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Cumberbatch Promises “All Sorts of Craziness” in Doctor Strange

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It already looks as if Benedict Cumberbatch is perfect for the role of Doctor Stephen Strange of the Marvel cinematic universe, and the film’s not even released for another 8 or so months!

Producer, Kevin Feige has said that the team were determined to get the star, despite his busy schedule:

“[Benedict] was someone that we were very interested in for a very long time. But he kept getting more popular, and more popular, and he kept getting busier, and busier, and it looked like the timing wasn’t going to work. So we looked at some other actors for a while and ultimately decided, ‘We have to try and make it work with Benedict and with his schedule’.”

The Sherlock star says:

“There’s all sorts of craziness [in Doctor Strange]. Falling, flying, jumping, fighting, punching, getting punched. It’s really rough and tumble.”

The movie is being filmed in various international locations including Kathmandu, Hong Kong, and London. We’re presuming Cumberbatch will begin filming Sherlock Series 4 after work on Doctor Strange concludes – which would account for its tentative January 2017 airdate.

Director, Scott Derrickson adds:

“I’m perpetually awestruck that I’m getting to make this movie. I keep waiting for the knock on the door when somebody says, ‘This movie’s too weird, we can’t make this.'”

Also starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Tilda Swinton – whose names seem to always be attached to speculation about who should play the Doctor – Doctor Strange is out in UK cinemas on 28th October.

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Lucie Miller Returns to Big Finish in Short Trips

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It’s been five long years since we last heard Lucie Miller alongside Paul McGann’s Eighth Doctor… but she’ll be back in just a few months’ time!

Lucie, played by the award-winning Sheridan Smith, will return for April’s Short Trips release, The Curse of the Fugue by Alice Cavender, which sees her and the Doctor pushed into events at an old people’s home during Britain’s Winter of Discontent. Sheridan said:

“I have missed Big Finish. And I have missed playing Lucie – I can’t tell you, honestly, those years of playing her with Paul McGann were so much fun. I’m very grateful and happy to be back in the studio. The fans have been great, they’ve really taken to her, they write lovely messages to me on Twitter. I’ve missed her!”

This will be the first time she’s come back to the Whoniverse since 2011’s To The Death. And producer, Ian Atkins is certainly over the moon she’s back:

“I love what the creators of Lucie did with that character – someone you just so enjoyed travelling with as she saw the universe. She has a huge heart, bravery, and a quip for every occasion, and that range was what brought me to the Big Finish fold, years (as with many, many others) before I started working for them. So when I first got producership of the Short Trips range, and director Lisa Bowerman and I had a big ‘wish list’ meeting, doing some Lucie Miller stories was top of that list. And that meant getting Sheridan on board… She couldn’t have been kinder in working to find time in what is an insanely busy schedule. Her love and memory of the character couldn’t be stronger, and within minutes of her arrival, Lucie was saving the day again. It’s a tribute to the original work done by Alan Barnes, Nicholas Briggs, Jason Haigh-Ellery and Barnaby Edwards (amongst many others) that she was so keen to come back.”

Writer Alice Cavender added:

“I remember how an understandably grumpy Lucie Miller first found her feet in the TARDIS and how she grew through her travels. She stole my heart as she revealed her vulnerability, warmth and grit, finding new purpose alongside the Doctor, so I wanted to touch on those qualities again. It was incredible hearing Sheridan give life and emotion to the story’s characters and amazing to hear Lucie Miller venting her spleen once more!”

Big Finish Executive Producer, Nick Briggs says:

“Lucie has and always will be very close to my heart. I was there on the day Alan Barnes came up with her character and I was able to suggest several elements of her story. Then Alan, Barnaby Edwards and I worked very hard together in shaping her character across four series of adventures. Most important of all was Sheridan’s input. When we witnessed the brilliance of she could do, we fed that back into the writing, so that Lucie just grew and grew. It’s great to have her returning to Big Finish, and, who knows, perhaps these great Short Trips readings will lead to Lucie making a full-cast return to us one day. There are, after all, many opportunities during her long story with the Eighth Doctor that give us a chance to revisit her era and insert new adventures. But I can confirm there are definitely no plans to reverse [the events of] To The Death.”

