Monthly Archives: June 2023

Doctor Who: The Pit by Neil Penswick

Posted on June 30, 2023 by Adam Randall

The twelfth novel in the Virgin New Adventures series of Doctor Who books sees the Doctor and Bernice landing in a planetary system which was known to have mysteriously disappeared. As you might imagine, this is a premise which leads … Continue reading →

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Emotional Ambience

Posted on June 28, 2023 by Adam Randall

I recently returned from my very first trip abroad. Needless to say, it was an absolutely wonderful experience – so much so, that there’s no way I could do it justice in just a single blog post. I’ll no doubt … Continue reading →

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Maximum Pleasure

Posted on June 27, 2023 by Adam Randall

I recently thought to myself, “Why are there so many songs that seem to be about delicious food, but are actually just about sex, but none that are the other way around?” Then I thought that if I wanted that … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

Posted on June 16, 2023 by Adam Randall

This, one of Charles Dickens most iconic novel, provides a human-level perspective of the French Revolution. The story spans the two cities in the title (London and Paris) and shows how the impacts of the revolution were far reaching enough … Continue reading →

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The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint Exupéry

Posted on June 9, 2023 by Adam Randall

This children’s novel tells the story of the author meeting an alien prince after crash landing in the Sahara desert, and it’s one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever read. Often I read children’s literature and I enjoy it, … Continue reading →

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Utopia by Thomas More

Posted on June 2, 2023 by Adam Randall

Something about finding progressive values in really old pieces of work always puts a smile on my face. It can be a reminder that what may be considered new and radical today, has probably actually been around for hundreds, if … Continue reading →

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