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10TH ANNIVERSARY COMPETITION: Win Doctor Who: City of Death and Myths &...
Continuing our 10th Anniversary celebrations, we've got more Doctor Who books to giveaway. This week we have a paperback edition of James Goss' novelisation of Douglas Adams' celebrated story City of...
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10TH ANNIVERSARY COMPETITION: Win Doctor Who - The Book of Whoniversal Records
It's the end, but the moment has been prepared for. Yes, it's the last of our 10th Anniversary competitions celebrating a decade of blogging and, generally, babbling to ourselves here atCathode Ray...
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RANDALL AND HOPKIRK (DECEASED) and MAN IN A SUITCASE / Vinyl Soundtrack Albums
Network Distributing debuted a pair of exclusive vinyl soundtrack album releases this week. Focusing on two iconic ITC series of the late 1960s and early 1970s, Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) and Man...
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FUTURE TENSE: British Science Fiction Television - Part One / 1938–1969:...
R.U.R ©BBC 1938Originally posted on the original Moviemail website (now sadly revamped and no longer providing the same opportunity to write such pieces), this was a series of blogs tracing the...
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THE BLACK ARCHIVE #31: WARRIORS' GATE - Publication Announcement
I know, it's been a long time since I posted here. However, that's with good reason.For about eighteen months I've been busy on two writing projects.In November 2017, one of those took me to the BFI...
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10TH ANNIVERSARY COMPETITION: Win Doctor Who - The Book of Whoniversal Records
It's the end, but the moment has been prepared for. Yes, it's the last of our 10th Anniversary competitions celebrating a decade of blogging and, generally, babbling to ourselves here atCathode Ray...
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BIRDY: Limited Edition Blu-Ray - Notes on an essay
Due for release on 28 October 2019 by Indicator, this limited edition Blu-Ray of Alan Parker's film Birdy (1984) features my new essay on the film in the booklet that accompanies the first...
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FATHERLAND: LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY - NOTES ON AN ESSAY
Due for release by Indicator on 19 April 2021, this limited edition Blu-Ray of Ken Loach's Fatherland(1986) features my new essay on the film in the booklet that accompanies the first pressing.Loach's...
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UPDATE 2021-22: THE BLACK ARCHIVE: KINDA, ROBIN HOOD AT HAMMER, CAPTAIN...
Friends, firstly apologies for not keeping the updates coming. The last two and a bit years have been turbulent and distressing for everyone and I hope this message finds you all well. While Brexit,...
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DOCTOR WHO: The Time of the Doctor / Review
The Time of the DoctorBBC One HD 25 December 2013, 7.30pmYour stomach's fit to burst and only until you force down yet another luxury chocolate or another branded bit of confectionary from a selection...
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DOCTOR WHO - THE BLACK ARCHIVE #62: KINDA - BACKGROUND NOTES
I have great pleasure to announce that my latest book The Black Archive #62: Kinda is now up for pre-order from Obverse Books. "‘Wheel turns, civilisations arise. Wheel turns, civilisations fall.’With...
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RANDALL AND HOPKIRK (DECEASED) and MAN IN A SUITCASE / Vinyl Soundtrack Albums
Network Distributing debuted a pair of exclusive vinyl soundtrack album releases this week. Focusing on two iconic ITC series of the late 1960s and early 1970s, Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) and Man...
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DOCTOR WHO - THE ELEVENTH HOUR: A Critical Celebration of the Matt Smith and...
Coming from publisher I.B. Tauris this month is another publication in the 'Who Watching' project, Doctor Who - The Eleventh Hour: A Critical Celebration of the Matt Smith and Steven Moffat EraEdited...
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SCHALCKEN THE PAINTER - BFI Flipside Dual Format Edition / Review
Leslie Megahey's extraordinary television film Schalcken the Painter finally arrives on Blu-Ray and DVD this month courtesy of the BFI. As with many of the home entertainment releases in their Gothic:...
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AN ADVENTURE IN SPACE AND TIME / Review
An Adventure in Space and TimeBBC Two HD21 November 2013, 9.00pmThree moments in real and fictional time blend and merge in the opening scene of Mark Gatiss's superb drama An Adventure in Space and...
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DOCTOR WHO: The Day of the Doctor / Review
The Day of the DoctorBBC One HD / Red Button 3D23 November 2013, 7.50pmTelevision anniversary stories in Doctor Who are strange affairs. They have to strike a balance. On one hand they are expected to...
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DOCTOR WHO: The Time of the Doctor / Review
The Time of the DoctorBBC One HD 25 December 2013, 7.30pmYour stomach's fit to burst and only until you force down yet another luxury chocolate or another branded bit of confectionary from a selection...
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