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Shameless merchandising: now with added Peter Capaldi!
As the world and its half-human mother probably know by now, the Twelfth Doctor has an official costume at last. This means that I’ve finally been able to update my Redbubble store to include...
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Doctor Who icons: the Regenerated Edition!
Alongside the great rhetorical question "Is anyone still on Livejournal these days?"*, I sometimes ponder a second great rhetorical question: "Does anyone still use icons these days?" Although I do see...
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They drink a beer and swear they're faithful to their king
I'm currently rather enjoying the BBC's swashbuckling Sunday night series The Musketeers. True, it's not quite Merlin, but it's got plenty of eye-candy, quite a few laughs, some rousing action, and I'm...
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Consider your offshoots, if offshoots there be
Goodness knows why, but I've been feeling a little nostalgic about Torchwood lately. Maybe it's because it seems so far in the past that all the really stupid bits have faded away and left only the...
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Mini-Doctor Who: a massive mini-adventure!
If you recall my mini-Doctor Who icons from years ago, you may be interested to know that I've revised, updated and extended the whole mini bunch of them in order to create this poster design,...
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The Musketeers 2.01: A lot of pretty, pretty boys she calls friends
Gosh, here's a turn-up for the books. Several people* have asked if I was planning to write recaps for series 2 of The Musketeers, in the style of my long-ago Merlin reviews. I didn't review series 1...
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The Musketeers 2.02: The royallest swinger in town
Cheers to everyone who said nice things about my first Musketeers review last week! I shall endeavour to keep hammering 'em out for the rest of the series. Here are some thoughts on episode 2.02: An...
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The Musketeers 2.03: Living in a powder keg and giving off sparks
Hello, and welcome to another bout of safe, sane and consensual swashbuckling, with some thoughts on The Musketeers 2.03: The Good Traitor:We find Rochefort relaxing in his hideously tacky shag palace,...
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The Musketeers 2.04: Cheeks flushed with the night
After a swashfree week due to the BBC showing men in shorts instead of men in leather, I'm pleased to say that this Friday, buckling was back, back, back. Here are some thoughts on The Musketeers 2.04:...
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The Musketeers 2.05: A king bee with a head full of attitude
It's all for one and one-four February, as the Musketeers make a welcome comeback after a short rugby-related hiatus. Here are my thoughts on the aptly named The Return:Dear BBC, thank you ever so much...
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The Musketeers 2.06: Like a shadow on me all of the time
It's eclipse week on The Musketeers, so please put on your protective goggles, switch off that old Heroes DVD and turn around, bright eyes, because it's time for some thoughts on Through A Glass...
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The Musketeers 2.07: In a time of inconvenience
This week I’m coming to you live from the ancestral homelands of the north-east, although you probably can’t tell from this angle. In practical terms, this means that I can’t make silly graphics today...
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The Musketeers 2.08: Papa was a rolling stone
Musketime is here again, so here are some thoughts on The Prodigal Father:Here come Porthos and Aramis, riding through the peaceful French countryside, disturbed only by the squeals of unfortunate...
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The Musketeers 2.09: I betcha you would have done the same
After a Red Nose hiatus, the Musketeers return for their penultimate swash of the season. So here are some thoughts about The Accused:We find Rochefort where we left him last week: having a bad eye...
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The Musketeers 2.10: Trial, trial again
Unbuckle your swash, loosen your corsetry and pour yourself a large bowl of relaxing hallucinogenic soup, because season 2 of The Musketeers is drawing to a close. So for the last time this year, here...
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The Musketeers 3.01: A very good place to start
Greetings, gentle viewers! Unbuckle your swashes, gird your loins and do that weird spit-loading thing with your musket, because the third and final season of The Musketeers has finally reached BBC...
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The Musketeers 3.02: Discord and rhyme
Sting like a butterfly, float like a bee, and give schedule-shifting the red card, because a week later than expected, it's time to rejoin the Musketeers for episode 2 of the third season. Here are...
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The Musketeers 3.03: As the battle raged higher
Well, it's been a peculiar week for multiple reasons, but in the absence of anything I can do to improve the poor state of the world, I've decided to soldier on regardless and maintain a firm grasp on...
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The Musketeers 3.04: A man who lives and gives expensive jewels
Misery is manifold, the wretchedness of the earth is multiform, and the schedules of both BBC One and myself have become more than a little confused of late. Nonetheless, it's a welcome task to be able...
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The Musketeers 3.05: When explanations make no sense, when every answer's wrong
Ah, you find me still scuttling about like a mad thing, playing catch-up with my Musketeers reviews. Here are my thoughts about To Play The King:Jailbreak time at the Châtelet prison! The prisoners are...
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The Musketeers 3.06: Where are all the gods?
Out in the wilds of Musketeerland, we're half-swashing, half-sobbing our way into the second half of the season already. Doesn't time fly when you're gawping at men in leather? Anyhow, here are my...
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The Musketeers 3.07: The Marquis de Sade don't wear no boots like these
Who needs to go outside and experience Britain's requisite three days of summer when you could stay indoors and get sweaty watching the Musketeers? Not me, certainly. Here are my thoughts about Fool's...
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The Musketeers 3.08: Always be a good boy, don't ever play with guns
The end of Musketeering draws ever closer (eek!), so here are my thoughts about Prisoners of War:Before I get going with this week's rather serious storyline, I thought I'd warm up with a bit of...
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The Musketeers 3.09: Master of your destiny
Blimey, the penultimate episode of The Musketeers is here already. Where did all those months go? Anyway, here are my thoughts about The Prize:"I'm fighting fit today!" yells the King as he enjoys a...
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The Musketeers 3.10: A new royal family, a wild nobility
Unbuckle your swashes, cast off your sweaty leathers, throw your undergarments on the floor and hold on tight to the hairy companion of your choice, because we have reached the LAST EVER episode of The...
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