Casino Royale: The Adaptation
It’s a while since I read the book, and I’d always thought they couldn’t do that scene (with the chair with the cutout seat) apart from anything else. It’s also […]
Casino Royale: First Impressions
Bond has rebooted. All I will say for now is that this is, in my opinion, the best Bond film for 25 years. Visit Little Storping over the next few […]
“The Invasion” Animated Episodes Review
This is the first Doctor Who serial I’ve owned, and I’m quite excited, so forgive me if I review it twice. I haven’t finished watching it yet, but I wanted […]
Craig Murray on “The State Within”
When Alex Jennings character James Sinclair, an outspoken former ambassador, walked into the first episode of The State Within I thought “that’s Craig Murray”. So it turned out, did Craig […]
May Contain Traces of a Chris Cornell Recording
I now have in my possession a copy of the Casino Royale soundtrack album (although I haven’t yet listened all the way through). In small letters on the reverse, in […]
yes, yes, yeS, YES, YES!!!
Thank you, Steve! The long wait is over.
Bonfire Night (remember, remember, the 4th November…)
Last night, another spectacularly entertaining evening of “mock” sectarian hatred and people dressed up as North American Indians. These pictures aren’t up to the standard of the picture I posted […]
“The State Within” Review
Despite all the post-CSI, post-24 flashy gimmicry, and the US setting, it is still clear that what we have on our hands here is that increasingly rare commodity: a quality […]
Casino Royale Soundtrack
I find all the different releases of “You Know My Name” make it difficult to work out if I still hate is as much as before but I think I […]
Stuffed Baked Marrow
The marrow season is more or less at an end. Marrows are not generally held in high regard, but a couple of people have been kind enough to say they […]
Quince and Pear Tart
A colleague gave me some quinces and the last of my pears were going very soft, so I boiled them down and made a quince and pear tart. I’ve added […]
“Torchwood: Everything Changes” Review
“CSI: Cardiff, now I’d like to see that.” And so you shall. It’s a dangerous game, name checking another TV show when you’ve ripped off its trademark aerial establishing shots. […]