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Film, TV & Radio
Missing Ten
Some Captain Jack questions have been answered (see below). But just how many times, between 1869 and 2008, did Jack actually miss the Doctor – the right Doctor, that is, […]
Angels Stole My Telephone Box
“‘Sparrow and Nightingale Investigate’ Nah, it’s too ITV.” Oh yeah? If the BBC pass up “Antiquarian Book and DVD sellers Sally and Larry investigate timey wibbley wobbly things”, they’re fools. […]
Human Nature eBook
It’s back on-line. I never did get to finish it before I saw the adaptation – even the web archive version had chapters missing. But now it’s back, enhanced with […]
When Arthur Dent met the Doctor
Chris Chibnall claims that the title of this week’s episode (42) is a playful homage to Douglas Adams, who once wrote a story about a ship plunging into the sun […]
Half Time
What with the two week break, the coming soon trailer, and the fact we’re half way through the Doctor Who season, it’s perhaps time for a little review… New Beginnings […]
Internet Time Travel
Episode 8 of the current Doctor Who (ie. the one after next, which itself is almost two weeks away because of pesky Eurovision) is called Human Nature, rather like the […]
“Flushed Away” Review
I’ve been rather avoiding this given its status as the film which prompted Dreamworks to can their deal with Aardman. Rather than the usual Aardman claymation, this is CGI (for […]
Spoiling Things
A regular reader of this blog is so fanatical about avoiding “spoilers” that he will not only avoid reviews but won’t read the blurb on DVDs or books (he’ll be […]
“Gridlock” Review
A superb small-scale episode, written to perfectly fit the 45 minutes slot, nicely paced, with a great sense of atmosphere, building to a satisfying conclusion. And at the same time […]
Smith, Jones, Shakespeare & The Robot Parrot
Time to catch up with all the new Who… Smith and Jones The opener benefited from being told from the viewpoint of another character (ie not the Doctor). This has […]
Sheep Dip
Shaun the Sheep gets a repeat from Sunday at 6.00 on the CBBC channel if you missed it first time round. Shaun first appeared in Wallace and Grommit’s A Close […]