Film & TV

Doctor Who

Dimensions in rhyme: Russell T Davies and James Goss promote their book of ‘Time Lord verse’ (Sep 2017)
Sign of the Time… Lord: A niche, accidental and very slow Doctor Who collection (Aug 2017)
Minor classic: The Caves Of Androzani at the BFI (May 2013)
Who dunnit: The Robots Of Death at the BFI (May 2013)
Time for a chat: An evening with William Russell (Apr 2013)
Keller television: The Mind Of Evil at the BFI (Apr 2013)
Project MotorMouth: Five Doctors, one good cause (Feb 2013)
A tribute to Elisabeth Sladen (Apr 2011)
Nicholas Courtney: A salute to the Brig (Feb 2011)
Steel yourself: The Cybermen invade Chiswick (Feb 2011)
The three Doctors: Who at Collectormania London (Nov 2010)
Grace period: A morning with Daphne Ashbrook (Nov 2010)
Death Of The Doctor: The BFI screening (Oct 2010)
Doin’ it for the kids: Doctor Who Live (Oct 2010)
The Sea Devils: Return to Whitecliff Bay (Sep 2010)
A lotta Mott: Bernard Cribbins at the BFI (Jan 2010)
Show time: London Film & Comic Con '09 (Jul 2009)
Doctor Who: End of an era (May 2009)
An afternoon appointment with the Doctor (Sep 2008)
Say cheese! London Film & Comic Con '08 (Jul 2008)
Doctor Who: The feast of Steven (May 2008)
Collectormania 12: The encore (Oct 2007)
The Doctor will see you now… (Sep 2007)
Twelve inches of fun and a can of baked beans (Jun 2007)
Doctor Who: Sniffling on Doomsday (Jul 2006)
Adventures in time and space… but mostly Cardiff (Jul 2006)
A sticky situation for the Doctor (Jun 2006)
Doctor Who: Makin’ whoopee (Apr 2006)

Film reviews

Konga: A definite grower (May 2011)
Visiting hours on John Carpenter’s The Ward (Feb 2011)
Let’s Scare Jessica To Death: When titles go wrong (Dec 2010)
In the zone: Gareth Edwards’ Monsters (Nov 2010)
Reality TV is hell: The Last Exorcism (Sep 2010)
‘Wanna blow it up?’ John Carpenter’s Dark Star (Apr 2009)
Pumpkin soup: My two-day Halloween (Nov 2008)
A date with Diary Of The Dead (Mar 2008)
Monster mash… with carrots (Feb 2008)
Halloween post-mortem (Nov 2007)
If I were a Carpenter: Rob Zombie’s Halloween (Sep 2007)
Buckling up for Death Proof (Sep 2007)
X rated: Some thoughts on X-Men - The Last Stand (Jun 2006)

FrightFest

Pleased to ‘meat’ you: Tobe Hooper at FrightFest, 27 August 2010 (Aug 2010)
An American Werewolf at FrightFest (Sep 2009)
Dead meet: FrightFest’s zombie walk (Aug 2009)
“Excuse me, can I borrow your intestines?” (Aug 2007)

Giant ape films

Waxing lyrical about Kong: Skull Island at Madame Tussauds, London (Apr 2018)
King of the ringers: A review of the 18-inch Kong figure from Lanard (Aug 2017)
He scores! Meeting film composer John Scott (Sep 2016)
Inside the Konga suit: Unmasking Paul Stockman (Jul 2014)
Golden voyage: A tribute to Ray Harryhausen (May 2013)
Konga: A definite grower (May 2011)
Confessions of an autograph collector (Nov 2010)
Ray Harryhausen: A birthday celebration (Jun 2010)

Hammer

Hammer Blu-rays: What the Devil is going on? (Nov 2012)
Straight on till Hackney: Shane Briant and friends (Oct 2011)
Taste the blood of… John Carson: Signing and Q&A (Mar 2011)
Blood and ink: Barbara Shelley and Linda Hayden signing, 15 January 2011 (Jan 2011)
Confessions of an autograph collector (Nov 2010)
I was a teenage Halls Of Horror reader (Oct 2010)

