‘My favourite moment is me … not in a big-headed way!’ Stars share their best Doctor Who memories – part four
‘John Hurt and I swapped wine tips’: stars share their best Doctor Who moments – part three
Russell T Davies on secrets, sex and falling for Doctor Who: ‘Something clicked in my head: I love you’
TV review
The Lazarus Project series two review – the spectacular action scenes are worthy of Bond
Lost Doctor Who episodes found – but owner is reluctant to hand them to BBC
Murky reflections: why sci-fi needs to stop imitating Black Mirror
The Lazarus Project creator Joe Barton: ‘TV writers are like antelopes walking through a pack of lions’
October 2023
The watcher
Bodies: this gripping sci-fi cop drama is perfect autumn TV
Netflix’s compelling murder mystery sees detectives grapple with four killings in four different timelines. It’s a highly satisfying watch, with added Stephen Graham
September 2023
Miriam Margolyes to star as ‘the Meep’ in Doctor Who 60th-anniversary series
Actor, 82, said her new role as an alien in the sci-fi series has made ‘an old woman very happy’
August 2023
TV review
Ahsoka review – more bad Star Wars in a galaxy too far away to care about
Mr Spock belting out showtunes? How Star Trek became a fizzy, frantic romp
July 2023
TV review
Quantum Leap review – this reboot is cheesier than a brie fondue
From extremely silly dialogue to improbable plot twists, this remake of the 90s time-travel classic has a pointless feel to it. But it’s still a highly entertaining exercise in nostalgia
June 2023
Observer TV reviews
The week in TV: Black Mirror; Best Interests; The Full Monty; Count Abdulla – review
Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph
Black Mirror is back. Why is it so creepily good? Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph
March 2023
Novelist Naomi Alderman: ‘When I’m feeling distressed I go very intellectual. Which is a defence’
As her hit feminist novel, The Power, becomes a TV series, the writer talks about dark episodes in her past that underpin her work, and how she is inspired by a new generation of women
February 2023
The big picture
The big picture: are droids allowed here?
Most UFOs – like the Chinese spy balloon – can be explained away. But what about the other 2%?
Heather Dixon
January 2023
TV review
Extraordinary review – help, my bum has become a 3D printer!
Encanto meets Derry Girls in a fun fantasy series where everyone – apart from its lead character – has a superpower. Although some of the abilities are very mundane …
