Went to Sheffield Park yesterday. Weather was glorious as was the park. Here are a few photos.
Month: April 2011
Tom Baker coming to Big Finish
I was really tempted to pre-order the new Tom Baker series of stories that are coming from Big Finish. Then I read a post at Tom Baker’s blog which said that they aren’t due to be released until Jan 2012!
I had really thought that they would be out much sooner, but I guess I have no option but to wait, and I’m sure that they’ll be really good. Still, I had hoped that these stories would come sooner.
Pictures from the Horniman
At the Horniman today. It is still one of my favourite places. Today I visited the ‘Bali: Dancing for the Gods’ exhibition, which was excellent.
Goodbye Sarah-Jane
When I heard about Elisabeth Sladen’s untimely death it took a while to sink in, but when reading about her in the countless tributes that have been written in the last couple of days I find myself immensely moved by her passing.
I’ve always been a fan of Doctor Who and especially Tom Baker’s Doctor. Her role as a companion and then her later excellent spin off series are fantastic and it is such a shame that there will be no more.
She will be missed by many across a wide spectrum of ages.
The world is a less vibrant place now.
Made in Dagenham
I watched this film the other night. I didn’t know much about it, nor about the actual events back in 1968, but it was a fantastic film with some great performances and a superb story.
I love films that are unexpectedly wonderful, and this is certainly one of those. I loved it.
Some pictures from Rail Ale
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
So I’ve finished watching all the films now. I really enjoyed seeing them all in sequence, that was really good, they make a lot of sense when you take them like that.
My favourite is still ‘Conquest’, and for the most part I’d forgotten ‘Battle’. When it started it came back to me again. It did seem a little half hearted though as an ending to the series of films which was a little bit of a shame.
But I still have the documentary DVD to watch and I might do that over the weekend.
Beneath, Escape, Conquest
Obviously planet of the apes films! I’m just finishing off conquest, which is my favourite of them all, and it is great to watch them again all in sequence. It really brings the films to life and shows you just what a great concept they were.
Overall I’ve been really impressed with these films. I think they’ve stood the test of time and they still work well together. Of course you couldn’t make films like that now. They are slow, ponderous and thoughtful that I’m not sure they’d work cold for a modern audience. I think that was also shown by the terrible remake that came out.
I’m enjoying these immensely and looking forward to watching the lot and the documentary DVD at the end as well.
Planet of the Apes
I bought the Planet of the Apes box set of films. They are amazing!
Learning more about Android
Whilst this post isn’t about NanoLoop it is about how things are different between iOS and Android.
I’m starting to get better at that, and better at understanding the way Android works. The guide book I bought the other day has help to turn the corner a little, and I’m starting to see some ways I can make better use of what Android has to offer.
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