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Doctor Who
• As Peter Davison’s Fifth Doctor returns to our screens in a special episode for Children in Need, we attempt to define why his portrayal of the Time Lord remains so memorable 25 years on…

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Heroes
• Ex-Veronica Mars star Kristen Bell tells us about joining the second season of the hit Fantasy show as a new Hero, the electrifying Elle, and why it's nice to play an adult at last…

Spooks
• Veteran actress Gemma Jones discusses her new role as the latest recruit to the Thames House team, Connie - an ex-agent with a shady past and no respect for authority…

Stargate Atlantis
• Actress and dancer Andee Frizzell discusses her transformation into the varied incarnations of the Wraith Queen, from evil predator to a potential ally for Atlantis…

Tin Man
• Actor Raoul Trujillo tells us all about his role in this innovative new version of Frank L Baum’s Oz tales - as Raw, a lion who’s not so much cowardly, as empathic

Battlestar Galactica (2000s)
• Writer Michael Taylor gives us a preview of the mini-series Razor, which reveals the ordeal of the Battlestar Pegasus…

Reaper
• Actor Ray Wise reveals how he’s having a devil of a time playing Satan in the dark new comedy drama, and why he’s trying to bring out the Prince of Darkness’s nice side…

Emmerdale
• We take a trip to the Dales to mark the Soap’s 35 anniversary, with ex-star Claire King reflecting on her role in its transformation from sleepy serial to bitchy hit, and on the state of tv today

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Primetime Life
• Damien Lewis stars in this new series, as a cop who’s been convicted and cleared of murder, and now has to restart his life and career after being let out of jail…

Deep Thought
• The big issues of the moment assessed - this issue: why is it that ITV’s latest ideas always seem to be the ones the BBC had last year?