Doctor Who fans rejoice! It's a good week to be a Whovian, as no less than nine previously missing episodes have been found and returned to the BBC archives. Both Patrick Troughton-era serials, The Enemy of The World (now complete) and The Web of Fear (only missing episode 3) have been restored and … [Read more...]
BFI London Film Festival – Our Pick
The BFI London Film Festival is in its 57th year. And as always, the line-up is a treat to any film geek's eyes and ears. I've picked four of my personal favourites in the (pretty expansive) programme. Expect Ayoade, a deadly piano recital and Tom Hiddleston as an existential vampire. … [Read more...]
The best Doctor Who shows that aren’t Doctor Who
While we're all sat about waiting to see how many of the recently found Doctor Who episodes the BBC is going to release, we might as well fill our time with a massive Doctor Who TV marathon. Except, if you've already done that because you're a complete Doctor Who nerd, you might need to top up … [Read more...]
Mo Medusa, Mo Problems? Atlantis S1E2 – Dork Review
It’s our second week in Atlantis, the series that combines Greek mythology and Merlin with varied results, and another all-star of legend turns up: it’s Medusa! Meanwhile, newcomer Jason settles in weirdly quickly, Pythagoras and Hercules steal the whole show and the Oracle...is... quite... … [Read more...]
Object of Unknown Origin – Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D – S1E2 – Dork Review
Last week, the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D were dutifully introduced to the audience - along with the reintroduction of one Agent Phil Coulson, who is definitely still alive. Or is he? This week, the Agents, along with mysterious new recruit Skye, head to Peru to investigate the answer to the question … [Read more...]
LiveScribe Wifi Pen – Warning! Product may increase dependency on Evernote
Despite writing copious amounts of notes daily – from meeting minutes and interviews, to shopping lists and to-do lists – I am the world’s worst note taker. I suffer from two problems, either I’m so engrossed in a discussion I write down random bits of conversation that mean nothing to me mere hours … [Read more...]
Atlantis – Better than Merlin? Better than life itself? S1E1 – Dork Review
For years now, the BBC have marked a clear slot in their schedules: Historical-looking family action-drama airing when Doctor Who isn’t on. Their first try was Robin Hood, but faring rather better was Merlin, providing five series of passably entertaining homoerotic dragon fighting. At Christmas … [Read more...]
Enter Coulson – Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D – S1E1- Dork Review
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D landed onto UK territory last night, after debuting strongly in the US earlier in the week. To be honest, with the sort of pedigree it has going for it, I couldn't imagine it doing any less. But was Joss Whedon's first televised foray into the offices of S.H.I.E.L.D actually … [Read more...]
Out and about with the Samsung Galaxy Camera
For the last couple of weeks I have been trying out Samsung’s Galaxy camera. Here's my review. I love the quality of pictures taken with a DSLR, but find the cameras bulky and inconvenient to carry around. Photos taken with my phone however can be low quality and don't quite capture a moment the … [Read more...]
DIY Despicable Me Minion Phone Cozy
Despicable Me's Minions are possibly the cutest things to have ever been in a film. I mean, how can you not love those adorable yellow Tic-Tacs? Since it's impossible to own one for yourself (ah, darn it), why not give making this Minion phone cozy a go? … [Read more...]
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