Archive for the 'General' Category

March 19 2010

TorchwoodWe absolutely loved Children of Earth, the five part, third season of Doctor Who spinoff Torchwood that finished screening in NZ last week. And thanks to NZ online retailer Mighty Ape, we have two DVD copies to give away…

With three out of five eps written by Doctor Who saviour Russell T. Davies and a plot that nodded to Village (and Children) of the Damned, the story is one of world-changing events and secrets from the past that revealed more about the mysterious Captain Jack Harkness… [Update: all gone, cheers!]

January 19 2010

Giveaway: In The Loop

posted by Steven Shaw at 2:23 pm

In-The-Loop Spare Room has three copies of the outstanding satire In The Loop to give away, thanks to Madman Entertainment.

For those who haven’t seen it, it’s a great British political comedy, filmed in fly-on-the-wall style and with plenty of strong language. It’s based on the BBC comedy series The Thick of It. Stars include Tom Hollander and Peter Capaldi, along with James Gandolfini and Steve Coogan…

November 18 2009

Soul-power-coverSpare Room has three copies of the newly released documentary Soul Power to give away, courtesy of Madman Entertainment NZ.

Soul Power centres on the legendary soul music festival held in Zaire in 1974, featuring oustanding footage of James Brown and the JBs, Bill Withers, Miriam Makeba, The Spinners, BB King, The Crusaders…

November 11 2009

The-Beatles-USB
Here’s an outstanding wee paperweight containing the entire Beatles album collection. While the world is still waiting for The Beatles back catalogue to be made available for digital download, the overlords in charge have released this Stereo USB Apple…

July 16 2009

Oscar the grouchStep out to your next fancy dress do in complete confidence as Oscar the Grouch, Sesame Street’s sole hint at the true joys and despair of grown-up life to come. And you heard us right, this spectacular costume is for adults…