After starting to build an overall idea in The Paternoster Gang: Heritage 3, the current set of stories brings this sequence of boxsets to what feels an abrupt close. The three stories in set each fails to contribute to a coherent whole, and feels like a series of missed opportunities. The stories aren’t necessarily bad, they … >
The Paternoster Gang: Heritage 3 is a welcome return for the Great [Silurian] Detective Madame Vastra (Neve McIntosh), her maid / wife Jenny Flint (Catrin Stewart) and Sontaran butler Strax (Dan Starkey). The previous sets, Heritage 1 (June 2019) and Heritage 2 (October 2019) proved this Doctor Who spin-off can stand in its own right. These were enjoyable … >
Following on from June’s Paternoster Gang: Heritage 1, we now have three more adventures for Mme Vastra, Jenny and Strax in Paternoster Gang: Heritage 2. Food for thought Dan Starkey (Strax himself) wrote first story “Dining with Death”. Strax often (unknown to him) provides the humour in the Paternoster Gang, and here it is almost … >
With three entertaining stories, Big Finish launches another Doctor Who spin-off range, and this time it’s Catrin Stewart, Neve McIntosh and Dan Starkey in The Paternoster Gang: Heritage 1. Fans have long hoped this trio (Jenny Flint, Mme Vastra the Silurian and Strax the Sontaran) would make it to audio, and their arrival in their … >
Cozy Crime Catchup for September 2025 has news on Bookish, Ludwig and Signora Volpe Some weeks there’s too much news to blog or too many smaller items needing company to make a complete article. Welcome to Cozy Crime Catchup, an occasional posting where we collect together news you may have missed. It turns out there’s quite … >
Clap board roadside Jakob and Ryan photo – Free Man Image on Unsplash There’s something undeniably exciting about seeing a familiar place on screen. Whether it’s the cobbled streets of a fictional village or the skyline of a gritty crime drama, TV shows have a way of making real locations feel larger than life. But … >
Turned-on flat screen television photo – Free Internet Image on Unsplash For many, television is a form of escapism—a way to unwind, relax, and switch off after a long day. But not all TV is mindless entertainment. In fact, there are entire genres designed not just to amuse, but also to inform, inspire, and broaden … >
Which of these brave individuals will outwit their comrades and impress the Taskmaster in series 20? With series 19 transmitted, Channel 4’s Taskmaster rolls remorselessly on. The hit challenge-based comedy show is celebrating its 10th anniversary, and has gathered another five contestants to try and impress Greg Davies and his faithful assistant, Alex Horne. Taskmaster … >
Hundreds of screen-used props and costumes from the closed Time Machine Museum of Science Fiction Bromyard Herefordshire will be sold in Heritage Auctions’ upcoming Hollywood/Entertainment Signature Auction in July. The Time Machine Museum of Science Fiction Bromyard Herefordshire, founded in 2007, was a phenomenal exhibition of original screen used props and costumes mostly from Doctor … >
The recent filming activity across Cardiff’s sports venues has sent ripples through the Whovian community, particularly regarding the mysterious scenes shot at Cardiff City Stadium. As Series 15 continues production with its April 2025 launch date confirmed, these stadium sequences offer tantalizing clues about the narrative direction Russell T Davies is crafting for the show’s … >