You can play a fun drinking game with the new animated restoration of Fury from the Deep. It takes place whenever there’s a confrontation between Robson and Van Lutyens – and there are several in this production. You and a … Continue reading ‘Doctor Who – Fury from the Deep’ reviewed by Bob Sheppard
I’ve watched a lot of Doctor Who fan films in my time. I’ve even helped make more than a few, so I know what a chore it can be… and that’s when we’re not in the middle of a Global … Continue reading Doctor Who – Velocity: Episode 6
Throughout my entire childhood, my family always had a summer holiday. We didn’t have a lot of money and the very thought of a foreign holiday was… well, foreign to us, but we always had at least one annual foray … Continue reading Channel 33⅓ – The Children’s Comic TV Station
“The Tyrant King! The Tyrant King! Find the Tyrant King!” In 1968, the newly formed Thames Television wanted to assess the feasibility of a dedicated location film unit, so they hired film director Mike Hodges (Get Carter, Flash Gordon) to … Continue reading The Tyrant King
ITV made several attempts to emulate the success of the BBC’s Doctor Who during the 1970s and I was too young to enjoy most of them. I only remember watching Into the Labyrinth and the tail-end of The Tomorrow People; … Continue reading Let’s Do the Timeslip Again!
Roald Dahl led a curious double life in the 1970s. He was already widely known as a popular author of children’s fiction, with his books appearing frequently on Jackanory and Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory and James and the Giant Peach … Continue reading Expect (Tales of) the Unexpected
Almost a quarter of a century before James Bond first swaggered onto the printed page in Casino Royale, a female author wrote a book that could arguably be said to be the genesis of the modern action spy genre. The … Continue reading ‘Spies’ by Thea von Harbou: Review
I’ve always loved a good movie title sequence. In the old days of VHS, I often used to watch just the titles of some movies because I loved them so much. Occasionally, they’re better than the film! Here (in no … Continue reading Paul Ferry’s Top 10 Movie Title Sequences
The history of sci-fi on British television is littered with oddities, but few come odder than the 1975 ITV series Star Maidens. Co-produced by a Scottish investment company and a German TV network, Star Maidens was filmed in Slough with … Continue reading The Past is a Different Planet: Star Maidens Revisited
This is not a critique of the 1996 Doctor Who TV Movie. In fact, as a one-off adventure, I rather like it; Paul McGann is an excellent Doctor and his sole full-length TV appearance is fun, fast-paced and remarkably cinematic. … Continue reading ‘6 Reasons Why Doctor Who Dodged a Bullet in the 90s’ by Bob Sheppard