The Curse of the Fugue will be released in April 2016… and Sheridan will also return next year with Flashpoint by Andrew Smith, where Lucie will cross paths with futuristic gangsters on the planet Cerberin. More details and a release date for this second Short Trip will be coming soon…

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You’ve Not Got Long to Take Advantage of Big Finish’s Super Subscription

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There’s not long left to take advantage of Big Finish’s Doctor Who Super Subscription, which gives you 42 titles between later this year and 2019-2020 (depending on your first chosen release) for £350.

This is the third and final time the audio company is offering fans this incredible offer, so if you’re a big fan looking for big savings, this is the deal for you.

Okay, so £350 is a lot, but considering what you’re getting, it’s pretty darn great. Basically, you’re paying about £8.33 per release instead of the usual £14.99 RRP. The catch is that you’ve got to pay that money out now. It basically ensures your support for Big Finish for the foreseeable future – actually until their most recent license extension runs out in 2020. Mind you, nobody really expects that license not to be renewed beyond that date.

In addition to 42 titles from the Doctor Who Main Range, which has run since 1999, you get a free gift worth £10.99 – completely your choice. So that could be a Fourth Doctor Adventure; the 50th anniversary series, Destiny of the Doctor; or even a Torchwood adventure.

That’s £350 for physical copies, or £325 for digital downloads. Don’t forget that customers who get CDs automatically get downloadable copies in their accounts anyway. That’s a saving of £200 against buying individually. Subscriptions can begin at any point between releases 216 (September 2016) – with your subscription running out in October 2019 – and 221 (January 2017).

What’s more, subscribers further receive exclusive extras, including PDF scripts of each release, extended behind-the-scenes features, and four unique Short Trip readings every year.

The Big Finish Super Subscription – and another deal offering releases 51-100 for just £5 each – ends noon Tuesday February 16th.

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Experience Series 9 Exhibits & TARDIS Tours Very Soon!

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New exhibits from Series 9 go on show very soon at the Doctor Who Experience – and fans are also given a chance to visit the actual TARDIS!

The episodic collection includes props and/or outfits from every single story of Series 9, from The Magician’s Apprentice to The Husbands of River Song, the most recent Christmas special. You’ll come face-to-face with the Mire from The Girl Who Died, the Veil from Heaven Sent, and Davros in his hospital room, flown all the way from Skaro to, uhm, Cardiff. Whovians lucky enough to have gone to the Doctor Who Festival in November will have already explored the latter set, so it’s great that more fans can meet the creator of the Daleks.

And perhaps most excitingly, the Doctor Who Experience also has the Doctor’s new sonic screwdriver which we first saw in Hell Bent!

You’ll see further used-onscreen props as well as Clara, Ashildr, and River Song’s outfits – not forgetting a plethora of monsters from previous series, including the Silence and their time ship, the Cybermen, and Ice Warriors. That’s without mentioning a beautiful (but a little battered) Yeti from The Abominable Snowmen!

All those exhibits will be on display from Wednesday 2nd March.

Oh, but if you’re after an extra jolt of excitement, how about a visit to the BBC Cymru studios to actually step inside the TARDIS?!

The TARDIS set tours ran most recently in December and January, but we really expected them to start again, giving how filming for Series 10 doesn’t commence until May. The tours continue from Saturday 20th February to Sunday March 6th 2016, with tickets going on sale midday Tuesday 16th February 2016.

Anyone fancy a trip to Wales…?

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Is Matt Smith The Only Reason to See Pride and Prejudice and Zombies?

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This weekend sees the release of the much anticipated (by me, anyway) Jane Austen inspired, Matt Smith scene-stealing RomZomCom, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. I’ve seen the trailers and have now read the reviews… which makes me want to see it all the more! Not only am I fan of zombies and Matt Smith, but I also… errr… OK, I’m not a Jane Austen fan, but I do love films that subvert an archetype in a new and twisty fashion.

Shaun of the Dead, Zombieland and last year’s Scout’s Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse all do wonderfully funny things with the zombie genre and I’m hoping that Pride and…etc does the same. It turns the Bennet sisters into kick-ass zombie killers in a world that became plagued with zombies after The Black Death. The book (this version – the one with zombies in) was written by Seth Grahame-Smith who also gave us Dark Shadows and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.

So, on to the reviews! The Radio Times seemed to enjoy it a great deal and declare that Matt Smith is the surprise star of the film with his bumbling “odd” parson providing a welcome dose of familiarity and warmth. A previous RT article quotes the magnificent Charles Dance (co-starring as the Bennet patriarch) as saying Smith’s turn as the pompous cleric Mr Collins will have audiences rolling in the aisles.

