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Twenty years ago today, #DoctorWho aired the season finale "Doomsday" where the Doctor and Rose were parted forever (well, two years). My review: youtu.be/eMrQhKLeRmU?...

New video - I review the Torchwood episode 'Countrycide' which contains one of Chris Chibnall's worst lines of dialogue: youtu.be/RqvrQ0SMGJc?...

Watched Ready Or Not 2. It's certainly on a bigger scale to the original, and the last half-hour is a great change of pace. But too much of it was just the same sort of thing, a different game would have made it more interesting, and the sisters relationship was pretty dull. No part 3 please.

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Paul Cornell is one of my favourite writers, really looking forward to this!

Caught up on #HouseOfTheDragon - I'm glad I didn't watch season 2 until now, it's very slow and all the pay-off is at the start of season 3. Those last two episodes were stunning though, no idea where it goes from here but it's really hitting its stride now.

Foodify a Doctor Who title. The Onion Rings Of Akhaten.

This is a really good murder mystery podcast, full of big comedians doing guest voices. It was a bit hard to follow over six months, a lot of characters who come and go, but now you can binge the lot that should make it easier. Looking forward to season two!

New video - I review the Torchwood episode "Small Worlds": youtu.be/aX8XYCOKTzc?...

Great Rik Mayall documentary on Sky Arts, really brought back memories. And the clip show had some gems as well, seeing Rik do a sketch with Victoria Wood was strange enough but then it turns out he did one with Cannon & Ball! Who knew?

New video - My review of the new #Supergirl movie: youtu.be/mw6YtMbFA8Q?...

Twenty years ago today, the #DoctorWho episode "Fear Her" first aired. Does it deserve its bad reputation? My review: youtu.be/4Hlkw1XCQ6Q?...

How it feels to step outside for 0.5 seconds:

New video - I review the Torchwood episode "Cyberwoman": youtu.be/UN8ORLr_3qs?...

Prime Ministers are like Doctor Who actors. They change far too often and you don't realise how good they were until the next one turns out to be even worse. At least the next one is Northern, so maybe he'll be the equivalent of Eccleston?

New video - I review DIE and DIE Loaded by @kierongillen.bsky.social and Stephanie Hans #comics #comicsky youtu.be/qlSVy4tblbs?...

We had Russian spies as neighbours, and never knew until they were convicted last year. This sparked an adventure that took us from North London down to Dorset... to a Hampshire toilet... as we followed in the footsteps of a KGB spy ring. Come with us! www.youtube.com/watch?v=YD8K...

That England match was very disappointing. Declan Rice didn't sing "Cannonball" once!

Hydration break.

Twenty years ago today, #DoctorWho first aired the controversial episode 'Love & Monsters'. My review: youtu.be/f_3V5XctC8k?...

New video - I look through the #DoctorWho Storybook 2007, with stories by Steven Moffat, @robertshearman.bsky.social and more: youtu.be/MIkcaf7WcC4?...

Got this through the post - Where We Stand, Where We Fall: The Politics Of #DoctorWho by @lizbethmyles.bsky.social . I have no memory of ordering this, so it's like getting a present from myself! I love it when that happens! (My bank balance does not love it...)

Great, I've almost reached 500 YouTube subscribers and now Keir Starmer's banning under-16s from social media. Not sure how many kids actually watch my videos about 20-year-old TV shows, but judging by some of the comments it's more than you'd think!

I'm the same age as Ant and Dec, so if I'd lived 50 miles further north I could theoretically have been in this. (Not that I ever had any acting talent, but that doesn't seem to have been a requirement.)

New video -My thoughts on the cancellation of #DoctorWho youtu.be/iaS3ef7ATGc?...

So Doctor Who has been cancelled for the forseeable future. It's probably for the best, the last few years have been rough, and it really needs to rest for a bit then come back with a whole new cast and crew. And I'm sure there'll be plenty of books and audios just like the last Wilderness Years.

Twenty years ago today, the #DoctorWho episode 'The Satan Pit' first aired. My review: youtu.be/lmqCDP_abaQ?...

Tip Toe was a hard watch. Alan Cumming and David Morrissey were excellent as ever, but the sudden explosion of murderous violence at the end was somewhat hard to believe. I certainly hope nothing like that could happen in real life anyway.

New video - I review Torchwood episode 3, 'Ghost Machine' youtu.be/Z6EPA0sIfSM?...

RIP Anthony Head. So many great roles - Giles in Buffy, Uther Pendragon in Merlin, Finch in Doctor Who. For me his finest hour was playing the evil Gently Benevolent in Bleak Expectations on the radio, hamming it up as the ultimate pantomime villain and clearly having a ball.

Such a shame they cancelled the new Stargate show because they thought it would only appeal to Stargate fans. Starfleet Academy got cancelled because it tried to reach a broader audience and failed, so what exactly were they supposed to do? Or is it just that big SF shows are too expensive now?

eavesdropping on a couple of english lit academics in st. john, i overheard confirmation of what is surely going to be the biggest literary news story of the year

New video - I review Torchwood episode 2, Day One: youtu.be/z9wxst6hSfg?...

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First one of these I've listened to. The Six & Evelyn run is a really strong one, she really complements his character the way Peri never did, and starting with a pure historical was a great way to show her expertise. I reviewed most of their stories in this video: youtu.be/1yp9Y67JDPg?...

I read this in one sitting. It's a fantastic space opera full of weird aliens and nightmarish concepts, highly recommended. My review: youtu.be/O3aQUqueV7U?...

Twenty years ago today, the #DoctorWho episode "The Idiot's Lantern" first aired. My review: youtu.be/Bmz4U8Vzhho?...

This is literally how Back To The Future started.

New video - My Torchwood rewatch begins with Everything Changes: youtu.be/kax-aTYgSKg?...

Last one of these to complete the set:

New video - I review DC Finest Batman: A Death In The Family #comicsky youtu.be/p16WxQ8GiQo?...

Knightmare is here... And truly, it is the most unfair show that could have ever existed. Good.

Final episode of #TheBoys was a decent ending, though it felt like it was written years ago, all that buildup of V1, Soldier Boy, Gen V and the virus ended up being irrelevant. At least the original characters all got the endings they deserved.

"I have cryogenically frozen my penis and filed it down to a fleshy icicle to replace any feminine roundness on my body with a masculine point."