Worth the wait? Well, I think so! A very satisfying ending to the series where the whole Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes world was explained. Just a pity that they didn’t…. (feel free to complete the sentence!) ”Pub anyone..?” There’s a really good entry on Wikipedia HERE detailing the series. Steve PalmerI got …
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Roger, Jane and Oliver stopover
We woke late – that’s good! Oliver’s on the prowl – that’s bad! 🙂 I got up and made a drink just as the calmness and stillness of the morning was interrupted by Oliver jumping into bed with Ann and playing ‘Mr Wriggler’ where, apparently, the game is to move about as much as possible …
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TV: Doctor Who – Time of Angels
Scariest episode ever? (this Saturday coming) ‘The Time of Angels’. Whatever you do, don’t blink! 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 …
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TV: Doctor Who – Series 5: Episode 1
Entitled “The Eleventh Hour”, for me, this was a great start to the new series with Matt Smith taking over from David Tennant in the iconic role as The Doctor. Just as significantly, Steven Moffat also takes over as lead-writer (and writer for this first episode) as well as series producer (replacing Russell T …
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Long Weekend in Harrogate – Friday
We’re going to John and Delyth’s Wedding tomorrow in Leeds, so that’s a perfect excuse to make a weekend of it. We set off just before 10 and had a trouble-free journey until we got to Doncaster, where the traffic just stopped just a mile or so before junction 36. We decided to make a …
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TV: Ashes to Ashes – Series 3, Episode 1
A good opening episode to this, the final series that started tonight at 9pm. We’re promised that by the end of the series: ‘all the loose ends will be tied up’ and the ‘link between Sam Tyler and Alex Drake will be explained…’ I loved the scene featuring the Quattro and the Ford Capri and …
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TV: Doctor Who goes ‘across the pond…’
Crikey, even the Americans are getting the new series…but will they really ‘get it’? 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 …
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TV: Ashes to Ashes
The final series (Series 3) starts on Good Friday. Rumours on the ‘net suggest that it’s Gene Hunt who’s the one in the coma and Sam Tyler (Life on Mars) and Alex Drake (Ashes to Ashes) are the ones trying to save him! – Hmmmm, an interesting twist – wonder if it’ll turn out to …
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TV: Doctor Who – Episode 6, ‘Vampires in Venice’
A spooky one… 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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TV: Doctor Who, Series 5 – Extended Excerpt
Just a week to go… 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 …
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TV: Doctor Who – Series 5 Press Launch ‘Teaser’
Looks exciting..! Daleks! World War II? Churchill? 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 …
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TV: Doctor Who – Series 5 Preview
Nice! 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 to the …
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Mice will play…
Unusually, Ann’s away this weekend. It’s a work-do celebrating the company’s birthday – 10 years. All staff are invited…a few thousand…but no partners. So, Lee and I are fending for ourselves whilst ‘the cat’s’ away. I took Lee to have a look at a possible property to consider moving into later this year. It’s in …
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TV: Doctor Who Series 5 premieres in Cardiff
Episode 1 of series 5 (or series 31 if you’re a purist!) premiered last night in Cardiff, with the main stars in attendance and available for interview afterwards. For the rest of us mere mortals, we’ll get the opportunity to see the episode on Easter Saturday, in the evening – I think it’s going out …
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TV: Peter Graves
I was sad to hear that Peter Graves, died a few days ago. The actor was famous for his role as Jim Phelps in the iconic TV series, Mission Impossible and the hilarious Airplane series of films where he played Captain Oveur. I guess he has now completed his final mission! Related articles Rest in …
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Crikey! It’s a carpet!!!
I spent the morning alternating between a bit of prep work and clearing up the office – especially the floor! After an hour or so, I could see the carpet – amazing! We caught up with the gazillion of Lambing Live episodes shown last week on the BBC. Luckily, we had beef for lunch! Steve …
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TV: Being Human (Series 2: Episode 8 of 8)
Well, what to make of series two, now that the final episode aired last night? I had high-hopes of the series, after series 1 just blew me away. I guess my expectations were raised as soon as the latest series began, two months ago. All-in-all though, I’ve found it all a bit disappointing and uneven; …
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DVD: Pride and Prejudice
We watched the 1995 BBC production of Pride and Prejudice in all its Blu-Ray glory this afternoon (five episodes today and one yesterday!). In my view, it’s still the best adaptation ever produced Not sure about the transfer to Blu-ray though – it looked decidedly grainy in places, and it also had a very strange …
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TV: Doctor Who – Series 5
The trailer for the new Doctor Who series premiered tonight just after Total Wipeout. Apparently the new series starts on April 3rd. It all looked a bit weird and ‘too busy’ for me, but when I heard that it was best appreciated in 3D, where it’s currently being shown in cinemas, I could see why …
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TV: EastEnders at 25
The soap celebrated 25 years on-air tonight with a live episode. The BBC hype machine went into overdrive leading up to the event – you couldn’t go anywhere on BBC TV without a reminder at every possible opportunity!!!. Viewers were heard singing the theme tune and being asked for their opinion on the ongoing plot …
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Actor, Ian Charmichael dies
Those of a certain age will remember Ian Carmichael, a British actor who specialised in playing ‘upper-class twits’. He died on Friday, aged 89. I’d recently watched him in the 1960 film: ‘School for Scoundrels’ – which was hilarious!!!! Related Articles Veteran actor Ian Carmichael dies aged 89 (telegraph.co.uk) Actor Ian Carmichael dies at 89 …
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TV: Doctor Who – Series 5
I’ve heard that the new series begins in March. Rumour has it the titles of the first three episodes are: 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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TV: Being Human (Series 2)
Series 2 started last week and I quickly caught up with episode 1, courtesy of SkyPlus, over the weekend. What did I think? Well, surprisingly, I didn’t enjoy it at all. The acting was fine, as usual, but structurally, the story was all over the place and there just seemed to be too many characters. …
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TV: Doctor Who 2009 Christmas Special – ‘The End of Time’
Shown in two parts (on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day) and attracting an audience of 10+ million viewers (which is very respectable for a cult TV programme), this was David Tennant‘s final appearance as the Time Lord. We’d been out of the country for Christmas and the new year, and so far, I’d managed …
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Doctor Who Trailer for Series 5
Looks like he’s back with a new face in Spring 2010… 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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TV: Being Human – Series 2 launch date announced
BBC3, 10 January 2010 at 9.30pm Being Human web-site and more news HERE 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 …
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TV: Doctor Who – “The End of Time (Part 1)”
Tomorrow at 6pm… (Part 2 is on New Year’s Day). 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 …
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Christmas TV
TV at Christmas is always a highlight for me, although in recent years, there seems to be less stuff worth watching (or is that me, just getting older?). Here is our short-list. Whilst we’ll be away over the festive break, suffering 30 degrees of sunshine (!!!), the SkyPlus box is also getting hot, hopefully doing …
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No TV Times and two types of Radio Times – ehh?
I usually like to buy a copy of both the Radio Times and TV Times and compare how they’ve covered various programmes during the festive season. I didn’t think I’d left it too late this year, but obviously I did, (in fact, looking back to last year, I bought them during the first week …
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Cats in/Holiday Prep
Image by Steve Palmer (UK) via Flickr This is our final weekend before the holiday, so there is plenty to do – not least the packing! We had a productive morning, mostly cleaning and generally tidying-up. Additionally, we took the cats to the Vet for their final injections. We decided to get to there slightly …
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