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Saturday, March 3rd, 2007

DW1 Rose

Doctor Who Retrospective “Rose”

The 26th March, 2005 is a date that will live long and be remembered by Doctor Who fans across the globe because this is when the series re-launched itself at 7pm on BBC1.  Following 16 years in the television wilderness (save for 90 minutes of the TV movie, which some may argue was all part of that “wilderness” as well), the return was an astonishing success.  The concept of family viewing had long since been consigned to the bottom of the BBC filing cabinet labelled “In The Old (more…)

Mamas And The Papas

Monday, January 22nd, 2007

Perfect Parents 2

Retrospective Review #4 of 5

You’d thought I’d forgotten this mini-series of reviews, hadn’t you?  Well, the Other Viewer and I finally got around to watching one of ITV’s two-hour dramas that were on over Christmas-time and we got to see a really great story played out in the form of Perfect Parents.  The production reunited writer and directer, Joe Ahearne with lead actor, Christopher Eccleston, who had worked together on five episodes of 2005’s Doctor Who.  Beefing up the cast even further were David Warner (more…)

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  • Speaking Over The Credits

    • WHO'S YOUR DADDY? -

      Quick question: How many blog posts made after next week's episode "The Doctor's Daughter" are going to be entitled.... Who's Your Daddy?  I thought I'd get in there first.

      - 2008-05-05 10:13:48
    • WORD PRESS 2.5.1 -

      Almost forgot to mention my upgrade to WP 2.5.1 ... lovely new interface but is it just me or is the process still way too fiddly for your "Average Joe"?  Still, it's a great bit of software I ain't changing any time soon.

      - 2008-05-03 09:03:45
    • OH MY GOD, THEY KILLED CALLY -

      Saw BSG episode "The Ties That Bind"... blindingly good.  That is all

      - 2008-04-30 10:50:54