adjustments to the characters, especially the Doctor, who was made to be less cruel (at one point he called Susan a “stupid child”), as well as the technical side of the production. The episode benefited from this tinkering, however, and Doctor Who was born.
Written by Anthony Coburn
Directed by Waris Hussein
Originally aired November 23, 1963 on BBC TV
“Have you ever thought what it’s like to be wanderers in the fourth dimension?”
Setting aside how iconic Doctor Who has become, in watching its pilot episode “An Unearthly Child”, it’s stunning how ambitious and magical the episode still feels; it’s not hard to see why the show has lasted 50 years.
Technically speaking, “pilot” was not a term used in British television at the time Doctor Who was commissioned and the version of “An Unearthly Child” that aired was not the first one shot. There were adjustments to the characters, especially the Doctor, who was made to be less cruel (at one point he called Susan a “stupid child”), as well as the technical side of the production. The episode benefited from this tinkering, however, and Doctor Who was born.
- 3/3/2014
- by Tressa
- SoundOnSight
Odd List Louisa Mellor 19 Dec 2013 - 07:00
We’ve scanned the UK TV schedules over the next fortnight and circled a few new Christmas programmes you may enjoy…
Despite this being the time of year when television repeats aren't just tolerated, but welcome (if at no point in the next fortnight does Dermot Morgan get lost in a department store underwear aisle, or a snowman ride a motorbike through a Sussex field, then it just won't feel like Christmas), we've gone for brand new shows in the list below.
There's a selection of new drama, comedy and a few other bits and pieces you may wish to circle in your festive TV listings magazine... Merry Christmas.
Drama Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor
What is it? It's Doctor Who. Do you need to know anything else?
What’s this one about? This one-hour special is Matt Smith's farewell episode as the Doctor,...
We’ve scanned the UK TV schedules over the next fortnight and circled a few new Christmas programmes you may enjoy…
Despite this being the time of year when television repeats aren't just tolerated, but welcome (if at no point in the next fortnight does Dermot Morgan get lost in a department store underwear aisle, or a snowman ride a motorbike through a Sussex field, then it just won't feel like Christmas), we've gone for brand new shows in the list below.
There's a selection of new drama, comedy and a few other bits and pieces you may wish to circle in your festive TV listings magazine... Merry Christmas.
Drama Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor
What is it? It's Doctor Who. Do you need to know anything else?
What’s this one about? This one-hour special is Matt Smith's farewell episode as the Doctor,...
- 12/17/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Drew Boynton is a writer at Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews - All the latest Doctor Who news and reviews with our weekly podKast, features and interviews, and a long-running forum.
As shown in Mark Gatiss’ excellent An Adventure in Space and Time, Waris Hussein was an invaluable part of Sydney Newman’s “misfit dream team” in the early days of creating Doctor Who. The young Indian director, who was barely 25 at the time, oversaw the production of Doctor Who’s very first story in 1963 and
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As shown in Mark Gatiss’ excellent An Adventure in Space and Time, Waris Hussein was an invaluable part of Sydney Newman’s “misfit dream team” in the early days of creating Doctor Who. The young Indian director, who was barely 25 at the time, oversaw the production of Doctor Who’s very first story in 1963 and
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- 12/4/2013
- by Drew Boynton
- Kasterborous.com
An Adventure in Space and Time
Written by Mark Gatiss
Directed by Terry McDonough
Aired November 22nd on BBC America
As a love letter to the creation of Doctor Who, Mark Gatiss’ An Adventure in Space and Time gets a lot right. It’s faithful, it features excellent performances, and it is appropriately wistful about a series that has become an institution. Unfortunately, by adhering so closely to this notion of fond remembrances, the film limits its potential, becoming little more than a curiosity for interested Whovians. Doctor Who, which just celebrated the 50th anniversary of its debut, is a television phenomenon, arguably more popular now than when it burst onto the scene in 1963 with its incredibly popular second story, The Daleks. Given Who’s less-than-smooth journey from concept to broadcast and the many colorful people involved with its creation, a TV movie exploring the series’ beginnings makes narrative and commercial sense,...
Written by Mark Gatiss
Directed by Terry McDonough
Aired November 22nd on BBC America
As a love letter to the creation of Doctor Who, Mark Gatiss’ An Adventure in Space and Time gets a lot right. It’s faithful, it features excellent performances, and it is appropriately wistful about a series that has become an institution. Unfortunately, by adhering so closely to this notion of fond remembrances, the film limits its potential, becoming little more than a curiosity for interested Whovians. Doctor Who, which just celebrated the 50th anniversary of its debut, is a television phenomenon, arguably more popular now than when it burst onto the scene in 1963 with its incredibly popular second story, The Daleks. Given Who’s less-than-smooth journey from concept to broadcast and the many colorful people involved with its creation, a TV movie exploring the series’ beginnings makes narrative and commercial sense,...
- 11/28/2013
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
Mark Gatiss treats the legends of Doctor Who’s creation as only a longtime fan can, in a lovely tribute full of the exasperated acceptance that rose-tinted hindsight brings. I’m “biast” (pro): love love love everything about Doctor Who
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
I suspect even many deeply devoted fans of Doctor Who — people who have no problem acknowledging how profoundly weird a show it is, and who know how insanely popular and profitable it is for the BBC today — have any idea how much of a crapshoot it was at its creation. And I cannot imagine a better valentine to the show and its oddball hero than this lovely docudrama looking at its creation, which has as an underlying premise the notion that only a little band of unlikely outsiders could have possibly gotten it made as something that would endure,...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
I suspect even many deeply devoted fans of Doctor Who — people who have no problem acknowledging how profoundly weird a show it is, and who know how insanely popular and profitable it is for the BBC today — have any idea how much of a crapshoot it was at its creation. And I cannot imagine a better valentine to the show and its oddball hero than this lovely docudrama looking at its creation, which has as an underlying premise the notion that only a little band of unlikely outsiders could have possibly gotten it made as something that would endure,...
