Category Archives: Popular Culture

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Supporting BBC Comic Relief with a very special Sherlock tour

Posted on April 22, 2019 by

Today is Easter Monday and though I’m working as I have done every day so far this year, it seems like an apt time to make this post considering the time of year. One of the nice things I like … Continue reading →

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Colette – Film Review

Posted on January 14, 2019 by

It has been a few weeks since I had been to the Pictures and when I got up last Wednesday, I hadn’t planned to be going again on that particular day.  Christmas is a bad time to see anything good … Continue reading →

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Top 10 films of 2018

Posted on December 19, 2018 by

It’s become tradition that every year I do a blog post listing my favourite television programmes and films of the year. As for the big screen, I don’t think it has been a classic year either.  I don’t think anything … Continue reading →

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A long farewell to Rick, a bitter-sweet scene with Hershel…. The Walking Dead.

Posted on November 9, 2018 by

Its not often I write a third blog post in a week.  I’m writing this on Tuesday, having just watched the latest instalment of The Walking Dead. I’ve been a long time fan of the Walking Dead television show.  It’s … Continue reading →

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The Ratcliffe Highway Murders

Posted on October 29, 2018 by

It’s Halloween and I’ve done a number of related posts on the origins of Halloween, hauntings, the modern day Enfield Poltergeist and of course the infamous Jack The Ripper.  Real life figures such as the Victorian poisoner Mary Cotton and figures … Continue reading →

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My latest ‘mini’ horror movie – Bad Dream?

Posted on October 24, 2018 by

It’s become something of a tradition for my friend and I to make a Halloween inspired video and I thought I would share this years effort. Bizarrely, whilst all the other young children would and still do watch cute shows, … Continue reading →

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Buffy The Vampire Slayer! – Don’t ruin the legacy with a remake.

Posted on July 23, 2018 by

Like several other people trying to forget about big issues in the world, this weekend allowed some of us to become pre-occupied with a small one…. they want to remake Buffy The Vampire Slayer! At its heart was Buffy – … Continue reading →

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