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Doctor Who Series 4 - Episode 1 and beyond

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Ryan Jarrett
 on April 8, 2008
 in BBC and Doctor Who
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Now I’ve got over the punches that Friday’s finale of Torchwood hit me with, I’m left less than bowled over with the first episode of the new series of Doctor Who - Partners in Crime.  Don’t get me wrong - I’m pleased that the Timelord is back, but it just wasn’t a great season opener.

The Adipose

I know that the first episode has to set the scene for the rest of the season, but others have done better (Smith & Jones from Series 3 was a much stronger story).  The Doctor, now on his own after parting company with Martha (and Astrid), was investigating the operation of a company called Adipose, promoting a new diet pill (although I can’t see how they needed much promotion if they already had one million customers!).  He did the usual, zapping doors with his Sonic Screwdriver, running a bit, quipping, hiding a bit and zapping electronics with his Sonic Screwdriver.

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The Best Toys In The Last 10 Years

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Ryan Jarrett
 on December 17, 2007
 in Bizarre, Doctor Who, Gadgets, Games, Misc, Robots and iTunes
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Christmas 2007 is almost here.  Stores are packed with harassed shoppers, overworked staff and , so I thought I would continue with this theme and list the best selling toys of the past 10 years as determined by the British Association of Toy Retailers (BATR).

1997 - The Year of the Teletubby

TeletubbiesThe Teletubbies marked a revolution in pre-school television.  Anyone who was around and the time will remember the incredible launch of the Teletubbies toy range, and how near on impossible it was to get one.   So it was no surprise that it became the BATR Toy of the Year in 1997.  I remember being in Hamleys in London and people were grabbing as many as they could of them off of the shelves as soon as new stock was put out.  I did actually manage to obtain 2 Teletubbies that year: total cost = £45.  10 years later, what do I see but Teletubbies in Woolworths for £7.50 a piece!

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