Boys From The (Red) Dwarf … Starting With Dave Lister
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I have been busy on my classic pages tonight, no doubt! ITS MORE THAN MY HEAD CAN TAKE !!! See my new classic Red Dwarf profile on Dave Lister – the original Space Bum. The lowly Red Dwarf technician and … Continue reading

New Classic Retro Gaming Profile added : North And South
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Check out my new Classic Gaming Profile on the Infogrames classic : North and South, the strategy-cum-arcade American Civil war game. Infogrames were also behind the classics : Alone In The Dark series & Rollercoaster Tycoon 2. Click here. Related … Continue reading

Star Wars Blu-ray : Spaceman Verdict
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Finally got a preview of the new look Star Wars Blu-ray, around a friend’s house last night. First inclinations are not brilliant, for instance Phantom Menace seems to have had the CGI spruced up in places to its benefit, which … Continue reading

Doctor Who – Episode 10 – “The Girl Who Waited”
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After last weeks (in my opinion) disappointing filler episode, I approached this weeks filler episode with some intrepidation. I am happy to report however that bar a couple of niggles I quite enjoyed tonights episode which had all of the … Continue reading

Cumbrian Economy Benefits From Big Weekend Event / ‘So What!’ to Reunite!
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According to the News And Star rag, the Cumbrian economy benefited to the tune of £1.7 million semolian’s off of the back of Radio One Big Weekend in May of this year. A follow up event is being planned for … Continue reading

A new entry in the Classic Retro Gaming section……
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It Came From The Desert - Amiga - Cinemaware - 1989

Its really hard to quantify just what ‘It Came From The Desert’ on the Amiga actually is, its a kind of a RPG-shooter-fighting-driving-top down platformer-third person experience which came out in 1989. It has atmosphere in buckets and some of … Continue reading

New Section ‘Classic’ Retro Gaming up and running
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My new section is up and running called ‘Classic’ Retro Gaming where I will write about some of the classic Retro games which inspired a generation (and me). First up is Target Renegade on the ZX Spectrum. This game made … Continue reading

Harry Potter and the Deathly Lack Of Any Decent UK Attractions
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SPOILERS AHEAD!! Ok, so I finally got round to seeing the second part of Harry Twotter today at the pictures – only two months later than when it came out. Having managed to avoid being told the outcome of this … Continue reading

Doctor Who – Episode 9 – “Night Terrors”
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For a filler episode it wasn’t bad but it didn’t have a very great story. I’m not a big fan of League Of Gentlemen regular Mark Gatiss’s “Who” writing to date. Last seasons Gattis episode “A New Paradigm” about Churchill … Continue reading