For me, Christmas begins when the Festive editions of the TV Times and Radio Times are out. Most years, it’s pretty easy to secure both at the same time, but bizarrely, this year, on Saturday, there were plenty of RTs everywhere, but no TVTs. After a bit of shopping around, I tracked down the TV …
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Doctor Who – Series 8, Episode 12: Death in Heaven (Series Finale)
Excellent! Just how a series finale should be! – action, humour, sadness, death, old faces, new faces, familiar faces, hidden faces, old mysteries resolved, new mysteries begun. Phew! what a ride!!!! Bit of a bleak ending though – get the Kleenex ready! Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first …
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John Lewis Christmas Advert (2014)
For many, this will signal the start of Christmas – the John Lewis Christmas TV Ad. This year, the star is Monty the Penguin, and like last year’s, comprehensively stirs up the emotions ! Kleenex at the ready then… #MontyThePenguin Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until …
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Doctor Who Series 8, Episode 11: Dark Water
So, here we are – the penultimate episode of Peter Capaldi’s first foray as ‘The Doctor’. This episode, entitled ‘Dark Water’ was a two-parter and brought back the Cybermen to a contemporary London. Being a two-parter, the pace of the story was a lot slower, but typically for a Steven Moffat script, it was tight, …
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Doctor Who – Series 8, Episode 10: In the Forest of the Night
A very unusual episode this one – think of the main ‘Who Premise’ (saving the Earth from invading monsters) …and turn it on its head! – and although it did feel like an episode aimed at CBBC rather than mainstream BBC One, there was a certainly a lot going on for kids and adults alike! …
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Doctor Who – Series 8, Episode 9: Flatline
Another one of those very creepy episodes, on par with ‘Listen’, earlier in the series. Once again, some fine acting from all concerned, with the twist that Clara and The Doctor swapped roles. But was it any good? Well, I enjoyed it, although I suspect that the internet will probably be buzzing more about the …
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Doctor Who – Series 8, Episode 8: Mummy on the Orient Express
I’m just not getting into this series at all – and that surprises me! This was a good story, with some great performances, including fan-boy, Frank Skinner, who, acted his socks off, and was believable throughout – and would maybe make a good future companion! I’m not sure what it is, I just feel something …
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Doctor Who – Series 8, Episode 7: Kill the Moon
Grand in concept, and publicised and a pivotal episode for the Doctor and Clara, this episode promised much. Science and Fiction – what’s not to like!? Actually, all it gave me was a headache, trying to figure out wtf was going on (I must pay more attention in future!). Some of the special effects were …
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Doctor Who – Series 8, Episode 6: The Caretaker
Hmmmmm, a bit too ‘earth-bound’ for my tastes, although I did find it a strangely interesting storyline – and I loved the word-play between the lead characters. My only wish is that it doesn’t get too ‘soapy’ – The Danny/Clara storyline is already feeling a bit like EastEnders – in a BAD way! Steve PalmerI …
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Doctor Who – Series 8, Episode 5: Time Heist
Some great acting, superb special effects and a unique ‘stand-alone’ episode that didn’t rely on a story-arc as part of the narrative. So, why did it just NOT do it for me? Apart from the last five minutes or so, where all is revealed, it all just felt a bit bland! – I can’t see …
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Doctor Who – Series 8, Episode 4: Listen
That’s more like it! We start to see more of the Doctor’s character, in an episode that pivots around fear and loneliness.Scare Factor 10/10 Creepy Factor 10/10 Story Arc Value 10/10 Dark Doctor Score 10/10 Equally as good as the episode entitled: ‘Blink’ back in 2007 (also penned by Steven Moffat) – where it had …
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Doctor Who – Series 8, Episode 3 – Robot of Sherwood
Our manic weekend, meant I didn’t get to watch this live – I just caught up! I tried my hardest to avoid reading anything about this episode, as I didn’t want to pre-judge it – and that mostly succeeded. In truth, I don’t normally like comedic Doctor Who episodes , and accidentally reading some headlines …
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Doctor Who – Into the Dalek
So, here we are: Series 8, Episode 2 and I think, in a way, I was looking forward to watching this episode more than the series opener last week. It can’t be easy being the script-writer, having to introduce a new character, AND provide a credible storyline too. For me, I felt last week’s was …
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Doctor Who – New Series
What an impossible job for Doctor Who head honcho and chief script-writer, Steven Moffat – launching a new series AND a new face for the Doctor (Peter Capaldi). Interestingly, the hype on TV leading up to last night’s episode was relatively sparse (thank goodness!) in the shape of just a few short clips on TV …
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Family Weekend – August Bank Holiday 2014
Roger, Jane and Oliver joined us for the Bank Holiday weekend followed by Nicki C. I’d also picked up Lee earlier in the day, and David and Valerie joined us for the evening meal – so it was a proper ‘full-house’. It was also the first week where we ‘test drove’ the new (almost finished) …
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Kitchens, Arks and Takeaways!
