Blankety Blank
3x02 Episode 2
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
7x09 Week 2: Thursday
7x10 Week 2: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Sunday, 22 October 2023
Films
Nothing Sacred (1937)
[#77 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2023]
The Pigeon Tunnel (2023)
[#78 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2023]
[#77 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2023]
The Pigeon Tunnel (2023)
[#78 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2023]
Saturday, 21 October 2023
TV
Blankety Blank
3x01 Episode 1
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
31x04 Episode 4
Richard Osman's House of Games
7x06 Week 2: Monday
7x07 Week 2: Tuesday
7x08 Week 2: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
3x01 Episode 1
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
31x04 Episode 4
Richard Osman's House of Games
7x06 Week 2: Monday
7x07 Week 2: Tuesday
7x08 Week 2: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Games
The Dragon Staff of Maladoria
25–31 May 2021
Missed a couple of days, for various reasons, so splitting my catchup across today and tomorrow (partly because the end of the month provides a very convenient break point).
25–31 May 2021
Missed a couple of days, for various reasons, so splitting my catchup across today and tomorrow (partly because the end of the month provides a very convenient break point).
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
After last week turned out quieter than expected, all of that stuff turned up this week — a total of 11 new titles, six from Radiance and five from Australian label Umbrella (shipped all the way from Down Under). Three of the latter are 4K titles; and another could've / should've been a DVD-to-BD upgrade, but the BD actually contains a different, shorter cut of the film and mostly different special features (a bunch of new stuff and very little of the old stuff), so I'll once again be keeping both.
Number of titles in collection: 3,178 [up 11]
Of which DVDs: 1,022 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,156 [up 11]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 301 [up 3]
Number of discs in collection: 7,751 [up 14]
Number of films: 3,902 [up 11]
Number of additional cuts: 347 [up 3]
Number of TV episodes: 9,621 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,086 [up 1]
See you next week, faithful reader.
After last week turned out quieter than expected, all of that stuff turned up this week — a total of 11 new titles, six from Radiance and five from Australian label Umbrella (shipped all the way from Down Under). Three of the latter are 4K titles; and another could've / should've been a DVD-to-BD upgrade, but the BD actually contains a different, shorter cut of the film and mostly different special features (a bunch of new stuff and very little of the old stuff), so I'll once again be keeping both.
Number of titles in collection: 3,178 [up 11]
Of which DVDs: 1,022 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,156 [up 11]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 301 [up 3]
Number of discs in collection: 7,751 [up 14]
Number of films: 3,902 [up 11]
Number of additional cuts: 347 [up 3]
Number of TV episodes: 9,621 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,086 [up 1]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 20 October 2023
Thursday, 19 October 2023
TV
Richard Osman's House of Games
7x04 Week 1: Thursday
7x05 Week 1: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
7x04 Week 1: Thursday
7x05 Week 1: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Wednesday, 18 October 2023
Fiction
Doctor Who: Spore by Alex Scarrow
Chapters 1–4 [the end]
My time with the Eighth Doctor (as part of my Doctor Who 60th celebrations) comes to an end already, wrapping up (as always) with his story from 11/12/13 Doctors, 11/12/13 Stories.
Also, I'm now taking another pause, thanks to life stuff getting in the way. My Doctor Who 60th celebratory marathon will resume in just under two weeks, on or around the 27th.
Chapters 1–4 [the end]
My time with the Eighth Doctor (as part of my Doctor Who 60th celebrations) comes to an end already, wrapping up (as always) with his story from 11/12/13 Doctors, 11/12/13 Stories.
Also, I'm now taking another pause, thanks to life stuff getting in the way. My Doctor Who 60th celebratory marathon will resume in just under two weeks, on or around the 27th.
Tuesday, 17 October 2023
Audiobook
Doctor Who: The Scent of Blood
written by Andrew Lane, read by Dan Starkey
For the Eighth Doctor's entry in my 60th anniversary celebratory marathon, the obvious choice might've been a Big Finish audio drama — that's arguably where his era really exists, given his TV time is limited to one TV movie (which I've watched repeatedly as the Eighth Doctor contribution to marathons such as this in the past, so it certainly didn't fit my "something new" rule) and a minisode (also previously seen, of course). Other reasonable choices to represent "his era" would've included the DWM comic strip or one of the many BBC novels — but, as I've said before, I didn't want to do too many novels (plus I read quite a lot of them at the time, so would've had to pick a random later one), and I'd already ticked off the DWM strip (I was trying to avoid repeating too many types of media). But what else is there?
Well, for quite a few years now, Big Finish haven't been the only ones producing original Doctor Who audio — the BBC themselves have stuck their oar in from time to time. They do a lot of audiobook readings of existing print books, of course, but they also do audio originals. As they've recently done a trilogy of these for the Eighth Doctor, all of which I've bought through Audible, I thought now would be a good excuse to start them. I don't think they were planned as a trilogy — they seem to keep going back to the same writer, reader, and guest lead character (de facto companion, I guess), and they've done it three times now, rather than it consciously being "a trilogy" — so I've only picked the first for this entry (in contrast to what I've chosen for another Doctor, but more on that soon... well, in a couple of weeks...)
written by Andrew Lane, read by Dan Starkey
For the Eighth Doctor's entry in my 60th anniversary celebratory marathon, the obvious choice might've been a Big Finish audio drama — that's arguably where his era really exists, given his TV time is limited to one TV movie (which I've watched repeatedly as the Eighth Doctor contribution to marathons such as this in the past, so it certainly didn't fit my "something new" rule) and a minisode (also previously seen, of course). Other reasonable choices to represent "his era" would've included the DWM comic strip or one of the many BBC novels — but, as I've said before, I didn't want to do too many novels (plus I read quite a lot of them at the time, so would've had to pick a random later one), and I'd already ticked off the DWM strip (I was trying to avoid repeating too many types of media). But what else is there?