“It’s very funny. Gorgeous people like Lily James and Lena Headey from Game of Thrones are in it and Matt Smith who is hysterical, actually, as Mr Collins. He’s so funny, Matt.”

The Radio Times reviewer didn’t like Mr Darcy, though…

It’s a bit of a struggle to fall for Sam Riley’s Darcy because the sexy sulky aristocrat’s leathers squeak when he walks and every time he talks it comes out all raspy. Someone get the man a lozenge.

I don’t know about you lot out there in Kasterborland, but this makes me want to see it all the more!

Den of Geek weren’t quite so keen on it, though, claiming that the horror elements of the story just didn’t work. The reviewer just didn’t seem to “get” the contrast of period drama juxtaposed with classic zombie gore.

It’s not a good start when you sit down for a film and you’re not quite sure who the intended audience is. The final third of Pride And Prejudice And Zombies’ title could possibly scare off period drama lovers, while the first two parts probably aren’t the most alluring prospect to hardened horror fans. The end product? It won’t be either camp’s new favourite film, but it does have its moments.

Who’s it for? Subversives like me, of course! They did however have great fun watching Matt Smith providing very British humour and great physical comedy – which is what we loved about his turn as the Doctor (and his great acting skills, as well). He’s probably the saving grace for this film if, like the DoG reviewer you just don’t “get it”.

Steadily stealing the show along the way is Matt Smith. While the rest of the film tries to imagine what Pride & Prejudice would look like as an American horror/action hybrid, Smith’s Collins keeps one foot firmly in British humour at all times. He feels like he’d be more at home in Carry On Up The Zombie Apocalypse – asking for more scones at inopportune moments and taking a huge pratfall in a very serious scene – which is a welcome change of pace to the action that dominates the film.

I now want someone to go and make Carry On Up The Zombie Apocalypse, though. So, thanks to DoG for putting that absurd notion in my head!

The Mary Sue reviewer seemed to like it even less than Den of Geek. Which is sad. This is someone else who “can’t imagine who Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is meant for.” I said it earlier! Is no one listening??? It’s meant for people like me who like the absurd! I mean Regency period young ladies trained by their father as martial artists to kill zombies while their mother wants to marry them off… Brilliant!

I suspect the Mary Sue reviewer was rather prejudiced against this adaptation as she claims that the Austen book is one of her two favourite books (it’s her annual beach read, apparently…). She goes on to point out that this adaptation lacks a lot of the humour of the original original book and the Bennet sisters are fetishized as gun-toting ninjas – this may well be true, but let’s see how this pans out in the context of a zombie movie. She does, however, concur with other reviewers in pointing out Matt Smith’s star turn as Parson Collins:

Only Matt Smith really seems well-versed in his character (Mr. Collins) and leans into the comedy of both the new and old text.

Oh, dear. Empire Online didn’t much care for the film, either.

There are some decent action beats in the effects-packed last reel, as our heroes head to London for a desperate stand-off against the zombie hordes. But they can’t dispel the feeling that this is a misshapen venture, a horror-comedy without much in the way of laughs or scares. And zombie purists beware: these biters don’t just run. They talk too.

Although, once again, they love Matt Smith!

Matt Smith steals the show as the silly Mr. Collins, milking lines like, “Oh fuddle,” for all they’re worth.

At last! Someone actually liked it! And not just the bits with “show stealing” Matt Smith “as the hilariously full-of-himself clergyman Mr. Collins”! Entertainment Weekly end their brief review with this glowing praise

If more inventive than scary, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies breathes fresh life into the hugely popular, but now desperately predictable, undead genre. The result should appeal to Austen aficionados and horror hounds alike—which is not a sentence you get to write too often.

So, is Matt Smith the only reason to see Pride and Prejudice and Zombies? He seems to be the main reason according to the majority of reviewers, but I’m sure I’ll enjoy it thoroughly, regardless.

Go and see the trailer here and then tell me you don’t want to see the film!

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Full Details of Target Reprints Emerge (With New Chris Achilleos Art!)

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It’s been nearly four years since the BBC last released reprints of the popular Target novelisations. Fortunately, in the chasm left by having no new Doctor Who until Christmas, there seems to be a push to continue the franchise’s awareness with a shed-load of official books hitting shelves across 2016.

And this includes seven reprints of much-loved Target adaptations, three of which have new uniform covers by Chris Achilleos! Take a look at what’s coming to bookshops near you this April…

Doctor Who and the Zarbi

Featuring the First Doctor as played by William Hartnell with his companions Barbara, Ian, and Vicki.

