Doctor Who? The '60s Dalek Movies
Dr. Who is not a mysterious, somewhat sinister alien, but a genial old human gent with a passion for invention.”
Dr. Who is not a mysterious, somewhat sinister alien, but a genial old human gent with a passion for invention.”
How the Star Trek franchise made the leap from television to cinema and the relationship between the two genres
Part 2 of how the Star Trek franchise continued its journey from television to cinema and the relationship between the two genres, which didn't always work out in The Next Generation
After four hugely successful and audience pleasing seasons, Edward Woodward's down-at-heel British Secret Service assassin, David Callan, got the big screen treatment
Andrew Cobby recalls a classic British wartime movie which saw the early appearance of an actress who would go on to be a much loved and ever-present star of the small screen
A very British film with very British attitudes - Andrew Coby's notes on the film he always watches when it's on television
A vicious gang of crooks plan to steal the wages of a local factory, but their carefully laid plans go wrong. Payroll is a cautionary tale of dishonour among thieves, adultery, deception, murder and all the other things we’re taught not to do at school
A recently released convict takes a driving job at a haulage company only to become unwittingly involved in violence and corruption
US actress Barbara Bates, who appeared in a 1962 episode of 'The Saint' had a short, troubled and tragic life which she ended herself. Andrew Cobby looks back on two of her later movies which often get an airing on British television
The film that Eric Morecambe convinced a television company to drop. Aired only after Eric's death - was it as bad as he feared? Brian Slade reassesses Night Train to Murder