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items: The War Between the Land and the Sea writer reveals "massive effects sequence" which was cut from the Doctor Who spin-off
items: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms season 2 casts Bohemian Rhapsody and Mum favourites in major roles
items: Torchwood star Gareth David-Lloyd reacts to loss of Ianto's shrine: "It kept me going"
items: Torchwood fans mourn the loss of beloved Ianto Jones memorial in Cardiff as management issues update
items: Doctor Who star Arthur Darvill reveals the one key scene he was "sad" to miss out on filming
items: For All Mankind spin-off series release date finally confirmed with first look at "gripping" new space-race drama
items: Stranger Things creators' new supernatural mystery series finally gets Netflix release date confirmed with first look at action
items: For All Mankind season 5 first look trailer shows off new cast as revolution grows
items: Netflix confirms One Piece season 2 is heading to cinemas for special screenings and which countries will get them
items: Red Dwarf co-creator reveals hopeful reaction to new special being scrapped
items: BBC teases potential new streaming partner for Doctor Who as show's future affirmed as "treasured brand"
items: BBC delivers major update on sci-fi romance adaptation based on beloved best-selling novel
items: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms star confirms a key Targaryen absence in season 2 despite finale cliffhanger
items: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms season 1 ending explained: Star breaks down key scenes – including a big book change
items: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms season 2 release date speculation, latest news
items: Red Dwarf co-creator teases potential on-screen return – with new cast
items: Doctor Who showrunner reveals reason behind tragic The War Between the Land and the Sea death
items: House of the Dragon season 3 trailer reveals brutal warfare and teases further tragedy for Rhaenyra Targaryen
items: Doctor Who showrunner explains "hard-won" ending to The War Between the Land and the Sea - including unseen stage direction
items: Red Dwarf to return in new format with "original and fresh" prequel from series co-creator
items: Invincible season 4 confirms release schedule – including jam-packed premiere
items: Prime Video's adaptation of epic international bestseller finally gets release date confirmed
items: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms fans devastated by episode 5 tragedy – star breaks down "heroic" scenes
items: Good Omens season 3 release date confirmed after 3-year break from screens
items: Star of iconic British sci-fi TV series reveals why she doesn't regret leaving early
items: How Heated Rivalry just ended years of gay TV trauma
items: Doctor Who writer responds to question of whether he would take over as showrunner
items: Severance bucked a terrifying TV trend – now it could become the problem
items: Spider-Noir confirms release date – with two different versions of Nicolas Cage series set to stream
items: Iconic Doctor Who villain returns in "epic" new story – with returning actress back after 10 years

The War Between the Land and the Sea writer reveals "massive effects sequence" which was cut from the Doctor Who spin-off
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date: 2026-03-06T11:52:14.000Z
creator: Louise Griffin
subject: Sci-fi
subject: TV
subject: BBC
subject: News
description: The spin-off's co-writer revealed the rather grotesque details of a cut scene.
encoded: The War Between the Land and the Sea writer Pete McTighe has revealed the rather grotesque details of a scene that never made the cut in the Doctor Who spin-off. Russell Tovey and Gugu Mbatha-Raw led the spin-off, which followed a conflict between humanity and the classic Who monsters the Sea Devils (now known as Homo Aqua), with a big focus on climate issues, particularly the damage done to the oceans and waterways of Earth. But not everything writers McTighe and Russell T Davies dreamed up could make the cut. ”There was only one big effects sequence that we ended up having to cut which was from the start of episode 2, which was going to open in this beautiful restaurant on the Italian coast,” McTighe said at convention Gallifrey One (according to CultBox). “This young, hot couple were arriving in a sports car and then went into this amazing restaurant that had glass view of the sea that was beautiful. "They sit down and he was going to propose to her and say he loves her and then suddenly, a squid was going to slap onto the window. And they were like, ‘Sorry, what was that?’ And then another one would spat onto the other window and then another one, another one. And suddenly, there were all these squid attacking this restaurant and the windows exploded!” McTighe went on to say: "It was going to be this massive effects sequence to open the episode but obviously, because it wasn’t an integral part of the story, it was important to put the money into things like the Plastic Apocalypse that were crucial to the show." Add Radio Times as a Preferred Source on Google Keep up to date on what’s worth watching with your favourite entertainment news from Radio Times – see more of our exclusive news and interviews featured prominently in Top Stories when using Google. The memorable scene that McTighe is referring to showed plastic pulled from the oceans and waterways raining down on Earth in an act of revenge from Homo Aqua. Actor Alexander Devrient (Colonel Christofer Ibrahi…

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A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms season 2 casts Bohemian Rhapsody and Mum favourites in major roles
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date: 2026-03-04T17:34:22.000Z
creator: Louise Griffin
subject: Fantasy
subject: TV
subject: HBO
subject: News
description: Here's what we know so far.
encoded: Dunk and Egg are set to encounter some new friends and foes on their adventures in season 2 of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms – and now we know who exactly will be taking on those roles. The show has added Lucy Boynton as Lady Rohanne, Babou Ceesay as Ser Bennis, and Peter Mullan as Ser Eustace Osgrey. The trio are key characters in George RR Martin's second Dunk and Egg novella, The Sworn Sword, which picks up with the unlikely duo a year and a half later, as they're caught in the middle of a dramatic dispute. Boynton is best known for roles in A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story and Bohemian Rhapsody, while Babou Ceesay has most recently been seen in Alien: Earth and Damilola, Our Loved Boy. Peter Mullan is also known for a variety of roles, including in Ozark and I Swear. View Gallery on the source website A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms has so far been loved by critics and fans alike after its first season, giving us a very different tone to the previous series in the Thrones franchise. So far, the series has been very faithful to George RR Martin's writing, and showrunner Ira Parker has suggested that will continue for season 2. He teased to Radio Times: "Book 2 takes place at a drought. And obviously you’ve been to Belfast, and you know there’s no way any human being could ever shoot Belfast for a drought, as it rains at some point every single day. So we’re going elsewhere to seek 'unrainings'." He added Radio Times and other press: "We're going to see Egg get into the action a little bit. Dexter's been training. I think people are gonna be impressed." View Green Video on the source website It's also been confirmed that we won't see a fair few characters back for season 2, including Egg's father, Maekar (Sam Spruell). Speaking to Radio Times for the finale, Spruell explained: "As things stand, I'm not [in season 2], but I really hope that we do see Maekar again, rather selfishly. "I love playing a dysfunctional dad who just can't get it right, who sees his own …

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Torchwood star Gareth David-Lloyd reacts to loss of Ianto's shrine: "It kept me going"
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date: 2026-03-04T16:50:43.000Z
creator: Louise Griffin
subject: Sci-fi
subject: TV
subject: Exclusive
subject: News
subject: Video
description: The plaque is being torn down after 17 years.
encoded: With Torchwood fans left gutted by the news that Ianto's Shrine will be taken down from Cardiff Bay, actor Gareth David-Lloyd has opened up about what it's meant to him all these years. The shrine was created after fan-favourite character Ianto Jones (played by David-Lloyd in the Doctor Who spin-off) was killed off in the third season of Torchwood, and has remained in place for 17 years. Now, however, Mermaid Quay management has confirmed that the shrine will be taken down for maintenance works, and has suggested a plaque honouring the character will come in future. Speaking exclusively with Radio Times, David-Lloyd said the shrine "has been a reminder for me all these years, through a lot of hard times, through times when I [wondered] whether I was going to carry on acting, those times where you don't feel like anyone wants to employ you or even consider you for something, it's a reminder that the work I've done has mattered to somebody somewhere, and it's kept me going". He added: "It's always been close to my heart in that way. So, a big thank you to Carol-Ann [Hillman, the shrine's official caretaker] and everyone involved with its upkeep and looking after it and visiting it and posting about it, posting pictures of themselves by it. Thank you to everyone who's helped with that, because it's kept me going in quite a few ways." The actor, who played Ianto from 2006 to 2009 and has continued to voice him in various audio projects, also said that he hopes people can pay tribute to the character by supporting the causes that would have been close to his heart, shouting out Cancer Research and Dog's Trust in particular. View Green Video on the source website "A plaque would be nice, just for the guys who are really devastated about the fact that it's being taken down," he added. "I heard something about a petition, and I'm not sure if that's going to do any good. I would say a way to pay tribute to Ianto would be to sign the petitions that Ianto would have signed and…

