The 98th Annual Academy Awards
aka the Oscars... the remainder of them, anyway. It was an above-average (but maybe not exceptional) ceremony this year. Some of the gags and skits landed; others really didn't. Winners felt well-deserved, although there were no big surprises. Same with the speeches, which were generally good but I don't know if many really stood out. In terms of truly memorable moments, perhaps the first female Best Cinematography winner, and the tribute to Rob Reiner.
[Watch a selection of Oscars-related programmes and films on ITVX.]
Black Doves
1x05 The Cost of It All
1x06 In the Bleak Midwinter [season finale]
Richard Osman's House of Games
9x74 Week 15: Thursday
9x75 Week 15: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
The Rookie
7x08 Wildfire
7x09 The Kiss
Monday, 16 March 2026
Sunday, 15 March 2026
TV
The 98th Annual Academy Awards
aka the Oscars... well, the build-up and the start of them, because the ceremony will continue well into the early hours of tomorrow UK-time.
[Watch a selection of Oscars-related programmes and films on ITVX.]
Black Doves
1x04 Go Bang Time
aka the Oscars... well, the build-up and the start of them, because the ceremony will continue well into the early hours of tomorrow UK-time.
[Watch a selection of Oscars-related programmes and films on ITVX.]
Black Doves
1x04 Go Bang Time
Saturday, 14 March 2026
TV
Black Doves
1x01 To Love Then
1x02 A Little Black Dove
1x03 The Coming Night
How I Met Your Mother
1x16 Cupcake [2nd watch]
Poker Face
2x05 Hometown Hero
Richard Osman's House of Games
9x71 Week 15: Monday
9x72 Week 15: Tuesday
9x73 Week 15: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
1x01 To Love Then
1x02 A Little Black Dove
1x03 The Coming Night
How I Met Your Mother
1x16 Cupcake [2nd watch]
Poker Face
2x05 Hometown Hero
Richard Osman's House of Games
9x71 Week 15: Monday
9x72 Week 15: Tuesday
9x73 Week 15: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Most of the stuff from Rarewaves I mentioned last week turned up this week (though only towards the end). It included a couple of DVD-to-BD upgrades and a couple of BD-to-4K upgrades, which would have slightly masked the total of new acquisitions anyway... but then the Doctor Who Season 21 Blu-ray turned up and threw the whole thing for a loop.
I've mentioned before that The Collection (as the classic Doctor Who Blu-ray range is called) had passed a tipping point in terms of upgrading DVDs. Early titles didn't necessarily replace all DVDs they 'should' have, due to moved special features or stories being in cross-era box sets. But as the range pushes well into its second half, more and more of those are finally being ticked off too. In the end, this single set replaces six previous ones, including two of those chunky mutli-era box sets. Plus, I noticed one story that had been upgraded by a previous season but I'd not removed.
All in all, despite having added 8 titles to my collection this week, the numbers go like this...
Number of titles in collection: 3,667 [down 2]
Of which DVDs: 966 [down 8]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,701 [up 6]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 513 [up 4]
Number of discs in collection: 8,810 [down 1]
Number of films: 4,714 [up 2]
Number of additional cuts: 487 [up 2]
Number of TV episodes: 10,132 [down 31]
Number of short films: 1,284 [up 2]
A rare week where every stat changes, too!
See you for something more normal next week, faithful reader.
Most of the stuff from Rarewaves I mentioned last week turned up this week (though only towards the end). It included a couple of DVD-to-BD upgrades and a couple of BD-to-4K upgrades, which would have slightly masked the total of new acquisitions anyway... but then the Doctor Who Season 21 Blu-ray turned up and threw the whole thing for a loop.
I've mentioned before that The Collection (as the classic Doctor Who Blu-ray range is called) had passed a tipping point in terms of upgrading DVDs. Early titles didn't necessarily replace all DVDs they 'should' have, due to moved special features or stories being in cross-era box sets. But as the range pushes well into its second half, more and more of those are finally being ticked off too. In the end, this single set replaces six previous ones, including two of those chunky mutli-era box sets. Plus, I noticed one story that had been upgraded by a previous season but I'd not removed.
All in all, despite having added 8 titles to my collection this week, the numbers go like this...
Number of titles in collection: 3,667 [down 2]
Of which DVDs: 966 [down 8]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,701 [up 6]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 513 [up 4]
Number of discs in collection: 8,810 [down 1]
Number of films: 4,714 [up 2]
Number of additional cuts: 487 [up 2]
Number of TV episodes: 10,132 [down 31]
Number of short films: 1,284 [up 2]
A rare week where every stat changes, too!
See you for something more normal next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 13 March 2026
TV
Critical Role
4x10 Blood for Blood [remainder]
I mean, I say "remainder" — this session was split in two across this episode and the next (I don't think it was officially confirmed that it was one session, but it seems pretty clear based on edited inserts for the break and ending, and the fact there was no Cooldown for this episode).
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, or for subscribers on Beacon or Twitch.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
9x68 Week 14: Wednesday
9x69 Week 14: Thursday
9x70 Week 14: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
4x10 Blood for Blood [remainder]
I mean, I say "remainder" — this session was split in two across this episode and the next (I don't think it was officially confirmed that it was one session, but it seems pretty clear based on edited inserts for the break and ending, and the fact there was no Cooldown for this episode).
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, or for subscribers on Beacon or Twitch.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
9x68 Week 14: Wednesday
9x69 Week 14: Thursday
9x70 Week 14: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Thursday, 12 March 2026
TV
Critical Role
4x10 Blood for Blood [1st hour]
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, or for subscribers on Beacon or Twitch.]
4x10 Blood for Blood [1st hour]
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, or for subscribers on Beacon or Twitch.]
Video Games
Monument Valley
Forgotten Shores
This expansion introduces so many new ideas, mechanics, and variations, it really delivers what I wanted the base game to evolve into. Thank goodness it was bundled with the version Epic gave away, because I doubt I would've bothered to buy it on the strength of just the original levels.
Forgotten Shores
This expansion introduces so many new ideas, mechanics, and variations, it really delivers what I wanted the base game to evolve into. Thank goodness it was bundled with the version Epic gave away, because I doubt I would've bothered to buy it on the strength of just the original levels.
Wednesday, 11 March 2026
Tuesday, 10 March 2026
TV
Critical Role
4x09 To the Hounds! [4th hour]
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, or for subscribers on Beacon or Twitch.]
Critical Role Cooldown
Campaign 4, Episode 9
[Watch it (again) on Beacon.]
4x09 To the Hounds! [4th hour]
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, or for subscribers on Beacon or Twitch.]
Critical Role Cooldown
Campaign 4, Episode 9
[Watch it (again) on Beacon.]
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