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The Daleks have always been the chief nemesis of the valiant Doctor Who and this new 4 disc box set brings together two of Jon Pertwee's biggest Dalek stories, Frontier in Space and Planet of the Daleks. To celebrate this great release we have five copies for you to win! In Frontier In Space the Doctor and Jo (played by the sexy Katy Manning) found themselves aboard a cargo ship that is under heavy attack from a race of mercenaries called the Ogrons. Not only that but it looks like fellow Timelord The Master is upto no good behind the scenes and worse still it looks like he is scheming with the Daleks. In Planet of the Daleks, which follows on directly from the Frontier, the Doctor learns that not only the Daleks working on the secret of invisibility but are also planning to unleash a deadly plague which would "exterminate" all organic forms of life. Read the full story »

In the intriguing four part documentary The Virtual Revolution (Saturday evenings on BBC2 for the next four weeks) Dr Aleks Krotoski explores the massive impact that the digital revolution has had on our world and in a prime example of that the series itself was put together partly utilising input from UK viewers via a special BBC website. Read the full story »

Presented by David Dimbleby this huge series which shows on BBC1 on Sundays @ 9.00pm tackles the story of art and artefacts from over 2,000 years of British history. Made in association with The Open University the series looks at everything from the very first painted images through artefacts made of stone and gold to all manner of religious iconography and great works of art. Dimbley roams across the globe in his travels and with each item he uncovers or rediscovers there is a story to tell. Read the full story »

Airing on BBC 4 on Monday 25 Jan @ 9.00pm is the incredibly powerful drama Mrs Mandela which tells the real life story of Nelson Mandela's wife Winnie who finds new meaning life when she marries freedom fighter Nelson Mandela. When Mandela is imprisoned Winnie emerges as a major force in the fight against Apartheid in South Africa, willing to speak out and punished for it too, the drama pulls no punches when it comes to the horrific five day interrogation Mandela suffered at the hands of Major Swanepoel. She eventually becomes the figurehead for the anti-apartheid movement, one that the authorities feel must be removed at any price. Read the full story »

Join the amazing Kat Von D and her crew of tattoing experts in this fabulous 11 disc celebration of all things LA Ink, in honour of the arrival on DVD of the LA Ink Ltd Edition Calender Girl Collection we have three of the box sets, which come complete with a groovy retro pin up calender and sexy fold out packaging, to give away. Pulling together every episode from the first two seasons LA Ink follows the incredible Kat Von Das she lives out her ultimate lifestyle on the streets of Los Angeles. A hugely high profile tattooist Kat has reached the stage where she pick and choose her clients, can sleep late and basically do what she wants, without sacrificing the ideals of her business either! Read the full story »

With the war over Whaling gaining ever more prominence there has never been a better time to get some background on just what is going on, the supremely involving Whale Wars Season One which takes us right into the heart of the battle is out now on DVD and we have five copies for you to win! Whale Wars follows Captain Paul Watson, founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, as he and his crew travel deep into hostile waters to take on the Japanese whalers. It's a dangerous business with trouble never far away and face-offs aplenty but Watson and his team are determined to make a stand.Read the full story »

Looking back its been a big TV decade as The Greatest TV Shows of the Noughties proves on Sunday 27 December @ 9.00pm on Channel 4. There was the return of Dr Who (surely bigger than it has ever been), the brilliance of shows like Life on Mars and The Wire, the end of Friends and Frasier and the onward march of Reality TV (a bit like Hitler's progress across Europe really) marked by the rise and fall of Big Brother. Not only that but variety, thanks to Simon Cowell and his control of The X-Factor, is back with a vengeance. Read the full story »

Time Team's Tony Robinson tackles the inside story on Dan Brown's latest best seller The Lost Symbol (Channel 4 - 26 December 9.00pm). Another frantically paced page turner about Professor Langdon getting mixed up in Freemasonary in Washington DC. All of Brown's books, which tend to have a strong background in hidden symbols, codes and riddles, have sold millions of copies, especially his breakthrough book The Da Vinci Code, and all of them have inspired books and shows devoted to decoding the mysteries in their pages. Brown always lay claim to the fact that all of the things he writes about have their basis in truth! Read the full story »

An adaptation for the BBC (airing on BBC Two on Boxing Day @ 5.05pm) of the Royal Shakespeare's already legendary modern dress version of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Clearly much of the column inches initially generated were down to the fact that David Tennant was Britian's most popular actor thanks to his role as the Doctor in Doctor Who but its a true tour de force and Tennant proves what a great actor he really is. Read the full story »

Gorgeously shot and marvellously cast adaptation of a trio Elizabeth Gaskell novels set amongst the lives of the people who live in the town of Cranford in the 1840's. At the heart of the drama are ageing sisters Matty and Deborah Jenkyns who cast their imperious eye over the comings and goings. The show returns for a new two part special this Christmas, catch the second part from the 27 December on BBC One. Read the full story »

Airing on 28 December at 9.00pm on BBC One is an epic take on John Wyndham's legendary apocalyptic scifi drama The Day of the Triffids. Last filmed by the beeb in 1981 in classic serial style with John Duttine in the lead as Bill Masen, the new version has an all star cast that includes Dougray Scott, Brian Cox, Eddie Izzard, Joely Richardson, Vanessa Redgrave and Jason Priestley. Read the full story »