Other Interests Archive

  • War of the Worlds 2011 Game for XBox 360, but not PS3 or PC…yet

    War of the Worlds 2011 Game for XBox 360, but not PS3 or PC…yet

    And so the world is graced once again with another take on the hugely popular sci fi alien invasion story that is War of the Worlds. This time, in a computer game, the first since Jeff Waynes The War of the Worlds for the PC...

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  • I would rather buy an apple over an <em>Apple</em>

    I would rather buy an apple over an Apple

    I get bored often these days. We keep hearing the same old news relating to war and the economy, both highly demotivating and demoralising and yet we as a nation love to read or hear about it. I certainly don’t, but I am referring to...

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  • Jeff Wayne’s The War of the Worlds- The Theatre Production

    Jeff Wayne’s The War of the Worlds- The Theatre Production

    Jeff Wayne’s The Musical Version of the War of the Worlds “under license” – Theatre production by CCADS, held at the Kings Theatre, Southsea 11th June 2011. I have been a huge War of the Worlds fan for some time now. The films, the books,...

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  • BBC Outcasts Series 2 Cancelled – My BBC Complaint reply

    BBC Outcasts Series 2 Cancelled – My BBC Complaint reply

    As you have probably seen I expressed my dissapointment about Outcasts being cancelled. I complained to the BBC and recieved this reply: “Thanks for contacting us regarding ‘Outcasts’ on BBC One. I understand you’re unhappy with the cancellation of the series. We regularly have to...

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  • BBC Outcasts Series 2 cancelled, much to my disappointment

    BBC Outcasts Series 2 cancelled, much to my disappointment

    I don’t rant often on my blog, but I guess there is a first time for everything. For those who don’t know, Outcasts *was* a BBC Sci Fi Drama Series that was set a few years into the future where mankind migrates to a different...

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  • Cows Didn’t Graze in Brum by A A Hasker

    Cows Didn’t Graze in Brum by A A Hasker

    I would like to just dedicate a post to a well known book by my Grandad, Cows didn’t graze in Brum. I have read many posts on people trying to obtain a copy and although I am pleased to announce that more will be going...

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  • Netley Abbey, Hampshire

    Netley Abbey, Hampshire

    Netley Abbey is situated on the outskirts of Southampton in a nice little village called, er, Netley. Apparently Chris Packham lives there, but thats just a random bit of ‘fame’ trivia for you. Anyway, Netley Abbey is on old 13th century monastery that was home...

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  • Knighton Gorges is the place to be on New Years Eve

    Knighton Gorges is the place to be on New Years Eve

    Tomorrow night will see a flock of ghosthunters make their way to Knighton Gorges, a lovely little place outside of Brading on the Isle of Wight. Why? Because that is where the old mansion of Knighton Gorges once sat until it was pulled down in...

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  • Jeff Waynes The War of the Worlds – The Playstation game

    Jeff Waynes The War of the Worlds – The Playstation game

    “No one could have believed, in the last years of the 20th Century, that computer gamers were being watched by the timeless world of game developers Pixelogic. And slowly, but surely, they drew their plans against us…” People who know me will also now one...

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