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Torchwood fans mourn the loss of beloved Ianto Jones memorial in Cardiff as management issues update
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date: 2026-03-04T12:38:19.000Z
creator: Louise Griffin
subject: Sci-fi
subject: TV
subject: News
description: It's the end of an era.
encoded: After 17 years, Ianto's Shrine on Cardiff Bay is set to be torn down and Torchwood fans are officially in mourning. If those words mean nothing to you, we'll need you to cast your minds back to 2009. when the beloved Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood was airing its haunting third season, Children of Earth. All was well - or so we thought. Suddenly and abruptly, after two seasons of making fans fall in love with the romance between Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) and Ianto Jones (Gareth David-Lloyd), fan favourite Ianto was brutally killed off. Fans were so devastated by the loss that they created a shrine on Cardiff Bay (the location of Torchwood HQ) to pay memory to him, with fans leaving flowers and messages. In particular, many fans remembered the character for being a refreshing example of LGBTQ+ representation when it wasn't commonplace on screen. However, Carole Anne-Hillman, who maintains the shrine, recently revealed that it is soon to be taken down. She said on X (formerly Twitter): "Really sad news, afraid. Ianto’s Shrine is being taken down the end of April. I will try and take off cups and other small items. It is really sad. I am devastated." She has said that reasons for the removal include: "Rotting wood, rusting ironwork and health & safety". Watch Gareth David-Lloyd talk to Radio Times about the news of the shrine's removal below: View Green Video on the source website A spokesperson for Mermaid Quay has also confirmed the news to Radio Times and said: "We can confirm that Ianto’s shrine at Mermaid Quay will be taken down whilst we carry out maintenance work. "This work is required to ensure the lower boardwalk continues to provide a wonderful experience for all our visitors. We hope to work with the local community to explore a new plaque for Ianto once the maintenance works have completed.” Fans have been left gutted by the news, with one writing on X: "Sad to hear about Ianto's Shrine, It's a popular landmark down at the Bay, and for them to w…

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Doctor Who star Arthur Darvill reveals the one key scene he was "sad" to miss out on filming
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date: 2026-03-01T08:00:17.000Z
creator: Louise Griffin
subject: Sci-fi
subject: TV
subject: Doctor Who Insiders
subject: Exclusive
subject: News
subject: Video
description: He describes Rory Williams as a "gift of a part".
encoded: While Doctor Who star Arthur Darvill looks back on his time on the show with absolute delight, he's revealed there was one scene he's "sad" to have not filmed. The Rory Williams actor starred alongside Matt Smith (the Eleventh Doctor) and Karen Gillan (Amy Pond) during Steven Moffat's era of the show, from 2010 to 2012. Following Darvill and Gillan's heartbreaking exit from the series, a mini episode titled PS, built entirely from storyboard drawings of a scene that was never shot, was released on the BBC YouTube channel. The four-minute short depicts Rory's father Brian (played in the series by Mark Williams) reading a letter from his son, explaining why he and Amy won't be coming back. Sitting down for Radio Times's Doctor Who Insiders for an exclusive in-depth interview, Darvill looked back on that scene. Asked whether he wished he could have filmed it, he said: "Oh yeah, absolutely." He added: "In my head, the version of that story is that they were going to film and they ran out of time and money! "So that was always kind of a sad thing not to have filmed. I'm glad it's out there so that people can imagine what it would look like." Otherwise, Darvill insists he wouldn't change a thing about his exit from Doctor Who, which saw Amy and Rory trapped in the past by the Weeping Angels. View oEmbed on the source website "I just think it was beautiful and messy and emotional and really dramatic," he pointed out. "I watched it with a bunch of my mates when it was on, which is very unlike me, and we all got really emotional. Obviously it's hard to separate my experience of making it to what it is on screen, I suppose, because it was also our ending, leaving the show." He added: "I'm glad it wasn't lingered on, and I'm glad it wasn't drawn out. It was like, rip the plaster off and [Amy and Rory are] gone. I think it's good storytelling." Add Radio Times as a Preferred Source on Google Keep up to date on what’s worth watching with your favourite entertainment news from Ra…

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For All Mankind spin-off series release date finally confirmed with first look at "gripping" new space-race drama
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date: 2026-02-26T15:00:43.000Z
creator: Louise Griffin
subject: Sci-fi
subject: TV
subject: Apple TV
subject: News
description: The world of For All Mankind is getting ever bigger!
encoded: While its fifth season is on the way, For All Mankind is about to reach even further into the stars with its upcoming spin-off, Star City, which officially has a release date! The new show will arrive on 29 May on Apple TV, just two months after For All Mankind season 5. While alt-history series For All Mankind has shown us what might have happened had the USSR been the first to place a man on the moon, resulting in a never-ending space race, Star City will take us back in time to that key moment and tell the story from behind the Iron Curtain. Described as a "propulsive paranoid thriller", the series will show the lives of the cosmonauts, the engineers, and the intelligence officers embedded among them in the Soviet space program, and the risks they all took to propel humankind forward. First-look snaps from the show see its stars, including Motherland icon Anna Maxwell Martin, and House of the Dragon's Rhys Ifans, in action. Aptly, Star City boasts a starry cast, including Ifans, Martin, Black Doves actress Agnes O'Casey and Bad Behaviour's Alice Englert. Solly McLeod (House of the Dragon), Adam Nagaitis (Chernobyl), Ruby Ashbourne Serkis (I, Jack Wright), Josef Davies (Andor) and Priya Kansara (Bridgerton) round out the cast of the spin-off. Of course, For All Mankind's creators Ben Nedivi, Matt Wolpert and Ronald D. Moore are returning to serve as showrunners for the new series. At the time the show was announced, the trio said: "Our fascination with the Soviet space program has grown with every season of For All Mankind. "The more we learned about this secret city in the forests outside Moscow where the Soviet cosmonauts and engineers worked and lived, the more we wanted to tell this story of the other side of the space race. "We could not be more excited to continue building out the alternate history universe of For All Mankind with our partners at Apple and Sony." Star City will arrive on Apple TV on 29 May. For All Mankind seasons 1-4 are available to stream…

