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items: Coronation Street is officially canon in the MCU after Ben Kingsley Marvel reference
items: The Beauty release schedule: When is episode 5 on Disney Plus?
items: Original Blake's 7 star reveals her biggest hopes and fears for reboot – from female representation to politics
items: Doctor Who legend Alex Kingston "isn’t buying" Billie Piper regeneration twist
items: Fallout season 2 release schedule: When is episode 8 on Prime Video?
items: Stranger Things creators' new horror series with The Night Manager star gets release date confirmed with chilling first look
items: Wonder Man ending explained: What happened to Simon Williams and what's next?
items: Will there be a Wonder Man season 2? Latest news and speculation
items: Who was Juan "Spike" Osorio? Wonder Man tribute explained
items: Marvel's Wonder Man release date, trailer cast and latest news
items: Ben Kingsley talks returning to the MCU with Wonder Man, his connection to the Beatles and revering Queen Elizabeth II
items: Invincible season 4: Release date and latest news
items: Doctor Who's Carole Ann Ford: "I wanted to leave much earlier – but now I don't know what my life would be without it"
items: From The Beauty to The Substance, why is the new age of body horror having its moment?
items: Star Trek: Starfleet Academy release schedule – when is the next episode out?
items: How Blake's 7 was massively ahead of its time when it first aired – and why it fits perfectly in the modern TV landscape
items: For All Mankind season 5 release date confirmed with new first look and The Killing reunion
items: The Beauty review: Ryan Murphy's body horror thriller is stylish but surface-level
items: Doctor Who legend Carole Ann Ford reveals her "emotional" reaction when watching David Bradley’s William Hartnell
items: Doctor Who director says "something went wrong" with Disney deal: "It wasn't a better show with more money"
items: Doctor Who fan-favourite stories to get new Target novelisations – with series icons reading audiobooks
items: How to watch Doctor Who in order - including official TV spin-offs
items: Beloved '70s BBC sci-fi series from Daleks creator confirmed for reboot with Doctor Who director
items: Doctor Who legend Carole Ann Ford says BBC has a "duty to the fans" to continue show
items: From season 4: Release date speculation, casting updates, latest news
items: How to watch Star Trek in order – both release and chronological orders
items: Star Trek legend reveals improvised callback to 30-year-old episode in new spin-off
items: When is Star Trek: Starfleet Academy set? Timeline explained
items: All 10 seasons of beloved superhero series arrive on Netflix nearly 15 years since its finale
items: Doctor Who icon reveals her and William Hartnell's own alternative backstory for the Doctor and Susan

Coronation Street is officially canon in the MCU after Ben Kingsley Marvel reference
type: item
date: 2026-01-29T14:53:40.000Z
creator: Nicola Austin
subject: Sci-fi
subject: TV
subject: Marvel
subject: News
description: The world's longest-running soap has a surprising nod in the MCU
encoded: Well, we certainly didn’t have that on our 2026 bingo card! In an incredibly unexpected move, Marvel director Destin Daniel Cretton and writer Andrew Guest have effectively solidified Coronation Street - the iconic British soap set in Greater Manchester - as official canon in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Yes you read that right: the long-running British soap - which recently celebrated its 65th birthday - has been referenced in the MCU, courtesy of the latest Marvel Spotlight series, Wonder Man. The flagship ITV series recently shared a landmark episode with fellow soap juggernaut Emmerdale called Corriedale, revolving around the fallout of a high-stakes multi-vehicle pile-up. The explosive event proved incredibly successful, with a record of nearly 5 million viewers tuning in live. The hour-long special marked the biggest TV peak audience for a soap since 2022, with many fans likening the crossover to their own juggernaut Avengers-esque event. The amusing reference appears in episode 2 of Wonder Man, titled Self-Tape, as Yahya Abdul-Mateen II’s struggling actor Simon Williams seeks the help of Trevor Slattery (played by Oscar winner Sir Ben Kingsley) to film a self-tape for a casting agent. As Trevor welcomes Simon into his home, the up-and-coming actor admires the various scripts, props and tapes adorning the veteran actor’s room - before stopping at one tape in particular. Labelled Coronation Street, episodes 616 – 619 and 646 – 649, Simon points to this VHS tape and asks, "You played Ron Jenkins, right?". "Well done!" Trevor replies, before acting out an exchange in the iconic Rovers Return, ordering "a pint of bitter, please, and one for my friend". "Every Brit did their stint. The producers were thrilled to get me after my run as [King] Lear," he adds. The surprise exchange in Wonder Man proved an amusing, 'I understood that reference' moment for many British viewers, with several fans taking to social media to share their delight at the first official confi…

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The Beauty release schedule: When is episode 5 on Disney Plus?
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date: 2026-01-29T09:25:55.000Z
creator: James Hibbs
subject: Sci-fi
subject: TV
subject: Disney Plus
subject: On demand
description: Ryan Murphy's latest series stars Evan Peters, Rebecca Hall, Ashton Kutcher, Anthony Ramos and Jeremy Pope.
encoded: The fourth episode of Ryan Murphy's latest series, The Beauty, is now available to stream on Disney Plus, bringing us more mystery, horror and gore. The series, which is based on the comic book of the same name, follows FBI Agents Cooper Madsen (Evan Peters) and Jordan Bennett (Rebecca Hall), who are investigating the mysterious deaths of international supermodels. In doing so, they discover the existence of a sexually transmitted virus that transforms ordinary people into visions of physical perfection, but with terrifying consequences. Murphy has previously been behind other chilling series such as American Horror Story and Monster, so fans of his work will no doubt be flocking to this latest series, which is now getting deeper into its 11-episode run. But when will the next episode be released, and what is the full schedule for the rest of the series? Read on for everything you need to know about the release schedule for The Beauty. When will The Beauty episode 5 be released? The first three episodes of The Beauty were released at once on Thursday 22nd January in UK, following which the series has switched to a weekly release schedule until later in the run. This means that episode 5 will be released in the UK on Disney Plus on Thursday 5th February - one day after its release in the US on FX and Hulu. How many episodes will there be of The Beauty? There will be 11 episodes of The Beauty in total. The series is based on the comic book of the same name, written by Jeremy Haun and Jason A Hurley and published by Image Comics. It is not yet known whether the first season will adapt the full comic, and the show will therefore be one and done, or whether there will be more stories to tell in a potential second season. The Beauty release schedule The Beauty is set to follow an abnormal release schedule. The first three episodes were released at once, following which it is switching to a weekly release date, with new episodes arriving on Wednesdays in the US and Thursda…

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Original Blake's 7 star reveals her biggest hopes and fears for reboot – from female representation to politics
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date: 2026-01-28T17:00:56.000Z
creator: Louise Griffin
subject: Sci-fi
subject: TV
subject: Exclusive
subject: News
subject: Video
description: "We were the Robin Hoods in space and we were fighting for the dispossessed."
encoded: Excitedly chatting a few days after the news hits that a Blake's 7 reboot is in development, original star Sally Knyvette declares: "It's about time!" The actress starred as Flight Officer Jenna Stannis in the iconic sci-fi that aired from 1978 to 1981 and followed Roj Blake (Gareth Thomas) and his group of rebels as they waged war on the totalitarian Terran Federation. While Knyvette stepped away after season 2, in part due to being disappointed with how her character had been written, the series has now been part of her life for almost 50 years. Over the years since it ended, she's heard whisperings of reboots various times - but she's hoping that this time, with director Peter Hoar, exec Matthew Bouch and producer Jason Haigh-Ellery at the helm, might be the one to make it all the way, But what exactly does the reboot need to do to succeed? Knyvette has a few key requirements... Keep it political - but "focused" In the wake of the reboot news, some fans expressed their fears that the series would become "too woke" - despite the fact that it has been overtly political since its inception. To that, Knyvette says: "Don't let it be too woke. I would agree on that. I couldn't agree more. Let it stick to what it's about - the evil forces of the Federation." However, she goes on to add: "You look at the governments around the world now and you think we've all got to stand up to what's going on a lot of the time. I'll only say that in a very generalised way. "But we were the Robin Hoods in space and we were fighting for the dispossessed, we were helping those that were being attacked by evil forces and long may it remain in that vein, because anything that can lighten the rather dark load of what's going on in the world at the moment would be fantastic." "Woke is such a big word. It covers so many things and I want to be careful, because I'm not against the way life is going at all, in many, many ways but what I want to see is people with backbone and resilience and not …