Horror

A spectre calls: The Woman In Black (1989) finally makes it to Blu-ray (Aug 2020)
Top secret clown business: Meeting Sid Haig at HorrorConUK, 13 May 2017 (May 2017)
Inside the Konga suit: Unmasking Paul Stockman (Jul 2014)
Cutting remarks: Video Nasties - Draconian Days at the Prince Charles Cinema (Jul 2014)
Hammer Blu-rays: What the Devil is going on? (Nov 2012)
Straight on till Hackney: Shane Briant and friends (Oct 2011)
Alan Howarth on Morricone’s score for The Thing (Sep 2011)
Konga: A definite grower (May 2011)
Taste the blood of… John Carson: Signing and Q&A (Mar 2011)
Operating theatre: Boyle’s Frankenstein previewed (Feb 2011)
Visiting hours on John Carpenter’s The Ward (Feb 2011)
Blood and ink: Barbara Shelley and Linda Hayden signing, 15 January 2011 (Jan 2011)
Let’s Scare Jessica To Death: When titles go wrong (Dec 2010)
Day of the Demon: Peggy Cummins at Memorabilia (Nov 2010)
Confessions of an autograph collector (Nov 2010)
Mark of the Devil: Kermode at Halloween (Nov 2010)
I was a teenage Halls Of Horror reader (Oct 2010)
Reality TV is hell: The Last Exorcism (Sep 2010)
Pleased to ‘meat’ you: Tobe Hooper at FrightFest, 27 August 2010 (Aug 2010)
Zombie flesh meeters: Ian McCulloch at Memorabilia (Mar 2010)
‘Lon’ story short: The original Wolf Man (Feb 2010)
Devilishly yours: A date with The Exorcist (Oct 2009)
An American Werewolf at FrightFest (Sep 2009)
Dead meet: FrightFest’s zombie walk (Aug 2009)
Show time: London Film & Comic Con '09 (Jul 2009)
Bad moon rising: American Werewolf in remake howler (Jul 2009)
Pumpkin soup: My two-day Halloween (Nov 2008)
Dismemberance Day: Meeting Leatherface (Sep 2008)
Dracula: Van ain’t the man (Aug 2008)
Say cheese! London Film & Comic Con '08 (Jul 2008)
A date with Diary Of The Dead (Mar 2008)
Monster mash… with carrots (Feb 2008)
Halloween post-mortem (Nov 2007)
By George, it’s Collectormania 12! (Oct 2007)
Meanwhile, 30 months later… (Oct 2007)
If I were a Carpenter: Rob Zombie’s Halloween (Sep 2007)
Buckling up for Death Proof (Sep 2007)
“Excuse me, can I borrow your intestines?” (Aug 2007)
So I bought me this big ol’ pumpkin… (Nov 2006)

John Carpenter

Director’s cut: John Carpenter live in London and Brighton, Oct/Nov 2016 (Nov 2016)
Visiting hours on John Carpenter’s The Ward (Feb 2011)
‘Wanna blow it up?’ John Carpenter’s Dark Star (Apr 2009)

Music

In the court of the Goblin king: Meeting Claudio Simonetti at HorrorConUK, 19 May 2018 (May 2018)
Director’s cut: John Carpenter live in London and Brighton, Oct/Nov 2016 (Nov 2016)
The Gates of ‘Hello’! Meeting Fabio Frizzi and Catriona MacColl (Oct 2016)
He scores! Meeting film composer John Scott (Sep 2016)
Alan Howarth on Morricone’s score for The Thing (Sep 2011)
Martian rock opera: The War Of The Worlds live at the Royal Albert Hall, London, 18 April 2006 (Apr 2006)

Other stuff

Planet Of The Apes

Back to the Planet Of The Apes: A new film for 2011? (Mar 2009)
Escape to the Planet Of The Apes: Memorabilia 2007 (Apr 2007)
Passion and wisdom on the Planet of the Apes (Jul 2006)

Ray Harryhausen

Golden voyage: A tribute to Ray Harryhausen (May 2013)
Ray Harryhausen: A birthday celebration (Jun 2010)

Sci-fi

Inside the Konga suit: Unmasking Paul Stockman (Jul 2014)
Golden voyage: A tribute to Ray Harryhausen (May 2013)
Alan Howarth on Morricone’s score for The Thing (Sep 2011)
Konga: A definite grower (May 2011)
Gareth Edwards and Colin Goudie talk Monsters (Mar 2011)
In the zone: Gareth Edwards’ Monsters (Nov 2010)
Anomaly wouldn’t do this: A look at ITV’s Primeval (Oct 2010)
Ray Harryhausen: A birthday celebration (Jun 2010)
Show time: London Film & Comic Con '09 (Jul 2009)
‘Wanna blow it up?’ John Carpenter’s Dark Star (Apr 2009)
Back to the Planet Of The Apes: A new film for 2011? (Mar 2009)
Say cheese! London Film & Comic Con '08 (Jul 2008)
Monster mash… with carrots (Feb 2008)
By George, it’s Collectormania 12! (Oct 2007)
Escape to the Planet Of The Apes: Memorabilia 2007 (Apr 2007)
Passion and wisdom on the Planet of the Apes (Jul 2006)
X rated: Some thoughts on X-Men - The Last Stand (Jun 2006)
Martian rock opera: The War Of The Worlds live at the Royal Albert Hall, London, 18 April 2006 (Apr 2006)

TV reviews

Anomaly wouldn’t do this: A look at ITV’s Primeval (Oct 2010)
Doctor Who: End of an era (May 2009)
Pumpkin soup: My two-day Halloween (Nov 2008)
So I bought me this big ol’ pumpkin… (Nov 2006)
Doctor Who: Sniffling on Doomsday (Jul 2006)