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Stranger Things creators' new supernatural mystery series finally gets Netflix release date confirmed with first look at action
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date: 2026-02-25T16:40:06.000Z
creator: Louise Griffin
subject: Fantasy
subject: TV
subject: Netflix
subject: News
description: A new band of misfits is on their way!
encoded: If you're still missing Stranger Things, look no further! The Duffer Brothers' next supernatural series has officially got its release date. The Boroughs, an upcoming mystery series which the pair are executive producing, will arrive on Netflix on 21 May. The new show will see a band of retirees join forces to stop a monstrous otherworldly threat taking hold of their seemingly perfect retirement home, proving that the gang is much more dangerous than expected. First-look pictures of the series show our group of misfits in all their glory, with the starry cast consisting of Alfred Molina (Sam), Geena Davis (Renee), Alfre Woodard (Judy), Denis O’Hare (Wally), Clarke Peters (Art), Bill Pullman (Jack), Carlos Miranda (Paz), Jena Malone (Claire), Seth Numrich (Blaine), Alice Kremelberg (Anneliese). If you're already seeing parallels with Stranger Things, you're certainly not alone - and all eyes will be on whether the pair's next venture can live up to the global success of the sci-fi series. The Duffer Brothers recently told Tudum of the new show: "While the heroes in The Boroughs have a few more years on them than the kids from Stranger Things, they are a similarly lovable bunch of misfits, and we can’t wait for you to join them on an adventure that is at turns scary, funny, and deeply touching." Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews created the eight-episode series and will act as the showrunners, with the pair explaining to Tudum: "From the beginning, we knew we wanted The Boroughs to feel equal parts scary, mysterious, exciting and emotional. "The challenge was to create a world that could hold all of these different tones at once. Which is why it was so fun to work with the Duffer Brothers — the masters of balancing heart and horror." The Duffer Brothers certainly haven't slowed down after the end of Stranger Things, as they're also executive producing upcoming Netflix thriller Something Very Bad is Going to Happen, while Stranger Things spin-off Tales from '85 on its w…

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For All Mankind season 5 first look trailer shows off new cast as revolution grows
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date: 2026-02-25T12:15:02.000Z
creator: Louise Griffin
subject: Sci-fi
subject: TV
subject: Apple TV
subject: News
description: A new generation are coming to the forefront as we jump to the 2010s in the alt-history epic.
encoded: The new For All Mankind season 5 trailer is officially here - and tensions are building (big time) in what looks to be an epic new instalment. The alt-history epic from Ronald D. Moore, Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi follows a world in which the USSR beats the US to the moon in 1969, and the space race never ends, leading up to the colonisation of Mars. In season 5, which will return to Apple TV on 27 March, we're set to jump to the 2010s, years after season 4's Goldilocks asteroid heist, with Happy Valley growing into a thriving colony. But, as seen in the trailer, the nations of Earth are now demanding law and order on Mars, causing major friction between the residents of the two planets. If those on Mars have any hope of future, they have to take action - and quickly. Check out the trailer below: View oEmbed on the source website A new generation will be coming to the forefront in season 5, with new series regulars including The Summer I Turned Pretty star Sean Kaufman, The Killing's Mireille Enos, Homeland's Costa Ronin, Bottoms star Ruby Cruz, and Royalteen star Ines Asserson. They'll be joining returning stars Joel Kinnaman, Toby Kebbell, Edi Gathegi, Cynthy Wu, Coral Peña and Wrenn Schmidt. Fans of the show won't be left wanting for new instalments either, as spin-off series Star City is also on its way, which will tell the story of the Space Race from the Soviet side, exploring a whole new perspective for the franchise. Executive producers Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi said at the time of the announcement: "Our fascination with the Soviet space programme has grown with every season of For All Mankind. "The more we learned about this secret city in the forests outside Moscow where the Soviet cosmonauts and engineers worked and lived, the more we wanted to tell this story of the other side of the space race. "We could not be more excited to continue building out the alternate history universe of For All Mankind with our partners at Apple and Sony." For All Mankind …

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Netflix confirms One Piece season 2 is heading to cinemas for special screenings and which countries will get them
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date: 2026-02-25T10:23:57.000Z
creator: Louise Griffin
subject: Fantasy
subject: TV
subject: Netflix
subject: News
description: You can experience the Grand Line in all its glory!
encoded: It's almost time for One Piece fans to face the Grand Line in season 2 – and now, Netflix has confirmed the adventure is coming to the big screen! The first two episodes of the new instalment will arrive in cinemas on 10 March to tie in with season 2's release date. Screenings will be available in the US, Canada and Japan, with participating cinemas including AMC, Regal, Cinemark, Alamo and Cineplex. The long-awaited One Piece season 2 will see Monkey D Luffy (Iñaki Godoy) and his Straw Hat Pirates travel to the Grand Line, "a legendary stretch of sea where danger and wonder await at every turn". They'll encounter new faces, visit intriguing new places and battle new foes in their search for the world's greatest treasure, the One Piece. Fans of the show have been treated to teases of what's to come in the lead-up to the release date, and were absolutely thrilled to see a glimpse of an incredibly important character, Laboon the whale, brought to life. Stars Godoy, Emily Rudd (Nami), Mackenyu (Roronoa Zoro), Jacob Romero Gibson (Usopp) and Skylar (Sanji) are all back in action for season 2, with some new cast members entering the fray too. This season, fans will be introduced to Baroque Works, a secret society of assassins, with some starry faces making up their ranks. We'll meet Sophia Anne Caruso as Miss Goldenweek, Charithra Chandran as Miss Wednesday and Lera Abova as Miss All-Sunday, with David Dastmalchian as Mr 3, Camrus Johnson as Mr 5, Jazzara Jaslyn as Miss Valentine and Daniel Lasker as Mr 9. Dastmalchian previously opened up to Radio Times about what he's planning on bringing to the role of Mr 3, teasing: There are things about this character that are very specific and special, and I've never gotten to do it with any role I've ever played before. "I've always been scared of, but excited by, the challenge of something that is new or different for me. So just know that going to prepare for the role meant thinking about things in a way that I had not really d…

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Red Dwarf co-creator reveals hopeful reaction to new special being scrapped
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date: 2026-02-24T12:00:49.000Z
creator: Louise Griffin
subject: Sci-fi
subject: TV
subject: Exclusive
subject: News
description: Not all is lost!
encoded: Red Dwarf fans were gutted when it emerged that a new special from one of the show's original writers had been scrapped - but now co-creator Rob Grant has offered a hopeful outlook on the show's future. Doug Naylor, who created and wrote the sci-fi comedy with Grant from its inception in 1988, revealed last year that his new special, which was set to see Craig Charles's character Lister going back in time to help his 23-year-old self escape from stasis, had been scrapped by UKTV. Grant, who recently announced he is co-writing the first Red Dwarf novel in 30 years with Andrew Marshall, has responded to the news, exclusively telling Radio Times: "It's been going for so long, and I'm sure it'll have another life down the line somewhere. These things happen." A spokesperson for UKTV previously told Radio Times in a statement: "UKTV has no current plans to commission further episodes of Red Dwarf. "It's been a privilege to work with Doug Naylor and the cast in a relationship that began with the Back to Earth specials, which premiered to 4 million viewers, and has subsequently produced three full series, a retrospective and Red Dwarf's first ever feature length, The Promised Land." <img src="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/3/2026/02/432886-3a47c06.jpg" width="4287" height="2854" alt="Danny John-Jules as the Cat, Craig Charles as Dave Lister, Chris Barrie as Arnold Rimmer and Robert Llewellyn as Kryten in Red Dwarf, gathered inside the cramped bunk room, bathed in pink and purple lighting as Kryten examines a small object while the others watch with curiosity and mild concern." title="Danny John-Jules as the Cat, Craig Charles as Dave Lister, Chris Barrie as Arnold Rimmer and Robert Llewellyn as Kryten in Red Dwarf" /> However, as Grant says, that might not be the last we see of Red Dwarf on screen. The two co-creators, who dissolved their partnership in the 1990s, have been working on their own individual Red Dwarf projects since a legal dispute w…

