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July 2007
 

The Best...TV villain

Roger Delgado as The Master in Doctor Who
  • Posted at 5:45pm
  • 24 July 2007
  • by MarkBraxton-RT
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Whovians and enthusiasts of classic TV were over the Moon when Doctor Who regenerated in 2005. The Tardis came with the territory, of course, as did the companions and the monsters, but there was something missing…

That elusive piece of the jigsaw was found under the cosmic coffee table of the recent series-three finale, in the person of the Doctor's archenemy, the Master.

For where there is good, light and harmony, there is always evil, darkness and discord. And while in the programme's 44-year history there have been hordes of power-crazed species we can safely classify as evil, the personal nature of our hero's rivalry with his fellow...

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The Best...teen drama

The cast of Skins
  • Posted at 5:32pm
  • 24 July 2007
  • by JackSeale-RT
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TV's always had a difficult relationship with teenagers. They're too easily made the butt of unkind jokes (Adrian Mole), exploited as glossy sex objects (Hollyoaks), or stereotyped as precocious young fogeys (Dawson's Creek).

But those years are such an intense, confusing, amusing time - it should be possible to make a rollicking good show out of them. E4's Skins, a comedy drama about a bunch of Bristol 17-year-olds, is that show.

Skins was billed as being written by rookie writers, which sparked fears that it would be a juvenile mess - and the carnal riot in the original trailer made it look like an STD warning film. Yet...

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