Author: piersb

  • Persona

    So I wrote a thing. That’s a picture of it being filmed. Persona is a drama for smartphones. Every weekday, you get two new 90-second episodes delivered to your iPhone or Android. Watch them on the bus! Or the train! Or the tube! (If you’re in one of those new WiFi enabled stations, otherwise you’re […]

  • On giving 110%

    Some people (possibly the same as those that argue that Doctor Who isn’t Doctor Who’s Name or that “they” isn’t a perfectly good singular pronoun that’s been in use for centuries) have occasionally been known to argue that it’s not possible to give 110%. Of course it is. Let’s take a look at George Osborne, […]

  • The Other Possessory Credit

    You’ve seen them already, but you may not know what they’re called. When a movie has the credit as “A Film By” followed by a name (and it’s almost always the director’s name), that credit is known as a possessory credit. The director is saying that the film is theirs.You can find a quick history of […]

  • Supermarket Sweep

    Just to let you know that my magazine Spaceships of Science Fiction is now available in your local supermarket. You can pick up a copy at Sainsbury’s the very next time you go shopping. Huzzah! (I believe it’s also available at Morrisons too, but I don’t have a local one of those to confirm.)

  • Infographics

    (EDITED – the first version of this graphic stated Vodafone were evading £5.75bn rather than £4.75bn. This one has the correct numbers.)

  • Caine’s Arcade

    I know I’m late to the party on this, and that you’ve probably seen it already. But sometimes, some days, something like this happens to restore my faith in humanity, and the sheer beauty and wonder of the people living on this Earth makes me cry.   More info at the Caine’s Arcade website

  • The Man Inside

    Well, lookey-here. It’s only the trailer for Dan Turner‘s new film! Script edited by Jason Arnopp too. Keep an eye on those two young rascals. They’ll be going far. IMDb

  • Eastercon Schedule

    It’s that time of year again. Eastercon, the British National SF convention runs from April 6-9 this year. The provisional programme (PDF) has now been released, and it looks like it’s going to be a belter. Here are the items I’m currently scheduled to be on: Friday, 9pm – 10pm “Doctor Who: The Importance of […]

  • Mass Effect 3: SPOILERS

    So I’ve just finished ME3. For those of you that haven’t, be warned: This post will contain a lot of spoilers for the whole damn thing. Let me re-iterate. SPOILERS ABOUND. Do not read further if you plan to play the game. Last chance. SPOILERS. SPOILERS. SPOILERS. SPOILERS. SPOILERS. SPOILERS. SPOILERS. SPOILERS. Right. For the […]

  • David Warner reads The Just So Stories

    So as you may recall, some time ago I produced a show called The Just So Stories, based on the classic book by Rudyard Kipling. The Just So Stories was performed at the King’s Head Theatre, the Pleasance Theatre in both London and Edinburgh, and at the Trestle Theatre in St. Albans. It got some […]