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Doctor Who legend Alex Kingston "isn’t buying" Billie Piper regeneration twist
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date: 2026-01-28T15:09:02.000Z
creator: Louise Griffin
subject: Sci-fi
subject: TV
subject: Exclusive
subject: News
subject: Radio Times Covers Party 2026
subject: Video
description: "She's not a Gallifreyan!"
encoded: Doctor Who legend Alex Kingston has given her take on the latest regeneration twist, which saw Ncuti Gatwa's the Time Lord regenerate into returning star Billie Piper – and she's not having any of it! With the details of the twist still being left up in the air, the River Song actress, who starred alongside David Tennant and Matt Smith during their eras on the show, is insistent that Piper isn't playing the new Doctor. Speaking exclusively to RadioTimes.com at the Radio Times Covers Party 2026, Kingston said: "I didn't see the Billie Piper twist coming at all. To be perfectly honest, I still don't quite believe it because she's not a Gallifreyan, she's a human. "I think there's some playing going on here. But I don't buy that she's the next Doctor, and if she is, they're gonna have to work hard to convince me, because she's not a Gallifreyan!" Of course, Piper previously starred as companion Rose Tyler in Doctor Who and, with her recent return, does that mean we could see a comeback for River too? View Green Video on the source website "I haven't really stopped being River because I do so many audio recordings and boxsets of of her journeys with the Doctors, but also she has her own River Song Diaries," Kingston pointed out. "So I've never left that world. Would I like to come back? 100 per cent. It's nothing but sheer joy when you work on Doctor Who, and I've actually even said that I believe that, because she's been saved in a computer program, she could come back in a computer program. 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. "She could 3D print herself. She could hack into any computer in the universe and cause mayhem. I just feel like there's a lot of opportunity if they wanted to go down that route. "But maybe they feel like that's the end of that character…

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Fallout season 2 release schedule: When is episode 8 on Prime Video?
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date: 2026-01-28T14:24:43.000Z
creator: David Craig
subject: Sci-fi
subject: TV
subject: Amazon Prime Video
subject: Contains Trailer
subject: On demand
description: Ella Purnell and Walton Goggins lead the cast of Prime Video's hit video game adaptation.
encoded: The end is nigh! The end of Fallout season 2, that is, which dropped its penultimate episode today. The latest chapter in Prime Video's zany video game adaptation caught some flack early in its run for a meandering pace, which took a while to arrive at the promised setting of New Vegas. However, things have spiced up in recent weeks with several crowd-pleasing moments, including the addition of franchise veteran Ron Perlman (Hellboy, Sons of Anarchy) in an intriguing supporting role. Judging by the way things are headed, there's a risk that next week's finale could leave us with a major cliffhanger, but fans can at least be assured that it won't go unresolved. In a show of faith, Prime Video handed Fallout an early renewal for season 3 last year, so we can expect to see Lucy (Ella Purnell) and The Ghoul (Walton Goggins) again in the not-too-distant (and hopefully, not yet apocalyptic) future. If you're excited to see the finale, read on for our full guide to the Fallout season 2 release schedule – including when to expect episode 8 on Prime Video. When is Fallout season 2 episode 8 out? Fallout season 2 episode 8 will be released on Prime Video on Wednesday 4th February 2026. The hit video game adaptation is set to be rolled out weekly on the streaming platform, which is the treatment typically given to its most high-profile productions. Add Radio Times as a Preferred Source on Google What time are Fallout season 2 episodes released in the UK? New episodes of Fallout season 2 will premiere at 2am on Wednesdays in the UK. Prime Video has announced that, from 27th January, Fallout season 2 episodes will drop at 6pm PT – six hours earlier than they had been arriving beforehand. Alas, due to the time difference, that still equates to the early hours of Wednesday morning for UK-based fans, meaning it probably won't have a huge impact on viewing habits over here. How many episodes are there in Fallout season 2? Fallout season 2 will consist of eight episodes in total, mat…

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Stranger Things creators' new horror series with The Night Manager star gets release date confirmed with chilling first look
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date: 2026-01-28T12:52:57.000Z
creator: David Craig
subject: Sci-fi
subject: TV
subject: Netflix
subject: News
subject: On demand
description: Camila Morrone and The White Lotus alum Adam DiMarco lead the main cast.
encoded: Netflix has unveiled first-look images from its mysterious horror series Something Very Bad is Going to Happen, which is executive produced by Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer. The plot of the show is shrouded in secrecy at the time of writing, with few details beyond the premise, which sees a soon-to-be-wed couple ensnared by a (potentially supernatural) plot to destroy them. The series comes from screenwriter Haley Z Boston, best known for work on Netflix's viral hit Brand New Cherry Flavor and Prime Video's pulpy thriller Hunters, with Baby Reindeer director Weronika Tofilska also attached. Netflix's own TUDUM has compared the show to horror greats Rosemary's Baby and Carrie, which implies that dark fantasy elements could come into play as the story unfolds. The Night Manager star Camila Morrone co-stars opposite The White Lotus season 2's Adam DiMarco, playing the "doomed" couple central to the sinister conspiracy. <img src="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/3/2026/01/adam-dimarco-camila-morrone-something-very-bad-4c70912.jpg" width="2700" height="1800" alt="Adam DiMarco and Camila Morrone star in Something Very Bad is Going to Happen; in this scene, their characters are in the front seats of a car, holding hands as they drive down a road" title="adam-dimarco-camila-morrone-something-very-bad" /> The supporting cast also includes fellow Hunters alum Jennifer Jason Leigh, also known for The Hateful Eight and Atypical, who bears an unsettling grin in her debut image as she clasps what appears to be an engagement ring. Adding to the show's horror credentials is Ted Levine, who played serial killer Buffalo Bill in Silence of the Lambs, and can be seen cutting an imposing figure in a dimly lit corridor. Is he friend or foe? The supporting cast of Something Very Bad is Going to Happen includes Karla Crome (Toxic Town), Gus Birney (Black Rabbit) and Jeff Wilbusch (Unorthodox), while Superman and Wonder Man breakout Zlatko Burić will …

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Wonder Man ending explained: What happened to Simon Williams and what's next?
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date: 2026-01-28T11:00:02.000Z
creator: David Opie
subject: Sci-fi
subject: TV
subject: Contains Trailer
subject: Disney
subject: Marvel
description: Every twist and reveal broken down...
encoded: It's fitting that the creator of DC's Wonder Woman invented an early prototype of the lie detector, because Marvel's male counterpart, Wonder Man, is based almost entirely on lies. Or at least the MCU version of Simon Williams that's played by Yahya Abdul-Mateen II. There's the lies that Simon's tells himself, desperately trying to suppress his devastating ionic power. Then there's the lies he tells on set everyday, pretending to be just another ordinary man. Never mind that he's an actor whose stock and trade is artifice. Yet despite all this, Williams is still devastated when it turns out that his new best friend, Trevor Slattery (Ben Kingsley), has also been lying this whole time too. Originally planted as a mole by the Department of Damage Control (DODC), the former 'Mandarin' quickly grew fond of Williams, developing a real friendship as they auditioned together for the Wonder Man movie. But by the end of episode seven, the jig was up. "Hell of a performance," says Williams as he storms out, leaving Slattery behind, genuinely gutted by how the truth hurt his one real friend. Fit to burst with rage, Williams finally snaps, unleashing all the ionic energy he's kept inside. It's a good thing he's in an empty studio or someone could have got hurt. Still, the Wonder Man crew who helped build the set sure won't be pleased the next day, and there's the little matter of a reporter from the New York Times who's still snooping around on the lot… So what does all this mean for Williams? Is an Oscar on the cards? Avengers membership? Or how about prison? Marvel's Wonder Man ending explained: Where does Simon Williams go? The season one finale begins in the past, showing us again just how formative the '80s Wonder Man film was on Simon and his relationship with his father. These moments they shared are the driving force for everything Williams does, although we sort of got the message already a few flashbacks ago. The next morning, news of the explosion he caused reaches Sl…

