There are hundreds of iPhone apps out there for measuring fitness, calories, workouts and runs: the problem is, where to start? Joely Black takes a look at the very best iPhone and Android apps to help you exercise and get fit. All the apps are available from the iPhone app store. Check for Android … [Read more...]
Outcasts: Series 1, Episode 7 – Dork Review
As the series (and, let’s face it, probably the whole show) draws towards a climax next week, Outcasts finally has the characters show some interest in the mysteries that loom over the entire enterprise. Considering the writers have been waving them at us since episode 1, it’s about time. And … [Read more...]
Beasties by Diana Schoenbrun: Dork Review
Always wanted a zombie, werewolf or yeti to pet and call your own? Well then you need to get your mitts on the new craft book Beasties: How to Make 22 Mischievous Monsters That Go Bump in the Night by Diana Schoenbrun, and you can create your very own menagerie of magically mythical … [Read more...]
Wonders of the Universe and 24 Hour Panel People: What We’ve Been Watching
Back when Prof. Brian Cox had the rather limited remit of just our own galaxy, Wonders (as the cool kids call it) was a huge success -- the biggest science documentary series for years, probably. This time, with an entire universe to play with, will the new series see the Professor's star rise even … [Read more...]
Samsung Galaxy S2 and Motorola Xoom Tablet
Mobile World Congress (MWC) allowed Susi and the Frackulous team access to the two latest 'must-have' time-sucks -- The Samsung Galaxy S2, a phone so skinny you might as well smash the screen as soon as you take it out of the box (it's going to happen anyway), and the Motorola Xoom Tablet which … [Read more...]
Being Human: Russell Tovey’s “Wall of Tovey”
Russell Tovey content will follow this brief intro: While Toby's busy working on a review of Daddy Ghoul, the most recent episode of Being Human, we've been wandering around the Beeb's official Being Human website, and it seems there is much additional Tovey face-time to be had. In this video, … [Read more...]
Outcasts: Series 1, Episode 6 – Dork Review
In Outcasts this week, things continue to take a supernatural twist, or at least a sharp jump towards the unexplained, as our heroes are confronted with more hallucinatory phenomena out in the desert. But is this a beautifully executed mystery, or another risky step towards becoming Lost in … [Read more...]
Being Human: Series 3, Episode 5 – Dork Review
Over the past year there have been some excellent new comedy series on the BBC. First there was the gentle Rev, then Alan Davies' boisterous Whites, and more recently, Episodes. I'm just on iPlayer, flicking through them now. What's this programme at the top of the comedy listings, positioned just … [Read more...]
Friday Night Dinner and a Mad Dogs update: What We’ve Been Watching
It's unusual for a British comedy to go straight onto Channel 4 these days, without having to work its way up, Inbetweeners-style, from the network's digital outpost E4. So with Friday Night Dinner appearing fully-formed in what should properly be described as The Peep Show Slot, the commissioners … [Read more...]
Mad Dogs and Let’s Dance for Comic Relief: What We’ve Been Watching
This being the era of the iPlayer, we're not necessarily expected to watch series as they go out, even big glossy psychological dramas with insane casts, as is the case with Sky 1's Mad Dogs. So I'm not in the least bit ashamed to admit that I'm a week behind on this show (ok, I am a little) -- and … [Read more...]
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