ReviewDoctor Who
Torchwood season one (blu-ray review).
I bought the four season boxset of ‘Torchwood’. As I reviewed the episodes as they first came out, I’ll concentrate on the extras…
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July 2025
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ReviewBooks
Stingray W.A.S.P. Technical Operations Manual by Chris Thompson & Andrew Clements (book review).
Now, read instructions: Read alone and be very suspicious of anyone sounding like actor Peter Lorre at your door telling you that your…
April 2025
ReviewDoctor Who
Doctor Who: Series 15 (or 40 depending on how you count): Episode 1: The Robot Revolution by Russell T Davies (review).
It just seems like yesterday that we had the Yuletide special. If you have a TARDIS, then it probably is. Do I have…
ReviewHumour
Whoops Apocalypse: The Complete Apocalypse (DVD review).
TV cast: Barry Morse, John Barron, Richard Griffiths, Peter Jones, Geoffrey Palmer, Richard Davies, Alexi Sayle, Bruce Montague, John Cleese, Ed Bishop, Kirsty…
March 2025
ReviewDoctor Who
Doctor Who: The Complete Third Series (DVD TV series extras review).
The year 2007 feels like a distant memory. It is for some. As I reviewed the episodes when they first came out, I’ll…
February 2025
ReviewScifi
Stingray Comic Anthology Volume 2: Battle Lines (graphic novel review).
The focus in this ‘Stingray Volume 2’ is the material that appeared in ‘Countdown’ and for Marina in the ‘Lady Penelope’ comic with…
January 2025
ReviewBooks
Joe 90: Project 90 Technical Operations Manual by Chris Thompson & Jack Knoll, illustrated by Chris Thompson (book review).
Readers born after 2000 might not have come across ‘Joe 90,’ but it was big amongst the young in the 70s. Gerry and…
November 2024
ReviewDoctor Who
Doctor Who: The Daleks In Colour (blu-ray review).
When I first inserted the first disc into my machine, I was surprised to see the original 7-part story transformed into a 75-minute…
ReviewSuperheroes
Adventures Of Superman seasons 1-4 (TV serial review).
Having reviewed the Kirk Alyn version of Superman last year, it’s about time I looked at George Reeves’ version. The opening episode astonished…
October 2024
ReviewScifi
The Changes (1975) (TV series review).
Want to see a children’s TV series that is disturbing? Then you should watch this 1975 teen series derived from Peter Dickinson’s three…
September 2024
ReviewHorror
Wednesday: the complete first season (TV series review).
I thought it was about time I looked at the ‘Wednesday’ TV series from 2023. Only one season so far. Wednesday Addams (actress…
ReviewCri-Fi
The Penguin: Scarface meets Gotham in HBO’s new superhero saga (review).
The Penguin, HBO’s latest foray into Gotham’s delightfully grim underbelly, is a show that proves one thing: the only thing better than watching…