Well, for quite a few years now, Big Finish haven't been the only ones producing original Doctor Who audio — the BBC themselves have stuck their oar in from time to time. They do a lot of audiobook readings of existing print books, of course, but they also do audio originals. As they've recently done a trilogy of these for the Eighth Doctor, all of which I've bought through Audible, I thought now would be a good excuse to start them. I don't think they were planned as a trilogy — they seem to keep going back to the same writer, reader, and guest lead character (de facto companion, I guess), and they've done it three times now, rather than it consciously being "a trilogy" — so I've only picked the first for this entry (in contrast to what I've chosen for another Doctor, but more on that soon... well, in a couple of weeks...)
Monday, 16 October 2023
Fiction
Doctor Who: The Ripple Effect by Malorie Blackman
Chapters 4–10 [the end]
Finishing off the Seventh Doctor portion of my Doctor Who 60th celebration. Unfortunately, I think this is the weakest in the 11/12/13 Doctors, 11/12/13 Stories series so far. No doubt that Blackman is a skilled and important author in general, but here the narrative seems to go round in circles, and she hasn't really captured the voices of the Doctor and Ace. Shame, especially when the other stories have been really rather good, on the whole. Let's hope the back half of the range isn't going to let it down...
Chapters 4–10 [the end]
Finishing off the Seventh Doctor portion of my Doctor Who 60th celebration. Unfortunately, I think this is the weakest in the 11/12/13 Doctors, 11/12/13 Stories series so far. No doubt that Blackman is a skilled and important author in general, but here the narrative seems to go round in circles, and she hasn't really captured the voices of the Doctor and Ace. Shame, especially when the other stories have been really rather good, on the whole. Let's hope the back half of the range isn't going to let it down...
Sunday, 15 October 2023
TV
David Tennant Remembers Hamlet
This Hamlet (and the stage production it was based upon), not, like, the original one or something.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Gregory Doran Remembers Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
Never got round to watching the production Doran is reminiscing about, which aired back in 2016. I've had it downloaded since then, and it's back on iPlayer now, so really I just need to find the time and make the effort.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
This Hamlet (and the stage production it was based upon), not, like, the original one or something.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Gregory Doran Remembers Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
Never got round to watching the production Doran is reminiscing about, which aired back in 2016. I've had it downloaded since then, and it's back on iPlayer now, so really I just need to find the time and make the effort.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Fiction
Doctor Who: The New Adventures
Timewyrm: Genesys by John Peel
Chapters 19–23 + Epilogue [the end]
Amidst the pervy stuff, and the surprisingly antagonistic relationship between our two heroes (much more so than on TV, though perhaps that was designed to build out of the Doctor’s treatment of Ace in stories like Fenric and Ghost Light), there are some passages that are quite insightful about the character of both the Doctor and Ace. And, at times, you can almost imagine this as an actual TV story in 1990 — albeit with less gore, fewer bared boobs, and lower-key locations. All in all, it's not the greatest Doctor Who story ever, but I largely enjoyed it. Will definitely have to promptly continue with the Timewyrm arc after my 60th celebrations are complete.
Doctor Who: The Ripple Effect by Malorie Blackman
Chapters 1–3
Finishing off my time with the Seventh Doctor via this entry in the 11/12/13 Doctors, 11/12/13 Stories series — a group of tales specifically aimed at kids (they were originally published by Puffin, the imprint of Penguin aimed at younger readers), so quite the antithesis to the New Adventures and all their gore and sex!
Timewyrm: Genesys by John Peel
Chapters 19–23 + Epilogue [the end]
Amidst the pervy stuff, and the surprisingly antagonistic relationship between our two heroes (much more so than on TV, though perhaps that was designed to build out of the Doctor’s treatment of Ace in stories like Fenric and Ghost Light), there are some passages that are quite insightful about the character of both the Doctor and Ace. And, at times, you can almost imagine this as an actual TV story in 1990 — albeit with less gore, fewer bared boobs, and lower-key locations. All in all, it's not the greatest Doctor Who story ever, but I largely enjoyed it. Will definitely have to promptly continue with the Timewyrm arc after my 60th celebrations are complete.
Doctor Who: The Ripple Effect by Malorie Blackman
Chapters 1–3
Finishing off my time with the Seventh Doctor via this entry in the 11/12/13 Doctors, 11/12/13 Stories series — a group of tales specifically aimed at kids (they were originally published by Puffin, the imprint of Penguin aimed at younger readers), so quite the antithesis to the New Adventures and all their gore and sex!
Radio
Doctor Who @ 60: A Musical Celebration
[2nd listen]
Even though I'd already listened to this, I decided to put it on during its Radio 2 broadcast, as originally intended, because why not? It's all good stuff.
[Listen to it (again) on BBC Sounds.]
[2nd listen]
Even though I'd already listened to this, I decided to put it on during its Radio 2 broadcast, as originally intended, because why not? It's all good stuff.
[Listen to it (again) on BBC Sounds.]
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