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BBC teases potential new streaming partner for Doctor Who as show's future affirmed as "treasured brand"
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date: 2026-02-23T17:00:59.000Z
creator: Louise Griffin
subject: Sci-fi
subject: TV
subject: BBC
subject: News
description: "There’s a lot of stuff that is changing out there."
encoded: While Doctor Who is set to return this year for a Christmas special, its future beyond that is still up in the air following the end of the deal with Disney - and, now, the director of BBC Drama has teased a potential new partner. The BBC announced last year that its deal with Disney had come to an end after partnering on 26 episodes of Doctor Who, which amounted to Ncuti Gatwa's two seasons and spin-off The War Between the Land and the Sea. While the BBC has continually confirmed its commitment to Doctor Who following the end of that deal, there are questions about how the show will now be funded. So, now that the BBC is set to partner with HBO on Richard Gadd and Michaela Coel's new shows, Lindsay Salt, director of BBC drama, was asked whether that partnership could potentially extend to Doctor Who. She didn't rule it out, telling Deadline: "We’ll wait and see how we figure it out. HBO have been great partners creatively. There’s a lot of stuff that is changing out there." Salt also re-emphasised the broadcaster's commitment to Doctor Who, adding: "There are different ways of setting up a show. We just need to make sure we do it in the right way and make sure we take the right time to do it. Ultimately it’s one of the BBC’s most treasured brands, so it’s not going anywhere." Add Radio Times as a Preferred Source on Google Keep up to date on what’s worth watching with your favourite entertainment news from Radio Times – see more of our exclusive news and interviews featured prominently in Top Stories when using Google. As for how the sci-fi could continue with a significantly lower budget? She told the outlet: "I managed to walk into this job when the co-pro market imploded and I’ve learned a lot about the tenacity of producers and writers to make things at all budget levels. Things are getting funded in so many different ways now." Story-wise, this year's Christmas special has a lot to tackle following Gatwa's exit from the show, with the Time Lord regenerating in…

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BBC delivers major update on sci-fi romance adaptation based on beloved best-selling novel
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date: 2026-02-23T11:43:00.000Z
creator: Louise Griffin
subject: Sci-fi
subject: TV
subject: BBC
subject: News
description: The Ministry of Time is set to start filming this year!
encoded: In good news for anyone who's not done with yearning after Bridgerton season 4 and Wuthering Heights, the BBC adaptation of The Ministry of Time is officially moving forward and is due to start filming this year. It was announced in 2024 that Kaliane Bradley's bestselling sci-fi romance will be brought to screens by Normal People writer Alice Birch, with Lindsay Salt, the director of BBC Drama, confirming to Deadline that the show is "gearing up to shoot later this year". However, we'll have to wait a bit longer to find out who will take on the roles of the unnamed protagonist and Commander Graham Gore, as she added that casting is not yet set. Bradley's debut novel is set soon after the invention of time travel and follows a government employee known as a "Bridge", whose job is to integrate a first-time time traveller (an "expat"), who would have died in their own time, into the modern world. But complexities that our protagonist could never have expected arise when she meets Graham Gore, an explorer who would have died on Franklin's Expedition to the Arctic, with the pair having to tackle how Britain has changed when it comes to the likes of race, imperialism, gender, religion, and sexuality. Author Bradley said at the time of the BBC commission: "I could not be more excited for The Ministry of Time to find a new home on screen, with the dream-come-true combination of A24, the BBC and the brilliant Alice Birch. "I'm sure Graham Gore would have been delighted too, once someone had explained to him what all that meant." Screenwriter Birch added: "I'm so thrilled to be adapting Kaliane's beautiful, funny, joyful, moving, intelligent book with the BBC and A24. Reading it was an exhilarating, thrilling and heartbreaking experience and I'm so excited to bring this story to the screen." The Ministry of Time is available to buy now. Check out more of our Sci-fi coverage or visit our TV Guide and Streaming Guide to find out what's on. For more TV recommendations and review…

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A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms star confirms a key Targaryen absence in season 2 despite finale cliffhanger
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date: 2026-02-23T10:00:17.000Z
creator: Louise Griffin
subject: Fantasy
subject: TV
subject: Exclusive
subject: News
subject: Video
description: "I really hope that we do see Maekar again."
encoded: *Warning: Spoilers ahead for the finale episode of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms season 1.* With all eyes now on A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms season 2, fans will have to say goodbye to one key character, who will not appear in the next instalment. In a subtle difference from George RR Martin's novella, the final scene of season 1 sees Maekar (Sam Spruell) realise his youngest son Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell) is missing and has snuck away to join Dunk (Peter Claffey) on the road. In the novella, it's implied that Maekar gives him permission, while in the series, it's made abundantly clear that this is not the case. While that change got us wondering if we'll see more of Maekar in season 2, Sam Spruell has confirmed that, as it stands, he will not be part of the next instalment. He exclusively told Radio Times: "As things stand, I'm not [in season 2], but I really hope that we do see Maekar again, rather selfishly. View Green Video on the source website "I love playing a dysfunctional dad who just can't get it right, who sees his own failings reflected in his children. There's nothing more painful than that. "And so I really enjoy the tension that exists within Maekar. And I think there is something in the strength of Egg that's such a clear challenge to Maekar's authority. I really liked the exploration of that as well. So I'm holding out hope that he'll return." Maekar's absence in season 2 is in keeping with George RR Martin's second Dunk and Egg novella, The Sworn Sword, which sees the hedge knight and his squire on their next adventure, during which they get drawn into a dispute with Lady Rohanne Webber and Ser Eustace Osgrey. Season 2 is currently filming, with showrunner Ira Parker teasing a little of what's to come. He told Radio Times: "Book two takes place at a drought. And obviously, you’ve been to Belfast, and you know there’s no way any human being could ever shoot Belfast for a drought, as it rains at some point every single day. So we’re going elsewhere t…

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A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms season 1 ending explained: Star breaks down key scenes – including a big book change
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date: 2026-02-23T04:00:16.000Z
creator: Louise Griffin
subject: Fantasy
subject: TV
subject: HBO
subject: Sky
description: Maekar actor Sam Spruell breaks down everything you need to know about the finale episode.
encoded: Warning: Major spoilers ahead for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms season 1 episode 6. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms season 1 has officially come to an end, with Dunk (Peter Claffey) and Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell) off on new adventures. The finale episode was reminiscent of Game of Thrones in that it dealt with the fallout of the events of last week's episode, including the tragic death of Baelor Breakspear (Bertie Carvel). It also explored a devastating scene involving Egg and his brother Aerion (Finn Bennett), teased conflict to come, and teased a major character in season 2. Interestingly, the finale features also one pretty major book change, right at the end of the show. View oEmbed on the source website So, for more intel, Radio Times caught up with Maekar himself, Sam Spruell, to break down all the most crucial scenes. Here's everything you need to know! A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms ending explained: The biggest change from the book Showrunner Ira Parker has kept the series as faithful to George RR Martin's novellas as humanly possible - although there is one big change right at the end of the show, when it's revealed that Maekar has no idea that Egg has snuck off to travel with Dunk. Earlier in the episode, Maekar demands a word with Dunk and tells him that Egg will serve no knight except him. He asks him to train Egg at Summerhall. Dunk declines, and says he's done with princes. However, after some reflection, Dunk makes a counter-offer, saying he'll take Egg to squire on the road, rather than at Summerhall. Maekar refuses. But before Dunk leaves, Egg comes running over to him and says his father has told him to serve him. View Green Video on the source website The pair of them discuss where in the seven kingdoms to go next and Egg tells Dunk there are actually nine kingdoms, stopping him in his tracks and casually blowing his mind. Egg says he hears they have good puppet shows in Dorne - and their destination is decided. The hedge knight and his squire head …

