A history of computing in three chapters
It is generally accepted that Charles Babbage was the first person to describe what we would recognise as a computer. His analytical engine was imagined as a general purpose calculator which could...
View ArticleWhither Who?
What the hell’s going on with Doctor Who? The BBC have today announced that the proposed Doctor Who Christmas special due to air in six months’ time has been scrapped and that the show will be put out...
View ArticleOscars round-up 2026
On its surface, Sentimental Value is just more Scandewegian misery-porn but there’s sly humour and endless layers to this, yes miserable but also often very funny, story of a gloomy patriarch and his...
View ArticleOscar nominations 2026
It’s the Oscars and as usual, here are the runners and riders. I’ve managed to see seven out of ten so far, which means my confidently wrong predictions will be based on slightly more solid ground than...
View ArticleMarty Supreme
Arriving festooned with nominations – and even some awards – making many critics’ top ten lists and practically screaming Oscar buzz, comes Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme, loosely based on the real-life...
View Article2025 Awards Season round-up
The Oscar race has begun and here are some films I’ve seen in the last couple of weeks, any of which might find themselves covered in glory (or slathered in humiliation) early next year. Jay Kelly Noah...
View ArticleTron: Ares
Another day, another legacy threequel. This time I had seen both predecessor films before, but I took the time to revisit them as I didn’t remember either very clearly. It comes as no surprise to learn...
View ArticleWhat’s 28 times three?
Sometimes you need a push to go back and watch a classic you missed the first time around. My watch-all-the-Academy-Award-Best-Picture-winners project was great for this because not only did I see some...
View ArticleClik here to view.
So… what did I think of The Reality War?
Let’s start with the end. When Eccleston quit after one year, Russell briefly wondered whether it would be possible to pull off a surprise regeneration. How amazing for a new generation of kids who...
View ArticleClik here to view.
So… what did I think of Wish World?
Wow, that came around fast. It seems only yesterday that I was pondering the impact of incel #1 Alan in The Robot Revolution and now already we’re gunning for the season finale, which features the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
So… what did I think of Regurgitation of the Daleks?
As with COVID-19 (and so many things) at this stage I’m resigned to just having to ride it out. Apparently, pandemic-related filming restrictions mean this year we will get even fewer episodes of...
View ArticleThoughts about America
A handful of scattershot thoughts about what the next few days, weeks and months might bring. To begin with I boldly make the prediction that Joe Biden will win the electoral college. I hope it’s by a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Homemade Pizza
Making pizza at home is one of those things I’d wanted to do for ages, and being in lockdown was the spur I needed. That and discovering the secret of no-knead pizza dough as I’m not blessed with a...
View ArticleCoping and how I’m doing it
The COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus worldwide pandemic has changed everything and everyone is finding their own way of coping. I’m not sure to what end, but I thought I would put down a few observations...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Doctor Who Series 12 Overview
Fuck me, that was rough. My final rankings are as follows… Best of a profoundly sorry bunch was The Haunting of Villa Diodati () which actually had some thematic unity and dramatic power to it. Praxeus...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Tiresome Children
This isn’t so much a review as a collection of disorganised rambling thoughts. I can only assume Chris Chibnall would approve. The current showrunner of Doctor Who appears to be incapable of...
View ArticleSo, what did I think… oh for fuck’s sake, I can’t even…
In 1986, a teenaged Chris Chibnall appeared on BBC television to publicly criticize the 14 part serial The Trial of a Time Lord which made up the 23rd Season of Doctor Who. Now, in 2020, he is able to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
So… what did I think of Ascension of the Cybermen?
Well, this seems to have gone down well with fandom as a whole. And it’s not hard to see why – classic monsters reimagined, proper jeopardy for the regulars, some Moffatian mystery with impregnable...
View ArticleClik here to view.
So… what did I think of The Haunting of Villa Diodati?
I’m really conflicted about this one. Much of this was very good indeed. Frustratingly good. If this is what this team can do when they try, why have we had to suffer through so much slurry recently?...
View ArticleClik here to view.
So… What did I think of Can You Hear Me?
I mean at least it’s trying… God, where to start with this one. Again, it’s a mix of old episodes tossed into a blender, with very little thought for how all the pieces are going to work together. The...
View Article
![[-100%] Commodity Intelligence – (Android Apps)](http://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/j67-qJvmnn4xnVlYVZ9ZhtZUJIgwjKekJGoKQT6D1KHcWGZxtQaFroummEvwV17na7tyh1pGbbeWCRdWtTKqeg=w950-h950)
