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20/04/2017

Be Right Back I’m a TV-Induced Puddle

I’ve just watched the entire last series of Sherlock I know it’s only three episodes and as a writer I spent about six hours thinking: But as a viewer I was thinking: Not necessarily in that order. Arghhh I’m going to go and stare at a wall and marvel at how good the people who make the… Continue reading

TV

‘Sherlock’, Indifferent Ignorance, Sherlock series 4 reaction
12/08/2016

Is It Just Me or Do the Olympics Prompt a Breakdown

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August 2016, Complaints, DISCUSS., Paywall, Sport, TV

‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower’, 2016 Rio Olympics, check out the GB diving team, Indifferent Ignorance, PE lessons are scarring, Rio 2016, Rio Olympics, setting goals for life
25/05/2016

‘Romeo, Romeo, where are you Romeo?’

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Art, Books, History & Old Stuff, May 2016, Paywall, TV, Videos

‘Romeo and Juliet’, ‘Upstart Crow’, BBC2, Ben Elton, Blackadder, David Mitchell, Indifferent Ignorance, Shakespeare Season BBC, wherefore art though Romeo?, William Shakespeare, writing
19/05/2016

A Really Tenuous 6 Degrees of Separation feat. GotG & Troye Sivan

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(All Hail) Creation, Films, Internet, May 2016, Paywall, TV, Videos

‘Blue Neighbourhood’, ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’, ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ soundtrack, ‘Youth’ Troye Sivan, GotG soundtrack, HMV, Indifferent Ignorance, My Chemical Romance, Sky ‘X Men ‘ advert, the Piña Colada song, Troye Sivan

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TV

Be Right Back I’m a TV-Induced Puddle

Is It Just Me or Do the Olympics Prompt a Breakdown

‘Romeo, Romeo, where are you Romeo?’

A Really Tenuous 6 Degrees of Separation feat. GotG & Troye Sivan