- 11/27/2013
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
When watching An Adventure In Space And Time, I noticed one feeling dominated all others. It wasn’t excitement at seeing early Doctor Who recreated in high definition colour. It wasn’t admiration in the playing of the lead actors (all wonderful), nor even some fannish desire for accuracy (I let several anachronisms of speech and behaviour slip by, suspending my disbelief in the spirit of the piece).
The overwhelming feeling I had was one of protectiveness. I felt protective towards Verity Lambert, Waris Hussein, even Sydney Newman, the old so-and-so. But I felt especially protective towards William Hartnell. As an actor his reputation is pretty much intact, despite a few swipes at his memory from those too ignorant to know better. But as a man I felt that he had been much maligned, and An Adventure In Space And Time could either support the myths, or set the record straight.
The overwhelming feeling I had was one of protectiveness. I felt protective towards Verity Lambert, Waris Hussein, even Sydney Newman, the old so-and-so. But I felt especially protective towards William Hartnell. As an actor his reputation is pretty much intact, despite a few swipes at his memory from those too ignorant to know better. But as a man I felt that he had been much maligned, and An Adventure In Space And Time could either support the myths, or set the record straight.
- 11/24/2013
- by David Martin Farmbrough
- Obsessed with Film
BBC’s “An Adventure in Space and Time” is a dramatic reimagining of the origins of “Doctor Who”. It is not grand theatre nor is it a documentary. It’s more than that. It is deceptive in its simplicity – stripping away the constraints of history to expose the raw humanity hidden within the story. Writer Mark Gatiss set out to make his passion project and it shows. Sydney Newman, Verity Lambert, Waris Hussein and William Hartnell – the people at the very heart of “Doctor Who” – are lovingly rendered. Strengths are celebrated and flaws are gently acknowledged.
I teared up at times as I sat cross-legged on my lumpy blue sofa with my cup of tea. My laptop lay open in my lap, ready to receive notes. Yet I didn’t type once during my viewing of “An Adventure in Space and Time”. I couldn’t blink away from the riveting...
I teared up at times as I sat cross-legged on my lumpy blue sofa with my cup of tea. My laptop lay open in my lap, ready to receive notes. Yet I didn’t type once during my viewing of “An Adventure in Space and Time”. I couldn’t blink away from the riveting...
- 11/23/2013
- by Mary Ogle
- Obsessed with Film
Doctor Who is one of the running miracles of the television age. On paper, it’s a ridiculous concept: An alien with a time machine shaped like a blue police box zip-zaps around space and time. It was planned as an educational show. It debuted the day after Kennedy was shot. They replace the lead character every few years. It more or less disappeared from television for over a decade. This weekend sees the franchise turn half a century old, and by most metrics, it’s never been more popular.
An Adventure in Space and Time is essentially the appetizer...
An Adventure in Space and Time is essentially the appetizer...
- 11/23/2013
- by Darren Franich
- EW.com - PopWatch
Every superhero has an origin story, but so does every TV show or movie about superheroes -- and those seldom involve outrageous powers,ancient gods or radioactive spiders.
In the case of the BBC's time-traveling-alien sci-fi drama "Doctor Who," which turns 50 years old tomorrow -- having premiered on Nov. 23, 1963, one day after the JFK assassination -- it involves a producer and a director viewed at the BBC as being about as out of place as a blue London police box on far distant planet.
Airing tonight, Friday, Nov. 22, on BBC America, "An Adventure in Space and Time" tells that origin story, starring Jessica Raine ("Call the Midwife") as producer Verity Lambert, a rare female in the overwhelmingly male BBC; and Sacha Dhawan ("Last Tango in Halifax") as director Waris Hussein, the first Indian hired as a series director at the Beeb.
Given free rein to create a children's show called "Doctor Who,...
In the case of the BBC's time-traveling-alien sci-fi drama "Doctor Who," which turns 50 years old tomorrow -- having premiered on Nov. 23, 1963, one day after the JFK assassination -- it involves a producer and a director viewed at the BBC as being about as out of place as a blue London police box on far distant planet.
Airing tonight, Friday, Nov. 22, on BBC America, "An Adventure in Space and Time" tells that origin story, starring Jessica Raine ("Call the Midwife") as producer Verity Lambert, a rare female in the overwhelmingly male BBC; and Sacha Dhawan ("Last Tango in Halifax") as director Waris Hussein, the first Indian hired as a series director at the Beeb.
Given free rein to create a children's show called "Doctor Who,...
- 11/22/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
In celebrating the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary, BBC America will be showing An Adventure in Space and Time tonight to honor the beginnings of the show. This very special dramatization of the origins of Doctor Who is clearly a labor of love as shown in this behind the scenes featurette. The cast and cameo list is extensive, and this video is almost eleven minutes long, but hang on til the end to see the special cameo playing third doctor John Pertwee.
This behind the scenes look at the making of An Adventure in Space and Time features interviews with Carole Ann Ford (who played the Doctor’s Granddaughter), writer and executive producer Mark Gatiss, Brian Cox (Sydney Newman), Jessica Raine (Verity Lambert), David Bradley (William Hartnell), William Russell (who played Ian Chesterton), Sacha Dhawan (Waris Hussein), first director of Doctor Who, director Waris Hussein, Claudia Grant (Carole Ann Ford), Jamie Glover...
This behind the scenes look at the making of An Adventure in Space and Time features interviews with Carole Ann Ford (who played the Doctor’s Granddaughter), writer and executive producer Mark Gatiss, Brian Cox (Sydney Newman), Jessica Raine (Verity Lambert), David Bradley (William Hartnell), William Russell (who played Ian Chesterton), Sacha Dhawan (Waris Hussein), first director of Doctor Who, director Waris Hussein, Claudia Grant (Carole Ann Ford), Jamie Glover...
