Issue #A11 • ships from Oct 25 2006
News-stand Price • UK £3.99 / US $5.99

In 116 pages…

Bond
• The latest Bond takes us back to the beginning and presents a tougher, more fearless 007. As expectant audiences gear up for what should be a thrilling instalment to the franchise, we ponder whether Daniel Craig can cut it as the new 007 and decide what factors create a really great Bond.

The Top 10 Games You Should Be Playing
• Gaming just gets better and better, so hook up your consoles and have your thumbs at the ready as we present the finest games currently on the market

The State Within Exclusive!
• We meet up for a chat with movie actor Jason Isaacs to discover why he was compelled to return to the small screen to star in the BBC’s political thriller.

James MorrisonExclusive!
• This Brit singer certainly gave us something when we met with him to find out what it’s been like since his best-selling début album, Undiscovered, was, erm, discovered.

Planet Earth Exclusive!
• The BBC’s astonishing natural history programme has captured some of the most incredible sights ever caught on camera. We talk with two of the producers to find out just why the show is so groundbreaking.

Torchwood
• We get top secret access to find out from the cast and crew what’s so special about this Doctor Who spin-off

PLUS...

Robin Hood
• Young actor Jonas Armstrong reveals why his Robin Hood is unlike any other

Shameless Exclusive!
• Creator Paul Abbott tells us why he never expected the show to last this long and gives us the low-down on a possible US version and whether we’ll ever see a second State of Play

Joyce Carol Oates Exclusive!
• The seasoned author discusses her illustrious career and why she feels that race portrayal in fiction still has to be challenged

• This issue we debate Kate Mosse’s Labyrinth

• This issue, our columnist considers whether film adaptations of books are ever any good

• So you think you know entertainment…
  More brain teasers to get you thinking.

• Through the years… George Michael

• The making of a scene…
  We take a closer look at how the many guises are created in The Catherine Tate Show, from foul-mouthed Nan to indignant Derek.

• TV
  Brothers & Sisters
  The Innocence Project
  Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
  PLUS: All the brand new dramas launching in the US…
  
  
• Movies
  All the King’s Men
  Borat
  The Prestige
  PLUS The hottest new Stateside releases reviewed
  A complete guide to the month’s films
  
  
• DVDs
  24 – Season 5
  Miami Vice
  Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man’s Chest
  And more!
  
  
• Computer Games
  Destroy All Humans! 2
  Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
  Tony Hawks Project 8
  And more!
  
  
• Music
  Back to Black Amy Winehouse
  9 Damien Rice
  Rudebox Robbie Williams
  And more!
  
  
• Books
  Black Girl White Girl by Joyce Carol Oates
  Lisey’s Story by Stephen King
  Queen Camilla by Sue Townsend
  And more!

• Our essential guide to the entertainment you should not miss over the coming weeks.

• If you have any comments to make on the world of Entertainment then contact us at: theworks@visimag.com
  
  

Images taken from this issue are copyright or courtesy of: BBC

All other contents © Visual Imagination Ltd 2006. Not for reproduction

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