Thoughts on … Doctor Who: Redacted (2022)
[This is part of an occasional series where I ramble without much focus about an old episode of Doctor Who what I have just watched on my tellybox or a new one I listened to on my pocket computer device.]…
Watching ‘South: Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Glorious Epic of the Antarctic’
I went to the BFI last week to see “South: Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Glorious Epic of the Antarctic”. Billed as “An extraordinary story of survival in the wastes of Antarctica” it is made of director Frank Hurley‘s footage from Shackleton‘s…
A one-line review of every Sparks studio album because I listened to them all during #Sparkstember
It was #Sparkstember, where you listen to one Sparks album a day. Here’s my reckons … 1: Halfnelson/Sparks Halfnelson/Sparks (1971) – Originally recorded and released under the name Halfnelson, and produced by Todd Rundgren, there’s a very strong run of High C, Fletcher Honorama,…
Spoiler-free review of Sparks and Leos Carax musical Annette
I’ve been to see the Sparks / Leos Carax musical Annette twice now, and here are my spoiler-free reckons … I went for a second time because, essentially, I wasn’t sure if I’d liked it the first time, but then…
Thoughts on … Doctor Who: Respond to All Calls (2021)
[This is the fourth in an occasional series where I ramble at length and without much focus about an old episode of Doctor Who what I have just watched on my tellybox or in this case a new one I…
Spoiler-free review of 2.22
I went to see 2.22 last night at the Noël Coward theatre. It’s by Danny Robins, who was behind Radio 4’s recent Battersea Poltergeist podcast, and features Lily Allen making her stage debut. Long story short, it’s a very good…
Review: Sparks – What The Hell Is It This Time
I went to the BFI on Tuesday to see the world premiere of the Sparks’ concert movie What The Hell Is It This Time directed by Edgar Wright, with an introduction by the director himself. It seemed a little ill-publicised,…
Doctor Who: Time Fracture spoiler-free review
I went to one of the preview nights for the Doctor Who: Time Fracture immersive theatre production last week, and this is my absolutely 100% spoiler-free thoughts about it. Mostly, you get out of immersive theatre what you put into…
The Apparition Phase
Last night I finished this novel – The Apparition Phase. When Tim and Abi decide to fake a photo of a ghost to frighten an unpopular school friend, they set in motion a deadly and terrifying chain of events that…