- 11/22/2013
- by Jess Orso
- ScifiMafia
Who knew? Few could have foreseen the enduring success of Doctor Who given its inauspicious origins a half-century ago — a fascinating story of pluck, luck and imagination delightfully rendered in An Adventure in Space and Time, a new TV movie (Friday, 9/8c) airing as part of BBC America's 50th-anniversary Who celebration this weekend.
You don't have to be a Whovian to appreciate this jaunty re-creation of a simpler, scrappier time in TV history. A "year-ometer" (cute touch) dials back to 1963, when the staid BBC's brash new head of drama, Canadian showman Sydney Newman (a marvelously uncouth Brian Cox), greenlights a new sci-fi serial to appeal to kids and fickle sports fans. With a miniscule budget, an overheated "broom cupboard" of a studio and an edict of "no tin robots or Bem (bug-eyed monsters)," Newman appoints an unorthodox team to realize his vision: Verity Lambert (Call the Midwife's Jessica...
You don't have to be a Whovian to appreciate this jaunty re-creation of a simpler, scrappier time in TV history. A "year-ometer" (cute touch) dials back to 1963, when the staid BBC's brash new head of drama, Canadian showman Sydney Newman (a marvelously uncouth Brian Cox), greenlights a new sci-fi serial to appeal to kids and fickle sports fans. With a miniscule budget, an overheated "broom cupboard" of a studio and an edict of "no tin robots or Bem (bug-eyed monsters)," Newman appoints an unorthodox team to realize his vision: Verity Lambert (Call the Midwife's Jessica...
- 11/22/2013
- by Matt Roush
- TVGuide - Breaking News
News
Fox has announced a new midseason schedule that shuffles its Tuesday night lineup. Glee will move to the night while Dads and The Mindy Project will go on hiatus to make room for Glee, but only Mindy has an announced return date. Brooklyn Nine-Nine will air after its Super Bowl lead-in, New Girl.
Have you gotten to see today’s Google Doodle? It celebrates this weekend’s Doctor Who anniversary with a minigame, though the last level gave me a headache.
Hawaii Five-0 has promoted Chi McBride to a series regular.
The Bold and the Beautiful will make its cable debut on Tvgn December 2.
Saturday Night Live announced its upcoming lineup for the rest of the year, with Paul Rudd, John Goodman and Jimmy Fallon hosting. However, TheWrap notes that, combined with the musical guests, its all white men save for One Direction‘s Zayn Malik.
MTV has cancelled...
Fox has announced a new midseason schedule that shuffles its Tuesday night lineup. Glee will move to the night while Dads and The Mindy Project will go on hiatus to make room for Glee, but only Mindy has an announced return date. Brooklyn Nine-Nine will air after its Super Bowl lead-in, New Girl.
Have you gotten to see today’s Google Doodle? It celebrates this weekend’s Doctor Who anniversary with a minigame, though the last level gave me a headache.
Hawaii Five-0 has promoted Chi McBride to a series regular.
The Bold and the Beautiful will make its cable debut on Tvgn December 2.
Saturday Night Live announced its upcoming lineup for the rest of the year, with Paul Rudd, John Goodman and Jimmy Fallon hosting. However, TheWrap notes that, combined with the musical guests, its all white men save for One Direction‘s Zayn Malik.
MTV has cancelled...
- 11/22/2013
- by Lyle Masaki
- The Backlot
You can't rewrite history - not one line. But you can transform it into a gorgeous piece of television drama, or at least a writer/producer as canny and talented as Mark Gatiss can.
BBC Two's An Adventure in Space and Time - commissioned to mark Doctor Who's 50th anniversary - is a lovingly crafted piece of work. Gatiss has spoken on several occasions about how this 'origins' drama has been a long-held passion project and that passion has filtered through to every element of the production.
There's so much to admire, from Edmund Butt's brilliant score to Dave Arrowsmith's gorgeous production design, with its pinpoint accurate reproductions of costumes, the Tardis exterior and, best of all, the control room - perfect in every detail, right down to the green hue of the console.
The chief reason why An Adventure is so successful though is ultimately Gatiss's script.
BBC Two's An Adventure in Space and Time - commissioned to mark Doctor Who's 50th anniversary - is a lovingly crafted piece of work. Gatiss has spoken on several occasions about how this 'origins' drama has been a long-held passion project and that passion has filtered through to every element of the production.
There's so much to admire, from Edmund Butt's brilliant score to Dave Arrowsmith's gorgeous production design, with its pinpoint accurate reproductions of costumes, the Tardis exterior and, best of all, the control room - perfect in every detail, right down to the green hue of the console.
The chief reason why An Adventure is so successful though is ultimately Gatiss's script.
- 11/21/2013
- Digital Spy
Feature Seb Patrick 21 Nov 2013 - 22:30
Here's what writer Mark Gatiss said about An Adventure In Space And Time at the BFI screening. Spoilers ahead if you haven't seen it...
Warning: contains spoilers for An Adventure In Space And Time. Our spoiler-free review is here.
As part of a Q&A session with members of the cast and crew at the premiere screening of An Adventure in Space and Time at the BFI, writer Mark Gatiss had plenty to say about the making of the ninety-minute BBC2 film. Now that the special has been broadcast – and with the proviso that it contains spoilers if you haven’t yet watched it! - here’s a selection of what he had to say about bringing William Hartnell, Verity Lambert, Sydney Newman and the rest of the early days of Doctor Who to life…
To begin with, Gatiss talked about the origins of the story,...
Here's what writer Mark Gatiss said about An Adventure In Space And Time at the BFI screening. Spoilers ahead if you haven't seen it...
Warning: contains spoilers for An Adventure In Space And Time. Our spoiler-free review is here.
