Best and Worst of 2018
These are my best and worst books, films, television programmes, sport and videos of 2018
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Best and Worst of 2017: my year
2017 was devastating for me both physically and emotionally but the following films, television, articles (and more) helped keep me going and provided glimpses of light, interest and joy (even though, like everything, they were …
Fictional male role models
Last year, I wrote this blog post about my favourite female fictional characters. The announcement that the new Doctor is going to be a woman (I’m incredibly jealous by the way; I wanted to be …
Best and worst of 2016
BOOKS Best 3 audiobooks that I listened to in 2016 (I’m unable to read books due to my illness so I have to listen to them): 1. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline 2. …
All the television that I have ever seen
I’m looking for recommendations of TV programmes to watch. I’ve seen so many shows already though and I don’t want to be recommended programmes that either I’ve already watched or that I have no interest …
What was my experience of the Rio Olympics?
The following is my experience of watching the 2016 Olympics and includes all of my favourite bits. • SWIMMING I’ve loved the swimming commentators Andy Jameson and Adrian Moorhouse for ages but they really outdid …
My favourite fictional female characters
In general, there is a paucity of fictional female characters compared to the number of male ones and there are even fewer that are really great, three-dimensional characters. I’ve decided to celebrate the ones that …
Best of 2015
Favourite discovery of 2015: The brilliant Witch, Please podcast. A fortnightly podcast about the Harry Potter world. The two hosts are academics who are rereading the Harry Potter books and rewatching the films for the …