A modern adaptation of Worzel Gummidge is coming to BBC One in two hour long films, inspired by the classic books of Barbara Euphan Todd
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BBC Four’s “Comics Britannia” re-visited
Back in 2007, the BBC broadcast Comics Britannia, a three-part documentary series devoted to history of British comics – a welcome and major retrospective of our medium (if a tad simplistic for some commentators tastes), that prompted a lot of creators to suggest the Corporation should do more to cover it
Missing Doctor Who episode “Mission to the Unknown” recreated – in Preston!
“Mission to the Unknown”, a lost Doctor Who episode from 1965 has been authentically recreated by students, graduates and staff from the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) in Preston.
In My View: Why Comics Need Better Media Coverage
Comics publisher, artist and events organiser Shane Chebsey has launched a petition calling on the BBC to consider more regular coverage of comics as a medium. We think he has a point – the last major coverage (without 1960s Batman… Read More ›
BBC Studios and BBC Worldwide merged in bid to boost brands such as Doctor Who, head off growing competition
Facing ever increasing competition from new streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon, the BBC has announced it will merge BBC Studios and BBC Worldwide to form a single commercial organisation, to be called BBC Studios. Operating under the BBC… Read More ›
Official BBC Doctor Who iStickers Featuring Graeme Neil Reid Artwork
The official BBC Doctor Who Sticker App for iMessage has just been updated with a second batch of 30 high quality original stickers of the Doctor, TARDIS, Daleks, Ood, the Master, Ice Warriors, Davros and others. As with the first batch… Read More ›
BBC’s daytime drama “Father Brown” rocked by alien invasion – and some comics-inspired fun!
The production team on BBC daytime drama Father Brown had some great fun creating comic-related props for the recently-broadcast Season Five episode “Fire in the Sky“, not only creating a scene from a fictional B-movie but also mixing some genuine… Read More ›
Doctor Who Magazine Covers: Readers Top 50 Revealed
In the run-up to publication of the landmark Doctor Who Magazine Issue 500 (which is out next week and is a real bumper issue), the current editorial team are asking you to vote for your favourite DWM covers. With a… Read More ›
Doctor Who Artists Deliver on new “Dad’s Army” animated episode
Comic artist Martin Geraghty and illustrator Ben Morris are part of the special team who have created an animated version of a classic Dad’s Army episode missing from the BBC archives that is to be sold in the new BBC Store from… Read More ›
BBC.com Culture Takes on San Diego Comic Con with Axel Alonso, Paul Dini and more
BBC.com Culture will host its first ever San Diego Comic-Con panel, “How Comic Books Took Over Hollywood,” at this year’s annual gathering this month, featuring Marvel Comics’ Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso, Batman: The Animated Series writer/producer Paul Dini, Star Wars: The Clone Wars voice actress Ashley Eckstein, and Fanboys director Kyle Newman,… Read More ›