This ‘regenerated edition’ of the 2013 Who-ology will answer any question you might care to pose about the long history of this television series. As the blurb on the back cover asks, ‘Can you name the Doctor’s favourite Gallifreyan bedtime stories?’ Well if you can’t do that now, you will be able to after perusing this comprehensive data base of Doctor Who’s life and times. If you were wondering why some Daleks are different colours from others, then look no further than this very helpful volume. Of course, if you aren’t a fully paid up Doctor Who fan, then all of this knowledge will be of

Having enjoyed watching Peter Weir's "Picnic at Hanging Rock" years ago I was intrigued to see that it has been remade in to a new mini series which is currently being shown on BBC. Having watched one episode of the new series I can say that it is completely different to the film which could be described as weird, mysterious, ethereal, haunting and atmospheric on many levels. Set in Victoria, Australia on St. Valentine's Day 1900 and based on the novel by Joan Lindsay, the film has incredible cinematography and this alone is worth watching for along with the haunting musical soundtrack

For thirty years, shadowy government organisation ‘The Southern Reach’ has sent eleven expeditions into the mysterious Area X- a vast patch of wilderness whose invisible borders materialised suddenly, impenetrable with the exception of one small entrance. Every expedition has ended with few survivors- most lost to gunfire, madness or terminal post-expedition cancer. Four women make up the twelfth expedition into Area X- one a biologist determined to find out why her husband, who disappeared on the eleventh expedition, reappeared a year later in their kitchen with no memory. Recently adapted

In case anyone was wondering why I’ve done no reviews recently (I’m sure it’s kept you up at night) this is the reason: NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigative Service, to you), which seemed to appear fully formed on my telly from the US, already on its 15th season, sometime in the last year. But maybe it was there all along and I was put off by the American military connotations or bored by the thought of yet another police procedural.

However, intrigued by the quirky trailers on Fox, I approached an episode with some trepidation and was hooked from the very first Gibbsian utterance of “Let’s go

This is a very timely book, offering as it does, realistic ways that we can all do our bit to reduce the plastic accumulating in our seas. The author is the founder of the #2minutebeachclean; spending two minutes picking and bagging beach litter is all it takes to make a difference. It all started when Dorey moved to Devon in 2009 and saw how much litter ended up on the beaches, forming the Beach Clean Network as a result. After Atlantic storms during 2013 deposited huge amounts of rubbish, the #2minutebeachclean was born.

This book builds on the idea, introducing the#2minutesolution, seemingly

I’m a long-time glutton for Rock ‘n’ Roll memoirs – and as far as these go, Will Carruthers’ compulsive memoir ‘Playing the bass with three left hands’ slouches in gentlemanly repose near the very top of the pile. If you’ve never heard of Will Carruthers before, he was the bass player for UK indie psychedelicists SPACEMEN 3 and SPIRITUALIZED from the period of the late 80’s to the early 90’s – and these are his fuzzy remembrances of his time in both bands and beyond.

An engrossing and superbly researched book. 'Into the silence' accounts the three failed attempts by British climbers to conquer Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth, in the early 1920s. This culminates in the deaths of George Mallory and Andrew "Sandy" Irvine high on the mountain, last seen only a few hundred feet below the summit and pushing for the top. Debate has raged every since as to whether or not the pair summitted the mountain but one thing is sure, they did not return. 
This book is so much more than a book on mountaineering, it is a group biography of the men involved, a study

As a fan of fantasy fiction I was trepidatious approaching this novel, I was, however, pleasantly surprised. The story takes place around the turn of the century and follows the paths of two young sorcery students, Marco and Celia. Each have been trained since childhood to compete in a mysterious contest devised to test the skills and powers of the two students. The circus is created as the ultimate mysterious and bewitching venue, and what takes place within the eponymous Night Circus will change Celia, Marco and the circus menagerie they call family forever. A thoroughly good page turner

For over 200 hundred years the residents of Ember have lived in the city created by “The Builders” to save the last of humanity. They live surrounded by blackness with only the light from the, now failing, generator and know nothing but the city and jobs they are assigned. “The Builders” have given the residents just enough information to live their lives in Ember and nothing more. 
Would you know a boat, a match or a candle, if you had never seen one before?
Friends Lina and Doon set out to try and save their city or find a way out of Ember, if there is even anything outside other than more

Keiko works part time in a convenience store, much to the consternation of friends and family who believe her university education and child-bearing years to have gone to waste. According to a former manager, her salary is designed to provide her the basic requirements needed to function as an effective employee. For Keiko, the clear structure of the job provides great comfort; interpersonal relationships are clearly defined, clothing is uniform, her role is clear-cut. Convenience Store Woman is the story of a person who is atypical, finding their place in a society than prizes convention