As part of a Q&A session with members of the cast and crew at the premiere screening of An Adventure in Space and Time at the BFI, writer Mark Gatiss had plenty to say about the making of the ninety-minute BBC2 film. Now that the special has been broadcast – and with the proviso that it contains spoilers if you haven’t yet watched it! - here’s a selection of what he had to say about bringing William Hartnell, Verity Lambert, Sydney Newman and the rest of the early days of Doctor Who to life…
To begin with, Gatiss talked about the origins of the story,...
- 11/21/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
BBC Two is to air a mini-documentary tonight (November 21) about the life of Doctor Who star William Hartnell.
Five-minute film William Hartnell: The Original will explore what happened to the actor after he left his role as the first Doctor in 1966.
The documentary - not previously included in tonight's TV listings - will air at approximately 10.25pm, immediately following the Mark Gatiss-penned drama An Adventure in Space and Time.
Charting Doctor Who's origins and early days, An Adventure in Space and Time stars Game of Thrones actor David Bradley as Hartnell.
William Hartnell: The Original will feature rare archive footage and brand new interviews with Hartnell's Doctor Who co-stars, including Carole Ann Ford (Susan) and Peter Purves (Steven).
Matt Smith, Peter Davison, Hartnell's granddaughter Jessica Carney and Doctor Who's original director Waris Hussein will also feature.
> Mark Gatiss on An Adventure in Space and Time...
Five-minute film William Hartnell: The Original will explore what happened to the actor after he left his role as the first Doctor in 1966.
The documentary - not previously included in tonight's TV listings - will air at approximately 10.25pm, immediately following the Mark Gatiss-penned drama An Adventure in Space and Time.
Charting Doctor Who's origins and early days, An Adventure in Space and Time stars Game of Thrones actor David Bradley as Hartnell.
William Hartnell: The Original will feature rare archive footage and brand new interviews with Hartnell's Doctor Who co-stars, including Carole Ann Ford (Susan) and Peter Purves (Steven).
Matt Smith, Peter Davison, Hartnell's granddaughter Jessica Carney and Doctor Who's original director Waris Hussein will also feature.
> Mark Gatiss on An Adventure in Space and Time...
- 11/21/2013
- Digital Spy
Review Seb Patrick 18 Nov 2013 - 06:00
Seb gives his spoiler-free response to a loving, funny, and at times incredibly touching tribute to Doctor Who...
The last time Mark Gatiss wrote about the creation of Doctor Who, it was for the 1999 Doctor Who Night sketch The Pitch of Fear – and it's safe to say that although broadcast by the BBC, the sketch, in which Gatiss also appeared with David Walliams, was somewhat controversial, largely for a couple of digs at the 1980s Doctors. Having been given a second crack at telling the story, however, it's unsurprising that Gatiss has taken a significantly safer approach this time around.
Although An Adventure in Space and Time fits in what is now becoming an established genre, that of "period docudrama about the behind-the-scenes goings-on of mid-twentieth century television production", as an official anniversary celebration, there was little chance of it being any kind of...
Seb gives his spoiler-free response to a loving, funny, and at times incredibly touching tribute to Doctor Who...
The last time Mark Gatiss wrote about the creation of Doctor Who, it was for the 1999 Doctor Who Night sketch The Pitch of Fear – and it's safe to say that although broadcast by the BBC, the sketch, in which Gatiss also appeared with David Walliams, was somewhat controversial, largely for a couple of digs at the 1980s Doctors. Having been given a second crack at telling the story, however, it's unsurprising that Gatiss has taken a significantly safer approach this time around.
Although An Adventure in Space and Time fits in what is now becoming an established genre, that of "period docudrama about the behind-the-scenes goings-on of mid-twentieth century television production", as an official anniversary celebration, there was little chance of it being any kind of...
- 11/17/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
BBC Two has unveiled new images from its upcoming drama An Adventure in Space and Time.
The biopic - which charts the creation of Doctor Who in the early '60s - stars David Bradley as the show's original lead, William Hartnell.
An Adventure in Space and Time - written by Mark Gatiss - chronicles Hartnell's turbulent three-year tenure as the first Doctor.
Gatiss recently described Bradley as "a fine and delicate actor", adding that he had the Game of Thrones star "in mind for some years" to play Hartnell.
Call the Midwife's Jessica Raine also stars in the 90-minute drama as Verity Lambert, Doctor Who's first producer and a revolutionary figure within the BBC.
In the new images, Lambert can be seen meeting the show's first director Waris Hussein (Sacha Dhawan), lambasting stubborn Tardis set designer Peter Brachacki (David Annen) and attending a Doctor Who cast photo-shoot.
The biopic - which charts the creation of Doctor Who in the early '60s - stars David Bradley as the show's original lead, William Hartnell.
An Adventure in Space and Time - written by Mark Gatiss - chronicles Hartnell's turbulent three-year tenure as the first Doctor.
Gatiss recently described Bradley as "a fine and delicate actor", adding that he had the Game of Thrones star "in mind for some years" to play Hartnell.
Call the Midwife's Jessica Raine also stars in the 90-minute drama as Verity Lambert, Doctor Who's first producer and a revolutionary figure within the BBC.
In the new images, Lambert can be seen meeting the show's first director Waris Hussein (Sacha Dhawan), lambasting stubborn Tardis set designer Peter Brachacki (David Annen) and attending a Doctor Who cast photo-shoot.
- 11/13/2013
- Digital Spy
Rebecca Crockett is a writer at Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews - All the latest Doctor Who news and reviews with our weekly podKast, features and interviews, and a long-running forum.
Has Doctor Who been sexualised? So says veteran Who director Waris Hussein. But current star Matt Smith disagrees, and recently spoke about the allegations in The Mirror. I personally agree with Matt on this point. While there has been a bit more romance added to the show than was done in the episodes of the
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Has Doctor Who been sexualised? So says veteran Who director Waris Hussein. But current star Matt Smith disagrees, and recently spoke about the allegations in The Mirror. I personally agree with Matt on this point. While there has been a bit more romance added to the show than was done in the episodes of the
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- 11/12/2013
- by Rebecca Crockett
- Kasterborous.com
With just two weeks before it’s airing, the BBC has finally released an extended trailer for Day of The Doctor, the 50th Anniversary episode of Doctor Who.
