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Editorial: There’s nothing like a panto to banish the blues, especially if it stars Sir Ian McKellen as Mother Goose – the grande dame of seasonal fun and frolics
Editorial
23, Dec, 2022 @5:25 PM
Mother Goose review – zany Ian McKellen rules over a fluffy affair
Panto finds dame and co-star John Bishop in need of a boost and better jokes, though song and dance performers give it unruly energy
Arifa Akbar
12, Dec, 2022 @12:01 AM
He is the egg-man: why Ian McKellen has restored my will to live
The 83-year-old Lord of the Rings and X-Men star emerged from a giant golden egg to publicise his role in the Mother Goose panto – and given us just what we need in these troubling times
Stuart Heritage
03, Oct, 2022 @1:40 PM
TV tonight: Jason Manford hosts a razzle-dazzle musical spectacular
The Mancunian comic presents a song-and-dance extravaganza to raise money for the arts. Plus: Larry David pays tribute to a Curb co-star. Here’s what to watch this evening
Hollie Richardson, Graeme Richardson, Henry Wong
29, Jan, 2022 @6:00 AM
Doctor Who new year special recap – Eve of the Daleks
Stuck in a time loop, the Daleks finally get to exterminate the Doctor – again and again!
Martin Belam
01, Jan, 2022 @8:00 PM
Doctor Who recap: Flux chapter six – The Vanquishers
Chris Chibnall’s foray into a 21st-century multi-episode Doctor Who series mostly works, but leaves plenty of unanswered questions for next year
Martin Belam
05, Dec, 2021 @7:20 PM
Doctor Who recap: Flux chapter five – Survivors of the Flux
With the Tardis team stranded in 1904, the Doctor discovers her adoptive mother is destroying the universe as Flux careers towards its conclusion
Martin Belam
28, Nov, 2021 @7:20 PM
Doctor Who recap: Flux chapter four – Village of the Angels
A jaw-dropping twist capped off one of the most stunning episodes of the Chibnall era, which made the Weeping Angels more creepy and dangerous than ever before
Martin Belam
21, Nov, 2021 @7:15 PM
Doctor Who recap: Flux chapter three – Once, Upon Time
The mid-point of Flux proved frustratingly weak – but at least we started to get some answers, as the Doctor got more glimpses of her hidden past life
Martin Belam
14, Nov, 2021 @7:20 PM
Doctor Who recap: Flux chapter two – War of the Sontarans
The potato-headed aliens caused havoc as they tried to invade every era in Earth’s history. Cue much wisdom from Mary Seacole – and a wok-bearing scouser hoping to thwart them
Martin Belam
07, Nov, 2021 @7:15 PM
Doctor Who recap: Flux chapter one – the Halloween Apocalypse
After a summer of shocking Who developments, a new series began with a slew of returning monsters and an episode that was more set-up than spooky story
Martin Belam
31, Oct, 2021 @7:15 PM
Greatest Ever Late ’n’ Live review – a welcome hit of Edinburgh standup
Footage of Dara Ó Briain, Sarah Millican, John Bishop and Jason Byrne features in this attempt to recapture the mythic status of a renowned fringe night
Brian Logan
09, Aug, 2020 @12:25 PM
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