The Kitchen Makeover – Almost Finished We always knew today was going to be busy! It was the day we set aside for restocking the kitchen cupboards after emptying them last week in preparation for the kitchen makeover. In spite of the hard work by Anglia Interiors’s Grant, their kitchen installer, the job wasn’t quite …
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Tech Alert No. 0514
Come on… open the box! Technology waits for no-one – even for tech-heads like me! After almost four years of faithful service, today, we pensioned off the current Panasonic Plasma 46 inch TV (the ‘TX46P20B’) in favour of a shiny new ‘smart TV’ – a Samsung LED 46 incher (the ‘UE46F800’). It was an offer …
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Tech Alert: Sky Updates its Sky-Guide
I put on the TV to find that the ‘homepage’ on my Sky-Box downstairs had changed dramatically. The Box upstairs is still showing the old layout, but I guess they’re rolling it out over a period of time. Plenty of details HERE, but my first impressions are good, in that everything just seems to be …
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Amazing Special Effects!
Click on the pic to go to the YouTube link We’ve all become used to awesome special effects in films and TV these days, but this is soooooo clever! How did they do it? Even cleverer when you learn that it wasn’t made by the BBC, but a very talented individual!! – Remember, this scene …
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Doctor Who – 50th Year Anniversary Episode
(But I would say that wouldn’t I?) After the mega-hype of the past few weeks, unless you’ve been on another planet (except Gallifrey), you can’t fail to have experienced the ‘buzz’ via every possible means, shouting about tonight’s episode. And yes, I got caught up in it all (and enjoyed every moment of it!) The …
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TV: The Revolution will be Televised
This programme is worth a look – ‘The Revolution will be Televised’ – showing on BBC3 on Thursday nights. Not one to watch with Granny, as the language can be a bit ‘fruity’, but the sheer balls of these two guys in doing what they do, makes it worth watching, even if some of it …
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Doctor Who – Before He Was Famous
BBC2 HD is a showing a wonderful homage to William Hartnell in the role of Doctor Who next Thursday at 9.00pm. Penned by Who-fanatic/actor/star of League of Gentlemen/Sherlock script-writer and all-round nice person, Mark Gatiss, the programme shows the lead-up to the commissioning of Doctor Who in 1963 and is entitled: An Adventure in Time …
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Doctor Who – NOT ‘The Day of the Doctor’
Come on, who’s getting bored with all this ‘The Day of the Doctor’ stuff? Well, not me for one! But for temporary relief for those who are, how about The NIGHT of the Doctor – a mini-episode that’s just popped up on the web courtesy of the BBC! Billed as a prequel, it probably is …
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Doctor Who – Second Official BBC TV Trailer
Click HERE #SaveTheDay Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My lifelong love of technology and communication (in all its forms), together with a fondness for the art of writing seemed to be the perfect combination to contribute a few words …
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Doctor Who – Transmission Time
At last, the time has been confirmed for transmission! – 7.50pm. Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My lifelong love of technology and communication (in all its forms), together with a fondness for the art of writing seemed to be …
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Doctor Who: 50th Anniversary
Not an official BBC trailer, but hints that it is – a very good production, if you like ALL your Doctors in one place! #SaveTheDay #SaveTheCopyright Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My lifelong love of technology and communication (in …
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Doctor Who: 50th Anniversary – The Official BBC Trailer
The official trailer released a few weeks ago – now being shown on BBC TV at every opportunity! #SaveTheDay #SaveTheTrailer #GettingBoredNow Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My lifelong love of technology and communication (in all its forms), together with …
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Doctor Who: 50th Anniversary – For Non-Who Fans
This video released recently by BBC Worldwide, helps to explain what all the 50th-Anniversary-fuss is about. Sort of! #SaveTheDay #SaveSomeAspirin Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My lifelong love of technology and communication (in all its forms), together with a …
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Doctor Who: 50th Anniversary Cinema Trailer
A nice clip for those who want to try and understand the whole ‘Doctor Who thang’ [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmsKrx_kGMM] #SaveTheDay #SaveForLater Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My lifelong love of technology and communication (in all its forms), together with a …
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Wibbly Wobbly, Timey, Wimey Stuff!
Doctor Who fans: Don’t blink!Non-Doctor Who fans – look away now! Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My lifelong love of technology and communication (in all its forms), together with a fondness for the art of writing seemed to be …
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