The plot: “The Doctors embark on their greatest adventure in this 50th anniversary special. In 2013, something terrible is awakening in London’s National Gallery; in 1562, a murderous plot is afoot in Elizabethan England; and somewhere in space an ancient battle reaches its devastating conclusion. All of reality is at stake as the Doctor’s own dangerous past comes back to haunt him.”
While this story line seems everyday, the trailer reveals that for the first time since the series returned in 2005 we’ll get a (detailed?) look at the Time War that cost the life of Gallifrey and the Doctor’s people. It will also explore how John Hurt’s Doctor figures within the personal timeline of the Doctor as well. David Tennant...
The plot: “The Doctors embark on their greatest adventure in this 50th anniversary special. In 2013, something terrible is awakening in London’s National Gallery; in 1562, a murderous plot is afoot in Elizabethan England; and somewhere in space an ancient battle reaches its devastating conclusion. All of reality is at stake as the Doctor’s own dangerous past comes back to haunt him.”
While this story line seems everyday, the trailer reveals that for the first time since the series returned in 2005 we’ll get a (detailed?) look at the Time War that cost the life of Gallifrey and the Doctor’s people. It will also explore how John Hurt’s Doctor figures within the personal timeline of the Doctor as well. David Tennant...
- 11/10/2013
- by spaced-odyssey
- doorQ.com
The good news? If you’re planning on traveling during Thanksgiving week, you won’t be missing any of the amazing Doctor Who programming that BBC America has announced for the 50th anniversary, including several new specials. The bad news? You’re going to need to take an extra week of vacation the week before Thanksgiving, in order to watch it all. Or maybe you feel some illness coming on?
We’ll have all of this on the SciFiMafia.com calendar, but here it all is in one convenient place, along with descriptions of everything. Also included is a confirmation of the Dw:datd simulcast time: 2:50pm Eastern, November 23.
If you’re new to Doctor Who, Now Is The Time to join us. BBC America has included an excellent catch-up summary of the entire show, under “About Doctor Who” in the press release below, so you’ll be ready. You won’t really know,...
We’ll have all of this on the SciFiMafia.com calendar, but here it all is in one convenient place, along with descriptions of everything. Also included is a confirmation of the Dw:datd simulcast time: 2:50pm Eastern, November 23.
If you’re new to Doctor Who, Now Is The Time to join us. BBC America has included an excellent catch-up summary of the entire show, under “About Doctor Who” in the press release below, so you’ll be ready. You won’t really know,...
- 11/8/2013
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
We had a feeling that An Adventure in Space and Time would be aired over the 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who celebration weekend, but the exact day and time were still to be specified. We have confirmation of that now, November 22nd at 9/8c on BBC America. Wouldn’t want to miss it. Here’s the official press release.
Doctor Who’s First Doctor Regenerated in BBC America’s An Adventure in Space and Time Premiering on November 22 The story of how it all began stars David Bradley, Jessica Raine and Brian Cox
What do you get when you mix C.S. Lewis with H.G. Wells, and sprinkle in a bit of Father Christmas? An alien Time Lord exploring space and time in a Police Box spaceship called the “Tardis” (Time And Relative Dimension in Space). On November 23, 1963, a television legend began when the very first episode of Doctor Who was broadcast on BBC One.
Doctor Who’s First Doctor Regenerated in BBC America’s An Adventure in Space and Time Premiering on November 22 The story of how it all began stars David Bradley, Jessica Raine and Brian Cox
What do you get when you mix C.S. Lewis with H.G. Wells, and sprinkle in a bit of Father Christmas? An alien Time Lord exploring space and time in a Police Box spaceship called the “Tardis” (Time And Relative Dimension in Space). On November 23, 1963, a television legend began when the very first episode of Doctor Who was broadcast on BBC One.
- 11/5/2013
- by Jess Orso
- ScifiMafia
Timed just ahead of the show's 50th anniversary, the origins of how "Doctor Who" came to be are explored in the 90-minute narrative drama "An Adventure in Space and Time" which has just locked down air dates.
In the U.K., the telemovie will screen on BBC2 on Thursday, November 21st at 9pm. It will then screen a day later in the U.S., airing on BBC America on Friday, November 22nd at 9pm.
The story revolves around three people: William Hartnell, a veteran actor coming to the end of a frustrating career; Verity Lambert, a former production assistant fighting to make her mark in television; and Waris Hussein, an India-born novice director.
Together they created a genre series that all ages would love. David Bradley, Jessica Raine, Sacha Dhawan and Brian Cox star in the project which will cover the show's genesis and will go all the way through to the first regeneration.
In the U.K., the telemovie will screen on BBC2 on Thursday, November 21st at 9pm. It will then screen a day later in the U.S., airing on BBC America on Friday, November 22nd at 9pm.
The story revolves around three people: William Hartnell, a veteran actor coming to the end of a frustrating career; Verity Lambert, a former production assistant fighting to make her mark in television; and Waris Hussein, an India-born novice director.
Together they created a genre series that all ages would love. David Bradley, Jessica Raine, Sacha Dhawan and Brian Cox star in the project which will cover the show's genesis and will go all the way through to the first regeneration.
- 11/5/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Brian A Terranova is a writer at Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews - All the latest Doctor Who news and reviews with our weekly podKast, features and interviews, and a long-running forum.