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A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms season 2 release date speculation, latest news
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date: 2026-02-23T03:00:45.000Z
creator: Louise Griffin
subject: Fantasy
subject: TV
subject: Contains Trailer
subject: HBO
subject: Sky
description: Dunk and Egg's journey will continue!
encoded: *Warning: Spoilers ahead for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms season 1 finale.* The first season of George RR Martin's favourite Game of Thrones adaptation has officially ended – and it's safe to say Dunk and Egg have stolen everyone's hearts in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. Peter Claffey's Hedge Knight just about made it out alive to continue his journey with his young squire, Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell) – who, it was revealed in episode 3, is an actual Targaryen prince. But what will happen next and where will their journey take them? Read on for everything we know so far about A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms season 2. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms season 2 release date speculation A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms season 2 will be released in 2027, it has been confirmed. The potential release date hasn't been narrowed down further than that, but we wouldn't be surprised if it comes early in the year – perhaps even in January, to mark a year since season 1. Progress seems to be going swimmingly on season 2, as it's already filming. Showrunner Ira Parker recently told The Hollywood Reporter of season 2's production: "It’ll still be six episodes. I think the scope will be the same, maybe even smaller. "The budget has stayed the same, but everything is more expensive due to inflation. Plus, book two takes place in a drought, so we can’t shoot exteriors in Belfast. We have to go to a sunny location with no water, which costs money – that’s a major expense that we did not have in season 1. "I’m having a lot of fun with season 2. It’s going to be a different season, and, I hope, for the better." Who will be in the cast of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms season 2? Of course, Peter Claffey and Dexter Sol Ansell will return as Dunk and Egg in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms season 2. If the series follows the novellas, we'd expect the majority, if not the entirety, of the rest of the cast to be different this time around, with Egg's family, including his father Maekar (Sam Spruell)…

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Red Dwarf co-creator teases potential on-screen return – with new cast
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date: 2026-02-22T08:00:59.000Z
creator: Louise Griffin
subject: Sci-fi
subject: TV
subject: Exclusive
subject: News
subject: Video
description: "We've been talking to streamers."
encoded: Red Dwarf's creators, cast, and fans have been trying to get the beloved show back on screens for years – and now, co-creator Rob Grant has revealed a new glimmer of hope for the comedy sci-fi. Grant and fellow writer Andrew Marshall have recently announced a prequel novel, set for release in July, which will follow Lister, Rimmer and co. as they take shore leave on Titan before the events of the TV series. However, Grant has exclusively revealed to Radio Times that he initially had hopes that his new story would be developed for screens – and he's not ruling it out in future. Asked whether he would be interested in the prequel making its way to screens, Grant responded: "Yes! We originally wrote it as a treatment for a TV spin-off and took it around, but it's horribly expensive, and we couldn't really raise enough interest." He added: "We might down the line… we've been talking to streamers about it but, when you read it, [you'll realise] it’s a whole world you'd have to create. It wouldn't be cheap." Craig Charles (Rimmer), Chris Barrie (Lister), Danny John Jules (the Cat), and Robert Llewellyn (Kryten) starred in the original series, which has made multiple comebacks across the years. However, if the spin-off was to make it to screens, Grant is envisioning recasting the characters, admitting of the original cast: "The guys are getting old." He added: "We’d really need to recast. That's what I thought the Titan spin-off might achieve. We’d get a new Rimmer and Lister - but the existing cast could appear in quite decent roles, if they wanted to. "I know – and I'm with them – that the fans adore the cast. I adore them too. And just to a lot of people, it just wouldn't feel right, anybody else playing anything like those parts. But what else can you do? Except AI?!" Grant went on to joke. For now, however, Grant is focused on the new novel, explaining: "It's Lister and Rimmer before the accident on shore leave on Titan. "It's set one universe to the side, so we can h…

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Doctor Who showrunner reveals reason behind tragic The War Between the Land and the Sea death
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date: 2026-02-21T17:00:40.000Z
creator: Louise Griffin
subject: Sci-fi
subject: TV
subject: BBC
subject: News
description: Spoilers alert, just in case you still haven't seen the latest Doctor Who miniseries.
encoded: The War Between the Land and the Sea didn't hold back when it came to tragedy and loss, killing off a key character from the Whoniverse - and now, Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies has explained why that needed to happen. In episode 3, the spin-off, which saw humanity embroiled in a conflict with the classic Doctor Who monsters the Sea Devils (now known as Homo Aqua), brutally killed off Colonel Christofer Ibrahim (Alexander Devrient) shortly after confirming his relationship with Kate Stewart (Jemma Redgrave). Speaking in a recent behind-the-scenes documentary, Davies explained: "Sadly there has to be a loss. "The problem at the heart of The War Between is real. Never mind your fantasy creatures from under the sea, what we’ve done to the oceans is real, so the drama has to get a patina of reality that you wouldn’t necessarily put into every episode of Doctor Who - it kinds of just opens us up to the fact that someone’s got to die." Redgrave added: "I felt, when I read the scripts, that she didn't know quite how much she felt for him. She never allowed herself to really know how deeply she loved him. The loss of him, in that moment, she knows everything she didn't allow herself to know. It's life-changing for her." Devrient and Redgrave previously opened up to Radio Times about the "risky" romance between Christofer and Kate. "I think the conflict for her is the thing that struck me about the relationship…. I don't believe that she thinks [the relationship] has a future because of the age difference, because of the power imbalance – but mainly for the age difference," Redgrave pointed out. "What we discussed was how differently they both felt about it and that being interesting. It's there in the script, it's there in the episodes that Pete [McTighe] and Russell [T Davies] wrote, the deep differences between the way they feel about this relationship and what the future is for both of them. Add Radio Times as a Preferred Source on Google Keep up to date on what’…

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House of the Dragon season 3 trailer reveals brutal warfare and teases further tragedy for Rhaenyra Targaryen
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date: 2026-02-19T16:22:01.000Z
creator: Louise Griffin
subject: Fantasy
subject: TV
subject: News
description: From fire comes darkness!
encoded: The countdown to House of the Dragon season 3 continues, with an explosive teaser trailer now being released for the highly-anticipated new instalment, which is set for release this June. We've finally been given a glimpse at Emma D'Arcy's Rhaenyra Targaryen, Matt Smith's Daemon Targaryen, and Olivia Cooke's Alicent Hightower back in action - and it looks like there's a lot more brutality and torment ahead for the blood of the dragon. The new footage shows Rhaenyra expecting Alicent's surrender - with her son Jacaerys (Harry Collett) warning that she cannot be trusted. Meanwhile, we'll also finally get to see the huge battle sequence that was previously intended for the second season but pushed back into the third, with the Dance of Dragons heralding even more destruction. A final shot shows Daemon telling Rhaenyra: "This is the moment you become queen," but as she looks up, her face streaming with tears, it's clear that's coming at a very big cost indeed. View oEmbed on the source website This season, we're expecting to see an even darker and more tormented Rhaenyra as she grapples with the amount of loss she's endured personally over the past two seasons, and everything that the Dance of Dragons has cost her. After some fans felt that season 2 progressed a little too slowly, it seems there'll be no complaints about the pace of season 3, with showrunner Ryan Condal previously teasing a very dramatic instalment. "While [season 2] was very much about the fits and starts of an early medieval war, season 3 is clearly going to be about total war," he said. Season 3 will also herald a fair few new arrivals, with James Norton joining the cast as Lord Ormund Hightower. It's also confirmed that we're set to meet Daeron Targaryen, Aegon and Aemond's brother. While the release date for House of the Dragon season 3 has been a long time coming, fans haven't been short of Game of Thrones news recently. Prequel series A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms launched to rave reviews, with …

