• 44. Guardians of the Galaxy Christmas Special Review

    Guardians of the Galaxy is a superhero film franchise by Marvel, and which is based on the magazines. 

    In 2020, Marvel announced that they would be releasing a Christmas special of the beloved series, which would also be written by James Gunn, and which would star Chris Pratt, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Sean Guun, Michael Rooker and Kevin Bacon.

    In this video, you get to see me reviewing the special, while also telling you what I liked or disliked about it.



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    15m | Dec 31, 2023
  • 43. The Santa Clauses Series 1 Review

    The Santa Clauses is a mini-series that was released on DisneyPlus on the 16th of November 2022, and which was written by Jack Burditt, Leo Benvenuti, and Steve Rudnick. It features at least some of the original characters that we’ve grown to love over the years, including Scott Calvin / Santa (Tim Allen), Carol / Mrs Claus (Elizabeth Mitchell) — who we are introduced to in the 2nd film — and their family.


    The storyline follows an older Scott Calvin than the one we saw in the 3rd film, who is about to turn 65, and not as good at the job as he used to be. After a freak accident occurs, he is forced into considering retirement, and therefore a replacement needs to be found.

    But finding a replacement Santa isn’t as easy as it sounds, with some characters who we originally thought would be the heir deciding not to take it up, and thus forcing the family into holding interviews for it. Santa is eventually replaced, but by someone who isn’t exactly the right fit. However, drama unfolds soon after Santa moves his family out of the poll, with some things going well, but some other things go wrong.


    In this, I’m going to quickly summarise the episodes in the series, and give my opinion on how good it is.



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    20m | Dec 30, 2023
  • 42. BBC Ghosts Christmas Special 2022

    It’s Alison and Mike’s third Christmas at Button House, and although they usually spend it at home, this year they’ve decided to spend it with Mike’s family. Nevertheless, Alison has still got the ghosts presents. This makes the ghosts wish they could give Alison something as well, and since the stage from the Absolute Tools Regional Christmas Rewards is still up, they decide to put on a pantomime, which they’ll perform for her when she gets home.

    But in the early hours of Christmas morning, Pat catches Julian trying to get a sneaky peak at his Christmas present. He tries to convince him to leave, but is soon convinced to look at his own Christmas present as well, which is footage from his last Christmas.

    Later on Christmas Day, the ghosts start rehearsing their pantomime, while also finding out what everyone will do. Pat decides to direct while also playing Buttons, while Kitty is cast as Cinderella. Robin and Humphrey’s Body are cast as Cinderella’s two Ugly Step Sisters, Fanny is cast as the Wicked Stepmother (as well as the Fairy Godmother), and Julian is cast as Baron Hardup. Lastly, Thomas is cast as Prince Charming and Humphrey’s Head is cast as Dandini. The Captain decides to stage manage.

    Not too much time passes , however, before tensions start to rise. Not only can Julian not remember his lines, but the other ghosts also start mocking Pat, which results in him getting upset and storming off, and in Thomas taking over directing.

    Robin is eventually able to convince Pat to come back, but not long after they start rehearsing again, Alison and Mike arrive back. To make things worse, Kitty starts suffering stage fright, but after The Captain talks her out of it, she gets over it instantly.

    It is also then when the Fairy Godmother is recast, and The Captain takes on the role.

    Alison, Mike and the Plague Ghosts sit down to watch the show, but Mike only sits down to watch it because he doesn’t like panto and wouldn’t see it anyway.

    After the performance, the ghosts are invited into the gift room to see their presents. But after pressing play on Pat’s present, Alison gets confused. Pat tells her what happened and tells her how emotional seeing it made him feel. But he warms up to it moments later, when he sees footage of his son, Daily, carrying on his tradition on Christmas Day in 1988.


    In this, you get to hear what I REALLY thought about it.



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    14m | Dec 29, 2023
  • 39. Georgian Weekend 2022 Day 2: A Georgian Afternoon Tea @ The Palace Review

    Armagh's Georgian Weekend took place on the last weekend of November, and as the name suggests, is a weekend that invites people to experience what our ancestors experienced in the 18th and early 19th Century, through the buildings, by socialising with characters, and by tasting the food and drink.

