http://blogs.independent.co.uk| Blogs from the Independent newspaper - news, views and features from the world's most free-thinking newspaper| Mon, 20 May 2013 15:55:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2| en hourly 1 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/10/16/red-dwarf%e2%80%99-star-chris-barrie-explains-how-he-can-play-all-of-the-shows-characters/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/10/16/red-dwarf%e2%80%99-star-chris-barrie-explains-how-he-can-play-all-of-the-shows-characters/#comments Tue, 16 Oct 2012 03:00:54 +0000 Neela Debnath http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=29083 Red Dwarf star Chris Barrie has said that he can play all four of the main characters on the show. Speaking at a recent convention, The Entertainment and Media show, Barrie along with co-stars Craig Charles and Robert Llewellyn were quizzed by fans. One of the questions that came up was which other character from the show would they most like to play.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/10/16/red-dwarf%e2%80%99-star-chris-barrie-explains-how-he-can-play-all-of-the-shows-characters/feed/ 14 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/10/08/red-dwarf%e2%80%99s-robert-llewellyn-%e2%80%98as-soon-as-i-got-that-stuff-on-i%e2%80%99m-kryten%e2%80%99/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/10/08/red-dwarf%e2%80%99s-robert-llewellyn-%e2%80%98as-soon-as-i-got-that-stuff-on-i%e2%80%99m-kryten%e2%80%99/#comments Mon, 08 Oct 2012 08:57:07 +0000 Neela Debnath http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=28986 Best-known for playing robot Kryten in the cult science fiction comedy show ‘Red Dwarf’, Robert Llewellyn talked to Neela Debnath at the Entertainment Media Show about reuniting with his co-stars for series X, the show’s enduring popularity and his new book ‘News from Gardenia’. Craig Charles also made a guest appearance.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/10/08/red-dwarf%e2%80%99s-robert-llewellyn-%e2%80%98as-soon-as-i-got-that-stuff-on-i%e2%80%99m-kryten%e2%80%99/feed/ 12 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/25/interview-with-%e2%80%98kidulthood%e2%80%99-star-noel-clarke/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/25/interview-with-%e2%80%98kidulthood%e2%80%99-star-noel-clarke/#comments Mon, 25 Jun 2012 08:00:55 +0000 Neela Debnath http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=25404 Neela Debnath interviewed the writer, director and actor at the recent London MCM Expo about his new film ‘Storage 24’, starring in the ‘Star Trek’ sequel and the 50th anniversary of ‘Doctor Who’.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/25/interview-with-%e2%80%98kidulthood%e2%80%99-star-noel-clarke/feed/ 0 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/08/ray-bradbury-a-warning-to-future-generations/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/08/ray-bradbury-a-warning-to-future-generations/#comments Fri, 08 Jun 2012 14:45:19 +0000 Neela Debnath http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=25056 This week science fiction writer Ray Bradbury died at the age of 91. He was most famously known for his dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451. The book was written in 1953 and sends out a stark warning to future generations about the importance of reading.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/08/ray-bradbury-a-warning-to-future-generations/feed/ 22 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/05/21/sciencing-fiction/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/05/21/sciencing-fiction/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 11:36:26 +0000 Charles Fernyhough http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=24409 There is no clear career structure to being a fiction writer. Some would-be novelists sign up for creative writing MAs; others work in call-centres while they are honing their craft. The American novelist Jonathan Franzen served time as a research assistant in a Harvard seismology lab while he worked on his first novel. When you need a day job to support your art, science is as good as any other.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/05/21/sciencing-fiction/feed/ 1 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/05/01/the-sci-fi-london-film-festival/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/05/01/the-sci-fi-london-film-festival/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 12:48:56 +0000 Neela Debnath http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=23715 For those looking for science fiction and fantasy films away from the box office need look no further. Today marks the start of the Sci-Fi London Film Festival. The seven-day event showcases the best science fiction and fantasy films from around the world and will be screening dozens of films at several locations across the city.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/05/01/the-sci-fi-london-film-festival/feed/ 0 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/02/28/review-of-doctor-who-the-web-planet-series-2/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/02/28/review-of-doctor-who-the-web-planet-series-2/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:00:24 +0000 Neela Debnath http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=21212 Partly inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien’s opus ‘The Lord of the Rings’, ‘The Web Planet’ was a six-part serial of epic proportions which included a battle to reclaim a planet and the destruction of a malignant omnipresent alien life force.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/02/28/review-of-doctor-who-the-web-planet-series-2/feed/ 7 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/02/08/interview-with-%e2%80%98doctor-who%e2%80%99-star-sophie-aldred/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/02/08/interview-with-%e2%80%98doctor-who%e2%80%99-star-sophie-aldred/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:34:42 +0000 Neela Debnath http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=21061 Most recognisable as Ace, companion to Sylvester McCoy’s seventh Doctor, Sophie Aldred talks to Neela Debnath about her favourite assistants, the new series and how she never really left the TARDIS. ]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/02/08/interview-with-%e2%80%98doctor-who%e2%80%99-star-sophie-aldred/feed/ 1 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/01/31/review-of-doctor-who-%e2%80%98an-unearthly-child%e2%80%99-series-1/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/01/31/review-of-doctor-who-%e2%80%98an-unearthly-child%e2%80%99-series-1/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:00:30 +0000 Neela Debnath http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=20687 The date is the 23rd November 1963, the time is 5.15pm and JFK has been assassinated the day before. Despite this major historical event casting a long shadow over everything else, a British science fiction television show makes its humble debut.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/01/31/review-of-doctor-who-%e2%80%98an-unearthly-child%e2%80%99-series-1/feed/ 17 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/01/23/room-101-why-fern-britton-needs-a-crash-course-in-science-fiction/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/01/23/room-101-why-fern-britton-needs-a-crash-course-in-science-fiction/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:13:14 +0000 Neela Debnath http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=20448 All fans of science fiction treat it ‘like some kind of religion’ and it’s ‘always set in the future’, according to TV presenter Fern Britton.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/01/23/room-101-why-fern-britton-needs-a-crash-course-in-science-fiction/feed/ 11 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/01/12/qa-with-the-founder-of-%e2%80%98the-encyclopedia-of-science-fiction%e2%80%99/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/01/12/qa-with-the-founder-of-%e2%80%98the-encyclopedia-of-science-fiction%e2%80%99/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:00:56 +0000 Neela Debnath http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=20154 Considered by many to be an authority in the field of science fiction, Neela Debnath spoke to Peter Nicholls the Founder of ‘The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction’ about his passion for the genre.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/01/12/qa-with-the-founder-of-%e2%80%98the-encyclopedia-of-science-fiction%e2%80%99/feed/ 2 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/12/25/review-of-doctor-who-%e2%80%98the-doctor-the-widow-and-the-wardrobe%e2%80%99/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/12/25/review-of-doctor-who-%e2%80%98the-doctor-the-widow-and-the-wardrobe%e2%80%99/#comments Sun, 25 Dec 2011 20:15:39 +0000 Neela Debnath http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=19859 This year's Christmas special took inspiration from C.S. Lewis's classic children’s fantasy 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/12/25/review-of-doctor-who-%e2%80%98the-doctor-the-widow-and-the-wardrobe%e2%80%99/feed/ 30