Andrew Blair

Horrible Histories film in the works?

Andrew Blair News Aug 24, 2012

Could brilliant CBBC comedy sketch show Horrible Histories be planning a Pythonesque leap to film? We certainly hope so...

Doctor Who: great things in not-so-great episodes

Andrew Blair Feature Aug 10, 2012

The last (almost) fifty years have witnessed all manner of Doctor Who episodes, and even in the show's least great moments, there's always something to admire...

Doctor Who: a celebration of henchmen

Andrew Blair Feature Aug 2, 2012

Andrew counts down the top five henchmen ever to appear in Doctor Who. Find out if your favourite made the cut below...

Henry Flint interview: on 2000 AD’s 35th anniversary

Andrew Blair Interview Aug 1, 2012

As the legendary comic 2000 AD celebrates its 35th birthday, Andrew caught up with one of its foremost artists, Henry Flint, for a timely chat…

Doctor Who: a celebration of silliness

Andrew Blair Feature Jul 24, 2012

Andrew talks us through an essential but divisive element of Doctor Who: silliness...

Doctor Who: a celebration of death

Andrew Blair Feature Jul 6, 2012

Andrew celebrates the frequency and treatment of death in Doctor Who, a theme that's stayed with the show since its inception...

Doctor Who: a celebration of change

Andrew Blair Feature Jun 27, 2012

Andrew looks back over the continual evolution of Doctor Who and, in the run-up to its fiftieth birthday, celebrates the show's adaptability over the decades

Doctor Who: a celebration of cliffhangers

Andrew Blair Feature Jun 19, 2012

Andrew looks back over Doctor Who's use of a time-old technique: the cliffhanger...

Is Game Of Thrones sexist?

Andrew Blair Feature Jun 11, 2012

HBO's hit fantasy adaptation Game of Thrones has come under (wild)fire from some quarters for the perceived sexism of its portrayal of women. Andrew takes a look at the arguments...

What fandom did for Doctor Who

Andrew Blair News Apr 26, 2012

Andrew looks at the role fans played in bringing Doctor Who back after its cancellation in 1989, and talks to one of those responsible for its revival...

Doctor Who: a celebration of the Cybermen

Andrew Blair News Apr 19, 2012

Andrew argues the number two villains in the world of Doctor Who aren't quite the opponents they're cracked up to be...

Looking back at Terry Gilliam’s Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas

Andrew Blair News Apr 18, 2012

Our journey through the films of Terry Gilliam continues with the director’s 1998 adaptation of Hunter S Thompson’s Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas…

Possible future films for Clive Owen

Andrew Blair News Apr 11, 2012

If actor Clive Owen ever finds himself at a loose end, Andrew has a few film pitches which he thinks will be a perfect fit…

Doctor Who: a celebration of continuity errors

Andrew Blair News Apr 10, 2012

Do Doctor Who continuity errors send you up the wall? Or is debating where they fit in with canon all part of the fun?

Doctor Who: should there be a female Doctor?

Andrew Blair News Apr 3, 2012

It was amongst this year's crop of April Fool’s stories, but is the idea of a female in the TARDIS so laughable? Should the twelfth Doctor be a woman?