    I attended two events during Georgian Weekend, and in this episode, you'll be hearing how accessible the Archbishop's Palace is, which I went on a tour of on the Saturday.



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    26m | Dec 23, 2022
  • 38. Georgian Weekend 2022 Day 1 Review: A Tour of the Archbishop's Palace Review

    Armagh's Georgian Weekend took place on the last weekend of November, and as the name suggests, is a weekend that invites people to experience what our ancestors experienced in the 18th and early 19th Century, through the buildings, by socialising with characters, and by tasting the food and drink.

    I attended two events during Georgian Weekend, and in this episode, you'll be hearing how accessible the Archbishop's Palace is, which I went on a tour of on the Saturday.



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    23m | Dec 21, 2022
  • 37. Chicago The Musical (Grand Opera House) Review

    Chicago The Musical is set in Chicago in the 1920s, and follows the story of Roxie Hart, a wannabe vaudevillian star who murders her lover and is arrested, despite attempting to convince her pushover husband, Amos, to lie for her. After she arrives in jail, she meets her hero, Velma Kelly, and after they both require the same lawyer, the greedy and lustful, Billy Flynn, they start on wanting to use him to spin their images for the good. While Velma goes to enlist the help of Matro Momma Morton to help Roxie's odds. Billy Flynn helps get Roxie into a media frenzy, and she enjoys having all the attention on her. The rest of the show is about whether or not Roxie is found guilty, and what happens to those who are.



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    23m | Dec 17, 2022
  • 36. Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (Grand Opera House) Review

    Everybody’s Talking About Jamie is a musical inspired by a 2011 BBC3 Documentary, ‘Jamie: Drag Queen at 16’, with music by Dan Gillespie and Lyrics by Tom MacRae. It follows a character called Jamie New, who is a 16 year old boy who dreams of becoming a Drag Queen, and of going to his school formal in a dress.

    The musical was in the Grand Opera House from 8-12th March 2022, and this is a review documenting my thoughts on it.

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    21m | Dec 16, 2022
  • 35. How Accessible is the Ulster Folk & Transport Museum for Disabled People?

    The Ulster Folk and Transport Museum is a tourist attraction in Cultra, Holywood, Northern Ireland, which comprises of two separate museums — the Ulster Folk, as well as the Ulster Transport museum.

    I went to it back in August while my Canadian relative, Vicky, was over, and in this video, you will hear about how accessible it is.

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    20m | Dec 10, 2022
  • 34. Accessible Tourism Review: How Accessible is Hillsborough Castle?

    Hillsborough Castle is the official Royal residence for Northern Ireland, and official home for the Secretary of State, with a long history stretching back to the 17th Century. In 2014, Historic Royal Palaces took over the running of the castle, and began on a mission to see the house and gardens returned to its former glory, thus opening it to the public. But how accessible is it?


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    16m | Dec 9, 2022
  • 33. Is Primark in Birmingham Accessible Enough to Visit?

    Birmingham’s Primark store opened in 2019, and is well known for being the world’s largest Primark store, with a building that includes over five floors. It’s facilities include a Disney Cafe, a Primarket Cafe, beauty studios, exclusive stores within the shop (including Disney and Harry Potter shops), custom tees, Smokey Barbers, and Wornwell, and it even has a Changing Places facility.

    I went to the shop while I was on holiday in Birmingham back in July, and in this blog, I’m going to be telling you how accessible it is if you’re planning a trip with a disabled loved one or friend.


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    16m | Nov 25, 2022
  • 32. Accessible Tourism Reviews: How Accessible is Cadbury World in Birmingham?

    Cadbury World is a tourist attraction in Bournville, Birmingham, created by the Cadbury Company, and which was opened in August 1990.

    But how accessible is it for disabled people?

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    21m | Nov 24, 2022
  • 31. Is The Belfry Hotel Accessible Enough to Bring Your Disabled Family Member or Friend To?

    The Belfry hotel is an award winning hotel in Royal Sutton Coldfield, North Warwickshire, with 300+ bedrooms and suites, several restaurants and bars, spaces for meetings and events, a leisure club, spa, three Golf courses and a night club.

