I’m not the sort of person who goes on about the children’s television shows of the 70s and 80s that ‘traumatised’ them as a child; in fact, that sort of behaviour really annoys me. If the most traumatic thing that … Continue reading Stepping Back into the Shadows
If you’ve heard of Pablo Fanque at all, it’s probably because of the Beatles. In the song Being For the Benefit of Mr Kite, the lyrics, based on an 1843 circus poster that John Lennon bought in a Sevenoaks antique … Continue reading What a Scene! The Amazing Story of Pablo Fanque
This is a revised and updated version of material first published in the Strange Skins Avengers Special (2004). Such was the great impact and popularity of The Avengers that it was inevitable its success would impact upon other shows on British – … Continue reading The Avengers: The After Party
This is a revised and updated version of material first published in the Strange Skins Avengers Special (2004). There were big changes behind the scenes of The Avengers beyond the departure of Diana Rigg from the series. The top brass at ABC … Continue reading The Avengers: King’s Gambit
This is a revised and updated version of material first published in the Strange Skins Avengers Special (2004). With the departure of Honor Blackman and the imminent move into filmed production, The Avengers was changing. Out went the producer John Bryce, and … Continue reading The Avengers: ‘M’ Appeal
This is a revised and updated version of material first published in the Strange Skins Avengers Special (2004). It’s a popular myth that The Avengers grew directly out of the Ian Hendry vehicle Police Surgeon. It may have had the … Continue reading The Avengers: The Early Years
Marvel Comics almost passed on Star Wars. They had history with adapting big sci-fi movies, having adapted both 2001: A Space Odyssey and Logan’s Run, but neither title ran for more than 12 months and both are now better remembered … Continue reading Star Wars: The Original Marvel Years – Volumes 1 & 2: Review
Warning: Contains Spoilers I really wanted this series to be good. I’m such a big fan of The Twilight Zone, but I’ve found it hard to like the various remakes and reinventions that have followed on from the classic series … Continue reading The Twilight Zone (2019) – Season 1 Review
Oi! This article has got more spoilers than Mario Andretti’s Alfa. So if you’re sensitive over that sort of thing, now’s the time to naff off and play with your Tonka toys. Alright, Tinkerbell? You have been warned. I’m a … Continue reading One Flash of Light but No Smoking Pistol: Ashes to Ashes Revisited
This is another chapter from my book ‘The Space Between: Sci-Fi Cinema 1968 – 1973’, as yet unpublished. Well, I might as well do something with it! This contains spoilers, by the way – but if you don’t know how … Continue reading Damn Dirty Apes: Planet of the Apes (1968)
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