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
Just let me be beside the Seaside, I’ll be beside myself with glee,There are lots of Daleks beside; I should like to be beside,Beside the Seaside, beside the Sea. Wait, what… Daleks? Yes, that’s right – Daleks, because it’s that … Continue reading Sci-Fi Scarborough 2026: Review
What follows is my list of the big-screen Star Trek movies, ranked from worst to best. You may disagree with it – in fact, you almost certainly will – but it is just my personal opinion and everyone is entitled … Continue reading Star Trek Movies: Ranked Worst to Best
The Mandela Effect is a name for a tendency of large numbers of people to misremember an event, often based on a misleading online meme or a comedy reference that over-reaches its original context in the public consciousness. The name … Continue reading The Mandela Effect Effect
The Doctor Who Annual has been a Christmas standard for British kids for over 60 years now. It was published annually from 1965 to 1986 (excepting 1970, for pedants) and again from 2006 to the present day. You can even … Continue reading Doctor Who Annual: 1966 vs. 2026
Greetings, citizens of planet earth. You may or may not have noticed that The Universal Omnibus has been inactive for some time. This was because it came to my attention that there was unusual bulk viewing activity from certain parts … Continue reading Normal Service Has Now Been Resumed
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