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Doctor Who showrunner explains "hard-won" ending to The War Between the Land and the Sea - including unseen stage direction
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date: 2026-02-19T12:00:05.000Z
creator: Louise Griffin
subject: Sci-fi
subject: TV
subject: BBC
subject: News
description: "In the end, what we have is love."
encoded: Warning: Spoilers ahead for the finale of The War Between the Land and the Sea. Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies has broken down the ending to spin-off The War Between the Sea, even letting fans in on a previously unseen stage direction in the script that adds more context. The five-part series followed Russell Tovey's Barclay, and Gugu Mbatha's Salt, unlikely ambassadors for two different species who get thrown together when the world faces up to a conflict between the land and the oceans. Despite seeming doomed by the end of the series, Barclay and Salt find a way to be together, with one dramatic scene showing Tovey's character undergoing a physical change and growing gills. Opening up about that ending in a documentary about the making of the show, Davies explained: "In the end, what we have is love. "Actually, it's very much, as I've explained before, where the show comes from - who we love, what we love, and how we should express that love and show it." Davies added: "The stage directions for that final scene say - and there was no way of voicing this on camera - but the stage directions say, that's the point, if there’s hope for anyone, it's in those two. "It's the way they become each other. It’s like there is no land, there is no sea. They’re both the same. And they physically become the same and they're recognising the same. There’s hope for any of us in any situation. It’s always that. It’s a hard-won ending and I think it’s beautiful and I’m very glad we did it." Add Radio Times as a Preferred Source on Google Keep up to date on what’s worth watching with your favourite entertainment news from Radio Times – see more of our exclusive news and interviews featured prominently in Top Stories when using Google. Davies has also been open about how important it was to tackle climate change in the Doctor Who spin-off, with the writer previously telling Radio Times: "One of the most boring things you can ever say to a writer is, 'Don’t be preachy'. "Quite a…

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Red Dwarf to return in new format with "original and fresh" prequel from series co-creator
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date: 2026-02-19T11:00:52.000Z
creator: Louise Griffin
subject: Sci-fi
subject: TV
subject: Exclusive
subject: News
description: The show's co-creator has promised that fans will "laugh their little chippers off".
encoded: After recent news of a new Red Dwarf special not making it to screens, the beloved comedy is making a comeback in another form! The first Red Dwarf novel in 30 years, written by series co-creator Rob Grant and collaborator Andrew Marshall, creator of the sitcom 2point4 Children, is set to be published this summer. Red Dwarf: Titan will serve as a prequel to the BBC sci-fi comedy, which followed Craig Charles's Dave Lister who wakes up after three million years to find he's the last living human - and is only accompanied by a hologram of his deceased bunkmate, Arnold Rimmer (Chris Barrie), and a humanoid creature evolved from his pet cat (Danny John-Jules). Speaking exclusively to Radio Times about the new novel, Grant explained: "It's Lister and Rimmer before the accident on shore leave on Titan. "It's set one universe to the side, so we can have familiar characters but we can do different things with them, because the difficulty was writing something that was going to be original and fresh and using the same characters without breaking the canon. "So it was quite an intricate bit of work that actually took us about a year and a half longer than we were hoping!" He added that the story will see Lister and Rimmer "get a message from the far future warning them that all realities are going to collapse unless they do something about it." While the two writers have worked together before, this is Marshall's first time stepping into the world of Red Dwarf. <img src="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/3/2025/09/432792-145488e-e1771432075780.jpg" width="3844" height="2560" alt="Danny John-Jules as the Cat, Chris Barrie as Arnold Rimmer, Craig Charles as Dave Lister, and Robert Llewellyn as Kryten in Red Dwarf" title="Danny John-Jules as the Cat, Chris Barrie as Arnold Rimmer, Craig Charles as Dave Lister, and Robert Llewellyn as Kryten in Red Dwarf" /> "I was slightly reluctant to start with because obviously I can't replace Doug [Naylor, Red Dwarf co…

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Invincible season 4 confirms release schedule – including jam-packed premiere
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date: 2026-02-18T17:30:14.000Z
creator: Louise Griffin
subject: Sci-fi
subject: TV
subject: Contains Trailer
subject: News
description: The arrival of General Thragg is imminent...
encoded: Invincible season 4 is officially almost here – and it's time to plan your viewing, as the release schedule has been confirmed! As with previous seasons, the next instalment will have an absolutely stacked premiere on 18 March, with three episodes dropping at once. Then, episodes 4 to 8 will arrive on 25 March, 1 April, 8 April, 15 April, and 22 April respectively. The release schedule was confirmed on Invincible's official social media accounts, with a caption teasing: "One month away!!!!" View oEmbed on the source website Invincible season 4 is set to adapt the Viltrumite War storyline, and will introduce the long-awaited villain General Regent Thragg, who will be voiced by Lee Pace. Prime Video's synopsis for the upcoming instalment teases that season 4 will see Mark (Steven Yeun) struggling with guilt as he fights to protect his home, while the world recovers from the global catastrophe of last season. Meanwhile, the introduction of a new threat (Thragg) could change the world forever. No pressure there, then, Mark. Creator Robert Kirkman has been teasing what's to come, previously saying at a New York Comic Con panel: “There might be a few bits in season 4 that are not from the comic that I’m very excited about, but for the most part, a lot of the big stuff that you guys are fans of the comics, that you’re really dying to get into the show, they’re going to get into the show." View Green Video on the source website Previously speaking to Radio Times, Kirkman also implied that the events of the Invincible War will be heavily felt in season 4, saying: "When we come back for season 4, we're going to be coming back to a very different world filled with very different characters." He also told us a little about the process of adapting the comic books, saying: "With this show, I envision it is a kind of process of, 'If it's not broken, don't fix it.' "So, when we sit down with the source material, if we feel like everything is working, we just try to make sure that w…

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Prime Video's adaptation of epic international bestseller finally gets release date confirmed
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date: 2026-02-17T11:53:04.000Z
creator: Louise Griffin
subject: Fantasy
subject: TV
subject: News
description: Isabel Allende's epic family saga is coming soon.
encoded: It's time for life to get just a little more magical, as the release date of Prime Video's The House of the Spirits has officially been confirmed. The limited series, which will adapt Isabel Allende's international bestseller, will arrive on 29 April - so there's not too long to wait! Following multiple generations of women across the Trueba family, The House of the Spirits is a groundbreaking story in the magical realism genre. It was an instant best-seller and catapulted its author to global fame. Inspired by Gabriel Garcia Marquez's A Hundred Years of Solitude, the epic family saga follows Clara, Blanca and Alba as they navigate life amid the post-colonial social and political upheavals of an unnamed Latin American country, and how they impact the family's lives in every way. The series, which is being showrun by a team of three - Francisca Alegría, Fernanda Urrejola and Andrés Wood - has been described as Prime Video's "most ambitious Latin American original to date". Javiera Balmaceda, Prime Video's head of local originals, Latin America, Canada & Australia, added (via Variety): "It embodies our unwavering investment in elevating storytelling on the global stage." Allende, who serves as executive producer, said of the story: "When I saw the miniseries, I saw what it always should have been." It seems that the author hasn't been overly protective about how her work has been adapted, however, with the three showrunners saying (via Deadline) that she was happy to let them do what they needed to do - even giving them permission to omit characters if needed. Co-showrunner Urrejola, meanwhile, opened up about why the female-led story of The House of the Spirits is so important right now, asserting: "It is really important to understand how patriarchy kills everything." "That is what is happening right now," she added "We’re facing all the wounds that patriarchy brought to our society and needing to look at that and reinvent ourselves in a more feminine perspective. T…