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Will there be a Wonder Man season 2? Latest news and speculation
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date: 2026-01-28T10:00:44.000Z
creator: Nicola Austin
subject: Sci-fi
subject: TV
subject: Marvel
description: Could Marvel’s most meta Disney+ series return for another season?
encoded: As Marvel’s latest character makes his small-screen debut in the hugely meta Disney+ series Wonder Man, many fans are already wondering whether the show could be granted the (very rare) greenlight for a second season. Starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and fan favourite Sir Ben Kingsley, the series follows up-and-coming actor Simon Williams as he attempts to make his mark in Hollywood. Hoping to land an audition for the lead role in an in-universe reboot of Wonder Man, Simon enlists the help of the hapless Trevor Slattery (Ben Kingsley). Marvel live-action Disney+ shows have often been one-and-done affairs, typically designed either to introduce new characters into the MCU or to further explore existing ones in standalone - or spinoff - stories. Series such as Wandavision, Echo, Ironheart, She-Hulk, Ms. Marvel, Agatha All Along and Moon Knight all fall into this category. Very rarely have viewers been rewarded with a second instalment, with Loki proving the most notable exception. Wonder Man was originally conceived as a limited series - but could the much-praised dynamic between its two leads help it buck the trend? Read on for everything you need to know about the potential for a Wonder Man season 2. We’ll keep this page updated with the latest news on a potential second season as soon as anything is announced. Will there be a second series of Wonder Man on Disney+? Hollywood satire meets superhero origin — Wonder Man was originally devised as a limited series, with just one season planned. Following the debut of the first season on Disney+, there has been no official announcement from Marvel Studios or Disney+ regarding a follow-up. However, with it’s meta format and strong central performances, the door may not be completely closed for Simon and Trevor. According to Brad Winderbaum, Head of Marvel Television and animation, the decision ultimately comes down to audience response and whether the show actually finds an audience on the streaming platform. Speaking to En…

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Who was Juan "Spike" Osorio? Wonder Man tribute explained
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date: 2026-01-28T04:00:54.000Z
creator: David Opie
subject: Sci-fi
subject: TV
subject: Marvel
description: The first episode of the Marvel show features a tribute card.
encoded: Most Marvel heroes strive for greatness, but in Wonder Man, Simon Williams isn't trying to be a superhero. Instead, he hopes to wow the public with his acting, so his biggest fight is keeping those impressive powers of his under wraps. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II's struggling actor is joined by fellow actor slash former "terrorist" Trevor Slattery (Sir Ben Kingsley), who the world remembers as the so-called "Mandarin" from Iron Man 3. Together, they're fighting to appear in a new remake of the classic Wonder Man superhero film that Simon loved growing up. Questions abound, however, when it turns out that not everyone is who they say they are. When it comes to questions, another is raised at the end of episode 1 when a dedication appears before the credits roll, which reads: "In memory of Juan 'Spike' Osorio." So, who is Juan Osorio? And why did Wonder Man pay tribute to him? Read on for everything you need to know about Spike. Who was Juan "Spike" Osorio? Osorio was a veteran lighting technician who worked in the electrical department across multiple Hollywood productions. Before Wonder Man, he was credited on a wide array of sci-fi and fantasy projects including The Dark Tower, American Born Chinese, and Marvel's 2018 sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp, plus more grounded fare such as Mayans M.C. and The Conners. According to interviews with fellow crew members (via The Daily Beast), Osorio worked in the army before moving to Hollywood. Rigging gaffer Dave McGrory explained that Osorio once survived a devastating explosion while serving in the Middle East. "He was in a Humvee that drove over an IED which exploded. And he basically watched his closest guys die in front of him,” McGrory said. "And there was another firefight in a cave in Afghanistan, where he was wounded with some shrapnel. I know that because he got a scar under his left eye, from rock fragmentation." McGrory added: "The man made it out of Afghanistan, and didn’t make it out of the studio system." What happened …

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Marvel's Wonder Man release date, trailer cast and latest news
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date: 2026-01-26T17:03:11.000Z
creator: David Craig
subject: Sci-fi
subject: TV
subject: Disney Plus
subject: On demand
description: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II steps into his third comic book role in this Disney+ project.
encoded: The Marvel Cinematic Universe is taking one of its biggest gambles in years with Wonder Man, which will drop all episodes on Disney+ this week. The series appears to be most closely comparable to earlier experiments WandaVision and She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, taking a low-stakes comedic spin through the sprawling comic-book world. We'll meet Simon Williams (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II), a struggling actor trying to make it in Hollywood, as he joins forces with fellow performer and one-time terror suspect Trevor Slattery (Sir Ben Kingsley). Together, they will be attempting to woo enigmatic film director Von Kovak (Zlatko Burić), as they vie for roles in his forthcoming remake of classic superhero film Wonder Man. So far, so unusual for the MCU, with co-creator Andrew Guest acknowledging that Wonder Man is a "big swing" for the franchise (via TechRadar), but remaining hopeful it can please longtime fans and newcomers alike. If you're intrigued, here's everything you need to know about Marvel's Wonder Man on Disney+. Marvel's Wonder Man release date Marvel's Wonder Man will premiere on Disney+ on Wednesday 28th January 2026. The series was previously said to be landing in time for Christmas 2025, but ultimately fell into the following year amid a string of release schedule shake-ups by Marvel Studios. To mitigate the slight delay, all episodes of Wonder Man will be available to stream at once, rather than following a weekly rollout as most earlier MCU shows have done. You can sign up to Disney+ from £5.99 a month now. View Affiliate Playlist on the source website Marvel's Wonder Man cast Yahya Abdul-Mateen II leads the cast of Wonder Man as Simon Williams, an actor living and attempting to work in the MCU's version of Hollywood, Los Angeles. This marks the actor's third live-action comic book role, having previously appeared in HBO's acclaimed Watchmen miniseries as well as DC's Aquaman films, where he played the villainous Black Manta. Abdul-Mateen II is joined by legendary…

Ben Kingsley talks returning to the MCU with Wonder Man, his connection to the Beatles and revering Queen Elizabeth II
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date: 2026-01-26T17:01:56.000Z
creator: Sarfraz Manzoor
subject: Sci-fi
subject: TV
subject: Disney Plus
subject: Interview
subject: Magazine
subject: Marvel Cinematic Universe (franchise)
description: Despite the awards and success, the actor values his knighthood from the late Queen above all.
encoded: This article first appeared in Radio Times magazine. Sir Ben Kingsley is one of the most garlanded actors of his generation. An Academy Award winner for Gandhi, he has also received Bafta, Golden Globe and Olivier awards, and worked with directors such as Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg. Among his most famous roles are Itzhak Stern in Schindler’s List and Don Logan in Sexy Beast, but now he’s back in the Marvel Cinematic Universe for Hollywood satire Wonder Man, in which he plays Trevor Slattery. So, who is Trevor Slattery? Trevor is an aspiring actor who never quite hit the spotlight. After falling among thieves and posing as a murderous terrorist [in 2013’s Iron Man 3], he is imprisoned, then broken out of prison, and so returns to Los Angeles to try to recreate himself as a serious actor. This is my fourth visit to Trevor. He is a character that I would never have dreamt would span 15 years of my career. You were born Krishna Pandit Bhanji in 1943. Your father was a doctor of Gujarati Indian descent and your mum was an English actress and model – how did they meet? I believe my mother attended a Guy’s Hospital dance, where my dad was training. You changed your name to Ben Kingsley; how did you decide on that? My dad’s nickname was Ben and Kingsley is derived from his father; he was a spice trader on Zanzibar and his nickname was King Clove. As a youngster, you were taken to see the Italian film Never Take No for an Answer, and you were mistaken for one of the young actors in it. This inspired you to pursue acting – how different would your life be if you hadn’t been to the cinema that day? Oh, golly… I’m eternally grateful to the universe for placing me for those two hours in front of that flickering black-and-white screen, because it was an absolutely fundamental, primal moment. And when one looks back and thinks, what if that hadn’t happened – the whole of my life would be different. Absolutely. Without question. In another Sliding Doors moment, John Lenno…

