The Cat o' Nine Tails (1971)
[#89 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2023]
Thursday, 14 December 2023
Fiction
The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories —
Part V: Christmas Adventures edited by David Marcum
The Case of the Christmas Cracker by John Hall
Part V: Christmas Adventures edited by David Marcum
The Case of the Christmas Cracker by John Hall
Wednesday, 13 December 2023
TV
Killing Sherlock: Lucy Worsley on the Case of Conan Doyle
Part 3 Shadows and Sleuths
[Watch the whole series (again) on iPlayer.]
Part 3 Shadows and Sleuths
[Watch the whole series (again) on iPlayer.]
Tuesday, 12 December 2023
TV
Killing Sherlock: Lucy Worsley on the Case of Conan Doyle
Part 2 Fact and Fiction
[Watch the whole series (again) on iPlayer.]
Part 2 Fact and Fiction
[Watch the whole series (again) on iPlayer.]
Audiobook
Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Collection
Introduction to A Study in Scarlet, written & read by Stephen Fry
I bought this yonks ago, because it's exceptionally good value — the entire Holmes canon, lasting almost 72 hours, by an acclaimed reader, for one Audible credit (i.e. £7.99). Big listening commitment, though. Today (prompted, unsurprisingly, by the Lucy Worsley documentary), I loaded up the file to see if I could see the running time of certain stories. I ended up listening to Fry's introduction to the first book. This doesn't necessarily mean I'm about to embark on listening to all of it. It doesn't mean I'm not, though. (But, knowing me, I probably won't.)
Introduction to A Study in Scarlet, written & read by Stephen Fry
I bought this yonks ago, because it's exceptionally good value — the entire Holmes canon, lasting almost 72 hours, by an acclaimed reader, for one Audible credit (i.e. £7.99). Big listening commitment, though. Today (prompted, unsurprisingly, by the Lucy Worsley documentary), I loaded up the file to see if I could see the running time of certain stories. I ended up listening to Fry's introduction to the first book. This doesn't necessarily mean I'm about to embark on listening to all of it. It doesn't mean I'm not, though. (But, knowing me, I probably won't.)
Monday, 11 December 2023
TV
Killing Sherlock: Lucy Worsley on the Case of Conan Doyle
Part 1 Doctor and Detective
First of a three part series looking at the relationship between Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and his most famous creation. It's more broad-ranging than the title might suggest, in a good way — this episode ends with Sherlock's death, spending the hour mostly talking about what led Doyle to create him, his influences, and his success in those first two novels and 24 short stories. Hopefully the next two parts continue in this vein of in-depth biography and creative history, because I've found it interesting and very informative so far.
[Watch the whole series (again) on iPlayer.]
Part 1 Doctor and Detective
First of a three part series looking at the relationship between Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and his most famous creation. It's more broad-ranging than the title might suggest, in a good way — this episode ends with Sherlock's death, spending the hour mostly talking about what led Doyle to create him, his influences, and his success in those first two novels and 24 short stories. Hopefully the next two parts continue in this vein of in-depth biography and creative history, because I've found it interesting and very informative so far.
[Watch the whole series (again) on iPlayer.]
Music
The Goblin Song
by Murray Gold
Released today, the musical number from the Doctor Who Christmas special. It's about eating babies. Ridiculous, camp, and marvellous. It's already #1 on some charts; how amazing would it be if it got to be Christmas #1? I doubt it will, but stranger things have happened. And it's raising money for Children in Need, so that's nice too.
[Watch the music video (aka clip from the episode) on YouTube.]
by Murray Gold
Released today, the musical number from the Doctor Who Christmas special. It's about eating babies. Ridiculous, camp, and marvellous. It's already #1 on some charts; how amazing would it be if it got to be Christmas #1? I doubt it will, but stranger things have happened. And it's raising money for Children in Need, so that's nice too.
[Watch the music video (aka clip from the episode) on YouTube.]
Sunday, 10 December 2023
Films
Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)
[#88 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2023]
Blindspot 2023 #9
aka The Greatest Film of All Time, according to Sight and Sound's poll from last year. Unsurprisingly, I don't agree (I never expected to), but it's good to be able to say I've seen it (I've now seen all of the top 25, so that's nice).
[#88 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2023]
Blindspot 2023 #9
aka The Greatest Film of All Time, according to Sight and Sound's poll from last year. Unsurprisingly, I don't agree (I never expected to), but it's good to be able to say I've seen it (I've now seen all of the top 25, so that's nice).
Saturday, 9 December 2023
TV
Doctor Who
40x0C The Giggle [60th anniversary special #3]
What a finale! I'd read some of the leaks, but it worked so much better in situ (as I hoped/expected it would). The end was... kinda beautiful. Also watched the video commentary, which is on iPlayer here.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Doctor Who: Unleashed
1x03 The Giggle [season finale]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
40x0C The Giggle [60th anniversary special #3]
What a finale! I'd read some of the leaks, but it worked so much better in situ (as I hoped/expected it would). The end was... kinda beautiful. Also watched the video commentary, which is on iPlayer here.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Doctor Who: Unleashed
1x03 The Giggle [season finale]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Podcasts
The Official Doctor Who Podcast
60th Anniversary Special 3 - The Giggle
[Listen to it (again) on BBC Sounds.]
60th Anniversary Special 3 - The Giggle
[Listen to it (again) on BBC Sounds.]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Five new titles this week, all new releases... more or less. I mean, one of them is The Exorcist on 4K (upgrading from BD), which first came out a little while back, but I was waiting for this 'regular' Steelbook that contains all five discs (the previous releases from a month or two ago either don't contain all the discs or threw in extra tat for an exorbitant price). Alongside that, there's Indiana Jones 5, also on 4K, and three new titles from Radiance, including a box set.
I'd hoped a couple of titles from Australia would be here in time for this update too, but it looks like they'll be next week now. And, even though we're almost at Christmas — which traditionally means things quieten down in anticipation of presents and before labels kick off again in the new year — I've got seven further titles on preorder that should arrive within the next fortnight.
Number of titles in collection: 3,204 [up 4]
Of which DVDs: 1,020 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,184 [up 4]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 317 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 7,821 [up 10]
Number of films: 3,942 [up 6]
Number of additional cuts: 349 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,665 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,106 [up 5]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Five new titles this week, all new releases... more or less. I mean, one of them is The Exorcist on 4K (upgrading from BD), which first came out a little while back, but I was waiting for this 'regular' Steelbook that contains all five discs (the previous releases from a month or two ago either don't contain all the discs or threw in extra tat for an exorbitant price). Alongside that, there's Indiana Jones 5, also on 4K, and three new titles from Radiance, including a box set.
I'd hoped a couple of titles from Australia would be here in time for this update too, but it looks like they'll be next week now. And, even though we're almost at Christmas — which traditionally means things quieten down in anticipation of presents and before labels kick off again in the new year — I've got seven further titles on preorder that should arrive within the next fortnight.
Number of titles in collection: 3,204 [up 4]
Of which DVDs: 1,020 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,184 [up 4]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 317 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 7,821 [up 10]
Number of films: 3,942 [up 6]
Number of additional cuts: 349 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,665 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,106 [up 5]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 8 December 2023
Fiction
The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories —
Part V: Christmas Adventures edited by David Marcum
The Adventure of the Long-Lost Enemy by Marcia Wilson
Part V: Christmas Adventures edited by David Marcum
The Adventure of the Long-Lost Enemy by Marcia Wilson
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