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A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms fans devastated by episode 5 tragedy – star breaks down "heroic" scenes
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date: 2026-02-16T15:30:53.000Z
creator: Louise Griffin
subject: Fantasy
subject: TV
subject: HBO
subject: News
description: "I want to believe that in this darkening world, there is still such a thing as goodness and there is still a space for heroism and truth."
encoded: **Warning: Major spoilers ahead for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms episode 5.** No one can say A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is missing the violence from Game of Thrones after that brutal scene in episode 5. After coming to Dunk's (Peter Claffey) rescue in the Trial of Seven, Baelor Breakspear (Bertie Carvel) endured a gruesome demise in the latest episode of the Thrones spin-off. While helping Dunk to a bloody victory in the trial by combat, the Targaryen prince and heir to the Iron Throne is struck by his brother Makear (Sam Spruell) in the midst of the fight. Afterwards, not realising the extent of his injuries, Carvel's Baelor requests help removing his helmet – only for it to be revealed that the back of his head is all but missing, leaving a bloody mess in its wake, with Baelor falling to the ground and dying before our very eyes. While many fans who love George RR Martin's novella knew that moment was coming, they've still been left devastated by the scenes. "The way Bertie Carvel played Baelor seconds before death was perfection. The anxiety you get watching this natural king speak so fondly of Dunk, accepting him, reassuring him. Struggling to speak, even facing death, Baelor never broke composure," one fan said. Another added: "Grieving baelor today," while one more went on to say: "I’ll never forget you baelor targaryen." Recently opening up to Radio Times and other press, Carvel revealed how important Baelor's heroism was to him. "The moment that lit me up when I read the scripts was Baelor arriving on the tourney field," he explained. "One of the things I loved so much about Game of Thrones is that you're continually being wrong-footed about where protagonism sits. It feels very like our world in which you shouldn't attach too greatly to your heroes, because the world is unstable, it's unpredictable, and they might get hit by a truck. "But, in this corner of Westeros, I was delighted to find that heroism can still exist, in a world of hard-bitten cynic…

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Good Omens season 3 release date confirmed after 3-year break from screens
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date: 2026-02-16T10:49:41.000Z
creator: Louise Griffin
subject: Fantasy
subject: TV
subject: Amazon Prime Video
subject: News
description: There's not long to wait...
encoded: It's been a long time coming, but Good Omens season 3 finally has a release date. The finale episode of the fantasy series, which follows David Tennant's demon Crowley and Michael Sheen's angel Aziraphale as they team up to end the incoming apocalypse, will arrive on Prime Video on 13 May, almost three years after season 2 aired. The news was confirmed after days of teasing from the Good Omens social media team, with a short teaser showing the crew getting Aziraphale's bookshop ready for action, with the sign on the door being changed from 'Closed' to 'Open'. Last season left us with plenty of unanswered questions, with Aziraphale and Crowley finally admitting their feelings and sharing a kiss before going their separate ways. Plot details about the finale have been thin on the ground, but Sheen recently gave a tease on X, saying: "There’ll be bits you absolutely love and there’ll be things you’ll argue about of course. It should have been 6 episodes but it’s not. "Thank God for what it is. Brilliantly directed, beautiful performances, fantastic new looks, incredible work all round. And there’s nightingales." View oEmbed on the source website As he mentioned, the finale episode will have just 90 minutes to wrap things up, after the season was shortened. Neil Gaiman, co-author of Good Omens, exited the TV series after he was accused of sexual assault, which he has strongly denied. He contributed to writing the Good Omens finale but he did not work on the production and his production company Blank Corporation was not involved. A total of nine women have spoken out against the writer, with their accusations being detailed in a Vulture article published in January 2025, and in a Tortoise Media podcast released in July 2024. View Green Video on the source website Allegations included claims that Gaiman engaged them in "rough" sex and BDSM without their consent. The novelist has firmly denied any non-consensual or illegal conduct in a statement. He said: "As I read throu…

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Star of iconic British sci-fi TV series reveals why she doesn't regret leaving early
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date: 2026-02-15T12:00:00.000Z
creator: Louise Griffin
subject: Sci-fi
subject: TV
subject: Exclusive
subject: News
description: "I love it more now than I did then."
encoded: Blake's 7 legend Sally Knyvette has opened up about why she doesn't regret leaving the sci-fi show early. The iconic series, which is set to be rebooted by director Peter Hoar, ran from 1978 to 1982, with Knyvette, who played Jenna Stannis, exiting after the second season, in 1979. She's been open about being disappointed about how her character ended up being written, describing her as going from "intergalactic space pirate" to "dolly bird". Speaking exclusively to Radio Times about whether she's ever regretted leaving the show, Knyvette said: "No. I was young, I was unformed. The BBC, at that time, was a difficult place for young girls, if you looked a certain way. "I needed to develop my own backbone, my own voice, and going to university helped me do that. It gave me confidence. I didn't have that inner confidence and just going away and trying to work on who I was and developing my understanding of literature and particularly Shakespeare, which is my big love, it all has held me in fantastic stead. "I've become a teacher, a director, I do voiceovers - it's broadened everything. I did get offered a series when I first arrived at university, with Patrick Stewart, called Maybury, and I remember my agent at the time was furious that I turned it down. "But I don't regret it. I think it was very fundamental to my own particular growth and I've remained close to the people I was really close to in the show. I love it more now than I did then - so no, I don't regret leaving. It was the right time." With a reboot of the series now in development, Knyvette has also said she'd love to return - or at least to be involved. View Green Video on the source website "Of course I would," she told us. "I sort of gaily walked away from it in the '70s and went off to university and thought I'd never think about it again. And bizarrely, it's just followed me all my life, and now I'm deeply fond of it." As for whether Jenna could come back? Her ending was left rather ambiguous, with K…

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How Heated Rivalry just ended years of gay TV trauma
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date: 2026-02-14T09:30:12.000Z
creator: Louise Griffin
subject: Drama
subject: TV
subject: Comment
subject: Contains Trailer
description: Heated Rivalry has proven groundbreaking as a piece of LGBTQ+ TV, simply by letting its characters be happy.
encoded: If you grew up in the '90s or '00s and loved a gay character on TV, chances are they ended up dead. The list is pretty endless, from Tara in Buffy and Lexa in The 100, to Poussey in Orange Is the New Black and Maya in Pretty Little Liars, plus every single named gay character ever introduced in The Vampire Diaries (seriously). And, if you've experienced the heartbreak of any of these deaths, you'll be aware of Bury your gays - the trope that has plagued TV for years, involving killing off of LGBTQ+ characters in media, particularly immediately after finding happiness. While it's a trope that most often refers to lesbian characters, gay men and bisexual characters certainly haven't escaped it either. A 2013 Guardian report examined Oscar-nominated performances of heterosexual characters compared to LGBTQ+ characters. It stated: "Of the heterosexual characters, 16.5% (59) die. Of the LGBT characters, 56.5% (13) die. Of the 10 LGBT characters who live, only four get happy endings. That's four characters in 19 years." In recent years though, there has been more and more awareness of the trope, and what it means for representation. For instance, Dan Levy, co-creator of Schitt's Creek, previously told E!: "I think for a long time I was watching nothing but tragedy befall queer characters on television, and the idea of creating a world where, in this particular case two men were falling in love with absolutely no push back, and to be able to depict how much joy that can bring, not just to the characters who are falling in love, but to the community itself who gets to watch it, was important." But, now Heated Rivalry has come along and taken the world by storm, it feels like we've properly turned a corner. In case you've been living under a rock, the wildly popular and incredibly sexy drama follows the high stakes romance between between two rival ice hockey players, Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov. Along the way, we also meet Scott Hunter and his beau Kip - and somewhere …

