A few weeks in a new episode of Dr Who, there was something of a story about one of the characters in that weeks episode. It involved a platoon of Victorian British soldiers who ended up working on some alien mining complex under the surface of the planet Mars. Rather than the actual setting being… Continue reading The story of the first Black Man in the British Army
Category: television
Taboo
As always, I have been really very busy this spring but when I haven’t been busy then I have been engrossed in Taboo. It’s set in the Georgian times but to call it a costume drama would be rather selling it short. Lots of people have perceptions that 19th Century Britain and indeed 16th-21st… Continue reading Taboo
A timely Sherlock Holmes tour of London
Originally posted on Luxereporter:
It’s 130 years since Sir Arthur Conan Doyle published his first Sherlock Holmes novel and his character is, after numerous incarnations on screens large and small, probably going stronger now than it has since the early 20th century. Back in the 1880s, though, Holmes’ creator wasn’t finding life particularly easy. He…
Remembering Andrew Sachs, Manuel from Fawlty Towers
learn This morning awaking before 5am I was saddened to learn of the death of Andrew Sachs who famously portrayted the well-meaning but inept Spanish waiter Manuel in the classic comedy Fawlty Towers. Manuel was always in a state of constant confusion, and with a tenuous grasp of English syntax, he was invariably the target of… Continue reading Remembering Andrew Sachs, Manuel from Fawlty Towers
Mary Ann Cotton – Dark Angel
As we reach All Hallows Eve, it has become a tradition that I write a post related to Halloween or at least, things that go bump in the night. Last year I wrote about the apparently true events portrayed in The Enfield Poltergeist so I thought that today I would also write about true events, that… Continue reading Mary Ann Cotton – Dark Angel
Happy 50th Birthday Star Trek
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the airing of the first ever Star Trek episode on television, September 8th 1966. Star Trek was and remains one of the most beloved television shows in history and has influenced television and culture generally perhaps more ways than any other. It’s hard to define what it is… Continue reading Happy 50th Birthday Star Trek
Star Trek Beyond Review (Mild Spoilers)
The original Star Trek show was lauded for its starting point of putting a positive vision of the future in the otherwise gloomy world of the late 1960’s. Today, the world in some ways is under more threat than ever. War and dictatorship across the Middle-East, increasingly assertive China and dictatorial Russia, repeated acts terrorism… Continue reading Star Trek Beyond Review (Mild Spoilers)
When did Cinema become so infantile?
I have a day off today and I thought I would go to the cinema this morning but then it struck me how there is absolutely nothing of any merit playing on one of the many, many screens at the local multiplex. I know I’m not the only one who thinks this and even genre… Continue reading When did Cinema become so infantile?
Every Game of Thrones Infographic You Could Ever Need
With Game of Thrones just around the corner for many and hopefully my year long belief that Jon Snow is not permanently dead about to be proven right, I thought that I would do a special post full of entertaining and informative infographics for all fans of this epic tale. I hope you enjoy it… Continue reading Every Game of Thrones Infographic You Could Ever Need
Who will Negan kill in The Walking Dead Finale?
It’s hard to be on the edge of a very comfortable sofa when watching television but for many of us, there have been two issues haunting us over the last year. The first being whether Jon Snow stays dead in Game of Thrones…. I did say right at the moment he died that despite the… Continue reading Who will Negan kill in The Walking Dead Finale?
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