Pill pushing of the fictional kind, of course (what did you think we meant?), as tomorrow (Wednesday 10th February at 1.45pm) see the broadcast of former Judge Dredd: The Megazine and 2000AD editor David Bishop’s first drama commission – an… Read More ›
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Gaiman And Rankin On BBC2 On Wednesday
As the Edinburgh International Book Festival continues this week under canvas in the Scottish capital’s Charlotte Square Gardens, BBC2’s Edinburgh Festival Show will feature a taster of what was one of the best BookFest events of last week. Fantasy author… Read More ›
CBBC Revamps Short Form Animation Portal
The award-winning British channel CBBC has reinforced its commitment to British animation, announcing its online portal Cartoon Works is expanding to become a new destination to premiere short-form content from the UK animation industry. CBBC has also commissioned brand new… Read More ›
Torchwood: They Are Coming Soon
It began on BBC3, transferred to BBC2 and now Doctor Who’s adult spin-off, Torchwood is finally arriving on BBC1. The third season of Torchwood, which will run over the course of five consecutive nights on the BBC’s premier channel, is… Read More ›
Alan Moore – Interviewed and Interviewing
A quick reminder (courtesy of artist Graeme Neil Reid) that writer Alan Moore is being interviewed on the BBC Radio 7 programme Chain Reaction tonight, Sunday 21 June, at 10:30pm. The format of the series is that this week’s interviewee… Read More ›
BBC’s Culture Show Celebrates 30 Years Of Viz
It almost sounds like a headline that the staff of Viz made it up for their comic but BBC2’s Culture Show travelled to Gateshead for the Tuesday 3 March programme. While there, as well as taking in Yoko Ono’s exhibition… Read More ›
Gromit Reads The Beagle
Wallace and Gromit had a triumphal Christmas with the new story A Matter Of Loaf And Death topping the TV ratings while their film, Curse Of The Were-Rabbit, made it to number eight. Of course all the publicity surrounding the… Read More ›
Free Hunt Emerson Comic
Following up the recent downthetubes piece on Hunt Emerson and his work with Phil Stamp Covers, Emerson fans may like to check out the comic that he has produced for the BBC RaW adult literacy campaign. The 16 page full… Read More ›
Tube Surfing: 13 October 2008
COMICS AND ‘ZINES • Radio 4 will be airing four 15-minute programmes on comics and cartoonists with Phill Jupitus, broadcasting on the back of a favourable response to his previous comics programme. The first one with Doonesbury creator Gary Trudeau… Read More ›
The Seven Doctors
Various news sources are reporting that BBC Children in Need will be featuring a special Doctor Who episode this year featuring all seven surviving Doctors. Here’s what the Telegraph has to say about it: “The actors are getting together for… Read More ›