Asylum of the Daleks
"Make them remember you." The Doctor’s advice to Amy and Rory as they faced the Parliament of the Daleks (episode 1: 'Asylum of the…
The Hunger Games
According to the Romans, ‘bread and circuses’ were the key to keeping a population content. As long as their immediate physical…
Sherlock Holmes
A review of the recent Sherlock Holmes films and BBC TV series.
Doctor Who - Dilemmas of a Time Traveller
A review of Doctor Who, Series 4 starring David Tennant and Catherine Tate.
Knight and Day
What do we do when opportunities come our way? Do we sit back and watch them pass us by, or do we seize the day and chase our dreams? It is…
The One Big Question: the God of love in a world of suffering
"For as long as I can remember, suffering has been the major block to belief," says Bishop Michael Baughen. He speaks here about his new…
Never Let Me Go
Perhaps a society truly becomes lost when it doesn't know how lost it is. This is the eerie suggestion put forward by Never Let Me Go,…
What Kind of God Doesn't Prevent Suffering?
Michael Ots asks three questions about suffering: 1. Why is there suffering? 2. What, if anything, has God done about it? 3. What will…
Why Natural Disasters?
2011 Earthquakes and tsunamis in Japan... 2011 Earthquakes in New Zealand... 2011 Flooding in Queensland, Australia... 2010 Earthquake in…