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The Vampire Diaries 4.15 “Stand By Me” TV REVIEW (opens in new tab) Episode 4.15 Writer: Julie Plec Director: Lance Anderson THE ONE WHERE Elena finally accepts that Jeremy is dead but doesn’t react well, so Damon turns her humanity off and she burns the house down. Oh, and Bonnie …

Primeval: New World 1.07 “Babes In The Wood” REVIEW (opens in new tab) Episode 1.07 Writer: Katherine Collins Director: Andy Mikita THE ONE WHERE A photo shoot of “Fatal Babes” is interrupted by an anomaly; Toby is reunited with her ex-girlfriend. VERDICT Insanely hot girls being photographed in a cabin …

The Emperor Of All Things by Paul Witcover book review. Invoking the work of Philip Pullman, Susanna Clarke, Neal Stephenson and Justin Cronin, the cover of the proof for American author Paul Witcover’s latest novel certainly doesn’t lack for confidence. And while it would be difficult for any book entirely …

Primeval: New World 1.05 “Undone” REVIEW (opens in new tab) Episode: 1.05 Writer: Sarah Dodd Director: Mike Rohl THE ONE WHERE It’s Freshers’ Week on campus and there’s plenty of hot young bodies to eat; Sam really wants to be part of the SPG team. VERDICT Worryingly this episode starts …

Doctor Who: The Silurian Gift book review : Myrka mayhem. Here’s the headline news about Doctor Who ‘s latest entry in the annual “Quick Reads” series (a worthy scheme to encourage reading via short, accessible prose): the Myrka is back! Veteran Who fans will need no introduction to this reptilian …

American Horror Story: Asylum 2.10 “The Name Game” TV REVIEW Episode 2.10 Writer: Jessica Sharzer Director: Michael Lehmann THE ONE WHERE Thredson gets a new job at Briarcliff. Jude is tormented by Eunice. Arden meets the aliens and doesn’t like what they have to say. And there’s a dance routine. …

Episode 1.09 Writers: Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim & Andrew Kreisberg Director: John Dahl THE ONE WHERE: Christmas in Starling City, and while Oliver tries to summon some old time seasonal spirit for the Queen clan another archer makes his presence known… THE VERDICT: As episode premises go, the idea of …

The Almighty Johnsons 2.12 “You Call This The Real World?” TV REVIEW Episode 2.12 Writer: James Griffin Director: Murray Keane THE ONE WHERE Axl and Gaia are on the lamb and end up finding a B&B called Brigadoon; Anders’ new relationship starts to change; Ty’s dream of being with Dawn …

Cold Days book review : Dresden in decline? Keeping a well-loved character going for a whole series of novels is a tricky matter: authors never give up when a series is at its peak, and a sorry few continue to pimp out their protagonist long after most readers have lost …

Keep the spoilers secret: that is the ancient creed by which the Great Dragon lives his scaly life. But still, every week, our young seeker of knowledge journeys to his cave to eke out what meagre information he can glean about the next episode of Merlin from the mighty (but, …