Okay, this is weird. I’ve never reviewed a single song before; I’ve done albums, EPs even, but not an individual song on its own. This is no ordinary song, however; this is the first brand new song by the Beatles … Continue reading The Beatles’ Now and Then: Review
Addendum: When I wrote feature back in July 2023, I did so using the information widely available at the time. Since then, more information has come to light about the creation of the Celestial Toymaker. The text below is as … Continue reading Is The Celestial Toymaker Racist?
For the debut of Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor in 1984, Doctor Who producer John Nathan-Turner made an unusual and, in retrospect, quite unwise decision: instead of introducing the new Doctor in the first episode of a new season, … Continue reading Thou Craggy Knob! The Curious Case of the Twin Dilemma
For the twentieth anniversary of Doctor Who in 1983, we were blessed with the sublime The Five Doctors, a feature-length adventure that would go on to become a subject of warm nostalgia to even the most hard-hearted of fans. It … Continue reading Spinning Around (Or How to Watch ‘Dimensions in Time’ Without Vomiting)
This is a poem that started life as a song in the style of Sparks, but never got completed because… well, I’m just not musical enough. I always thought your blonde hair was actual,But now you take off your clothes, … Continue reading You’re Not a Blonde!
Warning: Contains Spoilers! Since Black Mirror started on Channel 4 in 2011, there has always been a lot of lazy journalism that describes the series as a modern Twilight Zone; because it’s an anthology series with sci-fi leanings and that’s … Continue reading Black Mirror Season 6: Review
I originally wrote this story many years ago for the original version of the Strange Skins fanzine, but it was never published. Then it almost became a talking book with the voice of the Ninth Doctor provided by the wonderfully … Continue reading ‘A Town Like Malus’ by Paul Ferry
There aren’t many bands who shoot back into the public consciousness half-a-century after their first hit and embark upon a sold-our world tour when all their principle members are turned 70. No, scrub that… there aren’t ANY other bands like … Continue reading Sparks – The Girl is Crying in Her Latte: Review
Recently, for my duties as part of the Time Ram Podcast, I looked at The Creature from the Pit, a much-maligned story from the seventeenth series of Doctor Who, Tom Baker’s penultimate year in the role. It was written by … Continue reading The Fisher Queens
Caution: Contains Minor Spoilers Marvel took a big risk with the original Ant-Man movie in 2015, because Ant-Man really isn’t one of their big hitters. I mean, sure, in his comic book Hank Pym form he was a member of … Continue reading Ant-Man and the Wasp – Quantumania: Review
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