Kasterborous’ own Brian Terranova has been invited to a couple of cons in the USA, taking place over the coming weeks. First up is L.I. Who – Long Island Doctor Who – the first annual Doctor Who convention for Long Island. Featuring Sylvester McCoy, Waris Hussein, Daphne Ashbrook, Frazer Hines, Ian McNeice, and Simon
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Kasterborous’ own Brian Terranova has been invited to a couple of cons in the USA, taking place over the coming weeks. First up is L.I. Who – Long Island Doctor Who – the first annual Doctor Who convention for Long Island. Featuring Sylvester McCoy, Waris Hussein, Daphne Ashbrook, Frazer Hines, Ian McNeice, and Simon
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- 11/4/2013
- by Brian A Terranova
- Kasterborous.com
New details of BBC Worldwide's Doctor Who 50th Celebration have been announced.
Peter Davison is the latest star to be added to the guest-list for the three-day event, which takes place at ExCeL London from Friday, November 22 to Sunday, November 24.
The fifth Doctor actor joins Matt Smith and former Doctors Tom Baker, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy in attending the celebration.
It has also been confirmed that 50th anniversary special 'The Day of the Doctor' will be screened, in 2D and free of charge, on the evening of Saturday, November 23.
The screening will have limited availability and tickets will be allocated on a first come first served basis, with Saturday attendees due to be e-mailed shortly with details about how they can reserve a seat.
The full guest list for all three days is as follow:
Friday, November, 22:
Waris Hussein, Anneke Wills, Kate O'Mara, Richard Franklin, Matthew Waterhouse,...
Peter Davison is the latest star to be added to the guest-list for the three-day event, which takes place at ExCeL London from Friday, November 22 to Sunday, November 24.
The fifth Doctor actor joins Matt Smith and former Doctors Tom Baker, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy in attending the celebration.
It has also been confirmed that 50th anniversary special 'The Day of the Doctor' will be screened, in 2D and free of charge, on the evening of Saturday, November 23.
The screening will have limited availability and tickets will be allocated on a first come first served basis, with Saturday attendees due to be e-mailed shortly with details about how they can reserve a seat.
The full guest list for all three days is as follow:
Friday, November, 22:
Waris Hussein, Anneke Wills, Kate O'Mara, Richard Franklin, Matthew Waterhouse,...
- 11/1/2013
- Digital Spy
Excitement governed Day 7 of the 15th edition of the Mumbai Film Festival organized by the Mumbai Association of Moving Images (Mami) and presented by Reliance Entertainment. While the penultimate day had an amazing lineup of events, it also signified that only one day of the Festival remains.
Today’s list of master pieces included Shield of Straw directed by Takashi Miike, Before Midnight directed by Richard Linklater, Nicolas Winding Refn’s Only God Forgives, Om Prakash Srivastava’s A Few Days More, Gloria directed by Sebastian Lelio, legendary Satyajit Ray’s Mahanagar, The Sea Inside directed by Alejandro Amenabar, Costa Gavras’ Capital, Rakeysh Om Prakash Mehra’s Bhaag Milkha Bhaag among many more.
A must watch on today’s list was director Mirra Bank’s “The Only Real Game”, a documentary exploring the power of baseball for people in Manipur. A small group of baseball-loving New Yorkers and two Major...
Today’s list of master pieces included Shield of Straw directed by Takashi Miike, Before Midnight directed by Richard Linklater, Nicolas Winding Refn’s Only God Forgives, Om Prakash Srivastava’s A Few Days More, Gloria directed by Sebastian Lelio, legendary Satyajit Ray’s Mahanagar, The Sea Inside directed by Alejandro Amenabar, Costa Gavras’ Capital, Rakeysh Om Prakash Mehra’s Bhaag Milkha Bhaag among many more.
A must watch on today’s list was director Mirra Bank’s “The Only Real Game”, a documentary exploring the power of baseball for people in Manipur. A small group of baseball-loving New Yorkers and two Major...
- 10/26/2013
- by Pooja Rao
- Bollyspice
Diego Quemada-Diez scoops top prize; Nagraj Manjule wins jury award.Scroll down for full list of winners
Mexican film A Golden Dream (La Jaula De Oro) scooped the top prize, the Golden Gateway Of India award, in the Mumbai Film Festival’s international competition for first features, while Nagraj Manjule’s Fandry was awarded the Jury Grand Prize.
Directed by Diego Quemada-Diez, who started his career as an assistant to Ken Loach, A Golden Dream (fka The Golden Cage)follows the journey of three young Guatemalans attempting to emigrate to the Us.
The film debuted at Cannes in May where it won the Talent award in the Un Certain Regard section. It recently won the Best International Feature Film at the Zurich Film Festival.
The only Indian film in competition, the Marathi-language Fandry revolves around an “untouchable” or Dalit boy and his love for a girl from a higher caste.
Anthony Chen’s [link...
Mexican film A Golden Dream (La Jaula De Oro) scooped the top prize, the Golden Gateway Of India award, in the Mumbai Film Festival’s international competition for first features, while Nagraj Manjule’s Fandry was awarded the Jury Grand Prize.
Directed by Diego Quemada-Diez, who started his career as an assistant to Ken Loach, A Golden Dream (fka The Golden Cage)follows the journey of three young Guatemalans attempting to emigrate to the Us.
The film debuted at Cannes in May where it won the Talent award in the Un Certain Regard section. It recently won the Best International Feature Film at the Zurich Film Festival.
The only Indian film in competition, the Marathi-language Fandry revolves around an “untouchable” or Dalit boy and his love for a girl from a higher caste.
Anthony Chen’s [link...
- 10/25/2013
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Diego Quemada-Diez scoops top prize; Nagraj Manjule wins jury award.Scroll down for full list of winners
Mexican film The Golden Cage (La Jaula De Oro) scooped the top prize, the Golden Gateway Of India award, in the Mumbai Film Festival’s international competition for first features, while Nagraj Manjule’s Fandry was awarded the Jury Grand Prize.
Directed by Diego Quemada-Diez, who started his career as an assistant to Ken Loach, The Golden Cage follows the journey of three young Guatemalans attempting to emigrate to the Us.
