The Worst Lens
When I got my Panasonic Lumix GF3 I resolved I wouldn’t buy any lenses for it until I’d decided whether the future did actually lie in the micro-four thirds system, […]
“The Name of the Doctor” Review
Oops. I should have posted this one a while ago… There are two ways Doctor Who appears to be in danger of disappearing up its own fundament in this story. One […]
Video and the GF3
A camera update is a little overdue… The story so far: I packed my trusty D40 off for a stay with the rellies to encourage me to explore my newly acquired mirrorless […]
Regenderation
The debate had broken out again before the news of Matt Smith’s departure had hit the first editions. Will the next Doctor be a woman? Why does this ‘debate’ continue? […]
The obligatory “12th Doctor List” post
I’ve tried to avoid any of the names that are already doing the rounds (not that I’ve any objection to Ben Wishaw, Idris Elba, Ben Daniels et. al.) because there […]
“Nightmare in Silver” Review
Another Neil Gaimen episode was something to look forward to. The bad memory of the last time the cybermen appeared in the penultimate episode of a series was just a […]
“The Crimson Horror” Review
By rights, putting that much slapstick in an episode of Doctor Who should have irritated the socks off me. Yet, even now, I’m chuckling at the puerile Thomas Thomas gag. How did The Crimson Horror get […]
“Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS” review
This was an episode I was expecting would disappoint. An episode entirely set inside the TARDIS? Either it would be monotonous corridor wandering, as in Logopolis, or it would be […]
Another New Toy
I bought a Panasonic Lumix GF3 with the 14-42mm kit lens. After boring on a about camera kit yesterday I ended on a cliffhanger, wondering about whether to buy a […]
The Best Camera I’ve Owned
I love photography. Lots and lots. With photography, enthusiasm is not the problem, because I have loads more of that than I have actual photographic skills, or technique, or an […]
“Hide” Review
Set in 1974, there’s more than a small nod to Jon Pertwee in this one, that I feel goes beyond merely mispronouncing Metebilis (there’s no way uber-nerd Tennant would have […]
“Cold War” Review
This mini-season of Doctor Who seems to be getting progressively better and better with every episode, and this one felt like a return to the cinematic feel of stories like […]