Mark Braxton

Mark has been with Radio Times since 1996 after reporting, news editing and setting up review pages for the Oxford Mail and East Anglian Daily Times. Specialises in comedy, Euro-drama, sci-fi, pop docs and retro TV, but anything like Borgen, Rev and Detectorists will always be welcome. Fulfilled an ambition to appear on the cover of RT but in heavy, Doctor Who-related disguise.

Creating a classic... the story behind an evergreen Radio Times cover

John Cleese reflects on 50 years of Fawlty Towers ahead of UK stage tour

Hammer: Heroes, Legends and MonstersBehind the screams of the genre-defining horror studio Hammer Film Productions

Sky documentary goes behind the screams of Hammer Film studios for its 90th birthday

A ship emerging from the water

As Stingray turns 60, we go behind the scenes of the classic sci-fi series that's still making a splash

Play School turns 60Derek Griffiths looks back on the pioneering preschool show

On the 60th birthday of Vision On, we celebrate a creative powerhouse that inspired a generation

A girl hugging Bagpuss

What's pink and white and now gold? It's Bagpuss, dear Bagpuss, and he's celebrating his 50th birthday

Meet the puppeteer who gave life to Captain Scarlet and Lady Penelope

Blackadder Goes Forth cast

ExclusiveAs Blackadder turns 40, Howard Goodall reveals musical secrets of classic comedy

The Wombles

The Wombles at 50Celebrating TV's eco-minded little heroes

Andy (MACKENZIE CROOK) and Lance (TOBY JONES) in Detectorists Christmas Special 2022

The Detectorists are back for a Christmas special after a five-year break – and its stars are buzzing

The Man From UNCLE

David McCallum looks back on The Outer Limits, The Man from UNCLE and Sapphire and Steel

John Duttine on 1981's The Day of the Triffids: ‘I do bump into people who say it scared the pants off them!’

Sir Michael Palin reflects on the "step into the unknown" that would become a comedy classic

Gerry Anderson BritBox film reveals TV legend's tragic past

Sara Vickers on playing Endeavour's Joan Thursday: 'It's the gift that keeps giving'

Ghosts (BBC)

ExclusiveGhosts star Ben Willbond on kindred spirits and comedy camaraderie in BBC series

On The Two Ronnies' 50th birthday, we reveal what made the Saturday night show a national institution

Peter Firmin on the new-look Clangers, Noggin the Nog and remaking Bagpuss

A Fawlty Towers guest star reveals what it was like working on the best British sitcom of all time

As if by magic, Mr Benn first appeared on our screens 50 years ago – and he's still as popular as ever

BBC Moscow correspondent Steve Rosenberg's brilliant musical tributes have been cheering us up during lockdown

Neil Brand explores the magic of TV music, from Coronation Street to The Prisoner via Game of Thrones

Golden Goodies: Graeme Garden looks back on a sitcom that did anything, anywhere, any time

As UFO celebrates its 50th anniversary, family and fans look back on a dark sci-fi classic

Here's how a Gerry and Sylvia Anderson-inspired puppet show was created and filmed in lockdown

Endeavour writer Russell Lewis on the future of the ITV crime drama

Terry Jones should be remembered for so much more than his work with Monty Python

Remembering Neil Innes - Python, Rutle and songwriter - with words from the man himself