Tag: Vintage

Old but not bad, that’s what I mean by vintage.

Rail Ale trip on the Bluebell railway

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I’ve only been on Rail Ale once before, and that was before the Bluebell line extended to East Grinstead. Now that it comes all the way up to the mainline service it’s really easy to get to, and of course it’s a much longer line and therefore a lot more fun to be on.

The ale was very good (see menu above) and as it was a fine evening, as opposed to pouring rain the last time I went, it was a great night out. I’d thoroughly recommend it to anyone who enjoys steam trains and real ale.

The Forbidden Planet

Posted by on in Films

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I’ve loved this film for years and years, and I’ve only just got a copy of it at last. It’s amazing to think that it was made in 1956. The story still leaves me with questions, and the concepts are as relevant today as they were then.

The design and art are incredible, and I’d love to be able to walk around the krell machines to see them better.

Doctor Who: Underworld

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Another Tom Baker story. Quite a good one too. I enjoyed it, and I’m not sure that I’d seen it before either.

Doctor Who: The Horns of Nimon

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I hadn’t seen this story for a long time, and I’d forgotten that Janet Ellis (of Bluepeter) was in it too. As 4th doctor stories go it wasn’t amazing, but I’m glad to see it again nevertheless. I got it as part of the ‘Myths and Legends’ box set.

Blake’s 7: Warship

Posted by on in Books and Audiobooks, Listening

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After listening to the chronicles 2 I listened to this hour long story. It’s a full cast production and it works really well. I think that of the Blake’s 7 big finish productions pieces I’ve listened to, this is one of the best so far. I really enjoyed the story and I’m hopeful that it’ll lead on to something interesting.

The Liberator Chronicles 2.3: Wolf

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The last of the stories in this boxed set. It wasn’t bad, somewhat intricate and starring Servalan. In fact it was quite a complex story, and, as with the others in the set, a big improvement on the first box set I got. Still, overall the stories lack something. Perhaps the kind of overall texture that you get from a Doctor Who Big Finish story. Perhaps that’s not a bad thing. Blake’s 7 was always more stark, minimal, and maybe that’s how it’s being played.

Whatever the case, this was a better listen than last time around, so I’m glad I got it, and I might give the first box set another listen now.