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Invincible season 4: Release date and latest news
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date: 2026-01-26T09:35:11.000Z
creator: Aimee Hart
subject: Sci-fi
subject: TV
subject: Amazon Prime Video
subject: On demand
description: Here's everything we know so far!
encoded: There was once a time when Invincible fans had to wait years until a new season of the hit adult animated superhero series debuted, but no longer. Now, the show has got into a consistent rhythm, with the fourth season on its way soon, just a year after season 3 blew fans away with its adaptation of some beloved comic arcs. News of season 4's release date has arrived alongside a brand-new trailer, which features all the character moments, punch ups and mayhem that you'd expect, while also introducing Lee Pace's new formidable villain. As fans now count down the days, they can rest assured season 4 won't be the last time they get to see their favourite characters - the series has already been renewed for a fifth season. As for season 4, read on to find out exactly when the next instalment is set to be released, along with everything we know so far about the cast and plot. Invincible season 4 release date The release date for Invincible season 4 was unveiled in January 2026, with the new episodes starting to arrive on Prime Video from Wednesday 18th March 2026. This means the season will be arriving just over a year after season 3, with the show now seemingly in a steady rhythm after the long gap between seasons 1 and 2. Creator Robert Kirkman has previously expressed his ambition to have a season of Invincible release every year, but that will depend on how long the production process takes. Speaking to The Direct, he said: "Right now, the focus is making sure that the show comes out as regularly as possible, and we're trying not to have any distractions that are going to keep us from that. "So, right now, the focus has been getting season 3 wrapped up, getting season 4 wrapped up. Hopefully, once those are all tied up, we'll have some time to figure out how to do a little bit more, but we may not. I don't know, we'll see." Invincible was officially renewed for a fifth season back in July 2025, before season 4 had even premiered, with the video announcement on Twitter…

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Doctor Who's Carole Ann Ford: "I wanted to leave much earlier – but now I don't know what my life would be without it"
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date: 2026-01-25T08:00:20.000Z
creator: Louise Griffin
subject: Sci-fi
subject: TV
subject: BBC
subject: Doctor Who Insiders
subject: Interview
subject: Video
description: The trailblazing Doctor Who companion reflects on her complex relationship with the beloved series.
encoded: Despite her original run on Doctor Who spanning just two seasons, Carole Ann Ford has lived with her trail-blazing character, Susan Foreman, for more than 62 years. "I can't imagine not having her in my head," she tells RadioTimes.com, as she sits down for an in-depth interview at her London home. "I haven't been apart from her." Ford first appeared as Susan Foreman, the first ever Doctor Who companion and the Time Lord's granddaughter, in the iconic first serial An Unearthly Child, broadcast in 1963. Starring alongside William Hartnell, who played the First Doctor, she paved the way for every single companion that would come after her. Looking back on her memories of filming An Unearthly Child all those years ago, Ford recalls: "It somehow cemented Susan within me. I think, when I walked through the junkyard and saw the TARDIS, it was a feeling of home." Part of the magic of the early days of Doctor Who was also the chemistry between Ford and her co-stars, including the late great Hartnell, who Ford spent hours with on set creating their own backstory for their characters. There was also the "adorable" William Russell, who played Ian Chesterton ("I suggested to them that maybe Susan could have crush on him") and the "kind and thoughtful" Jacqueline Hill (Barbara Wright). "They're very much missed. I can't believe that they're no longer here," Ford says. "[Hill] would love to have seen how it progressed and and Russ was there to see the big time happening for us and being part of it. "It's always difficult when you lose mates like that. And as we were just the four of us for a long time, we were like a family. We knew how the other person worked and what made them tick. "It's very important to know how your fellow actor is going to react if you make a slight change in the dialogue...We were all so relaxed with each other. We knew each other so well. You had to jolly well trust each other, because there's so much potential for it to go wrong." Of course, despite Doct…

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From The Beauty to The Substance, why is the new age of body horror having its moment?
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date: 2026-01-23T07:00:31.000Z
creator: Molly Moss
subject: Movies
subject: Sci-fi
subject: TV
subject: Contains Trailer
subject: News
description: From The Beauty to The Substance, body horror is becoming increasingly popular among creators and audiences – but why is it having such a moment?
encoded: When horror expert Xavier Aldana Reyes went to see a screening of Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance, a 2024 body horror film filled with gruesome and grotesque scenes, nothing seemed to indicate that it would go on to receive the attention it did. “It looked like something that was made for people like me; people who have always enjoyed body horror.” Universal Pictures, which was originally supposed to distribute the film, believed the same thing. According to Fargeat, it refused to release her final cut of the film without changes, specifically to its ending. But after Mubi acquired the movie and gave it a wide theatrical release, it went on to become a massive hit, grossing more than $78 million worldwide (over four times its production budget). The film also went on to generate significant awards buzz, including a best actress Oscar nomination for Demi Moore. Body horror, a sub-genre of horror concerned with uncontrollable transformations and mutations, was first popularised in the late 70s and 80s through releases such as David Cronenberg’s The Fly, and has typically remained niche in audience appeal, its graphic content often polarising among viewers. What’s more, many of the films we use to define the sub-genre were released as horror films – not body horror films – with the term being applied retrospectively. But now, a growing list of films are explicitly being labelled as body horror, and many of them are resonating with non-horror audiences. Alongside The Substance, body horror films such as Love Lies Bleeding (2024) and I Saw the TV Glow (2024) have had wide releases in recent years and gone on to achieve critical acclaim. Julia Ducournau’s Titane, a body horror film full of grotesque graphic imagery to rival The Substance, became a cultural talking point after premiering at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, where it was the surprise winner of the Palme d'Or. A number of TV shows are also fitting this trend, from Alice Birch’s 2023 adaptation of Cronenberg’s D…

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Star Trek: Starfleet Academy release schedule – when is the next episode out?
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date: 2026-01-22T11:28:51.000Z
creator: David Craig
subject: Sci-fi
subject: TV
subject: Contains Trailer
subject: On demand
subject: Paramount Plus
description: Holly Hunter and Paul Giamatti star in the latest frontier for the long-running franchise.
encoded: Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is facing some major turbulence in its early weeks on Paramount Plus, as the sci-fi drama becomes the latest target of review-bombing (echoing the reception of The Acolyte and She-Hulk: Attorney at Law). Despite reasonable reviews from critics (including our own three-star verdict), Starfleet Academy's user scores are tanking on sites such as Rotten Tomatoes, IMDb and Metacritic as it becomes a flashpoint in culture war debates. Although its format was bound to divide longtime fans – sharing more in common with a high school teen drama than a typical Star Trek show – many of the most vocal critics appear to be targeting the show's perceived politics. Polygon notes that Star Trek has always been a progressive franchise, dating back to The Original Series of the 1960s and its commentary against racial discrimination. Therefore, efforts to paint Starfleet Academy's representation as a radical politically-motivated departure suggest a lack of knowledge on what came before, but there are certainly other valid criticisms to be levelled at the spin-off. RadioTimes.com's Sci-Fi and Fantasy Editor Louise Griffin praised the performances of lead actors Holly Hunter and Paul Giamatti, but criticised the bloated size of the supporting cast and a tone that is "too sickly sweet" for some palates. If you're sticking with the show and want to know when class is next in session, read on for your full guide to the Star Trek: Starfleet Academy release schedule on Paramount Plus. When is the next episode of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy out? Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is following a weekly release schedule on Paramount Plus, meaning that new episodes of the sci-fi drama will be released on Thursdays. The show premiered on Thursday 15th January 2026 with a double-bill launch, introducing USS Athena captain Nahla Ake (played by Holly Hunter) and her team of fresh-faced cadets. Expect episodes to keep dropping until the finale in mid-March. How many episodes …

