Red Dwarf is the BBC sci-fi sitcom that succeeded against all the odds. Born into an environment that actively hated science fiction, and which was gradually phasing out the studio audience sitcom, no-one really expected it to last. In 1988, … Continue reading ‘Red Dwarf: Titan’ by Rob Grant and Andrew Marshall: Review
Warning: Contains Spoilers! The Mandalorian TV series occupies a unique position in the often toxic landscape of Star Wars fandom. There’s a certain type of fan that rejects everything that was made for film or TV after 1983; they see … Continue reading The Mandalorian and Grogu: Review
Warning: contains minor spoilers. I’m not addicted to K-drama. But then I’m not addicted to UK-drama either, or USA-drama, for that matter; you’ve got to be discerning in your choice of entertainment. There is so much K-drama on Netflix right … Continue reading The Wonderfools: Review
2026 marks not only the release of ECHO, the 12th album by Japanese rock band SCANDAL, but also their 20th anniversary as a unit. Plus they’re still the Guinness World Record holders for the longest running all-girl band with the … Continue reading SCANDAL – ECHO: Review
Authors Note: I’m not an instant noodle scholar, merely a talented amateur enthusiast. So, if there are any factual inaccuracies in the following light-hearted feature, please accept whatever apologies you deem necessary. Now, add hot water, stir and enjoy… In … Continue reading Noodle Wars
Almost five years ago, I wrote a Doctor Who feature for this very blog called Return of the King, in which I expressed my confidence in the return of Russell T. Davies to the role of showrunner for the sixtieth … Continue reading The Fall of the King: What Went Wrong with RTD2?
There’s a very prescient moment in the BBV video release Bidding Adieu, which accompanied the original release of the Doctor Who TV Movie in 1996; the presenter asks Paul McGann about the possibility of the co-production between the BBC and … Continue reading These Shoes, They Fit Perfectly! Doctor Who – The Movie Blu-Ray: Review
The following is my personal list of lightsaber battles in the Star Wars movies, ranked in order of excitement, significance and technical skill. I’ve set myself several rules for this task: A) I’m restricted to the 9 movies that make … Continue reading Star Wars Lightsaber Battles: Ranked Worst to Best
Great news for fans of Barbarella (and cinema in general), as the Chichester Cinema New Park is screening a rare IB Technicolor 35mm print of Roger Vadim’s 1968 cult classic on the 1st and the 5th of June 2026 as … Continue reading Barbarella Back Where She Belongs!
Season 21 of Doctor Who has a special place in my heart. Although my family had owned a Betamax video recorder since around 1981, I had never been able to afford the (still very expensive) cassettes to record whole seasons … Continue reading I’m Not Going to Let You Stop Me Now! Doctor Who – The Collection Season 21: Review
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