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Liz Shaw's Best Bits

Liz Shaw’s Best Bits: Spearhead from Space

Liz Shaw and the third Doctor

On Friday, we started a new, low-budget, four-part series that aims to show the best bits of premier Doctor Who companion Liz Shaw, who appeared during the first season of Jon Pertwee’s reign as the Doctor 40 years ago.

Last time, we did The Ambassadors of Death, her third story, purely because I think it’s the second-best Who story ever, but this week, we’re going to go back and do things chronologically and look at her – and Jon Pertwee’s – first story, Spearhead from Space.

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Random Acts

Random Acts of Ali Larter: Rescuing kittens, being a lemon drop, defeating Cobra kai sensei, flogging phones in Spain and giving away her clothes

Ali Larter The front cover of Lucky

This week, Ali Larter… well, let’s just say it’s all a bit random. Fair enough, being on the front cover of Lucky isn’t that random. But what’s she doing giving away her clothes?

Then she’s in Madrid tomorrow, launching a mobile phone. That’s odd.

And, well, if you can explain what’s going on here without using the word “random”, I’ll be impressed.

What a very random week for our Ali.

Have you seen Ali Larter acting randomly? If so, let us know and we’ll tell everyone about it in “Random Acts of Ali Larter

Thursday’s “party over” news

Film

  • Judd Apatow and Paul Reubens working on new Pee-wee Herman movie
  • Meryl Streep to play Margaret Thatcher, Jim Broadbent to play Denis?

Comics

Theatre

  • Lily Allen writing songs for Bridget Jones musical

British TV

US TV

  • Starz cancels Party Down and Gravity