From ‘Pride and Prejudice’ to ‘Persuasion’: Can Jane Austen Survive the Millennium? Film & TV July 29, 2022
Channel 5’s Anne Boleyn – ‘Grumble all you like, this is how it’s going to be’ Film & TV June 12, 2021
His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: Episode 7 ‘The Fight to the Death’ Olga Hughes BooksFilm & TVHis Dark Materials December 21, 2019
From ‘Pride and Prejudice’ to ‘Persuasion’: Can Jane Austen Survive the Millennium? Film & TV July 29, 2022
From ‘Wicked Wife’ to ‘Insane Traitor’: The Continued Slander of Jane Boleyn History January 25, 2021
His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: Episode 8 Season Finale ‘Betrayal’ His Dark Materials December 29, 2019
The Mythology of Jane Boleyn: What was Jane and Anne Boleyn’s Relationship Like? History September 13, 2022
Love Is A Dagger – In which we ponder whether for Shakespeare love is mere words, or an altogether more penetrating object. Shakespeare August 5, 2023
The problems of Richard III’s Y chromosome; the problems relating to the burials at Clare Priory, and the problems of working with Historic England HistoryRichard III May 22, 2017
The Man Who Killed Richard III: Rhys ap Thomas with Susan Fern Olga Hughes HistoryInterviewsRichard III November 17, 2014
The Chronicles of Narnia is Rebooting with ‘The Silver Chair’ Olga Hughes January 14, 2016e finally have news on the long-awaited fourth instalment in The Chronicles of Narnia film series. Producer Mark Gordon told...
How Rocky Balboa Went the Distance Olga Hughes January 12, 2016ell anyone you’re a Rocky fan and you’ll be lucky if people only smile behind their hands. You might get...
Yub Nub! No Psychotic Cannibal Terriers In Star Wars: The Force Awakens C S Hughes December 20, 2015If only Queen Amidala of Naboo had paid her taxes to the Trade Federation, instead of spending her entire planetary...
How To Discover Your Secret Jedi Name! C S Hughes December 5, 2015Follow the instructions in the poster above, and learn your secret Jedi name you will! Beware of the Dark Side,...
A Long Time Ago In A Galaxy Far Far Away…Google Did Something Slightly Amusing C S Hughes November 27, 2015A long time ago in a galaxy far far away...is of course the iconic opening line from the equally iconic...
There’s One Thing The New Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer Proves… C S Hughes October 20, 2015To say that most of us have been inured by a film and TV diet of pointless and often glorified...
Humans Robots Weirdness & Kawaii C S Hughes September 16, 2015The 1970 study Bukimi no Tani, by pioneering roboticist Masahiro Mori demonstrated that the aesthetic appeal of a robot increased...
EVEREST – Behind The Scenes C S Hughes September 10, 2015Because it’s there. We all know the easy reason why people climb mountains. A challenge not only to physical endurance,...
All the Disney Classics Getting Live Action Remakes Olga Hughes July 27, 2015ot content with conquering the universe with Star Wars and Marvel, Disney’s list of live-action remakes should keep us satisfied...
Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight Will Be Scored by Ennio Morricone C S Hughes July 13, 2015Ennio Morricone’s scores for Sergio Leone’s films are as iconic as the films themselves. Many agree that The Good The...
Monsters Dark Continent Monster Movie Giveaway! C S Hughes July 1, 2015Monsters was the surprise genre hit of 2010, the first feature directed by special effects wiz Gareth Edwards. On a...
You Won’t Believe Who Drew This Doodle Of Indiana Jones In May, 1980 C S Hughes June 27, 2015He’s the sardonic, whip-cracking adventurer who brings together the quest for knowledge, treasure hunting, scientific curiosity with skin-of-your-teeth breakneck adventure....
Penny Dreadful And The Mystery Of The Second Class Passenger C S Hughes June 20, 2015The figure of the Witch, as a servant of Satan, ensorcelling men, sacrificing Christian babies and committing all sorts of...
Game Of Boobs – Game Of Thrones Brings On The B Team C S Hughes June 18, 2015One gets the distinct impression that the Game of Thrones show runners, Dan and Dave, were formula babies, they show...
Godzilla is Now an Official Citizen of Japan Olga Hughes June 5, 2015Godzilla has been granted official residency in Japan following his appointment as a special tourism ambassador last month. 3000 special...
Why We Won’t Be Watching Avatar 2 C S Hughes June 3, 2015James Cameron’s Avatar was a brilliant piece of epic sci-fi entertainment. A hero overcoming both injury and tragedy, finding a...
Eurovision at 60: A Personal History Of The Songs That Made Us Secretly Love the Eurovision Song Contest Neil Kemp June 1, 2015Eurovision; the song contest that we all love to hate. Or do we? Having pretty much literally grown up alongside...