| Sites of Distinction |
| The Gerry Anderson Complete Comic History Quite possibly the most thorough examination of a spin-off product yet to be seen on the web. The site covers comic strips based on all of the Gerry Anderson puppet series and live action dramas, from TV Comic and the groundbreaking TV21 in the 1960s through to TV Action and Look In during the 1970s. Related annuals and more recent efforts also get covered. Zeta Minor Essential site for anyone in the UK who wants to keep up to date with news of forthcoming DVD releases. The site is also the home to Roobarb's DVD Forum where all the latest releases are torn to pieces or praised to the roof! |
| Episode Guides |
| Epguides.com Episode lists for just about every series you can think of. TV.com Episode lists and in-depth guides for many series. Useful for keeping up to date with the latest episodes from the United States. It's probably best to disable images, animations and Flash before using the site though... |
| General TV Sites |
| Culttelly.co.uk As well as featuring news on the latest releases, it also contains links to nearly 1000 Cult TV sites. Other useful features enable you to search for TV Themes and the lyrics to theme songs. Memorable TV Great site for tracking down those half-forgotten TV memories. Features brief overviews of just about every programme you can think of including dramas, comedies and obscure children's programmes. A great first-stop site to get the basics. Television Heaven / Teletronic Two linked sites which add up to a top-notch reference source. The former has information on hundreds upon hundreds of individual television programmes, while the latter goes for the more in-depth approach, detailing the evolution of television as a medium as well as taking a more leisurely look at a number of individual programmes. Teletronic also includes interviews, quizzes and biographies of some of the UK's most famous television contributors. TV Ark An unusual site but one which is endlessly fascinating, dealing with all things televisual that aren't actual programme content. In short, television presentation, continuity pieces, trailers, and title sequences. Ideal for anyone in search of a quick nostalgia fix. Whirligig Fantastic site which delves way back into the mists of time and takes a look at the television programmes of the 1950s, when black and white were still exciting new colours. Programmes covered range from Quatermass and Whacko! through to Watch with Mother and the numerous westerns which filled the schedules. The pages are liberally illustrated with photographs, so if you want to find out who played Worzel Gummidge twenty-six years before Jon Pertwee, this is the site to check out. |
| People |
| Michael J. Bird Tribute Site Website devoted to the works of Michael J Bird. Television series he created include The Lotus Eaters, The Aphrodite Inheritance and The Dark Side of the Sun. Great reference site for some undervalued series. |
| UK Television Programmes |
| Ace of Wands The Ace Of Wands Web Site Easily one of the best designed fan sites devoted to a UK telefantasy series. Features an episode guide, articles, press coverage, fan fiction and interviews. The Avengers TheAvengers.tv Gateway to a group of Avengers sites that together make up the most comprehensive overview of the series available. Amongst the most useful are: The Avengers Forever An online encyclopedia for the series which contains a complete episode guide. Dead Duck: The Avengers Merchandise Archive Half of the old Noon Doomsday site. Contains details of the huge amount of Avengers merchandise released over the years. Deadline: The Avengers Press and PR Archive The other half of the old Noon Doomsday site! Contains details of the many newspaper reports and magazine articles that have been printed over the last 40 years. Avengers on the Radio A site that looks at the South African radio production starring Donald Monat — includes details on the recently re-discovered episodes that were previously thought lost, and efforts to restore them. Century Falls / Dark Season Dark Season & Century Falls Nice little site devoted to two of the BBC's best kids programmes of the 1990s. Includes episode guides, articles and details of other work by series creator Russell T Davies. Doctor Who The Official Site The official BBC website. News on the new television series, reviews, interviews, episode guide... The Doctor Who Reference Guide Detailed synopses for just about every Doctor Who story that has been professionally produced or published. The Doctor Who Restoration Team Website If you want to know how much effort is put into preparing the stories for DVD and audio CD releases, this is the place to go. Also contains articles on the state of Doctor Who in the BBC archives and a look at the extraordinary effort which went into preparing the Quatermass serials of the 1950s for release on DVD. On Target Major reference site devoted to the Doctor Who books produced by Target Books between 1973 and 1991. Highly recommended. The TARDIS Library Details of all the latest Doctor Who videos, books, audios and DVDs. You can also vote on your favourite (or least favourite!) releases and leave reviews. Rentaghost The Rentaghost Homepage The only Rentaghost page of note. Includes information on merchandise, the cast and an episode guide. Robin of Sherwood Spirit Of Sherwood — The Official Robin of Sherwood Fanclub Information on the cast, merchandise and an episode guide. Space Patrol Space Patrol — The Website An extremely comprehensive guide to the classic puppet series of the 1960's. Features an episode guide, a Space Patrol encyclopedia, details on merchandise and much more. Highly recommended. Star Maidens Star Maidens A comprehensive site devoted to the 1970s sci-fi series. Looks great, and contains all the information you'll ever need. Survivors The Survivors Newsletter Exactly what it says. Details of how to subscribe and links to sites of interest for Survivors fans. Survivors — The TV Series Episode guide, character profiles and cast information plus trivia and reviews for all the episodes. Easily the best Survivors site around. Timeslip Timeslip — The Official Website Full and comprehensive coverage of the classic 1970s children's series. Trap Door thetrapdoor.org Devoted to the 1980s animated favourite, this is a comprehensive rounding-up of the adventures of Berk, Boni and a whole host of other plasticine creatures — most of which crawl up out of the dreaded trap door. |