Warning: Contains Spoilers! BIG Spoilers! John Lennon is quoted as having once said: “There are no problems, only solutions.” Alas, if one were to apply that quote to The Timeless Children, it would have to be amended to: “There are … Continue reading Doctor Who – The Timeless Children
SCANDAL IN THE HOUSE… AGAIN! The Japanese all-female rock band who’ve now been around for 14 years (but somehow don’t look a day over 22) return for their ninth studio album Kiss from the Darkness. I discovered Scandal about 5 … Continue reading Scandal – Kiss from the Darkness
Warning: Contains Spoilers! “You’ve no home planet, no influence, nothing! You’re just a pathetic bunch of tin soldiers skulking about the galaxy in an ancient spacecraft.” As far back as 1975’s Revenge of the Cybermen, the classic series was purporting … Continue reading Doctor Who – Ascension of the Cybermen
Having become an active fan of Cult TV (now there’s a phrase that’s fallen into disuse) in the 1990s, I often find myself clinging on to some of the received wisdom that was all the rage in that most judgemental … Continue reading Whom Networks Destroy: Star Trek Season Three Revisited
Warning: Contains Spoilers! Sometimes the best surprises are those that are right there, in your face, all along. I knew for a long time that The Haunting of Villa Diodati was a story about Mary Shelley and the night that … Continue reading Doctor Who – The Haunting of Villa Diodati
Warning: Contains Spoilers! Can You Hear Me? covers similar territory to Amy’s Choice from the era of the Eleventh Doctor, only much, much darker. Whereas the 2011 story explored the world of dreams, this one most definitely concerns nightmares. And … Continue reading Doctor Who – Can You Hear Me?
Hummingbird flits from tree to tree, Sipping nectar like honey bee, Her nature calls, Smiles where she falls, My senses ring, Hummingbird sing. Shining feathers, like velvet lace, Move along there, it’s no disgrace, Eyes like black beads, Obeying her … Continue reading Hummingbird
Warning: Contains Spoilers! Hmm, tricky. I might have to go away and watch that a second time before I can decide exactly what I thought about it. Okay, now I’ve watched it a second time and I’m still finding Praxeus … Continue reading Doctor Who – Praxeus
With expert timing, I became involved in Doctor Who fandom just as the classic series was coming to an end. I don’t think we knew that it was coming to an end… well, not at first anyway. I started attending … Continue reading When the Tea was Still Warm: Season 26 Blu-Ray Review
I’ve loved mythology, all kinds of mythology, since my early childhood, but always felt like a bit of a fraud pursuing my interest in adult life. Books on myths and legends are plentiful for children, lushly illustrated, simplified and sanitised, … Continue reading ‘Norse Mythology’ by Neil Gaiman
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