Richard Osman's House of Games
6x27 Week 6: Tuesday
6x28 Week 6: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
The Rookie
4x18 Backstabbers
Strike
4x01 Troubled Blood Part 1
4x02 Troubled Blood Part 2
[Watch the whole series (again) on iPlayer.]
Friday, 17 February 2023
Thursday, 16 February 2023
Wednesday, 15 February 2023
TV
Our Flag Means Death
1x07 This Is Happening
[Watch the whole series (again) on iPlayer.]
Would I Lie To You?
16x04 Episode 4
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
1x07 This Is Happening
[Watch the whole series (again) on iPlayer.]
Would I Lie To You?
16x04 Episode 4
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Tuesday, 14 February 2023
Monday, 13 February 2023
TV
Our Flag Means Death
1x06 The Art of F**kery
[Watch the whole series (again) on iPlayer.]
Would I Lie To You?
16x03 Episode 3
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
1x06 The Art of F**kery
[Watch the whole series (again) on iPlayer.]
Would I Lie To You?
16x03 Episode 3
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Sunday, 12 February 2023
Radio
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Neil Brand's "concert drama" adaptation of the famous Sherlock Holmes adventure, starring Mark Gatiss as Sherlock Holmes and Sanjeev Bhaskar as Dr Watson. "Concert drama" is Brand's term for an adaptation written for actors and orchestra — there's constant music, which also includes some sound effects and indications of scenes changes, etc, while the actors voice the characters and also provide narration, as per a traditional audio drama.
This is a recording of the world premiere performance, which happened just before Christmas; it was also filmed and will be on BBC TV later in the year. I highly recommend it (I'll definitely be experiencing it again when it's on TV) — it's a superbly atmospheric and effective retelling of the story. There's also a nice introduction by Brand, which I hope they have on the TV version too.
[Listen to it (again) on BBC Sounds.]
Neil Brand's "concert drama" adaptation of the famous Sherlock Holmes adventure, starring Mark Gatiss as Sherlock Holmes and Sanjeev Bhaskar as Dr Watson. "Concert drama" is Brand's term for an adaptation written for actors and orchestra — there's constant music, which also includes some sound effects and indications of scenes changes, etc, while the actors voice the characters and also provide narration, as per a traditional audio drama.
This is a recording of the world premiere performance, which happened just before Christmas; it was also filmed and will be on BBC TV later in the year. I highly recommend it (I'll definitely be experiencing it again when it's on TV) — it's a superbly atmospheric and effective retelling of the story. There's also a nice introduction by Brand, which I hope they have on the TV version too.
[Listen to it (again) on BBC Sounds.]
Comics
2000 AD #2300
Many years ago, I read comics regularly — you can go scouring through this blog's history to find them, if you want; we're talking back c.2011. The problem was, I was never very good at keeping up, and I fell further and further behind until I just gave up. 2000 AD was one of the titles this happened to, with my reading coming to an end in March 2013 with Prog 1792. But every now and then I get a hankering for regular comics...
And so, almost a decade on from last foray into the world of regular comics reading, I decided to start again. This is the first issue I bought on that mission... one which came out back in September. Yeah. So, that's how well this has gone — I'm starting almost five months behind. But I'm not giving up before I've even really begun, oh no. I'm gonna catch up and keep going. Yeah I am. ...okay, we'll see. But I live in optimism.
Anyway, this particular issue was a massive crossover, where all of the strips dealt with a multiverse zombie apocalypse situation. So big an event, it continued into the companion magazine...
Judge Dredd Megazine #448
I know my limits. Well, I don't (clearly), but I knew enough to not go all-in and subscribe to the Megazine too — this is a one-off to complete the zombie crossover.
Many years ago, I read comics regularly — you can go scouring through this blog's history to find them, if you want; we're talking back c.2011. The problem was, I was never very good at keeping up, and I fell further and further behind until I just gave up. 2000 AD was one of the titles this happened to, with my reading coming to an end in March 2013 with Prog 1792. But every now and then I get a hankering for regular comics...
And so, almost a decade on from last foray into the world of regular comics reading, I decided to start again. This is the first issue I bought on that mission... one which came out back in September. Yeah. So, that's how well this has gone — I'm starting almost five months behind. But I'm not giving up before I've even really begun, oh no. I'm gonna catch up and keep going. Yeah I am. ...okay, we'll see. But I live in optimism.
Anyway, this particular issue was a massive crossover, where all of the strips dealt with a multiverse zombie apocalypse situation. So big an event, it continued into the companion magazine...
Judge Dredd Megazine #448
I know my limits. Well, I don't (clearly), but I knew enough to not go all-in and subscribe to the Megazine too — this is a one-off to complete the zombie crossover.
this week on 100Films.co.uk
1 new review was published to 100Films.co.uk this week...
Black Girl (1966)
More next Sunday.
Black Girl (1966)
Let’s be upfront about this: I’m a middle-class Western white man who herein will be critiquing a film made by a black African filmmaker about the life of a black African character. I’m stating this baldly because I wouldn’t want anyone to think I wasn’t aware of the potential connotations and pitfalls of that situation, especially as I’m about to challenge (what seems to me to be) the accepted reading of the work in question.Read more here.
More next Sunday.
Saturday, 11 February 2023
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Having bought so much stuff recently, I'm long overdue a respite — and so here it is, sort of, with just two new additions. And one of those is a DVD at that, just to make things even odder.
