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I BUMPED into the actor James Smith last night. Fans of The Thick Of It will recognise him as Glen, Nicola Murray’s hapless special advisor at the Department of Social Affairs and Citizenship (DoSAC). I know him a bit from a previous encounter – a genuinely lovely bloke without any pretentions, [...]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pmf6PgXnwuk Alternatively, Ronnie and Reggie were joined by their two wee cousins in the systematic demolition of their Tardis Zipperobe this afternoon.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pmf6PgXnwuk Alternatively, Ronnie and Reggie were joined by their two wee cousins in the systematic demolition of their Tardis Zipperobe this afternoon. [...]

WHEN I was a reporter on the Paisley Daily Express in 1989, I was asked to track down the writer of an award-winning children’s TV programme, Press Gang, who happened to live in the town. I called Steven Moffat, introduced myself and he invited me up to his flat for [...]

WELL, first of all, I don’t have an HD telly, so I haven’t yet seen the new Doctor in hi-def (and can I say to all you wags out there who are just about to leave a comment suggesting I buy one on expenses: hasn’t Michael McIntyre been in touch [...]

I missed this on the news - but caught it on the BBC website this morning. Over 40 consultants have apparently signed and handed over a letter of no confidence in the CEO and senior management of Great Ormond Street Hospital. Ever since I got involved with the excellent child paediatrician, Kim [...]

WHAT’S a boy to do? England have qualified for the World Cup finals in South Africa, and it presents a very real problem for me when the tournament kicks off: do I watch England’s opening game live or do I watch episode 11 of Doctor Who? Okay, I’m being facetious on two [...]

MANY thanks to Pete Hoskins of The Spectator for supplying me with this terrific artwork, used for the magazine’s election special. I don’t think I need justify using it on this site, do you? [...]

There’s a report in today’s Sunday Telegraph that’s inaccurate. I wasn’t asked to verify the story, particularly the statement that I was excluded from the campaign: “By contrast a number of Mr Brown’s most trusted advisers – including Tom Watson, the former Cabinet Office minister, and Charlie Whelan, the Prime Minister’s [...]

A CONSERVATIVE Party spokesman, welcoming their latest “celebrity” endorsement, said: “There are a few policy differences between us and the Dalek Empire, but in terms of broad principle, we believe this is a race of ruthless, psychopathic, megalomaniac killing machines David Cameron can do business with.” A Dalek spokesman added: “Actually, [...]

THE MIDDLE of an election campaign is probably the wrong time to start criticising your electors. And in my defence, only a tiny number of the 68,000 people I have represented as MP for Glasgow South are in my sights on this one. Yesterday, on the same day a constituent left [...]

HAVING been defied by the pan-Unionist conspiracy of the TV broadcasters when they decided that the SNP should not be included in the leaders’ debates, Alex Salmond faces a new threat to his party’s attempts to appear relevant in this general election. This week’s edition of the Radio Times celebrates two [...]

CAROLYN claimed in advance that even if I didn’t really like The Eleventh Hour, I would insist that I did, just because Steven Moffat’s a friend. But the fact is, I absolutely loved it! Genuinely. Matt Smith was a revelation as the Doctor – just perfect. And the plot – and [...]

Karen Gillan as Amy Pond ALISON Pearson’s memory isn’t what it was. Either that or she’s never actually watched Doctor Who, the return of which to our screen next week she laments because it features an attractive female companion for our favourite Time Lord: When Matt Smith, he of the strangely alien features, [...]

THIS has even more clips than the one I posted over the weekend. Hat-tip to SFX magazine.

THIS has even more clips than the one I posted over the weekend. Hat-tip to SFX magazine. [...]

A HARRIS investigation has unearthed an alarming BBC bias against the Tories in the run-up to the election. Covert smears against David Cameron’s Conservatives are being made right across the state-owned network – sparking hundreds of complaints from newspapers owned by Rupert Murdoch. News coverage, chat shows and even kids’ [...]

HAT-TIP to the Daily Mail. No, seriously. Two observations:there’s a Cyberman in there, which is cool. Also, Karen Gillan (Amy Pond) has opted for a Scottish accent, even though she proved in The Kevin Bishop Show that, like her compatriot, David Tennant, she can do a very convincing English one. Roll on [...]

IN THE run-up to the most hotly-anticipated season of Doctor Who since it was relaunched in 2005 (season 31, if you’re counting), here’s a remarkable video tribute to David Tenant’s portrayal, brought to my attention through Twitterpal @lilianedwards and produced by HogwartsProductions. Warning – this is for true Who fans only. [...]

A TRIUMPHANT – and yes, emotional – conclusion to the tenth Doctor’s reign.

A TRIUMPHANT – and yes, emotional – conclusion to the tenth Doctor’s reign. [...]

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THE headline says it all, really.

THE headline says it all, really. [...]