Tag: Ryan Sampson

Posted in TV Wire in the Blood

TV Review: Wire in the Blood (Series 2)

The second series of Wire in the Blood rustles up more of the same “How dark can…

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TV Review: The Frankenstein Chronicles, Series 1

Sean Bean does Sean Bean in the slight oddity that is Series 1 of The Frankenstein Chronicles,…

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10 of my top moments of the decade

Ever behind the curve, I present 10 of my top moments in a theatre over the last…

Posted in Peter Morgan The Crown TV

TV Review: The Crown, Series 2

A quick whip through Series 2 of The Crown “History is not made by those who did…

Posted in Doctor Who LGBTQ+ Russell T Davies Steven Moffat TV

Countdown to new Who: Doctor Who Series 4

“Donna Noble has left the library. Donna Noble has been saved” And here we are, my favourite…

Posted in Cast Recordings Music Musicals Theatre West End

Album Review: From Here To Eternity (2014 Live Cast Recording)

  “All along knowing that no-one has returned to care” Barely managing six months in the West…

Posted in Doctor Who TV

My top 10 favourite Doctor Who guest star appearances

With the new series of Doctor Who almost upon us, I thought I’d look back on some…

Posted in Musicals Theatre West End

Re-review: From Here To Eternity, Shaftesbury Theatre

“I got the ‘ain’t where I wanna be’ blues” Suffering the fate of a fair few musicals…

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2014 What’s On Stage Award nominations

BEST ACTRESS IN A PLAY Helen Mirren – The Audience at the Gielgud  Anne-Marie Duff – Strange Interlude at the NT…