Articles

How 'Blake's 7' took its narrative from classic folklore and the fictional adventures of 'the greatest of all English myths'

Andrew O'Day examines the 1980 BBC2 Playhouse presentation about a couple who fall prey to paranoia and doubt when they begin to think that their unborn child will grow up to be evil.

Dr Andrew O'Day investigates how Terry Nation's series 'Survivors' imagined a world plagued by a pandemic and compares it with today's stark reality.

Downbeat Endings - are they preparation for life? Why the British psyche isn't our fault

A look back at the highs and lows of one of the USA's longest running medical dramas. As it enters its 20th season we ask, is this particular patient in need of an urgent transplant - or should it be left to pass away peacefully?

Amazon’s first original series; a comedy centred round the dubious deal-making and general skewering of politics that become inevitable as four house-sharing US senators try to survive election year. John Winterson Richards reflects on whether or not this was a balanced view, or simple Republican bashing?

The story of Britain's foremost drama series - Armchair Theatre

In 1978, Cedric Messina persuaded the British Broadcasting Corporation to take on the task of filming the whole canon of William Shakespeare's plays for television, under the title The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare.

'Boy' has amazing powers of mental perception and persuasion. He is a mutant. Born ahead of his time. Who are the strange group of men shadowing his every move?

A scientist finds a tramp lying unconscious on his doorstep, suffering from a severe genetic radiation disorder and clutching a human finger-bone in his hand, the man is the living image of Harrow's nightmare.