I don’t really go in for christmas. I particularly don’t go in for christmas parties. But news reaches me of a party that I’d love to go to. The BBC Backstage Project are organising a christmas party in conjunction with all of the London geek groups that they can track down. It’s going to be… Continue reading Christmas Party
Day: 23 October 2006
Torchwood
Last night the BBC showed the first two episodes of Torchwood, its new Doctor Who spin-off. What did we think? Well, the word that mostly springs to mind is “derivative”. The whole idea of group of strange people investigating even stranger goings on looks a lot like Angel, the secret hideaway secreted behind a normal-looking… Continue reading Torchwood
Happy Birthday Earth
If you believe Bishop Ussher (and, of course, in these enlightened days only a handful of idiots do) then the Earth was created on 23rd October 4004BC, six thousand and ten years ago today. I’m just sorry that I missed marking the 6000th anniversary ten years ago, but I think I was busy on my… Continue reading Happy Birthday Earth