Airfix, the British model kit manufacturer, had many problems last year attempting to get the first of their new Doctor Who kits, Welcome Aboard, into shops in time for Christmas. The saga was even detailed on the BBC TV series… Read More ›
Television
Primeval: Less Pants
Primeval actress and and former SClub 7star Hannah Spearritt has put a stop to “panty scenes” in the show’s second season. The actress, who plays reptile expert Abby Maitland in the ITV1 drama (but spent much of the first episode… Read More ›
Billy’s Birthday
A belated tribute to the first Doctor of Doctor Who, William Hartnell. Had he lived, this fine actor would would have been 100 on Tuesday, 8th January. Born in London on 8th January 1908, Hartnell began acting professionally in 1924… Read More ›
Who writer Gary Russell Interviewed
With a new Doctor Who comic book on its way from IDW Publishing (and reprints of the Marvel UK/Panini Who strips already on sale only in the US via the company), comics site Broken Frontier has an interview with its… Read More ›
Best Videos of 2007?
It’s the time of year for “Best of..” lists and a look back at highlights of 2007, and here at downthetubes we thought our readers might be interested on what made it into the animated “all star” highlights over at… Read More ›
New Journey to the Centre of the Earth
RHI Entertainment, makers of TV dramas such as Earthsea, Flash Gordon, Tin Man and Pandemic, have produced a new version of Jules Verne’s Journey to the Centre of the Earth as a two-hour telefilm which Jeremy Briggs tells me has… Read More ›
Primeval books from Titan
Titan Books will be making a new foray into fiction with the launch of a series of originated novels based on the hit ITV prime time TV series from Impossible Pictures, Primeval, which starts airing its second season on ITV… Read More ›
Star Trek Meets Monty Python
Two universes collide… and the results are spectacular. First published back in July 2006 I believe, but no idea who did it. Admissions of guilt welcomed!
Thunderbirds Night on BBC4
It’s official – BBC4 has gone scifi mad this week. As we reported back in October, BBC4 are having a “Thunderbirds are Go!” night tomorrow (Wednesday 2nd), followed on Thursday by a tribute to Voyage to the Bottom of the… Read More ›
Who ratings triumph
With the BBC dominating the ratings on Christmas Day, Doctor Who managed its best ratings since 1979 with the festive episode Voyage of the Damned, no doubt helped by the guest appearance of actress-singer Kylie Minogue, playing waitress Astrid on-board… Read More ›
(W)HO! (W)HO! (W)HO! It’s Christmas!
The Down The Tubes crack reporting team debate potential plotlines for the Doctor Who Christmas special. Last year I sat on (not behind) a sofa on Christmas Day and watched the Doctor Who special with my five year old nephew…. Read More ›
Red Dwarf returns to the (smaller) screen
A new Red Dwarf Christmas special will be screened this Christmas — on your mobile. Fans of sci-fi comedy series Red Dwarf can already relive the series by watching exclusively created ‘mobisodes’ of the show on their mobile phone thanks… Read More ›
Dead Zone, 4400 Cancelled
Ausiello reports that the USA Network has cancelled The Dead Zone and The 4400, bothof which have aired their last episodes. 4400 creator and Executive Producer Scott Peters confirmed the cancellation on a message posted on the official 4400 Web… Read More ›
In Space No One Can Hear You Build…
If the Forbidden Lego book hasn’t sparked your imagination for something to do with the kids’ Lego once they have become bored with it after Christmas, maybe this website will give you a few ideas. Lego Sci-Fi has Lego representations… Read More ›
My Wife Left Me…
Before the sublime Doctor Who: Blink, before the gory Jekyll, before his two consecutive Hugo awards for new Doctor Who episodes, before even the four seasons of Coupling, Steven Moffat wrote two seasons of a little gem of a sitcom… Read More ›
Daily Telegraph Doctor Who Story
Paul Cornell’s Doctor Who short story for Christmas, The Hopes and Fears of All the Years will be appearing in the Daily Telegraph on Saturday 22 December, and then on the Telegraph’s website, www.telegraph.co.uk. “There are some lovely illustrations by… Read More ›
Infinite Accquisitions
In a marriage of SF makers, independent British television producer Impossible Pictures, makers of Prehistoric Park and Primeval for ITV has acquired the Manchester-based animation company Firestep. The acquisition expands Impossible Pictures’ operations outside of London and the company says… Read More ›
Journeyman Cancelled?
(Updated 12 December 2007, 11 August 2008): NBC will air the twelfth, final produced episode of Journeyman on Wednesday 19 December at 10.00 pm ET/PT in the US. It’s currently screening on Sky One in the UK. Broadcast reported 12… Read More ›
Tin Man breaks viewing records in the US
Three nights of The Wizard of Oz-inspired SciFi Channel US’ Tin Man, produced by RHI Entertainment, has earned the miniseries “most watched miniseries in Sci Fi history” status with 5.3 million viewers over the three nights, 2.7 million A18-49 and… Read More ›
TV Continues in Comics
Fans of American TV are in a tailspin. The current writers strike means The Office, How I Met Your Mother, and even new shows like Pushing Daisies and Chuck are either out of fresh episodes or quickly running out. Well,… Read More ›