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Doctor Who writer responds to question of whether he would take over as showrunner
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date: 2026-02-13T12:26:10.000Z
creator: Louise Griffin
subject: Sci-fi
subject: TV
subject: BBC
subject: News
description: Pete McTighe co-wrote the recent spin-off, The War Between the Land and the Sea.
encoded: With fans waiting news on Doctor Who's future, writer Pete McTighe has addressed speculation about whether he could potentially take charge of the sci-fi in the future. Showrunner Russell T Davies returned in 2023 to steer the show through its 60th anniversary celebrations, and through Ncuti Gatwa's two seasons, as well as spin-off The War Between the Land and the Sea and the upcoming 2026 Christmas special. Of course, there's nothing to suggest he'll be going anywhere anytime soon, but fans can't help to look to the future, with Lucky Day writer McTighe recently being asked whether he could take over at some point. According to CultBox, he responded: “It’s not for me to say. "It’s not my decision. I will give you my party line, which is that position is not vacant. Russell is the showrunner and he’s a friend of mine and whenever he calls, I will come running, but he’s the showrunner and I’m fine with that.” McTighe has written various episodes of the show, including Lucky Day, Praxeus, and Kerblam!, as well as co-writing spin-off The War Between the Land and the Sea. Add Radio Times as a Preferred Source on Google Keep up to date on what’s worth watching with your favourite entertainment news from Radio Times – see more of our exclusive news and interviews featured prominently in Top Stories when using Google. He has also written a fair few mini-episodes, celebrating the classic era of the show, to promote Doctor Who: The Collection, the ongoing set of Blu-ray releases. In 2022, McTighe told Radio Times: "I have dozens – scores – of ideas for Doctor Who episodes. That show is such an important part of my life. It's the reason I'm a writer. "Aside from the main show, the collection trailers that I write and direct are kind of my favourite thing, they're just such good fun to do. But in terms of that episode, I'm not going to tell you about it." He added: "I'm really sorry because I do want to keep it up my sleeve along with all the other ideas I have. Should I be lu…

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Severance bucked a terrifying TV trend – now it could become the problem
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date: 2026-02-13T12:00:04.000Z
creator: Louise Griffin
subject: Sci-fi
subject: TV
subject: Apple
subject: Apple TV
subject: Comment
description: Severance was a shining example of an original TV show – but is that about to be ruined?
encoded: When Severance was first released, it made me so much more hopeful for the future of TV. Now, that could be about to change. As someone whose entire job is writing about sci-fi and fantasy TV, the amount of truly original TV shows I get to report on are actually pretty few and far between. By that, I mean any series that's not based on an existing IP, so not a reboot, remake, spin-off, sequel or prequel. Of course, there's nothing inherently wrong with these shows. I'm a big fan of a lot of them – from Marvel and Star Wars to Game of Thrones and Doctor Who. But, in recent years, we've been absolutely inundated by spin-offs. In many cases, it seems studios are hesitant to take any risks at all, the culmination of which is a massive over-reliance on existing intellectual property (IP). If something already has a fanbase, it's a safe bet, right? When done right, spin-offs can work beautifully. Just look at the brilliance of Andor, masterfully expands the Star Wars and still tell its own story. In countless other cases, it's not worked at all – and has even, in some cases, tainted the legacy of the original show. In 2022, when Severance first aired on Apple TV, I thought it was going to prove the obsession with spin-offs wrong. It was a completely original idea, backed by a streamer that's clearly willing to take a punt on a weird little sci-fi and it absolutely took off, not because of any huge marketing campaigns, but because of word of mouth. Sure, you could argue that it wasn't quite a massive risk for Apple – I suspect they've got the kind of money that makes risks like this not seem that risky. Plus, Ben Stiller was on board as an executive producer and director, which certainly can't have hurt. But, undeniably, it worked because it was a breath of fresh air. Now, it's been reported that Apple has acquired full ownership of Severance, bringing development of future seasons in-house. And (shocker), according to Deadline, showrunner Dan Erickson and director Stiller…

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Spider-Noir confirms release date – with two different versions of Nicolas Cage series set to stream
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date: 2026-02-12T16:49:33.000Z
creator: Louise Griffin
subject: Sci-fi
subject: TV
subject: Amazon Prime Video
subject: News
description: "With no power comes no responsibility."
encoded: The release date for Spider-Noir has officially been confirmed, with Nicolas Cage's vigilante set to swing onto screens very soon. A new trailer has confirmed that the series, focused around the noir themed take on the iconic superhero, will come to MGM+'s broadcast channel on 25 May and then will be available to stream globally as a boxset on Prime Video two days later, on 27 May. Most intriguingly, two versions of the show will be released - a "True-Hue" full colour version, and an "authentic" black-and-white version. The trailer has been made available in both versions so you can plan which you're going to watch first. "With no power comes no responsibility," declares the new trailer, which sees Cage's Ben Reilly admitting he's going through an existential crisis. Spider-Noir, based on the Marvel comic Spider-Man Noir, is set in 1930s New York and will follow Cage's private investigator, who was once known as a superhero called The Spider. View oEmbed on the source website After stepping away from his alter ego following a personal tragedy, he has to grapple with his past – when a new, extraordinary, case comes along that could change everything. The series also stars New Girl's Lamorne Morris as Robbie Robertson, alongside Brendan Gleeson as Silvermane, and Sinners breakout Li Jun Li as Cat Hardy. The supporting cast of Spider-Noir includes Abraham Popoola (Andor), Jack Huston (Boardwalk Empire), Andrew Lewis Caldwell (The Matrix Resurrections), Amy Aquino (Juror #2), Andrew Robinson (Hellraiser) and Kai Caster (Yellowstone). Meanwhile, Cage is reprising his role as Spider-Noir after voicing the character in the Spider-Verse – and he's already giving us a good taste of Ben's character in the trailer, unapologetically declaring: "I beat up some guys in a bar, and then I got plastered." Not long now to go now... Spider-Noir will be available to stream on Prime Video from 27 May. Check out more of our Sci-fi coverage or visit our TV Guide and Streaming Guide to fin…

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Iconic Doctor Who villain returns in "epic" new story – with returning actress back after 10 years
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date: 2026-02-12T11:07:35.000Z
creator: Louise Griffin
subject: Sci-fi
subject: TV
subject: BBC
subject: News
description: The renegade Time Lady is back in business!
encoded: It's officially time to welcome back one of the Doctor's most iconic enemies – as the Rani will return for more adventures as part of Big Finish's Doctor Who audio dramas. First introduced on screen in 1985, and played by Kate O'Mara, and later portrayed by Anita Dobson and Archie Panjabi in the latest season of the show, the renegade Time Lady has already been at the centre of plenty of adventures in the Whoniverse. And it seems they're not stopping any time soon, with actress Siobhan Redmond returning to voice the character for the first time in 10 years for the new Big Finish box set The War Doctor Rises: Fear of the Light. The new stories will see the War Doctor (voiced by Jonathon Carley) forced to make an uneasy alliance with the Rani, while the Daleks (played by returning voice actor Nicholas Briggs) are out to kill them both. The tales will reveal what happened to the Rani during the Time War and in between her on-screen incarnations "in a story that goes deeper into this morally murky character than ever before". Writer Rochana Patel said of the story: “It’s been over 10 years since the Rani’s last Big Finish appearance, so a rematch is long overdue… "Where’s she been? What’s she been doing? As the universe burns, where does the exiled Rani stand in the war between the Time Lords and the Daleks? All these questions will be answered… And, in these dark and terrible days, are the Rani and the War Doctor enemies…? Or something else...? Add Radio Times as a Preferred Source on Google Keep up to date on what’s worth watching with your favourite entertainment news from Radio Times – see more of our exclusive news and interviews featured prominently in Top Stories when using Google. “For this epic three-part story, I wanted to completely re-examine the Rani as a character, revisit that apathetic scientist that we first encountered in Mark of the Rani, her backstory with the Doctor, and explore what makes her into the woman who re-emerges in Wish World and The Real…

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