Shop Menu

"Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple."

~ Dr. Suess

"Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass."

~ Anton Chekhov

"I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by."

~ Douglas Adams

Tag Archives | BBC

Author Profile: Andrew Whaley

Andrew Whaley Image Courtesy of Jacana Media

History . Andrew Whaley writes plays for stage, screen and radio. He travels to East and West Africa to make radio serial dramas. His play, ‘The Rise and Shine of Comrade Fiasco’, was published in the first Methuen Anthology of Contemporary African Theatre. He wrote a memoir of South African pop legend, Brenda Fassie. His […]

Read More

Douglas Adams Remembered

Douglas-Adams-2

Yesterday would have marked the 60th birthday of one of the world’s greatest sci-fi/fantasy writers, Douglas Adams. Every year on the 25th of May, fans of the author celebrate his life and his works by taking part in Towel Day, a day of fun and frivolity when true Douglas Adams fans are seen with the […]

Read More

Review of BBC’s Sherlock Season Two

sherlockbbcposter

2011 saw the release of several new Sherlock Holmes titles, all sanctioned by the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Estate, and culminating in the superb Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.  I have discussed nearly all of these releases here, and continuing in that vein, let’s look at the newest Sherlock Holmes contribution. On New Year’s Day, BBC released the first […]

Read More

Jane Austen Lives – and Dies – Again

484px-Jane_Austen_coloured_version

Jane Austen, despite being dead since 1817, continues to outsell many living authors. Six books and a handful of letters cemented her in the consciousness of the Western literary world, with Mr Darcy becoming the template upon which many a moody suitor has been based. Austen’s biting social satire was veiled in wit and setting, […]

Read More

The Sherlock Holmes Revival

sherlockdvd

Where to start when discussing the most played character in English literature? For now (and to stop this blog post from turning into the thesis it could so easily be), I’d like to share my undying love of the last two reinventions of Sherlock Holmes on the big screen and the latest novel as endorsed […]

Read More