Mars bar-off What's in a name? A fair bit of variety, when it comes to Mars bars. A family of different confections bear the name, or are related to it. It's no coincidence that the slogan "a Mars bar a day...
Reviews Red Dwarf: Back to Earth Being episodic got it made but at last this feature film can be enjoyed as such. *Red Dwarf: Back to Earth* wasn’t a huge success with me when first broadcast but the main problem back then was it being chopped up.
Spoilers As premieres near, advance media prompts debate about what things constitute spoilers. Consider instead what avoiding spoilers really means.
Making Of Creative Cohorts From Australia, across the USA and up and down the UK, here's a quick list of fellow fan filmmakers and podcast pals. Some I've contributed work to, some I've been shoulder to shoulder with and with some I've just exchanged tapes and tips.
Reviews Sherlock The BBC One series Sherlock reworks the original tales of the great detective Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr Watson, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman, respectively. This overview of the programme is chiefly an aid to memory; it has...
Making Of Steven Moffat in The Writers Room Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat and his script editor Nick Lambon gave a talk as part of the BBC's Writers Room project.
Making Of TV Centre hasn't closed BBC Television Centre hasn't closed – it's being opened up. The majority of the site was temporarily shut in 2013 – marked by a televised evening of nostalgic tribute and complaints about the loss of what we had. Both have been echoed...
Reviews Voltron and I The Voltron Force When TV distribution syndicates upgraded from film to videotape, the colours and sound of anime made a big splash and Voltron led the way. Following the Japananese sentai (battle team) tradition, the Voltron Force wear multi-coloured uniforms...
Reviews Doctor Who: The Bells of St John Attempted damsel dazzling with a 'snog box' The baddies are drawing people’s very essences into their computer systems via the world’s wi-fi and it looks like The Doctor may yet again have to attend the death of Clara,...
Doctor Who's New Change When Dr Who first whisked his companions off into time and space we were given one last glimpse of 1963 London as his fantastic ship TARDIS set off on its travels. But what -is- this memorable London cityscape?
Making Of Beowulf and the Beeblebrox Company “Private enterprise is irrepressible.” Doctor Who and the Leisure Hive by David Fisher The oldest recorded work of English literature is fan fiction. Stories of the mighty Beowulf were altered and expanded round the feast fires so often that by...
Waffle Page Text you can taste and other fluffy fun. Travellers of interstate highways have fond memories of The Waffle House, which serves up Southern hospitality and fantastic fattening food at its 1,500 restaurants around the USA.