Just when I was starting to think that Jekyll and Hyde was never going to get going the way I wanted it … More
Tag: Nov 2015
The Frankenstein Chronicles: Series 1, Episode 3 – “All the Lost Children”
As we reach the mid-point in the 6-part series, The Frankenstein Chronicles continues to move at a measured pace. After last week’s lecture … More
‘Doctor Who’ and the BBC’S Remit for Education and Information
With recent debates and discussions surrounding the government’s Green Paper and the BBC’s Charter review (how the BBC should be … More
The Frankenstein Chronicles: Series 1, Episode 2 – “Seeing Things”
The connection between nursery rhymes/fairy tales and horror stories are deeply profound and significant: they tend to share sinister origins … More
“Though This Be Madness, Yet There Is Method In’t”: Speculating on [Joss Whedon] Adaptations of Shakespeare
To borrow from Hamlet‘s Polonius, there is something of a method to the madness in Whedon shooting a “homebrew” adaptation of … More
The Frankenstein Chronicles: Series 1, Episode 1 – “A World Without God”
Through recent comic books (Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E.), stage adaptations (The National Theatre’s Frankenstein), films (I Frankenstein and Victor Frankenstein), vlogs (Frankenstein MD), … More
Jekyll and Hyde: Series 1, Episode 3 – “The Cutter”
Three episodes in, and Jekyll and Hyde finally found its groove … for five minutes. Like when Jekyll tries to restrain his … More
Exploring the Morality of Romance within ‘Brief Encounter’, 70 Years On
Despite being released 70 years ago in 1945, Brief Encounter — director David Lean’s tale of two star-crossed lovers desperately … More
Jekyll and Hyde: Series 1, Episode 2 – “Mr Hyde”
Between Ofcom and ITV, last week’s episode amassed more than 800 complaints, and despite starting half-an-hour later this week as originally … More
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