Peter Capaldi
Netflix UK TV review: Doctor Who Season 9, Episode 1 (The Magician’s Apprentice)
September 20, 2015 | Mark HarrisonThis is a spoiler-free review of Episode 1. If you’ve already seen the episode, read on at the end for spoilers and geeky references for old Who fans.
Aside from Season 8’s two-part finale, Doctor Who has focused more on … Read More
VOD film review: In the Loop
September 18, 2014 | David FarnorA quick-fire assault on your funny bone, In the Loop is a stroke of British genius. Profane, profound and permanently relevant.Read More
TV review: Doctor Who Season 8, Episode 4 (Listen)
September 13, 2014 | Simon KinnearOne day, we’re going to find out that Steven Moffat is actually a time traveller and has been writing his episodes of Doctor Who out of order. How else to explain an episode like Listen, whose crystalline perfection – tautly … Read More
TV review: Doctor Who Season 8, Episode 2 (Into the Dalek)
August 31, 2014 | Simon KinnearWhen a new Doctor arrives, there’s always a period of waiting. Waiting for the statement of intent, waiting for the first story to define the parameters and the potential of the show’s near-future. The earlier the better, of course, otherwise … Read More
VOD film review: The Fifth Estate
February 22, 2014 | Jo BromilowThe film’s real failing is it has no idea whose tale it is telling.Read More
Capaldigan: Peter Capaldi’s new Doctor Who costume revealed
January 27, 2014 | David FarnorPhoto: BBC/Steve Brown
The new Doctor’s costume has officially been revealed and Peter Capaldi’s time in the TARDIS is destined be summed up in one word: Capaldigan.
In a picture released today by the BBC, Capaldi can be seen in … Read More
VOD TV review: The Musketeers (BBC) – Episode 1
January 20, 2014 | David FarnorPhoto: BBC/Dusan Martincek
There’s no getting round it. BBC’s new sword-slashing drama The Musketeers is rather pants. In fact, pants feature rather heavily; there’s barely a scene where our heroic quartet aren’t slipping in or out of their trousers after … Read More
Who is Peter Capaldi? 10 things you can watch online to get to know the new Doctor
August 5, 2013 | David FarnorPhoto: RANKIN (BBC Pictures)
“Come the fuck in or fuck the off.”
Those are the words everyone wants Peter Capaldi’s new Doctor to say as he welcomes his new companion into the TARDIS. Everyone, that is, who has seen The … Read More
Peter Capaldi is the 12th Doctor
August 4, 2013 | David FarnorImage Copyright: Rankin (BBC Pictures)
Peter Capaldi has been officially revealed as the 12th Doctor. The Scottish actor is best known for his role as swearing machine Malcolm Tucker in The Thick of It and In the Loop, but has … Read More