Affected by a strange force, the TARDIS is dragged down to the desolate planet of Vortis. Until they can discover what is holding them there, the Doctor and his friends are trapped on the planet…

The Doctor, Ian and Vicki are captured by the Zarbi – huge ant-like creatures controlled by the parasitic alien Animus. Meanwhile, Barbara runs into a group of Menoptra, butterfly-like creatures that have been driven from their home planet by the Animus, and plan to return with an invasion force. But the Zarbi know their plans and are waiting for the Menoptra…

This novel is based on a Doctor Who story which was originally broadcast from 13 February-20 March 1965.

Doctor Who and the Web of Fear

Featuring the Second Doctor as played by Patrick Troughton with his companions Jamie and Victoria.

The TARDIS is engulfed by a mysterious web-like substance in space. Breaking free, the Doctor and his companions Jamie and Victoria land in the London Underground system. But a spreading killer mist has meant that London has been evacuated. The Great Intelligence is back – and its robot Yeti are roaming the streets and the underground tunnels.

The Doctor, Jamie, and Victoria team up with an army unit working with their old friend Professor Travers to combat the menace. They soon realise, however, that someone in the group must be working for the Intelligence. With time running out, the Doctor and his friends realise they can trust no one…

This novel is based on a Doctor Who story which was originally broadcast from 3 February-9 March 1968.

Doctor Who and the Dinosaur Invasion

Featuring the Third Doctor as played by Jon Pertwee with his companion Sarah Jane Smith and UNIT.

The Doctor and Sarah arrive in London to find it deserted. The city has been evacuated as prehistoric monsters appear in the streets. While the Doctor works to discover who or what is bringing the dinosaurs to London, Sarah finds herself trapped on a spaceship that left Earth months ago travelling to a new world…

Against the odds, the Doctor manages to trace the source of the dinosaurs. But will he and the Brigadier be in time to unmask the villains before Operation Golden Age changes the history of planet Earth and wipes out the whole of human civilisation?

This novel is based on a Doctor Who story which was originally broadcast from 12 January–16 February 1974.

Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks

Featuring the Fourth Doctor as played by Tom Baker with his companions Sarah Jane Smith and Harry Sullivan.

The Time Lords have a mission for the Doctor. Together with Sarah and Harry, he finds himself stranded on the war-torn planet Skaro where the conflict between the Thals and the Kaleds has been raging for a thousand years.

Chemical and biological weapons have started a cycle of mutation among the planet’s inhabitants that cannot be stopped. But Kaled scientist Davros has perfected a life support system and travel machine for the creature he knows his race will ultimately evolve into – the Dalek.

The Doctor must stop the creation of the Daleks, or perhaps affect their development so they evolve into less aggressive creatures. But with Davros’s plans to destroy the Thals and to wipe out any dissenters among his own ranks in progress, is the Doctor already too late?

This novel is based on a Doctor Who story which was originally broadcast from 8 March–12 April 1975.

Doctor Who: The Visitation

Featuring the Fifth Doctor as played by Peter Davison with his companions Adric, Nyssa, and Tegan.

Trying to get Tegan back to Heathrow in 1981, the Doctor brings the TARDIS to the right place, but over 300 years early – in 1666. They are not the only visitors as Death stalks the local woods, complete with cloak, scythe and a skull-like face.

In fact, ‘Death’ is an android brought by a group of alien Terileptils whose spaceship has crashed. Criminals and fugitives from their own race, they now plan to take over Earth. With Adric and Tegan captured, the Doctor and Nyssa try to deal with the deadly android, and a group of local villagers under the control of the Terileptils.

But even if they succeed, can they prevent the Terileptils from unleashing an even more deadly from of the Black Death?

This novel is based on a Doctor Who story which was originally broadcast from 15–23 February 1982.

Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos

Featuring the Sixth Doctor as played by Colin Baker with his companion Peri.

In need of Zeiton-7 to repair the TARDIS, the Doctor and Peri travel to the planet Varos. A former prison for the criminally insane, Varos is now ruled by the descendents of the guards. The population is kept in check and entertained by broadcasts of torture and execution from the Punishment Dome – where the TARDIS lands.

Soon the Doctor and Peri, together with rebel fugitives Jondar and Areta, find themselves trying to escape the Dome’s traps and challenges – all on live television.

