about 9 months ago - No comments
When I first moved to Cardiff in December 2001 and found myself at numerous friends’ Christmas house parties, I did note – as you do – that everybody’s music collection included plenty of CDs by the Stereophonics, Manic Street Preachers – and even Catatonia, depending on how old the partygoers were. Via some magical osmosis,
about 1 year ago - No comments
So, some parts of fandom have amusingly (or not amusingly) exploded over the events of Torchwood: Children of Earth. Russell T. Davies’ response to them?: “If you can’t handle drama you shouldn’t watch it. Find something else. Go look at poetry. Poetry’s wonderful.” – and recommends they all go off and watch Supernatural instead. Bless
about 1 year ago - 1 comment
As some people may have noticed, Torchwood: Children of Earth annoyed quite a few Torchwood fans, and some of them responded in less than flattering ways, especially towards one of the writers, the gentlemanly James Moran. The best quote I saw was when someone Twittered James to ask that he walk into the production offices
about 1 year ago - No comments
Pink Hat – Cardiff Originally uploaded by © Maciej Dakowicz Maybe this is where my slight fear of Saturday nights started, after I spent five years living in Cardiff City Centre and seeing sights like this most Saturday nights. And Friday nights. And Wednesday nights, for that matter. And, of course, hearing teenagers sobbing and
about 1 year ago - No comments
A friend of mine is planning a visit to Cardiff, and asked me what there was to do there. And despite living there for five years, I couldn’t think of anything in Cardiff beyond the Castle, the Wales Millennium Centre, and Cardiff Bay (which is just a glorified upper-class entertainment mall) that was great and
about 3 years ago - 4 comments
Ahhh, dear reader. I have a bit of a quandary – whether to run along the North Wales coast to see a big-screen screening of the premiere episode of new Doctor Who with David Tennant and Freema Agyeman seven hours before the rest of the UK – or to stay in bed and have a
about 3 years ago - No comments
Just how many “cinematic” shots of Cardiff can one BBC Three drama sustain? Just how many night shoots? From the looks of Torchwood, a lot of them. Some of the shots did manage to make Cardiff look glorious and cinematic, particularly the sweeping helicopter shot of Captain Jack – so good they kept using it
about 3 years ago - 1 comment
Since I was otherwise occupied at the beginning of July, I never did get the chance to watch the season 2 double-episode-finale of Doctor Who. This has now finally been rectified thanks to BBC Three. But it didn’t exactly deliver what I thought it promised… (Spoilers live beyond here!) I was told I was going
about 4 years ago - 6 comments
but this morning, I did something that I haven’t done for fifteen years. It was curiously and strangely satisfying basking in the glory of the sun, getting wet and dirty with it, and I look forward to years of doing it with Miss R. Yes, I put some of my laundry out to dry on
about 4 years ago - 9 comments
Listening to the news on local station Red Dragon FM this morning, what was the top story? The fall-out from local MP/AM Peter Law’s death? The revelation over John Prescott’s affair? Coverage from Tom Cruise’s walkabout at the Mission: Impossible III UK premiere? None of those things. The top story on the 9am bulletin from