Of course, as I already observed last week, this lull won't last for long: if future releases come out as planned, then before the month is out my Blu-ray collection will have passed 2,000 titles.
Number of titles in collection: 3,029 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 1,035 [up 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,994 [up 1]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 238 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 7,472 [up 3]
Number of films: 3,705 [up 2]
Number of additional cuts: 304 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 9,512 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,041 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Having bought so much stuff recently, I'm long overdue a respite — and so here it is, sort of, with just two new additions. And one of those is a DVD at that, just to make things even odder.
Of course, as I already observed last week, this lull won't last for long: if future releases come out as planned, then before the month is out my Blu-ray collection will have passed 2,000 titles.
Number of titles in collection: 3,029 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 1,035 [up 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,994 [up 1]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 238 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 7,472 [up 3]
Number of films: 3,705 [up 2]
Number of additional cuts: 304 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 9,512 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,041 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 10 February 2023
Films
Oak Thorn & the Old Rose of Love (2022)
A short film set in the world of The Green Knight, and only available as a special feature on the A24 Shop-exclusive Blu-ray Collector's Edition of that film.
A short film set in the world of The Green Knight, and only available as a special feature on the A24 Shop-exclusive Blu-ray Collector's Edition of that film.
Thursday, 9 February 2023
Wednesday, 8 February 2023
Articles
Two great interviews with fantastic interviewees:
Harrison Ford: “I Know Who the F*** I Am”
by James Hibberd (from The Hollywood Reporter)
Ford’s always amusing, and I think the interview did a better job of getting into ‘the real Harrison’ than they or he might admit.
Steven Soderbergh Can’t Quit
by Matt Zoller Seitz (from Vulture)
Soderbergh’s always so thoughtful and insightful, in a way that doesn’t feel put-on or self-aggrandised, but clear, focused, and honest. It’s part of why I’ll always happily watch anything he makes.
Harrison Ford: “I Know Who the F*** I Am”
by James Hibberd (from The Hollywood Reporter)
Ford’s always amusing, and I think the interview did a better job of getting into ‘the real Harrison’ than they or he might admit.
Steven Soderbergh Can’t Quit
by Matt Zoller Seitz (from Vulture)
Soderbergh’s always so thoughtful and insightful, in a way that doesn’t feel put-on or self-aggrandised, but clear, focused, and honest. It’s part of why I’ll always happily watch anything he makes.
Monday, 6 February 2023
TV
Our Flag Means Death
1x05 The Best Revenge Is Dressing Well
[Watch the whole series (again) on iPlayer.]
1x05 The Best Revenge Is Dressing Well
[Watch the whole series (again) on iPlayer.]
Sunday, 5 February 2023
Films
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
[#12 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2023]
+ Star Trek: Three Picture Saga, a 10-minute featurette about how the second, third, and fourth films came to be a trilogy
[#12 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2023]
+ Star Trek: Three Picture Saga, a 10-minute featurette about how the second, third, and fourth films came to be a trilogy
this week on 100Films.co.uk
We're already a whole month in 2023, so it was time to look back at January on 100Films.co.uk this week. First up, the usual review of the month...
...and then, all the stuff I failed to watch...
There was time for some new reviews, too — 5, to be precise; and they also looked back at my January viewing...
2023 | Weeks 3–4
More next Sunday.
...and then, all the stuff I failed to watch...
There was time for some new reviews, too — 5, to be precise; and they also looked back at my January viewing...
2023 | Weeks 3–4
Featuring...Read more here.
- The Magician (1926)
- Glass Onion (2022)
- My Year of Dicks (2022)
- Shotgun Wedding (2022)
- The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)
More next Sunday.
Saturday, 4 February 2023
Films
Fantasia (1940)
[#11 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2023]
A Night at the Opera (1935)
[#10 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2023]
[#11 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2023]
A Night at the Opera (1935)
[#10 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2023]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
After passing the 3,000 titles mark just a fortnight ago, I'm already on the cusp of another milestone: my Blu-rays alone are edging close to 2,000. In fact, with just seven additions to go 'til I cross that threshold, titles I've already pre-ordered suggest I should get there just in time for the next running time update. Unless anything gets delayed or takes its sweet time in the post, of course — that might push it back just a little. Time will tell...
Number of titles in collection: 3,027 [up 7]
Of which DVDs: 1,034 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,993 [up 7]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 237 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 7,469 [up 11]
Number of films: 3,703 [up 11]
Number of additional cuts: 303 [up 2]
Number of TV episodes: 9,512 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,041 [up 5]
See you next week, faithful reader.
After passing the 3,000 titles mark just a fortnight ago, I'm already on the cusp of another milestone: my Blu-rays alone are edging close to 2,000. In fact, with just seven additions to go 'til I cross that threshold, titles I've already pre-ordered suggest I should get there just in time for the next running time update. Unless anything gets delayed or takes its sweet time in the post, of course — that might push it back just a little. Time will tell...
Number of titles in collection: 3,027 [up 7]
Of which DVDs: 1,034 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,993 [up 7]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 237 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 7,469 [up 11]
Number of films: 3,703 [up 11]
Number of additional cuts: 303 [up 2]
Number of TV episodes: 9,512 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,041 [up 5]
See you next week, faithful reader.
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