My introduction to Doctor Who was 1988’s Remembrance of the Daleks. For a while there, the only version of Doctor Who I knew was all about The Professor and Ace. And to this day, it remains my favourite period of the show. I’ve been lucky enough to meet several of the core creatives of theContinue reading “Ace Jacket: The Inside Story”
Author Archives: Didymus Holmes
What’s In The Box (Part 3)
In November 2024, I was invited onto popular Doctor Who fan podcast What’s In The Box? by host Jim Allenby, for what became a mammoth three part discussion about some of my favourite elements of the long running science fiction series. You can find the podcast wherever you get your shows – just look forContinue reading “What’s In The Box (Part 3)”
What’s In The Box (Part 2)
In November 2024, I was invited onto popular Doctor Who fan podcast What’s In The Box? by host Jim Allenby, for what became a mammoth three part discussion about some of my favourite elements of the long running science fiction series. You can find the podcast wherever you get your shows – just look forContinue reading “What’s In The Box (Part 2)”
What’s In The Box? (Part 1)
In November 2024, I was invited onto popular Doctor Who fan podcast What’s In The Box? by host Jim Allenby, for what became a mammoth three part discussion about some of my favourite elements of the long running science fiction series. You can find the podcast wherever you get your shows – just look forContinue reading “What’s In The Box? (Part 1)”
Are You With Them? Are You With Us? Pick a Side
Legendary rock photographer Dick Slaughter asked me to write something about why I love the band BOB VYLAN. This is currently an exclusive article over at In Spite Magazine. If you want to know more about Bob Vylan, check ’em out on Bandcamp below.
Doctor Who: The First 60 Years – Reviewed & Ranked
In November 2023, Doctor Who, the BBC’s flagship science fiction series, turned 60. To celebrate this milestone, over the course of 100 days leading up to the anniversary, I sped my way through the series on my fledgling BlueSky account, charting the course of the show from that first ever episode through to the finalContinue reading “Doctor Who: The First 60 Years – Reviewed & Ranked”
Review: Charlie Says
The Manson murders have been the subject of so many different film and TV adaptations that there are more interpretations of what happened than there are films made by his most notable victim. This fact in itself, could be argued as evidence that the madman’s belief that we’re all just piggies eating up whatever we’reContinue reading “Review: Charlie Says”
Review: JANET JACKSON.
At one point in the early 1990s, it could be argued that Janet Jackson was the most famous woman on earth, or certainly in the top five. There are a great number of people who would like to tell you that’s entirely down to nepotism – and record labels wanting a piece of the actionContinue reading “Review: JANET JACKSON.”
Mini Review: The Amusement Park
Those who know of George A. Romero’s seminal film about the living dead may not be as familiar with his other works. But even his diehard followers usually only spoke of The Amusement Park as a curiosity… something he made for a quick buck that had been lost forever. Now restored as best as canContinue reading “Mini Review: The Amusement Park”
Smashed Prawns in a Milky Basket
In the summer of 2020, I was invited onto hit podcast Smashed Prawns in a Milky Basket to discuss cult sketch show Psychobitches with host Sophie Davies. I’ve known Sophie for years and her knowledge and enthusiasm for British comedy possibly outshines my own, so it was a joy to chat to her again. MyContinue reading “Smashed Prawns in a Milky Basket”
Review: Mike Batt – The Penultimate Collection
SOURCE: We Are Cult A carefully-crafted collection celebrating a prestigious career spanning more than five decades. Many artists receive both warm praise and damning dismissal during their illustrious careers. Few seem to have unintentionally been on the receiving end of both quite like Mike Batt, who is credited with writing some of the most well-regardedContinue reading “Review: Mike Batt – The Penultimate Collection”
Review: Toyah Solo
SOURCE: We Are Cult “I’m too qualified, to give up lie down and die. This is my unsentimental education.” Toyah Willcox has been a household name since her eponymous band burst onto the UK pop charts in the early 1980s. Juggling her musical career with high profile work as an actress on stage and screen,Continue reading “Review: Toyah Solo”