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How Blake's 7 was massively ahead of its time when it first aired – and why it fits perfectly in the modern TV landscape
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date: 2026-01-21T19:00:43.000Z
creator: Morgan Jeffery
subject: Sci-fi
subject: TV
subject: BBC
subject: Comment
description: Decades before TV embraced anti-heroes, moral grey areas and brutal endings, Blake’s 7 was already rewriting the rules.
encoded: When Blake’s 7 launched on BBC One in 1978, it barely resembled the sleek, prestige science fiction audiences now expect. The budget was tight, the sets sometimes wobbled and the production constraints were obvious. Yet nearly 50 years later, the series looks less like a curiosity of its era and more like a quietly revolutionary text – one that anticipated where television drama, and science fiction in particular, would eventually go. With a reboot now in development, Blake’s 7 is returning to a TV landscape it helped to shape – and its renewed relevance has little to do with nostalgia. Instead, it lies in how boldly the show embraced anti-heroes, moral ambiguity and brutal consequences at a time when genre television still preferred comforting certainty. Creator Terry Nation – also the inventor of that great Doctor Who menace, the Daleks – once described Blake's 7 as "The Dirty Dozen in space", and that framing proved crucial. This was never a story about noble explorers or spotless rebels. Series protagonist Roj Blake (Gareth Thomas) begins as an idealistic freedom fighter opposing a totalitarian Federation, but the series steadily dismantles his moral authority. As his obsession deepens, Blake becomes reckless and absolutist, responsible for civilian deaths the show refused to excuse. Rather than improving, he deteriorates – an extraordinary narrative choice for late 1970s BBC drama. Even more radical was Blake's second Kerr Avon (Paul Darrow), who remains one of the most uncompromising anti-heroes science fiction television has ever produced. Brilliant, sarcastic and emotionally detached, Avon regularly questions whether doing the "right thing" is worth the cost. Sometimes he decides it isn’t. Crucially, Blake’s 7 never rushed to redeem him. Avon is allowed to be selfish, cowardly and cruel, punctuated by moments of reluctant heroism. Decades before Tony Soprano or Walter White, audiences were being asked to follow – and occasionally root for – someone morally c…

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For All Mankind season 5 release date confirmed with new first look and The Killing reunion
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date: 2026-01-21T16:15:07.000Z
creator: James Hibbs
subject: Sci-fi
subject: TV
subject: Apple TV
subject: News
subject: On demand
description: Mireille Enos is joining Joel Kinnaman in the cast for this season.
encoded: Get ready to reach for the stars once more, as Apple TV's alternate history series, For All Mankind, is coming back for season 5. The first trailer for the new season has now been unveiled, along with a new set of images, as the release date has been unveiled for the new batch of 10 episodes. Season 5 will officially debut on Friday 27th March, with episodes arriving weekly. This means the finale will debut on 29th May. The synopsis for this season says that it "picks up in the years since the Goldilocks asteroid heist". "Happy Valley has grown into a thriving colony with thousands of residents and a base for new missions that will take us even further into the solar system," the synopsis continues. "But with the nations of Earth now demanding law and order on the Red Planet, friction continues to build between the people who live on Mars and their former home." You can watch the trailer right here now. View oEmbed on the source website While Joel Kinnaman, Toby Kebbell, Edi Gathegi, Cynthy Wu, Coral Peña and Wrenn Schmidt, will all be returning, this season also sees the introduction of some notable series regulars, including Kinnaman's former The Killing co-star Mireille Enos. 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. Costa Ronin (The Americans), Sean Kaufman (The Summer I Turned Pretty), Ruby Cruz (Mare of Easttown) and Ines Asserson (Royalteen) are all also joining the cast. For All Mankind fans ares really getting treated this year, as not only is season 5 on the way, but a spin-off, titled Star City, is also coming soon. That show is reportedly set to be led by Rhys Ifans, with the story focusing on the Soviet space programme in For All Mankind's alternate history, taking the timeline right back to the start of the series. For All Mankind season 5 will premi…

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The Beauty review: Ryan Murphy's body horror thriller is stylish but surface-level
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date: 2026-01-21T16:00:30.000Z
creator: Molly Moss
subject: Sci-fi
subject: TV
subject: Disney Plus
subject: On demand
subject: Review
description: A wild premise leads to some entertaining and preposterous moments in this body horror thriller from Ryan Murphy, but the series ultimately lacks depth and subtlety.
encoded: This review is based on the first two episodes of The Beauty. Following 2025’s All’s Fair, the critically-panned legal drama starring Kim Kardashian, Ryan Murphy is back with another surface-level critique of social issues in his new series The Beauty, which takes loose aim at society’s obsession with physical perfection and the lengths people will go to achieve it. The show, based on a 2015 comic book by Jeremy Haun and Jason A Hurley, is set in a dystopian world and follows FBI agents Cooper Madsen (Evan Peters) and Jordan Bennett (Rebecca Hall), who’ve been sent to Paris to investigate a series of puzzling deaths that are connected by two strands: all of them are newly signed models, and they’ve all died by a mysterious and bizarre process of overheating and exploding. What follows is a glossy, campy and satirical body horror thriller as their investigation soon leads them into the path of an organisation known as The Corporation, led by a tech billionaire (Ashton Kutcher), who has managed to engineer a beauty-enhancing drug. Its label guarantees “One shot makes you hot”, and while it does fulfil its promise, there are a couple of unpleasant side effects: a painful mutation into the new conventionally attractive body, and, yeah, inevitable death. Oh, and there’s another drawback: the injection has actually been engineered from an STD, which is also spreading among society. It’s a wild and ironic premise that looks at the horrors of our obsession with physical attractiveness – the more attractive you are, the more dangerous you are to others who desire you – while the injection element engages with current discussions around Ozempic. Murphy leans into the un-seriousness of it all, and there are plenty of delightfully preposterous and entertaining moments. Yet this approach also leaves the social commentary lacking depth and subtlety. Murphy’s sledgehammer approach is particularly evident in one clumsy discussion between Cooper and Jordan who are, funnily enough, s…

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Doctor Who legend Carole Ann Ford reveals her "emotional" reaction when watching David Bradley’s William Hartnell
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date: 2026-01-21T08:00:56.000Z
creator: Louise Griffin
subject: Sci-fi
subject: TV
subject: Doctor Who Insiders
subject: Exclusive
subject: News
subject: Video
description: "Every time I see it, I burst into tears."
encoded: For many Doctor Who fans, watching the 50th anniversary docudrama An Adventure in Space and Time was emotional - but no one's experience could compare to Carole Ann Ford's. Ford played Susan, Doctor Who's first ever companion, who assisted the debut Doctor actor William Hartnell in his adventures across the galaxy from 1963-1964, with some of their earliest experiences on set being dramatised for the modern special. In the docudrama, David Bradley playing Hartnell and Claudia Grant played Ford. While Ford, who made a cameo in the special, admitted the experience of seeing herself played as a character felt "extremely creepy", on the whole, she loved An Adventure in Space and Time. Recalling how she felt when she watched the film, created by Mark Gatiss, she exclusively told RadioTimes.com: "I loved it. I've seen it a few times. Now, every time I see it, I burst into tears. I find it very emotional, looking at Bill as he was, and everybody else who’s no longer with us. "Mark did a fabulous job with his research. He took me out to lunch so we could have a good old chat about it, which was fabulous. I loved it. He's a wonderful man - he really digs deep into what he's doing. I know he researches everything. He certainly researched that really, very well." Meanwhile, during the in-depth chat about her time on Doctor Who, Ford also reflected on her close friendship with her old co-stars, including the late Hartnell. "I thought he was adorable!" she said. "He was very charming, very sweet, very considerate, and took it all very seriously, which I approved of. I don't like people messing about and giggling – they've got to take the work seriously." She added: "The part was so important to him. It was everything to him. And because of that, he was a real perfectionist with it." Meanwhile, she remembers Jaqueline Hill, who played Barbara Wright as "a lovely, kind, thoughtful lady, who was a great actress." As for William Russell? "My first impression was 'Cor!', and then I s…

