Podcasts are terrific, because the sheer variety out there allows people to listen in on something that they actually give a damn about. There’s a generation of young talent, magnetic personalities and hilarious voices that deserve to be heard. Heck, at the very least, podcasts are great for filling dead air with some life.

One Christmas tradition you won’t see this year? A Doctor Who Christmas episode starring newly regenerated Time Lord Jodie Whittaker getting up to some kind of Yuletide mischief. For the first time since the series returned in 2005, Doctor Who is skipping its annual day in favour of something else: A New Year’s Day special. Or to be more precise: A Who’s Day special.

Following its strong critical and commercial response, Netflix has renewed its collaborative docu-series, Explained, with producers Vox.

From his turn as a juror in the Trial of the Incredible Hulk to that of an intergalactic butcher of Thor Odinsson’s glorious golden locks, Stan Lee’s cameos became not just the best Easter egg in Hollywood, but a treasured standard for the industry. With his death this week, its the end of an era for the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the godfather of their source material will no longer be around o provide a smile and a chuckle. Well, not immediately anyway.

When Alita awakens with no memory of who she is in a future world she does not recognize, she is taken in by Ido, a compassionate doctor who realizes that somewhere in this abandoned cyborg shell is the heart and soul of a young woman with an extraordinary past. As Alita learns to navigate her new life and the treacherous streets of Iron City, Ido tries to shield her from her mysterious history while her street-smart new friend Hugo offers instead to help trigger her memories.

DC's Elseworlds comics resulted in dozens of great stories where black was white and up was down. As well as some great inspiration for the next big Arrowverse event, which can be glimpsed in this shortest of teasers.

WWE Smackdown LIVE took place from the Enterprise Center St. Louis, Missouri. Here’s all the action that went down five days before Survivor Series.

The story begins when ace private eye Harry Goodman goes mysteriously missing, prompting his 21-year-old son Tim to find out what happened. Aiding in the investigation is Harry’s former Pokémon partner, Detective Pikachu: a hilariously wise-cracking, adorable super-sleuth who is a puzzlement even to himself. Finding that they are uniquely equipped to communicate with one another, Tim and Pikachu join forces on a thrilling adventure to unravel the tangled mystery.