Irish Lighthouses DVD

Advantages: Surprisingly twisty tale
Disadvantages: Straight to video fare

...rush to clarity she realises that Thomas has gone through the gate. After a few minutes searching she finds her beloved Thomas drowned under their row boat. After the tragedy Rachael abandons her husband and heads for a quite sea side retreat in Ingolish Cove. The reason for the retreat is a joint purpose, not only to help her mend her broken heart, but to giver her some space to complete a novel she has been working on for some time. Her new novel Half Light is set around and old Lighthouse and Rachael's friend has fortunately helped her to find this home which just happens to be set across the bay from a lighthouse. Rachael soon makes friends in the small community of Ingolish cove; her closest acquaintances being Finley and his wife Mary. But she has also come to the attention of the town psychic Sharon who tells Rachael that her son... Read review

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Advantages: Quirky Australian humour which brings back happy memories
Disadvantages: Perhaps not as funny for those who didn't see it the first time round

...The first series of Australian children's sitcom "Round the Twist" was made in 1989, and hit British screens on the BBC in 1990. I have many happy memories of watching this with my brother (I was 9, he was 20 - we both loved it!), and singing along to the classic theme tune (sung by Tamsin West who played the part of Linda). Having not seen the programme in years, I was eager to get my hands on the DVD, and relive my childhood! Based upon books written by Paul Jennings (who also wrote the script for the shows), the sitcom is about the Twist family who move from the city to live in a lighthouse. The family consists of the father Tony Twist (Richard Moir), twins Pete (Sam Vanderberg) and Linda (Tamsin West), and the cheeky youngster Bronson (Rodney McLennan). Other important characters include the Gribble family (Mr Gribble has... Read review

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Advantages: Tom Baker as The Doctor, an atmospheric story
Disadvantages: None

...HORROR OF FANG ROCK is the 18th 'Doctor Who' story starring Tom Baker, and was first broadcast in September 1977. The story also stars Louise Jameson as his companion Leela. The story is told over 4 episodes. The plot has The Doctor and Leela appearing on an island of the English coast, known as Fang Rock, where the only people who live on the island are based in a lighthouse. One of these, Ben, dies mysteriously and this leads to the discovery of a Rutan, an alien race at war with another alien race, the Sontarans. One of my favourite aspects of this story is the sense of claustrophobia offered by the location - a lighthouse on an isolated island is inherently a scary place. The atmosphere is only added to by some wonderful use of smoke and lighting and these complement a dramatic story. The DVD features a commentary by Louise... Read review

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