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If you thought the future of capitalism was bleak, this week’s episode of Doctor Who agrees! ‘Oxygen‘ sees a disconcertingly essential resource become monetised, with disastrous consequences. I sure hope any developing space companies are taking notes about why this is a bad idea. But here are some other interesting things about this week’s jaunty … >
Moving house is grim at the best of times. When you’re a gaggle of student-aged young people without infinity pounds at your disposal, it’s almost understandable to see why the kids in the Doctor Who adventure ‘Knock Knock’ were willing to move into an actually decent house without stopping to check why it was so … >
This week’s Doctor Who adventure, the aptly-named ‘Thin Ice,’ took us to the London frost fair of 1814, where a good time was had by all, except when Bill was expressing misgivings about this whole time travel malarkey, and those people who died. I hope you all had a warm blanket and were clinging tenaciously … >
The terrifyingly topical ‘Smile’ follows in a now longstanding tradition of a) largely brilliant single-word-titled Doctor Who adventures; and b) adventures that make innocuous contemporary things and make them utterly terrifying. But apart from feeling slightly creeped out by using emojis for the next few days, here are a few other things we noticed while … >
The past year or two has seen some pretty major examples of mainstream media producers publicly patting themselves on the back for being diversity champions. Meanwhile, their actual idea of LGBT representation reads onscreen a lot more like throwing breadcrumbs at best, and quite possibly being bizarrely surprised that we’re not lapping them up as … >
I don’t know about you, but when this first aired I was still reeling from the loss of Clara Oswald. The prospect of a light-hearted adventure co-starring the vivacious River Song had me concerned about the state of my neck after enduring that level of emotional whiplash. The good news is that ‘The Husbands of … >
In a shocking twist of events, this episode of Yonderland opens with the revelation that Negatus is indeed being evil again. Negatus, nooooooooo, kind of! Negatus’ betrayal aside, we learn that it was Cuddly Dick’s cuddly hairpiece all along that was behind his nefarious plan, using Dick’s body as a host – which just goes … >
It turns out that not even the magical realm of Yonderland is safe from the seemingly irresistible lure of those reality-style competition programmes our world is so plagued with. Even the elders, who really ought to be focussed on reclaiming the land from the vicelike grip of so-called Cuddly Dick are not immune to the … >
Christmas with family brings with it certain inevitabilities. The host’s house will either be uncomfortably warm or uncomfortably cold, you will eat way too much food, and in spite of everything, you’ll mostly only remember the good stuff. The titular family of Christmas with the Coopers (out on DVD this week) all haul their own baggage … >
An unfortunate portal mishap makes for an especially interesting open house in this instalment of the always giggle-inducing Yonderland, as Debbie discovers she’s inadvertently swapped bodies with Elf. This would already be something of a disaster at the best of times, but on this day, Debbie is – cue suspenseful music – hosting an open … >