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Stuff i am enjoying at the moment
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: £17.97 / Used from: £13.40
Very handy collection of Borg related episodes in chronological order. Cerebral and exciting .Consider me assimilated.
Carried AwayCarried Away by Ooberman
Buy new: £10.99 / Used from: £34.93
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: £10.99 / Used from: £7.33
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 new: £8.05 / Used from: £3.50
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
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 new: £4.25 / Used from: £6.79
A welcome new band from Sweden with bewitching and deamlike pop .Very nice indeed.
CoalCoal by Devastations
Buy new: £9.99 / Used from: £1.80
Just in time for Autumn , this forbidingly enthralling album casts a frigid chill....bbrrrr!
I Like CompulsionI Like Compulsion by Compulsion
Buy new: £8.99 / Used from: £4.99
Overlooked band . A collection of wondrous melodies delivered with no little verve , intelligence and power.
Top Gear - Box SetTop Gear - Box Set
Buy new: £12.98 / Used from: £12.48
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 new: £5.21 / Used from: £4.84
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: £18.99
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 (Tawny Man)Fool's Errand (Tawny Man) by Robin Hobb
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £0.68
The start of another excellent fantasy trilogy.
Burnout 3: Takedown (PS2)Burnout 3: Takedown (PS2)
Buy new: £37.62 / Used from: £2.99
Infuriating but annoyingly addictive.
Cracker Complete Collection Box Set                               [1993]Cracker Complete Collection Box Set [1993]
Buy new: £89.98 / Used from: £56.99
Still one of the best drama series ever .
Saturday Night And Sunday Morning [1960]Saturday Night And Sunday Morning [1960]
Buy used from: £24.95
A classic.
Ibm 1401 - a Users ManualIbm 1401 - a Users Manual by Johann Johannsson
Buy new: £10.98 / Used from: £7.04
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: £14.98
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
Buy new: £3.71
Difficult to watch but watch it you must. Compelling and moving beyond belief.
Rehab CD1Rehab CD1 by Amy Winehouse
Buy used from: £18.87
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: £0.28
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: £10.52 / Used from: £5.01
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: £14.98 / Used from: £11.39
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: £5.49
Awaitng with baited breath the re-release of this on expanded CD. A magnificent band with another corking album.