Can the Doctor and Peri escape the Punishment Dome, and help the Governor ensure the people of Varos get a fair deal for their Zeiton-7?

This novel is based on a Doctor Who story which was originally broadcast from 19–26 January 1975.

Doctor Who: Battlefield

Featuring the Seventh Doctor as played by Sylvester McCoy with his companion Ace.

A UNIT nuclear convoy, stranded on the shores of Lake Vortigern, becomes the focus of an incursion by knights from a parallel reality. In this other world, technology and magic exist side by side, and the legends of King Arthur are fact. Close to the lake, the sinister Mordred battles against his enemy Ancelyn and summons his mother, the powerful witch Morgaine.

Is the Doctor really Merlin? And will he discover what actually happened to King Arthur? But time is running out for everyone as Morgaine takes control of the nuclear weapons and summons the Destroyer – Lord of Darkness and Eater of Worlds…

This novel is based on a Doctor Who story which was originally broadcast from 6–27 September 1989.

As you can see, it appears these reprints will lack introductions like the previous ones, which have featured text from Mark Gatiss, Tom MacRae, Gareth Roberts, and Russell T Davies…

These will all be released in April – £6.99 for physical copies or £4.99 for digital editions – followed by hardback editions of the first three Doctor Who Targets – David Whitaker’s Doctor Who and the Daleks, Bill Strutton’s Doctor Who and the Zarbi, and Whittaker’s Doctor Who and the Crusaders – on 3rd November for £9.99 each…

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You Are the Doctor and Other Stories Reviewed!

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As is becoming custom, and very welcome, from the good people at Big Finish comes the yearly anthology of Doctor Who stories presented in a nice, neat little package.

You Are the Doctor and Other Stories takes four very disparate and very entertaining Seventh Doctor tales and lays them bare for the listener to digest; the result is a pleasing slice of Doctor Who that sits well on the (listening) pallet.

One sometimes approaches newer writers with wariness, a creeping paranoia that a fresh scribe will not necessarily ‘get’ the characters of the Doctor and his friends, they might not understand the DNA of the show, or they might simply be a lacklustre writer. But this is Big Finish we’re talking about: they know what they’re doing and with this release, the proof is in the pudding.

With three stories from fresh scribes, these one episode adventures are punchy, fun and perfectly pitched. Come Die With Me by Jamie Anderson is a wonderfully atmospheric murder mystery reminiscent of the early nineties Doctor Who Magazine comic strips that entertained so many. The Doctor is eloquently in charge of the seemingly out of control situation and Ace is his long suffering, albeit enthusiastic, friend along for the ride to learn more about the complicated Universe they face together. The Grand Betelgeuse Hotel by Christopher Cooper is a wonderful heist caper, perfectly suited for Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred to flex the more fun side of their time travelling relationship. With sparks from Series 8’s Time Heist as well as flavours from Doctor Who’s ‘alternative season twenty seven’ (see various Doctor Who Magazine articles over the years as well as some Big Finish stories), this is a punchy half hour of entertainment. Finally, Dead to the World by Matthew Elliott offers a slower paced story to the proceedings and provides an excellent finish for the listener to sit back and breathe after the high octane thrills of the last hour with the Seventh Doctor trading on more familiar ground for his own character.

The shining star of this release, however, is the title tale, You Are the Doctor by John Dorney. The term ‘backdoor pilot’ may be familiar with a few – it’s where a television show uses one of its episodes to introduce a new set of characters, places or story ideas for a potential spin-off show. Big Finish have, be it by design or serendipity, created the possibility of a new style of Doctor Who adventures with this story in the form of an audio ‘Choose your Own Adventure’. Dorney’s episode is not only very funny as well as very entertaining, it also holds massive potential as its own series. The ability to skip to certain tracks to choose the path you create works incredibly well and also demands repeat listening. It really is a joy to go through, again and again, to enjoy all the possible outcomes. Fresh and bold, You Are the Doctor presents an exciting new series for the Big Finish world of Doctor Who, one that could have a very strong pair of legs.

This latest release of Seventh Doctor stories is a must-have to add to your collection, rich with interesting stories and new ideas that show Big Finish is still on top of its game. There’s also a subtle linking theme to the tales for listeners of all four episodes that seems to be leading into the Doctor and Ace’s future. Where it will go is anyone’s guess but you may want to stay tuned for future developments…

You Are the Doctor and Other Stories is available on CD or via download from Big Finish.

