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Atlantis: Q&A

Atlantis

The first surprise about new BBC1 fantasy adventure drama Atlantis is that it begins in the modern day.

Our young hero Jason (Jack Donnelly) is about to dive in a one man submarine to find the wreckage of his father’s long lost sub.

Later finding himself naked on a beach with only the sand between his toes for company.

The 13-part Saturday night series continues to surprise as we venture into the mythical city of Atlantis and meet some legendary names.

Including brilliant but innocent Greek maths genius Pythagoras (Robert Emms) – “the triangle guy”.

And a different take on strong man Hercules, played by Mark Addy, who explains: “I’m not fat. I’m big boned.”

Atlantis is the BBC’s replacement for Merlin and comes, in part, from the team behind that show.

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Doctor Who: An Unsolved Mystery

Doctor Who - Series 7B

“AND the Doctor’s greatest secret will be revealed.”

Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat speaking at a London press conference last Friday morning.

The content of which was embargoed until now, just after midnight in the early hours of Monday, together with the new pics which also feature on this page.

We were shown The Bells of Saint John – the opening episode of series 7b – written by Steven Moffat.

To be screened on BBC1 and BBC America on Saturday March 30.

The media preview was followed by that Q&A with Matt Smith (the Doctor), Jenna-Louise Coleman (Clara) and Steven Moffat.

You can read my full transcript further down this blog, edited to remove any major spoilers.

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