    I stayed in the hotel back in July when I travelled over with family and friends for my brother’s delayed wedding celebration, and in this blog, I’m going to be reviewing it from the accessibility viewpoint.


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    17m | Nov 19, 2022
  • 29. Breaking News: Breaking News: Two Citizens Killed in Poland as Fear Rises Russian Missiles Were Involved

    Two people have been killed in an explosion in a Polish village close to Ukraine, on Tuesday, 15th November.


    NATO allies are investigating unconfirmed reports the blast was caused by Russian missiles.


    The explosion occurred after Russia fired missiles across many Ukrainian cities, which Kyiv has said makes them the heaviest strikes since start of the invasion.


    Poland is a member of NATO, which is committed to collective defence — and for that reason — the possibility that the explosion resulted from an international or accidental Russian strike has raised concerns.


    A NATO official has said the alliance is looking into the reports and is closely coordinating with Poland.


    According to the Associated Press, a senior U.S. Intelligent Official has said the blast in the eastern Polish village was caused by Russian missiles crossing into Poland.



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    3m | Nov 15, 2022
  • 28. BBC Ghosts Series 4 Review *INCLUDES SPOILERS*

    Ghosts is a Comedy on the BBC created by Laurence Rickard, Mathew Baynton, Jim Hawick, Martha Howe-Douglas, Ben Willbond and Simon Farnaby, and which first aired on the BBC in April 2019.

    The storyline follows a young couple, Alison and Mike Cooper, who have inherited a mansion, only to discover it is haunted by ghosts. The ghosts originally feel threatened by new humans moving in — much because they plan to make money out of it — and as such, decide it would probably be a better idea to kill them. Unfortunately, Alison ends up being the unlucky person who is chosen to be sacrificed, and while she is leaning out of the window, she’s pushed out of the window, by Julian, the ghost of a Tory MP who died on the toilet.

    For this reason, Alison is currently the only living character who can see the ghosts.

    The show recently finished its 4th Series — which ran from the 23rd of September until the 28th of October — and which sees Button House now open for business, with the launch of Alison and Mike’s new gatehouse.


    In this, I’m going to give each of the episodes in the new series a summary, while giving my views on it as well.


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    29m | Nov 14, 2022
  • 27. Derry Girls Series 3 Review *Includes Spoilers*

    Derry Girls has been on our screens since January 2018, and follows a group of teenage girls (Michelle, Orla, Erin and Clare), as well as one boy, called James. It’s 3rd and final series was announced in April 2019, but was postponed in 2020 — thank you Corona — after the pandemic took off.


    In February 2021, it was confirmed that filming of the third series would start later in the year, and it finally premiered on Channel 4 in mid April this year.


    In this, I’m going to give each of the episodes a mini summary, before giving my final thoughts at the end.



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    26m | Nov 14, 2022
  • 26. How To Set Up Smart Scenes for Smart Blinds Using EWeLink?

    EWeLink is a smart home platform that supports multiple brands of smart home devices, including Sonoff, that enables connections between diversified smart hardware, and works with popular smart assistants, including Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant.


    Its features include a remote control, schedule settings, a time, loop timer, Inching, smart scenes, sharing, grouping, LAN Mode, and Voice Control (the last of which you will get access to by connecting your account to your Smart Speaker). And the devices it is compatible with are Smart Curtains and Blinds, as well as Door Locks; Wall Switches; Sockets, Smart Light Bulbs, RF Remote Controllers, IOT Camera Motion Sensors, and more!

    I’ve been using it with my smart blinds for a couple of months now, which I wanted to go up and down at a certain time of the day. In this episode, I guide you through how to set up a smart scene / schedule for smart blinds or other smart devices using EWeLink.



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    15m | Nov 13, 2022
  • 25. Accessible Tourism Review: Is Long Meadow Cider in County Armagh, Accessible Enough to Visit?

    Long Meadow Cider is an apple orchard farming company in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, that produces its own Apple Juice, Apple Cider Vinegar, and Cider, and has recently began selling tours.

    I attended a Cider Tasting and Bread Baking Experience on the farm on the 8th of October. But how accessible is it for disabled people?

    Listen to find out!


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    23m | Nov 4, 2022
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