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Doctor Who director says "something went wrong" with Disney deal: "It wasn't a better show with more money"
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date: 2026-01-20T16:03:57.000Z
creator: James Hibbs
subject: Sci-fi
subject: TV
subject: BBC
subject: BBC iPlayer
subject: Contains Trailer
subject: News
subject: On demand
description: Peter Hoar, who directed The Robot Revolution and Lucky Day, was speaking about his new "genre-based" production company.
encoded: Peter Hoar, the director behind two of the most recent episodes of Doctor Who, has said that "something went wrong" with the series in its most recent era, when the show was co-produced with Disney. The director, who worked on two season 15 episodes, The Robot Revolution and Lucky Day, was speaking in an interview about his new "genre-based" production company Multitude Productions, which he's founded with executive producer Matthew Bouch and West End producer Jason Haigh-Ellery. Talking to Deadline, Hoar said of the sci-fi's latest iteration: "I don’t think anybody would doubt the skills at the front line of that show but something went wrong. "I think there were lots of areas you could point fingers at but ultimately it wasn’t a better show with more money. And that’s a good thing, because we haven’t got the money anymore, nobody has." Bouch also said that the "well-publicised dropping off of Doctor Who" gives them the sense that there is a gap in the market in the UK for "genre-based British IP", which they are looking to fill – in part – with their new reboot of Blake's 7. View Green Video on the source website Hoar was not only behind The Robot Revolution and Lucky Day, but also directed an episode from the Matt Smith era – season 6's mid-season finale A Good Man Goes to War. Elsewhere he has directed episodes of Daredevil, The Last Kingdom, The Umbrella Academy and The Last of Us. He was behind all five episodes of current Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies's Channel 4 drama It's a Sin, and all three episodes of his ITV show Nolly. 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. Doctor Who's Disney deal came to an end with last year's spin-off The War Between the Land and the Sea, but the main show will return later this year for a Christmas special. That epis…

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Doctor Who fan-favourite stories to get new Target novelisations – with series icons reading audiobooks
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date: 2026-01-20T11:44:22.000Z
creator: James Hibbs
subject: Sci-fi
subject: TV
subject: News
description: Three two-parters from the Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh Doctor eras are getting novelisations.
encoded: A set of three new Target novelisations have been confirmed for beloved Doctor Who two-part stories, which will be released this year. The stories set to be released as novelisations include season 1 story Aliens of London, which aired back in 2005. Introducing Whovians to the Slitheen for the very first time, the two-parter (which concluded with World War Three) starred Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper, and was written by Joseph Lidster after being originally scripted by Russell T Davies. Season 2's The Satan Pit, which aired in 2006 along with The Impossible Planet, will also be among the stories, with this novelisation being written by original screenwriter Matt Jones. Debuting the Ood on-screen for the first time, this beloved two-parter starred David Tennant's Doctor alongside Piper, Danny Webb and Shaun Parkes. The third novelisation will be The Time of Angels, which aired in 2010 along with Flesh and Stone. Starring Matt Smith and Karen Gillan, the episodes brought the much-anticipated return of the Weeping Angels, with Steven Moffat's original scripts being used by Jenny T Colgan for the new novelisation. The novelisations will also be released as Audible audiobooks on 26th March 2026, with some Doctor Who legends lending their voices to the productions. Jackie Tyler star Camille Coduri will read <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GHP3C4MY/ref=sr_1_6?crid=147C9NS1YS721&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.7YajrzRUOPBpCVWvihVuNzjWY4PJuKyA0AFPH337MTc-Kbqnx-2BvjkYk21GoL_6OjKdkEiLSQKqZpaFl5fovfKvqtglAJAKR84J95yrCK-RgpS4yWEycyKnLgdHjrUMH4ocJYVWFRwKZTkQhmkzlNhTidId9aIlUA7gzeerZZj1q-oPUGj05LAVhn4C52N7hyLv9NfuHFIfchqpTEbpSc6ojaoLsXC9y1xtd3Y9MOY.h6qRNYG_BX9bQV1MWNW2n4gO04BpmTW1RxBSuufjF1o&dib_tag=se&keywords=aliens+of+london+doctor+who&qid=1768907245&sprefix=aliens+of+london+doctor+who%2Caps%2C139&sr=8-6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Aliens of London, while Claire Rushbrook (Ida Scott), Ronny Jhutti (Danny Bartock) and Silas Carson (Voice of the Ood) will return for The Satan …

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How to watch Doctor Who in order - including official TV spin-offs
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date: 2026-01-19T13:54:15.000Z
creator: Louise Griffin
subject: Sci-fi
subject: TV
subject: Evergreen
description: The whole Whoniverse in order - get ready for the trip of a lifetime!
encoded: Doctor Who fans are counting down the days until the show makes its official return for the 2026 Christmas special. With the shocking Billie Piper cliffhanger at the end of the two-part season 15 finale, The Reality War, the Doctor Who fandom is undoubtedly holding its breath for the secrets behind the surprise regeneration. As we gear up for the next Christmas special, written by Russell T Davies, why not catch up on everything the Whoniverse has to offer? With a few exceptions, including the very first serial and a couple of Tom Baker classics, almost the entire Whoniverse is available on BBC iPlayer, ready for you to dive in. So, here’s how to watch the whole Whoniverse in order. Get ready for the (timey-wimey) trip of a lifetime! How to watch Doctor Who in release date order The following list is by release order, including Doctor Who and its main spin-offs: Torchwood (four seasons), The Sarah Jane Adventures (five seasons) and Class (one season), plus the failed spin-off K-9 and Company (just one pilot episode), Tales of the TARDIS (one season), and the next spin-off on the horizon, The War Between the Land and the Sea. It's not essential to watch them in release order – you could watch all of Doctor Who followed by its spin-offs one by one – but there is some crossover between the main series and the spin-offs, so if you want the full experience, release order is the way to go! Some of the early episodes of Doctor Who have been lost, with some being revived in the form of animation. An Unearthly Child, Doctor Who's first story (which consists of four episodes), did not arrive on BBC iPlayer with the rest of the episodes on 1st November 2023. The BBC confirmed to RadioTimes.com that this is because of a rights issue - however, it is available to watch elsewhere. Doctor Who season 1 (1963) Doctor Who season 2 (1964) Doctor Who season 3 (1965) Doctor Who season 4 (1966) Doctor Who season 5 (1967) Doctor Who season 6 (1968) Doctor Who season 7 (1970) Doctor Who se…

