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Cardiff

Doctor Who thing of the day: what the heck is going on in Cardiff?

Wed, Feb 29, 2012
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Something is going on in Cardiff concerning Doctor Who that the council doesn’t want anyone to know about…

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Torchwood: Miracle Day: Episode 1: “The New World” (review)

Thu, Jul 14, 2011
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No spoilers here, if you’re in the U.K. and you’ve been good and won’t see this episode till tonight, when it finally airs on BBC One. There are no spoilers because there’s pretty much no way to spoil this episode: it’s all setup… all the setup we’ve already heard about.

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‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: photos from Cardiff location shooting

Wed, Oct 27, 2010
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Cardiff is standing in for 1960s New York City. How convincingly can this be accomplished? Not too well, I’m guessing…

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is Betty Draper misunderstood?; the end of cable TV?; why never to throw away someone else’s action figures; more: leftover links

Sun, Aug 29, 2010
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Every week my browser gets cluttered up with tabs for stuff that I stumble across and figure I might be able to use as a Question of the Day or a WTF Thought for the Day or grist for some other post…

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‘Torchwood’ blogging: “Children of Earth: Day Two”

Tue, Sep 01, 2009
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Tons of spoilers! Don’t read unless you’ve seen ALL five episodes of *Children of Earth*!

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‘Torchwood’ blogging: “Children of Earth: Day One”

Mon, Aug 31, 2009
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Tons of spoilers! Don’t read unless you’ve seen ALL five episodes of *Children of Earth*!

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‘Doctor Who’ blogging: “Boom Town”

Mon, Jul 20, 2009
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Tons of spoilers! Don’t read unless you’ve seen the episode!

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‘Torchwood’ blogging: “Exit Wounds”

Sun, May 17, 2009
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Tons of spoilers! Don’t read unless you’ve seen the episode!

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‘Torchwood’ blogging: “Fragments”

Sun, Apr 26, 2009
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Tons of spoilers! Don’t read unless you’ve seen the episode!

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more from my visit to the land of ‘Torchwood’

Sun, Nov 23, 2008
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The Norwegian church and the statue that Tosh and Tommy visit in “To the Last Man”? I was there: It is the Norwegian Church Arts Centre, and it’s right on Cardiff Bay, a short walk from the Hub. Which is probably why it was a first stop on a legs-stretching stroll for the usually frozen … more…

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