Episode 60: Interview with Matt Smith & co

Martyn travelled to Cardiff’s Cardiff, to bring you audio from the BBC’s first official Doctor Who convention. Includes a press room Q&A with Steven Moffat, Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Caroline Skinner.

Thanks to the BBC for inviting us to the official convention. Next episode will be a review of the event.

Special thanks to Cameron from Blogtor Who and Phil and Paul from Who’s He?.

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Episode 59: Jacqueline Pearce interview

In which Martyn and Pete talk about the latest Doctor Who news, including the casting of the new Companion.

Pete and The Pharos Project interview actress Jacqueline Pearce at the launch of her autobiography from Fantom Films.

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Review-Dirk Gently at Home

Dirk’s former clients are turning up dead in the finale of this new trio of episodes. Inspector Gilks finds Dirk at home and what a home it is. The Holistic Detective’s war with his cleaner is evident throughout the house and it’s a good job this trips up Gilks and his men.

None of this troubles Gently, who’s too busy courting his latest client, an attractive blonde lady who has come to the agency to track down her stalker. The receptionist Janice certainly won’t be showing her in and Macduff can barely get a word in edgewise, which is a pity as he’s trying to resign from the partnership.



This episode has all the hallmarks of a finale, with more peril set upon the regular characters than even Dirk himself can provoke gangs in unmarked vans, suspicious drug paraphernalia, knife throwing and even Bible study. The fundamental interconnectedness of all things may have sealed our heroes’ fate this time, but it’s a laugh finding out. Sherlock’s kooky cousin has an unfair advantage in its use of comedy but you can’t keep the new classics down.

Episode three airs on BBC4 tonight, Monday, 19 March at 9 pm. See clips of all three episodes at the page for Dirk Gently at BBC Four.

6 more Target Doctor Who novels from BBC Books

BBC Books has announced the republication of 6 more Classic Doctor Who novels with Chris Achilleos’s stunning classic artwork and a series of new introductions by Gary Russell, Michael Moorcock, Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat, Tom McRae and Alastair Reynolds. All 6 titles are published on 10 May 2012 at £4.99 each. The titles were selected based on the response to a poll on the Doctor Who Facebook page.

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Pics from ‘My Murder’

The BBC have issued some images from the upcoming drama, My Murder.

My Murder tells the true story of Shakilus Townsend, a 16-year-old boy who was led to his death by the 15-year-old he thought was his girlfriend. She was dubbed “the honey trap killer” and the case dominated front pages for weeks.

My Murder is a raw portrait of young people’s hopes and fears as they struggle to grow up on our streets. 1×60 mins from BBC Current Affairs. It stars Attack the block’s John Boyega.

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Thanks to BBC pictures



DVD Review-The Decoy Bride

“The Decoy Bride” is a romantic comedy about a Hollywood actress (Alice Eve) who escapes to the fictional Scottish island of Hegg with her famous author fiancé (David Tennant) to avoid the paparazzi. When the paparazzi shows up at the wedding venue, Alice flees, leaving David standing at the altar. To throw the paparazzi off the scent, Alice’s assistants hire a stand-in (Kelly Macdonald) to pose as the bride. However, things don’t go as planned, and David and Kelly end up getting married for real.

While the film has an interesting premise, it falls short in execution. The plot feels drawn out and could have worked better as a TV special than a feature-length film. The performances are average, with David Tennant essentially playing a variation of his popular character from “Doctor Who.” Sally Phillips’ American accent is distracting and doesn’t add much to the story. The American characters could have been removed without affecting the plot.

The only standout performance comes from Kelly Macdonald, who brings charm and humour to her role. It’s refreshing to see her in a lighter role after her serious work on “Boardwalk Empire.”

Overall, “The Decoy Bride” is a predictable rom-com that will likely appeal to fans of David Tennant. However, it fails to live up to the standards of similar films by Richard Curtis or other notable romantic comedy filmmakers.

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Episode 58: Animal and Earth Aid

Martyn and Pete look at the Big Finish audios Animal and Earth Aid.

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