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SOLDIER AND ME (1974)
SOLDIER AND ME (1974)
Realism, class and landscape in Granada Television’s adaptation of Lionel Davidson‘s young adult fiction ‘Run For Your Life’.
Frank Collins
Apr 28
CORONATION STREET: An Evening with Tony Warren
CORONATION STREET: An Evening with Tony Warren
Granada Television’s ‘little experiment’ pleaded “Let me write what I know about” and, twice-weekly in 1960, he did.
Frank Collins
Feb 28
WHO AT 60: CLASSIC DOCTOR WHO — Sylvester McCoy / ‘The Greatest Show in the Galaxy’ (1988–89)
WHO AT 60: CLASSIC DOCTOR WHO — Sylvester McCoy / ‘The Greatest Show in the Galaxy’ (1988–89)
“Although I never got to see the early days, I know it’s not as good as it used to be but I’m still terribly interested.”
Frank Collins
Nov 26, 2023
WHO AT 60: CLASSIC DOCTOR WHO — Colin Baker / ‘Vengeance on Varos’ (1985)
WHO AT 60: CLASSIC DOCTOR WHO — Colin Baker / ‘Vengeance on Varos’ (1985)
‘On Varos the Doctor learns that video games aren’t always fun.’ (Radio Times, January 19, 1985)
Frank Collins
Nov 23, 2023
WHO AT 60: CLASSIC DOCTOR WHO — Peter Davison / ‘Frontios’ (1984)
WHO AT 60: CLASSIC DOCTOR WHO — Peter Davison / ‘Frontios’ (1984)
‘As an invasion weapon, you’d have to agree that it’s about as offensive as a chicken vol-au-vent.’
Frank Collins
Nov 21, 2023
WHO AT 60: CLASSIC DOCTOR WHO — Tom Baker / ‘The Ark in Space’ (1975)
WHO AT 60: CLASSIC DOCTOR WHO — Tom Baker / ‘The Ark in Space’ (1975)
‘The survivors of planet Earth lie in cryogenic suspension. But the Doctor finds there has been a sinister intrusion.’ (Radio Times…
Frank Collins
Nov 15, 2023
WHO AT 60: CLASSIC DOCTOR WHO — Jon Pertwee / ‘The Claws of Axos’ (1971)
WHO AT 60: CLASSIC DOCTOR WHO — Jon Pertwee / ‘The Claws of Axos’ (1971)
‘An Unidentified Flying Object lands on the English coast. Unit investigates…’ (Radio Times, March 13, 1971)
Frank Collins
Nov 11, 2023
WHO AT 60: CLASSIC DOCTOR WHO—Patrick Troughton / ‘The Krotons’ (1968–69)
WHO AT 60: CLASSIC DOCTOR WHO—Patrick Troughton / ‘The Krotons’ (1968–69)
‘The TARDIS materialises in a bleak wasteland. The Doctor and his friends encounter the primitive Gonds and hear of their mysterious unseen…
Frank Collins
Nov 6, 2023
WHO AT 60: CLASSIC DOCTOR WHO — William Hartnell / ‘The Aztecs’ (1964)
WHO AT 60: CLASSIC DOCTOR WHO — William Hartnell / ‘The Aztecs’ (1964)
‘When the wandering Tardis sets its four passengers down in this beautiful and cruel world… both the Doctor and Ian as students of the…
Frank Collins
Nov 1, 2023
ARMCHAIR CINEMA: REGAN (1974)
ARMCHAIR CINEMA: REGAN (1974)
Euston Films, ‘kick, bollock and scramble’ film making and the birth of Ian Kennedy-Martin’s classic TV series ‘The Sweeney’.
Frank Collins
Aug 29, 2023
The Tyrant King — The Complete Series / DVD Review
The Tyrant King — The Complete Series / DVD Review
‘So as the Yogi said to the Yeti…’ Mike Hodges, Trevor Preston, prog-rock and children’s television drama.
Frank Collins
Aug 16, 2022
ROBIN REDBREAST — Play for Today / DVD Review
ROBIN REDBREAST — Play for Today / DVD Review
‘But now, come Easter, ‘ere am your place, miss’
Frank Collins
Jul 24, 2022
GHOST STORIES: The Signalman, Stigma and The Ice House / DVD Review
GHOST STORIES: The Signalman, Stigma and The Ice House / DVD Review
“Look out… look out below!”
Frank Collins
Dec 6, 2021
GHOST STORIES: Lost Hearts, The Treasure of Abbot Thomas and The Ash Tree / DVD Review
GHOST STORIES: Lost Hearts, The Treasure of Abbot Thomas and The Ash Tree / DVD Review
“Borage… exhilarates the heart”
Frank Collins
Nov 5, 2021
GHOST STORIES: The Stalls of Barchester and A Warning to the Curious / DVD Review
GHOST STORIES: The Stalls of Barchester and A Warning to the Curious / DVD Review
‘A residium of old beliefs’
Frank Collins
Oct 24, 2021
GHOST STORIES: Whistle and I’ll Come To You / DVD Review
GHOST STORIES: Whistle and I’ll Come To You / DVD Review
‘the dangers of intellectual pride’
Frank Collins
Oct 16, 2021
THE STRANGE WORLD OF GURNEY SLADE — 60th Anniversary
THE STRANGE WORLD OF GURNEY SLADE — 60th Anniversary
‘I’m a walking television show’
Frank Collins
Oct 22, 2020
Nigel Kneale’s QUATERMASS — The Complete Series / Blu-ray Review
Nigel Kneale’s QUATERMASS — The Complete Series / Blu-ray Review
‘Guaranteed to burn well’
Frank Collins
Apr 19, 2019
FUTURE TENSE: British Science Fiction Television
FUTURE TENSE: British Science Fiction Television
Part Six / 2005–2019: ‘We’re all stories, in the end’ — From Doctor Who to Black Mirror and beyond
Frank Collins
Dec 23, 2019
FUTURE TENSE: British Science Fiction Television
FUTURE TENSE: British Science Fiction Television
Part Five / 1990–2005: ‘Terra Incognita’ — From Space Precinct to Doctor Who
Frank Collins
Mar 2, 2018
FUTURE TENSE: British Science Fiction Television
FUTURE TENSE: British Science Fiction Television
Part Four / 1980–1990: ‘Window of vulnerability’ — From The Flipside of Dominick Hide to Star Cops
Frank Collins
Jan 21, 2018
FUTURE TENSE: British Science Fiction Television
FUTURE TENSE: British Science Fiction Television
Part Three / 1975–1980: ‘A new hope’ — From Space: 1999 to Sapphire and Steel
Frank Collins
Dec 31, 2017
FUTURE TENSE: British Science Fiction Television
FUTURE TENSE: British Science Fiction Television
Part Two / 1970–1975: ‘Waiting for the collapse’ — From Doomwatch to The Changes
Frank Collins
Dec 17, 2017
FUTURE TENSE: British Science Fiction Television
FUTURE TENSE: British Science Fiction Television
Part One / 1938–1969: ‘Bring Something Back’ — From R.U.R to The Prisoner
Frank Collins
Dec 8, 2017
TALES OUT OF SCHOOL: Four films by David Leland / Blu-ray Review
TALES OUT OF SCHOOL: Four films by David Leland / Blu-ray Review
‘… films about identity, marginalisation, oppression and race, class and gender.’
Frank Collins
Dec 1, 2017
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