Changing the lyrics of a song has been an effective hook for some of the most memorable adverts over the years: ‘What’s that coming over the hill? Is it a hexbug?’ It’s also been a superb form of parody with the likes of Weird Al re-immortalising old and new hits, turning “Happy” to “Tacky” and “Beat It” to “Eat it”. But for the most part it’s all just a bit of harmless fun, channelling the inner poet inside us all.

We’ve probably all been doing it since the days we were forced to sing hymns we didn’t believe or understand in school assemblies. We used to infuriate the [...]

The complete 1963-1989 run of Doctor Who has been made available in the U.S. for the first time since the show was removed from Netflix last year.

Formerly to be found in it’s entirety on Netflix, the Classic Series was moved to Amazon Prime by the BBC in 2016, yet only in a semi-complete form. With several episodes listed as unavailable. Those wishing to have access to a complete collection online have been left with few options - until now.

As of this week, all 26 [...]

Big Finish have announced that Paul McGann will be joined by a brand new companion for the much anticipated The Time War series - Bliss, portrayed by Rakhee Thakrar.

Best known perhaps for her role in Eastenders as Shabnam Masood, Thakrar has also starred in Peep Show, The Jury, DCI Banks, Doctors and Holby City.

Rakhee Thakrar is best known as Eastenders’ Shabnam Masood

Rakee is excited by the role, telling Big Finish it was an “absolute dream”

“Getting to voice the role of Bliss [...]

A new independent film, Sundown, which is set to star Doctor Who luminaries Caitlin Blackwood, Frazer Hines and Sylvester McCoy, is looking for funding in a new Indiegogo campaign throughout this month.

Produced by Magic Monkey Films, an emerging Scottish Film Production Company and led by Award Winning and BAFTA nominated Director Ryan Hendrick and BAFTA Winning Producer David Newman, Sundown is described as “an emotional drama about life and time”.

Sundown is the story about how a person’s perception of life can change once they accept their own [...]