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Out Now: Titan Comics’ Tales From The TARDIS #03

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The Ninth Doctor fronts this third issue of Titan Comics’ UK collection title, Tales from the TARDIS, which features the conclusion of Weapons of Past Destruction.

Christopher Eccleston’s Ninth incarnation of the Doctor is back once more alongside Billie Piper’s Rose Tyler and Jon Barrowman’s Captain Jack Harkness in this final part of a story by Cavan Scott and Blair Shedd:

Has one of the Doctor’s beloved companions flipped sides? The final conflict between the Unon and the Lect – will one of them take the Time Lords’ place as the guardians of the universe?

David Tennant’s Tenth Doctor fights against the odds in the finale of Spiral Staircase, written by Nick Abadzis, a sequel to the much-loved Fourth Doctor classic, Pyramids of Mars:

Gabby, Cindy and the Doctor face their greatest challenge yet! The whole year has been building to this – what state will the Doctor and his companions be left in when the smoke clears?!

A terrifying pyramid has appeared in the skies above New York City, and it’s here to claim an ancient secret – buried in the body of a very-much alive movie star! As the Doctor attempts to unravel the conflict, Gabby and Cindy’s friendship is stretched to breaking point. Has Gabby changed too much in her short time away – or has she changed just enough to save the day?!

What’s more, the issue contains a competition for five lucky folk to win a copy of Doom Coalition 2, the Big Finish boxset that pairs Paul McGann’s Eighth Doctor with Alex Kingston’s River Song!

Issue 3 is on sale now from all good newsagents, while next month’s #4 begins the Year Two storylines for Doctors Ten, Eleven, and Twelve…

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Check Out This Awesome TV Map of the UK

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This is an ideal map for anyone who loves British television.

American designer, Tim Ritz has created this incredible map of the UK charting where shed-loads of British shows are set, and where they’re actually filmed.

So, for instance, Doctor Who: set in all of time and space, but filmed largely in Cardiff…

Ritz lives in Washington, and was explaining to his wife, Kolleen where Foyle’s War is set. This Post-It note estimation of the United Kingdom continued to include Downton Abbey and Pride and Prejudice. Then Kolleen suggested he created this map for mass dissemination. He explains:

“After all, Americans are notorious for having a feeble grasp of international geography. (And if the internet is any evidence, at least some Brits have the same issue with the U.S.) But hopefully this resource helps us all better appreciate the brilliance of these series, from Poldark to Peep Show, by knowing just where exactly they are supposed to be.”

It’s not perfect, but it’s still pretty darn great. Feel free to play “Spot The Mistake”, but also take a minute to appreciate the work that’s gone into it.

Doctor Who fans might also like to spot Torchwood and Sherlock. It’s furthermore great to note how many of those shows star Who alumni, including: The Paradise (starring Joanna Vanderham – who I personally reckon should be the next companion – as well as Adrian Scarborough, Sarah Lancashire, and Mark Bonnar); Spooks aka MI:5 (with Time Heist‘s Keeley Hawes); Doc Martin (Snakedance‘s Martin Clunes); Happy Valley (Lancashire with Cold War‘s James Norton); and The Detectorists (with Toby Jones from Amy’s Choice).

If you add in Who writers too, the list expands even further (Hide‘s Neil Cross, for example, created Luther, and was a showrunner for Spooks)!

Explore the map here, or order a print for $34.00.

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We’ll See A Lot More Of Karen Gillan in Guardians Vol. 2

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James Gunn, director of The Guardians of the Galaxy and its sequel, Vol 2, has teased that Karen Gillan’s Nebula plays a ,much bigger role in the upcoming film than in the first.

In a live Q&A on his Facebook, Gunn revealed that we’ll be seeing more of both Nebula and Michael Rooker’s Yondu, adding:

“We have a couple of primary cast members who are new and they not only fit in really well but they add to the overall feeling with everybody else. It’s been really fun. Other people’s roles are bigger too. It’s exciting to have Karen Gillan and Michael Rooker around more. It’s really been fun… So far we’ve had a marvellous time.”

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 began filming yesterday, and Gunn further said:

“Karen is here in Atlanta now I believe, unless she went home for a few days.”

It’s rumoured that the pair will join the team of sort-of-heroes, potentially alongside Manta who was part of Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning’s 2008 comic series, but the director side-stepped any confirmations.

It would be difficult to see Nebula as part of the group, but worth it, considering the tension that would arise between her and Zoe Saldana’s Gamora.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is due out in cinemas in May 2017.

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