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Beloved '70s BBC sci-fi series from Daleks creator confirmed for reboot with Doctor Who director
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date: 2026-01-19T12:11:23.000Z
creator: Louise Griffin
subject: Sci-fi
subject: TV
subject: News
description: This is not a drill!
encoded: It's been almost 50 years since Blake's 7 first hit screens, but fans could be in for quite the comeback, as a reboot is in development! Doctor Who and The Last of Us director Peter Hoar has opened a "genre-based" production company, Multitude Productions, and has acquired the IP for the iconic '70s and '80s sci-fi hit along with exec Matthew Bouch and producer Jason Haigh-Ellery, Deadline has confirmed. The outlet adds that Bouch would "love it to go to the BBC", where the show originally aired from 1978 to 1981, depicting political dissident Roj Blake (Gareth Thomas) and his untrustworthy rebels amid their battle with the totalitarian Terran Federation. Hoar told Deadline: "The Blake’s 7 story is legendary because they were given a ‘softly softly’ slot that was intended for police drama with a budget intended for one big set and a few location shoots. "At the time it felt like it meant something. Those shows got into my veins. I could tell they didn’t have money but I was able to compartmentalise and enjoy the ride knowing that the sets wobbled." Bouch added: "We’re driven by our passions but also seeing that there is a gap in the market in the UK – particularly with the well-publicised dropping off of Doctor Who – for genre-based British IP." Multitude is also working on TV adaptations of Luke Rhinehart’s The Search for the Dice Man, Patrick Carman’s Skeleton Creek, and an adaptation of a currently unnamed "well-known video game and a sci-fi series". Created by Doctor Who legend Terry Nation (who invented the Daleks), Blake's 7 quickly became a hit. In 1978, producer David Maloney told Radio Times: "We’ve got something Star Wars doesn’t have – time to develop our plot, characters and action. They’ve got two hours we’ve got 12." Of course, that's completely changed with the rise of streaming, with Hoar now directly comparing Blake's 7 to beloved Star Wars spin-off Andor, arguing that it succeeded not because of its budget, but "because of the integrity, wit and so…

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Doctor Who legend Carole Ann Ford says BBC has a "duty to the fans" to continue show
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date: 2026-01-18T08:00:03.000Z
creator: Louise Griffin
subject: Sci-fi
subject: TV
subject: BBC
subject: Doctor Who Insiders
subject: Exclusive
subject: News
subject: Video
description: "The fans are very loyal and they've stuck with it through thick and thin."
encoded: Doctor Who's first ever companion has said the BBC has a "duty to the fans" to continue the show after recent discussions about its future following the end of the deal with Disney. Carole Ann Ford, who reprised her role as Susan Foreman in the latest season of the show alongside Ncuti Gatwa's Doctor, has praised the loyalty of the fanbase. "The fans are very loyal and they've stuck with it through thick and thin over the years," she exclusively told RadioTimes.com. "And when the BBC weren't producing it, they were producing it themselves. There's a huge love out there [and] it'd be a shame to to squash that. I do think they have a duty to the fans to reproduce it, to carry it [on], to keep it going." Ford's words echo those of former showrunner Steven Moffat, who also spoke to RadioTimes.com about the BBC's "national duty" to continue Doctor Who. Thankfully, despite the deal ending with Disney, it seems the Beeb are very committed to Doctor Who, with chief content officer Kate Phillips assuring fans that the show will continue. Indeed it has since been confirmed that Russell T Davies will return to pen a new Christmas special this year. Elsewhere during the in-depth chat, Ford looked back on her first memories on Doctor Who, starting with filming the first ever serial An Unearthly Child, which aired in 1963. "It somehow cemented Susan within me," she recalled. "Strangely enough, I think, when I walked through the junkyard and saw the TARDIS, it was a feeling of home... By this time, I was very familiar with it, and it was Susan's home, and when I looked at it, I didn't see the outside, I saw the inside, which was much bigger!" Meanwhile, she also reflected on how she and her co-star, the late William Hartnell, who played the First Doctor, would invent backstories for their characters, after they felt they hadn't been given enough information from the writers. "Bill and I put our heads together and we made it up," she revealed. "We thought that the most likely thing…

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From season 4: Release date speculation, casting updates, latest news
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date: 2026-01-16T11:32:06.000Z
creator: Gavia Baker Whitelaw
subject: Sci-fi
subject: TV
subject: NOW
subject: Sky
description: It's going to be quite the wait for season 4.
encoded: It's an exciting time for fans of MGM's best horror hit, with From season 4 getting an exciting release date update from one of its stars. Catalina Sandino Moreno, who plays Tabitha Matthews in the sci-fi horror series, recently revealed a new tidbit ahead of the series’ highly anticipated return later this year. The series, starring Harold Perrineau and following the residents of the nightmarish small town that fans call Fromville, has also officially wrapped production. While we've still got a little time to wait until we see season 4, it does mean we're inching ever closer to finding out some answers after the cliffhanger of season 3's ending, including what's behind the arrival of a mysterious new villain known as The Man in Yellow, and what on earth is going on with Julie and her time travel. But when can we expect new episodes to arrive? Here's everything we know about the highly anticipated From season 4, from its release date window, to some exciting casting news. From season 4 release date speculation From season 4 will premiere on MGM+ in 2026 – likely either March or April. As promotion gets under way for the upcoming Netflix crime film The Rip, From star Catalina Sandino Moreno has been opening up about the horror series during press interviews. In a recent chat with The Direct, the Colombian actress teased when fans might expect the next chapter to arrive on the streaming service – and it looks like it could be sooner than previously thought. “I think it’s coming out in March, maybe April. But it’s coming out,” she revealed. “It’s a great season. You’re gonna love it. I enjoyed working on that show. It’s fun. Again, it’s fun to watch.” Moreno also teased that the upcoming fourth instalment is “gonna be great”, comparing the addictive series to – checks notes – eating Pringles! “You open up Pringles, and you take one, and then you keep just popping them in your mouth, because it’s addictive to watch,” she continued. “It’s like eating a can of Pringles. Y…

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How to watch Star Trek in order – both release and chronological orders
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date: 2026-01-16T11:29:18.000Z
creator: David Craig
subject: Movies
subject: News
subject: Sci-fi
subject: TV
subject: Evergreen
subject: Star Trek (franchise)
description: From The Original Series to Starfleet Academy, here's how to watch the entire Star Trek canon in order.
encoded: With the franchise continuing the events of Discovery in the far flung future, Starfleet Academy marks the first Star Trek series to be set primarily within the hallowed institution, following a whole new generation of competitive cadets. The Paramount Plus series is set in the 32nd century and follows a new group of Starfleet recruits at the iconic San Francisco academy, as they’re taught by a collection of new and returning faces. With fan-favourite characters such as Voyager’s EMH (Robert Picardo) and Discovery’s Commander Jett Reno (Tig Notaro) returning - along with a whole assortment of wide-ranging Easter eggs - there’s certainly plenty for Trekkies to enjoy. But if you're feeling a little daunted by the depth of the lore and the sheer amount of Star Trek at your disposal, never fear! Read on for our overview of how to watch Star Trek in both release and chronological order. Once you have all the information you need, venture forth into the final frontier. How to watch Star Trek in release order Arguably, the most faithful way of watching Star Trek is in the order each series was made, allowing you to follow the franchise from its inception and explore its universe as the original fans did decades ago. It makes sense to do it this way as while the shows do jump around in terms of time period, they still find ways to build on what came before in order of release. In that sense, you're likely to get a slightly more complete picture of Star Trek by watching in this order, instead of piecing the shows together in a chronological timeline. Star Trek release order (films listed in italics) Star Trek: The Original Series (TOS) Star Trek: The Animated Series (TAS) The first six Star Trek films (The Motion Picture up to Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country) Star Trek: The Next Generation (TNG) Star Trek: Generations Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (DS9) Star Trek: Voyager (VOY) Star Trek films 8-10 (First Contact, Insurrection, Nemesis) Star Trek: Enterprise (ENT) Star T…