The film debuted at Cannes in May where it won the Talent award in the Un Certain Regard section. It recently won the Best International Feature Film at the Zurich Film Festival.
The only Indian film in competition, the Marathi-language Fandry revolves around an “untouchable” or Dalit boy and his love for a girl from a higher caste.
Anthony Chen’s Ilo Ilo continued its successful festival...
Mexican film The Golden Cage (La Jaula De Oro) scooped the top prize, the Golden Gateway Of India award, in the Mumbai Film Festival’s international competition for first features, while Nagraj Manjule’s Fandry was awarded the Jury Grand Prize.
Directed by Diego Quemada-Diez, who started his career as an assistant to Ken Loach, The Golden Cage follows the journey of three young Guatemalans attempting to emigrate to the Us.
The film debuted at Cannes in May where it won the Talent award in the Un Certain Regard section. It recently won the Best International Feature Film at the Zurich Film Festival.
The only Indian film in competition, the Marathi-language Fandry revolves around an “untouchable” or Dalit boy and his love for a girl from a higher caste.
Anthony Chen’s Ilo Ilo continued its successful festival...
- 10/25/2013
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
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Mexican film The Golden Cage (La Jaula De Oro) scooped the top prize, the Golden Gateway Of India award, in the Mumbai Film Festival’s international competition for first features, while Nagraj Manjule’s Fandry was awarded the Jury Grand Prize.
Directed by Diego Quemada-Diez, who started his career as an assistant to Ken Loach, The Golden Cage follows the journey of three young Guatemalans attempting to emigrate to the Us. The only Indian film in competition, the Marathi-language Fandry revolves around an “untouchable” or Dalit boy and his love for a girl from a higher caste.
Anthony Chen’s Ilo Ilo continued its successful festival sweep by winning best director and best actress for Yann Yann Yeo. Best actor went to Vincent Macaigne for his role in Tonnerre, directed by France’s Guillaume Brac.
The jury also gave a special prize for “Best Work in Cinematography” to Australia-Laos-Thailand co-production The Rocket, directed by [link...
Mexican film The Golden Cage (La Jaula De Oro) scooped the top prize, the Golden Gateway Of India award, in the Mumbai Film Festival’s international competition for first features, while Nagraj Manjule’s Fandry was awarded the Jury Grand Prize.
Directed by Diego Quemada-Diez, who started his career as an assistant to Ken Loach, The Golden Cage follows the journey of three young Guatemalans attempting to emigrate to the Us. The only Indian film in competition, the Marathi-language Fandry revolves around an “untouchable” or Dalit boy and his love for a girl from a higher caste.
Anthony Chen’s Ilo Ilo continued its successful festival sweep by winning best director and best actress for Yann Yann Yeo. Best actor went to Vincent Macaigne for his role in Tonnerre, directed by France’s Guillaume Brac.
The jury also gave a special prize for “Best Work in Cinematography” to Australia-Laos-Thailand co-production The Rocket, directed by [link...
- 10/24/2013
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
An Adventure in Time and Space. Hal Shinnie BBC 2013
November 23 marks the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who. Alongside the special anniversary episode of the show featuring both Matt Smith and David Tennant, BBC America are set to air a special Who themed drama called An Adventure in Space and Time.
The drama is based on real events — the creation of the TV show Doctor Who. It features Harry Potter star David Bradley as the first Doctor (William Hartnell) and Jessica Raine (Call the Midwife) as the show’s first producer, Verity Lambert. Hollywood big-hitter Brian Cox (Bourne Identity) plays the show’s creator Sydney Newman while Sacha Dhawan (Last Tango in Halifax) plays director Waris Hussein.
An Adventure in Space and Time is written by Sherlock’s Mark Gatiss and directed by Breaking Bad’s Terry McDonough. Rumor has it that Gatiss and Doctor Who producer Steven Moffat will appear...
November 23 marks the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who. Alongside the special anniversary episode of the show featuring both Matt Smith and David Tennant, BBC America are set to air a special Who themed drama called An Adventure in Space and Time.
The drama is based on real events — the creation of the TV show Doctor Who. It features Harry Potter star David Bradley as the first Doctor (William Hartnell) and Jessica Raine (Call the Midwife) as the show’s first producer, Verity Lambert. Hollywood big-hitter Brian Cox (Bourne Identity) plays the show’s creator Sydney Newman while Sacha Dhawan (Last Tango in Halifax) plays director Waris Hussein.
An Adventure in Space and Time is written by Sherlock’s Mark Gatiss and directed by Breaking Bad’s Terry McDonough. Rumor has it that Gatiss and Doctor Who producer Steven Moffat will appear...
- 10/22/2013
- by Edited by K Kinsella
Mumbai’s most awaited festival organized by Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (Mami) finally kickstarted on 17th October with a grand opening ceremony. The 15th Mumbai Film Festival 2013 was declared open by the honourable Cm Prithviraj Chavan. The director of the festival Mr. Srinivasan Narayanan said, “The Mumbai Film Festival has become an integral part of this city’s culture. For these 8 days, the city breathes cinema. We are pleased that such distinguished personalities have accepted our invitation to partake in the 15th edition and join in celebrating the best of world Cinema.”
Chairman of Mami Mr. Shyam Benegal was joined by Mami trustees, Mr. Amit Khanna, and Mr. Ramesh Sippy. The guest of honour was actor Sonakshi Sinha and they lit the lamp, commencing the festival on an auspicious note. The impressive guest list continued to be unveiled as the esteemed Jury members of the four competition categories: International Competition,...
Chairman of Mami Mr. Shyam Benegal was joined by Mami trustees, Mr. Amit Khanna, and Mr. Ramesh Sippy. The guest of honour was actor Sonakshi Sinha and they lit the lamp, commencing the festival on an auspicious note. The impressive guest list continued to be unveiled as the esteemed Jury members of the four competition categories: International Competition,...
