'Brainbox Jukebox' is a fun daily blog revealing the song that's been going round my head. Each post attempts to explain how the song in question became that day's 'ear worm' and provides a YouTube link so you can enjoy it too.
DailyAudio: The Death of Grass narrated by David Mitchell
THE DEATH OF GRASS narrated by David Mitchell Written by John Christopher | Full cast drama | First broadcast 2009 | 5x15 minute segments | 70 mins approx. A A grass virus from China spreads all over the world, sparking a food shortage crises that’s so dire governments resort to atom bombs to prevent their nations … Continue reading DailyAudio: The Death of Grass narrated by David Mitchell
BLAKE’S-7 WATCHTHROUGH: Mission to Dreary – sorry – Destiny
We take a Mission to Destiny in the seventh installment of our watch-through of classic 1970's science fiction drama Blake's-7.
DailyAudio: Why a show about statistics is helping me cope with lockdown
We’re all searching (and hopefully finding) little things to help us through these difficult times, but why do I find this radio show that lays bare the stark reality of what we face so comforting? More or Less (BBc Radio 4, Wednesdays 9am) is a show about statistics. But it isn’t anywhere near as dry as … Continue reading DailyAudio: Why a show about statistics is helping me cope with lockdown
Blake’s 7 Watch-through: Seek-Locate-Destroy
It's the debut of arch baddie Servelan and, erm Blake's outdoor assault pyjamas in the sixth installment of our watch-through blog.
The First Step Is Often The Hardest – How Not To Procrastinate
Are you like me? I aspire to earn a crust from writing so I have to write a lot of words, put in a lot of hours and basically fail a lot. But I love to write. And I don’t have much else to do at the moment. But getting started, sitting down to actually … Continue reading The First Step Is Often The Hardest – How Not To Procrastinate
BLAKE’S 7 WATCHTHROUGH: Episode 5 – The Web
Liberator is trapped in a web by an alien entity that turns out to be a shrunken head in a jar. Catch up with our continuing watch-through of this 70's sci-fi series.
BLAKE’S 7 WATCHTHROUGH: Episode 4 – Time Squad
We continue our watch-through of this classic science fiction series with episode 4. Hold on to your temporal stabilisers - it's time for episode 4: Time Squad!
Star Wars: The breaking of storytelling rules and what happens next
Join us as we explore what happens when basic story telling rules are ignored.
Was Douglas Wilmer the Definitive Sherlock Holmes?
Douglas Wilmer played Arthur Conan-Doyle’s world famous detective in thirteen episodes made by the BBC in 1964, so why is his performance still considered by many to be the defitive take on the role?