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Star Trek legend reveals improvised callback to 30-year-old episode in new spin-off
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date: 2026-01-15T08:00:50.000Z
creator: Louise Griffin
subject: Sci-fi
subject: TV
subject: Exclusive
subject: News
subject: Paramount Plus
subject: Video
description: Robert Picardo wanted to plant Easter eggs for Voyager fans.
encoded: Star Trek legend Robert Picardo has revealed that fans are in for a callback that has been 30 years in the making in new spin-off Starfleet Academy. The actor is reprising his role as the Doctor in the new spin-off, three decades after he originated the role on Star Trek: Voyager. And for him, it was crucial to give fans of the '90s series some Easter eggs to find. "I had the [greatest] Easter egg of all time," Picardo exclusively told RadioTimes.com. "I repeated the same first laugh that I got in Voyager when I say the line 'Medical Tricorder' with withering sarcasm. It's exactly my first scene in Voyager, when they hand me the wrong instrument and [it's like] ‘You're the biggest idiot I've ever seen.’ "So I asked if I could do that again as a surprise for the fans who've watched the old pilot 30 times." The new spin-off is set in the 32nd century, after the events of Discovery and a whopping 800 years after we last saw the Doctor. Now, we're set to see him dispensing wisdom (and sharing his love of opera) with cadets at Starfleet Academy as a teacher, with the spin-off following the next generation of officers as they try to save the world while grappling with school pranks, classmate rivalry and first loves. Picardo has also teased that we're set to see a completely new side to the Doctor in the new series. "Late in the season, you'll see a side of the character that you've never seen before, as far as the emotionality. So that was a challenge to do," he told us. "There's a sort of a surprise event that happens late in the episode for my character. I'm anxious to see how longtime fans who know the character respond." "It's hard to say what he's been doing for the last 800 years!" Picardo added. "Now the Star Trek canon sort of acts as a whole, and there's a reference in the pilot to my having taught young cadets on Star Trek: Prodigy, so the Doctor has a history of teaching... In that respect, he has been teaching before and he's a natural teacher, if not an easy…

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When is Star Trek: Starfleet Academy set? Timeline explained
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date: 2026-01-15T08:00:23.000Z
creator: Nicola Austin
subject: Sci-fi
subject: TV
subject: Contains Trailer
subject: Paramount Plus
description: The Star Trek franchise boldly goes back to school with a brand new class of cadets.
encoded: As the latest Star Trek entry, Starfleet Academy, beams onto streaming service Paramount+, fans could certainly be forgiven for being confused about where it sits in the current timeline of the beloved, long-running sci-fi franchise. 2017's Star Trek: Discovery kicked off a whole new era for Trek, with Paramount significantly expanding the existing canon. Since then, we’ve had a variety of instalments, ranging from an animated comedy and an animated children’s show to prequels, legacy sequels, and even a made-for-streaming movie. But with franchise captain Alex Kurtzman behind so many different projects, it’s easy to be left baffled by the continuity puzzle of the Star Trek timeline. Need a hand? Here's where Starfleet Academy fits on the current Star Trek. When is Star Trek: Starfleet Academy set? The ninth(!) live-action series centres on the newly reopened Starfleet Academy in San Francisco and is set in the 32nd Century, an era where no storyteller has gone before. Therefore, the series takes place over 800 years after the events of the much loved Roddenberry/Berman Era wave, including The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, and Voyager. Starfleet Academy is for all intents and purposes a direct Star Trek: Discovery spinoff, complete with significant legacy characters such as Mary Wiseman’s Sylvia Tilly and Tig Notaro’s Jett Reno returning, along with Oded Fehr’s 32nd-century Admiral, Charles Vance. Opening with an explanation of the galaxy wide cataclysmic event known as ‘the Burn’ in which the Federation and Starfleet almost didn’t survive, the series focuses on the rebuilding of Starfleet in the far flung future with a whole new generation. Where does Starfleet Academy sit in the Star Trek timeline? Here’s where Starfleet Academy sits on the Star Trek timeline: 2151 to 2161: Enterprise 2256 to 2258: Discovery (seasons 1-2) 2259 onwards: Strange New Worlds 2265 to 2269: Star Trek TOS 2324: Section 31 2364 to 2370: The Next Generation 2369 to 2375: Deep Space Nin…

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All 10 seasons of beloved superhero series arrive on Netflix nearly 15 years since its finale
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date: 2026-01-14T18:08:46.000Z
creator: Lizzie Rix
subject: Sci-fi
subject: TV
subject: Netflix
subject: News
description: If you didn't catch it the first time round, now's your chance.
encoded: Netflix's latest acquisition has sent fans into a spin as it has acquired one of the most beloved superhero TV series of all time. Subscribers of the streaming service can now immerse themselves in all 10 seasons of the Superman coming-of-age series Smallville. Originally airing from 2001 to 2011 on The WB and later on The CW, Tom Welling plays the iconic Clark Kent as a Kansas teen, who uses his superpowers to fight crime while also battling the everyday troubles and concerns of growing up. The first five seasons chart Clark's journey through high school where he encounters young love in early flame Lana Lang (Kristin Kreuk) and also develops a friendship with Lex Luthor (Michael Rosenbaum), who will become his nemesis in the future. The second half focuses on his early adult years where Kent finds a job at The Daily Planet, the famous fictional newspaper in the DC Comics universe. Here we meet familiar love interest Lois Lane (Erica Durance) and colleague Jimmy Olsen (Aaron Ashmore) as they combat corruption in Metropolis. Netflix has brought the much-loved series back to audiences in the UK and Ireland, as well as Australia, Canada, France, Italy and Austria. In 2011, Smallville's Welling and Rosenbaum explained that they were trying to launch an animated version of the show involving the original cast as voice actors. However, the show's co-creator Alfred Gough shared a disappointing update last year, explaining on the Talk Ville podcast: "Warners has obviously gone through a lot, and I think the fact that they are in the process of rebooting Superman again, kind of unfortunately, I think, keeps our thing off the table for a bit." Smallville is streaming now on Netflix. Sign up from £5.99 a month. Netflix is also available on Sky Glass and Virgin Media. Check out more of our latest news coverage or visit our TV Guide and Streaming Guide to find out what's on. For more TV recommendations and reviews, listen to The Radio Times Podcast.

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Doctor Who icon reveals her and William Hartnell's own alternative backstory for the Doctor and Susan
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date: 2026-01-14T17:00:26.000Z
creator: Louise Griffin
subject: Sci-fi
subject: TV
subject: Doctor Who Insiders
subject: Exclusive
subject: News
subject: Video
description: "Bill and I put our heads together and we made it up."
encoded: Doctor Who has seen countless writers across its 62-year history – but now it's been revealed that even its original stars, William Hartnell and Carole Ann Ford gave it a go! Ford, who played the first ever companion Susan Foreman, has revealed that she and Hartnell, who starred as the first incarnation of the Time Lord, invented a backstory to explain how the Doctor's travels began, before the first ever serial An Unearthly Child. Speaking exclusively to RadioTimes.com, Ford recalled that the pair were "never given any" backstory – so felt they should fill in the gaps! "Bill and I put our heads together and we made it up," she revealed. "We thought that the most likely thing was that the TARDIS was not this year's model. It was a previous model which had been tarted up a bit, and the tarted up bits weren't quite working as smoothly as they should have done. "So Bill, my grandfather, was in a huge sort of aircraft hangar-type place with loads and loads and loads of other TARDISes, all being tinkered with. And he was tinkering away with it and making everything work more smoothly, when suddenly there was an invasion from another planet. <img src="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/3/2008/09/15.jpg" width="1500" height="900" alt="Carole Ann Ford as Susan Foreman, Jacqueline Hill as Barbara Wright, William Russell as Ian Chesterton, and William Hartnell as The Doctor for Doctor Who." title="Carole Ann Ford as Susan Foreman, Jacqueline Hill as Barbara Wright, William Russell as Ian Chesterton, and William Hartnell as The Doctor for Doctor Who." /> "Everybody was going crazy, and he just bundled me into the TARDIS and said, 'Right, we're out of here.' So we got in with only a partially-working TARDIS, which he continued to fiddle with throughout the series, and finished up where we finished up – Totter's Lane." Speaking about the importance of having a backstory to work with, Ford added: "An actor has to have an idea of what happened before you step…

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