- 10/20/2013
- by Samreen Tungekar
- Bollyspice
Waris Hussein
What: Waris Hussein in conversation with film critic Joan Dupont
Subject: An Actor’s Director, Crossing Frontiers
Where: Metro Big Cinemas, Screen 2
When: Wednesday October 23, 1.45 pm to 3 pm
Waris Hussein is the first Indian director to have gone abroad and made a name for himself in a country marked by a flourishing film industry (in his case the UK followed by the Us). In a remarkable career spanning 50 years, Waris has worked in British television and film as well as theatre, directing some of the world’s most legendary actors. He himself is an occasional actor. Currently, Waris is being feted in the UK and USA for the 50th anniversary year of the most successful TV sci-fi series of all time, Dr Who, which Hussein, at age 24, initiated as the director of its first ten episodes.
Waris Hussein was born in Lucknow, India. He attended Cambridge and the prestigious Slade School of Art,...
What: Waris Hussein in conversation with film critic Joan Dupont
Subject: An Actor’s Director, Crossing Frontiers
Where: Metro Big Cinemas, Screen 2
When: Wednesday October 23, 1.45 pm to 3 pm
Waris Hussein is the first Indian director to have gone abroad and made a name for himself in a country marked by a flourishing film industry (in his case the UK followed by the Us). In a remarkable career spanning 50 years, Waris has worked in British television and film as well as theatre, directing some of the world’s most legendary actors. He himself is an occasional actor. Currently, Waris is being feted in the UK and USA for the 50th anniversary year of the most successful TV sci-fi series of all time, Dr Who, which Hussein, at age 24, initiated as the director of its first ten episodes.
Waris Hussein was born in Lucknow, India. He attended Cambridge and the prestigious Slade School of Art,...
- 10/20/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
News Louisa Mellor 18 Oct 2013 - 11:45
See David Bradley as William Hartnell, Brian Cox as Sydney Newman, and more in new pictures from An Adventure In Space And Time...
Each inward groan elicited by seeing glittery reindeer ornaments and tins of Cadbury's Celebrations in prematurely stocked supermarket aisles this month can be balanced by a tacit 'yippee'; for the closer we come to the end of the year, the closer we come to Doctor Who's fiftieth anniversary celebrations.
A key part of those celebrations is the Mark Gatiss-scripted ninety-minute docudrama An Adventure in Space and Time, chronicling the birth of Doctor Who on the BBC in the period running up to the first broadcast of An Unearthly Child in November 1963.
A clutch of glossy new stills has been released in the lead-up to broadcast, giving us a proper look at just how wonderful David Bradley and co. look as William Hartnell and chums.
See David Bradley as William Hartnell, Brian Cox as Sydney Newman, and more in new pictures from An Adventure In Space And Time...
Each inward groan elicited by seeing glittery reindeer ornaments and tins of Cadbury's Celebrations in prematurely stocked supermarket aisles this month can be balanced by a tacit 'yippee'; for the closer we come to the end of the year, the closer we come to Doctor Who's fiftieth anniversary celebrations.
A key part of those celebrations is the Mark Gatiss-scripted ninety-minute docudrama An Adventure in Space and Time, chronicling the birth of Doctor Who on the BBC in the period running up to the first broadcast of An Unearthly Child in November 1963.
A clutch of glossy new stills has been released in the lead-up to broadcast, giving us a proper look at just how wonderful David Bradley and co. look as William Hartnell and chums.
- 10/18/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Doctor Who's 50th anniversary biopic has unveiled a number of new pictures.
An Adventure in Space and Time, starring David Bradley as the first Doctor William Hartnell, charts the sci-fi drama's early years and has been written by Sherlock co-creator Mark Gatiss.
Bradley appears alongside Claudia Grant as Carole Ann Ford, who played the Doctor's granddaughter Susan Foreman in one photo.
Jemma Powell and Jamie Glover appear as Jacqueline Hill and William Russell, who were the First Doctor's companions Barbara and Ian.
Elsewhere, Sasha Dhawan stars as director Waris Hussein, while Jessica Raine portrays producer Verity Lambert.
Finally, Brian Cox appears as Sydney Newman, Head of Drama at the BBC in 1963.
An Adventure in Space and Time will air on BBC Two later in 2013.
Watch Gatiss and Bradley talk to Digital Spy about the project below:...
An Adventure in Space and Time, starring David Bradley as the first Doctor William Hartnell, charts the sci-fi drama's early years and has been written by Sherlock co-creator Mark Gatiss.
Bradley appears alongside Claudia Grant as Carole Ann Ford, who played the Doctor's granddaughter Susan Foreman in one photo.
Jemma Powell and Jamie Glover appear as Jacqueline Hill and William Russell, who were the First Doctor's companions Barbara and Ian.
Elsewhere, Sasha Dhawan stars as director Waris Hussein, while Jessica Raine portrays producer Verity Lambert.
Finally, Brian Cox appears as Sydney Newman, Head of Drama at the BBC in 1963.
An Adventure in Space and Time will air on BBC Two later in 2013.
Watch Gatiss and Bradley talk to Digital Spy about the project below:...
- 10/18/2013
- Digital Spy
Alex Skerratt is a writer at Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews - All the latest Doctor Who news and reviews with our weekly podKast, features and interviews, and a long-running forum.
Doctor Who‘s first ever director, the prolific Waris Hussein, has spoken candidly about his time on the show in an interview with the Radio Times. Back in 1963, having only just graduated from Cambridge, the young director discovered he had his work cut out for him when he was presented with a bizarre set of
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Doctor Who‘s first ever director, the prolific Waris Hussein, has spoken candidly about his time on the show in an interview with the Radio Times. Back in 1963, having only just graduated from Cambridge, the young director discovered he had his work cut out for him when he was presented with a bizarre set of
The post Waris Hussein on Doctor Who’s Early Days appeared first on Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews.
- 10/18/2013
- by Alex Skerratt
- Kasterborous.com
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