In 1880, the wider world came to the Kerry market town of Listowel with the arrival of the Limerick & Kerry Railway. Immediately thereafter, with the promise of easier access to education, a boost to tourism and a market for … Continue reading The History Thread Rides a Genuine, Bonafide, Steam-Powered Irish Monorail
In 1759, a wealthy young brewer named Arthur Guinness used his inheritance to take out a 9000-year lease, at £45 a year, on an old brewery at St James’s Gate, on the western edge of Dublin city. It was, of … Continue reading A Pint of Plain for the History Thread
Dungeon Module 7G Ho, adventurer! You have travelled many aeons to this strange new realm. Always the forces of Order press on its borders, seeking to enslave its populace to Exciting Employment Opportunities and render its riches into Year-On-Year Growth. … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S24E04 “Dragonfire”
Big Finish review time once more! I started these reviews because I’d slowly built up a collection of Seventh Doctor stories, but foolishly deferred to my completist side by not actually watching or listening to many of them until I … Continue reading Doctor Who (EU): Big Finish Season 24, Part 2
Season 24 Written by Malcolm KohllDirected by Chris Clough How long until something old is new again? They say the Nostalgia Cycle is between twenty and thirty years. Long enough for a generation to experience something, grow up, and then … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S24E03 “Delta And The Bannermen”
Big Finish review time! I started these reviews because I’d slowly built up a collection of Seventh Doctor stories, but foolishly deferred to my completist side by not actually watching or listening to them. This is my motivation for finally … Continue reading Doctor Who (EU): Big Finish Season 24, Part 1
Season 24Written by Stephen WyattDirected by Nicholas Mallet In a 2009 poll, “Paradise Towers” was voted the eighth-worst Doctor Who story of all time. In 2013 it had a burst of popularity and ascended the list a whole two places. … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S24E02 “Paradise Towers”
Season 24Written by Pip and Jane BakerDirected by Andrew Morgan In 1987, Doctor Who died. They just didn’t know it yet. Doctor Who was a dead show walking, an inherited legacy whose only purpose was to fill the time while … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S24E01 “Time And The Rani”
