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Deathstalker (Gollancz S.F.)Deathstalker (Gollancz S.F.) by Simon R. Green
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £0.01
Monumentally entertaining space opera with hideous death dealing aliens, political chicanery, fiendish plots, and more violence than you shake a death ray at. Plus a pacy humourous writing style. Ace
Star Trek: Fan Collective - Borg Box SetStar Trek: Fan Collective - Borg Box Set
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £17.09
Very handy collection of Borg related episodes in chronological order. Cerebral and exciting .Consider me assimilated.
Carried AwayCarried Away by Ooberman
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £7.48
Massively melodious.Pop music as it should be and so rarely is.
The Rich Man's Eight Track TapeThe Rich Man's Eight Track Tape by Big Black
Buy new: £11.69 / Used from: £7.29
In lieu of "Atomiser" ever being released on CD this is a more than adequate substitute.Guitars that spark like the clashing of aluminium planets and suspect subject matter. Awesome.
The Bourne Identity / The Bourne Supremacy [2002]The Bourne Identity / The Bourne Supremacy [2002]
Buy used from: £5.95
Tremendous thrillers, which have grown on me enormously since first viewing. A cameo from the divine Oksana Akinshina is the icing on the cake.
Salem's LotSalem's Lot
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £4.15
A bit of nostalgia, but it is very well concieved. Genuinely creepy in parts with good performances all round. The master is a bit of a blue bonced disappointment but does,nt detract too much.
Captain ScottCaptain Scott by Ranulph Fiennes
Buy new: £6.99 / Used from: £0.01
My fascination with all things Polar continues. This is a welcome addition to the debate surrounding Scott from someone who has been there ,done that.
SologneSologne by Loney Dear
Buy used from: £6.30
A welcome new band from Sweden with bewitching and deamlike pop .Very nice indeed.
CoalCoal by Devastations
Buy new: £9.79 / Used from: £3.49
Just in time for Autumn , this forbidingly enthralling album casts a frigid chill....bbrrrr!
I Like CompulsionI Like Compulsion by Compulsion
Buy used from: £5.99
Overlooked band . A collection of wondrous melodies delivered with no little verve , intelligence and power.
Top Gear - Box SetTop Gear - Box Set
Buy new: £15.18 / Used from: £13.99
Talking of "Poweerrr". Top Gear .The most entertaining programme on the box , great family viewing .Will be missed while Hammond is laid up. Get well soon "Hamster".
To Our Children's Children's ChildrenTo Our Children's Children's Children by The Moody Blues
Buy used from: £7.40
Favourite listening on my MP3. Just seems to suit the dark misty mornings as i trudge forlornly to work.Gorgeous.
The Young Ones: Every Stoopid Episode [1991] (REGION 1) (NTSC)The Young Ones: Every Stoopid Episode [1991] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Buy used from: £30.90
Blairs bloody Britain. Still very very silly ,but extremely inventive and so funny it makes my sinus,s throb. "Try telling that to Roger Bannister. "
Fool's Errand: Book One of the Tawny Man (Tawny Man 1)Fool's Errand: Book One of the Tawny Man (Tawny Man 1) by Robin Hobb
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £2.32
The start of another excellent fantasy trilogy.
Burnout 3: Takedown (PS2)Burnout 3: Takedown (PS2)
Buy used from: £5.73
Infuriating but annoyingly addictive.
Cracker Complete Collection Box Set                               [1993]Cracker Complete Collection Box Set [1993]
Buy used from: £34.99
Still one of the best drama series ever .
Saturday Night And Sunday Morning [1960]Saturday Night And Sunday Morning [1960]
Buy used from: £17.77
A classic.
Ibm 1401 - a Users ManualIbm 1401 - a Users Manual by Johann Johannsson
Buy new: £11.69 / Used from: £19.44
An audacious and quite gob smakingly successful attempt to give the heart of the machine a resonating soul.
Football Italia - The Italian JobFootball Italia - The Italian Job
Buy used from: £14.99
I miss this in Sunday afternoons, not least because James Richardson is the best sports presenter by a pitch length. Now he,s stuck on Bravo and we get Gabby bloody Logan
Sometimes In AprilSometimes In April
Difficult to watch but watch it you must. Compelling and moving beyond belief.
Rehab CD1Rehab CD1 by Amy Winehouse
Buy used from: £2.00
A confident swagger of a single with a genuinely soulful aura and some wry lyrics. Bodes well for the new album.
Penguins Stopped Play: Eleven Village Cricketers Take on the WorldPenguins Stopped Play: Eleven Village Cricketers Take on the World by Harry Thompson
Buy used from: £0.01
Funny, and uplifting in a curious kind of way. A fantastic lightweight read.
Our Culture, What's Left of It: The Mandarins and the MassesOur Culture, What's Left of It: The Mandarins and the Masses by Theodore Dalrymple
Buy new: £18.04 / Used from: £8.99
Which is more than you can say for this.Still, it,s very persuasive and thats coming from a life long Sociallist .
The Very Best of 'Have I Got News for You' [1990-2002]The Very Best of 'Have I Got News for You' [1990-2002]
Buy new: £11.38 / Used from: £9.95
If you don,t laugh at the quips and banter ( And if you don,t check your vital signs) then you can laugh at some of the dated hairstyles .
In the PinesIn the Pines by The Triffids
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £5.30
Awaitng with baited breath the re-release of this on expanded CD. A magnificent band with another corking album.