http://blogs.independent.co.uk| Blogs from the Independent newspaper - news, views and features from the world's most free-thinking newspaper| Thu, 20 Jun 2013 10:40:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2| en hourly 1 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/06/11/from-the-red-wedding-to-selyse-baratheon%e2%80%99s-pickled-foetuses-game-of-thrones-%e2%80%93-season-3-roundup/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/06/11/from-the-red-wedding-to-selyse-baratheon%e2%80%99s-pickled-foetuses-game-of-thrones-%e2%80%93-season-3-roundup/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 04:00:13 +0000 Neela Debnath http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=35507 After spending the last two-and-a-half months avidly watching the third season of Game of Thrones, here is a brief rundown of some of the best and most shocking bits.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/06/11/from-the-red-wedding-to-selyse-baratheon%e2%80%99s-pickled-foetuses-game-of-thrones-%e2%80%93-season-3-roundup/feed/ 1 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/06/10/game-of-thrones-mhysa-season-3-episode-10-a-strong-adaptation-of-a-storm-of-swords/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/06/10/game-of-thrones-mhysa-season-3-episode-10-a-strong-adaptation-of-a-storm-of-swords/#comments Mon, 10 Jun 2013 22:00:22 +0000 Neela Debnath http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=35487 After the sheer trauma of last week, we have reached the end of another season of Game of Thrones and it has been quite a journey. The loose ends of Season 3 were tied up, well as much as they could be, considering we are now in the middle of this epic tale.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/06/10/game-of-thrones-mhysa-season-3-episode-10-a-strong-adaptation-of-a-storm-of-swords/feed/ 13 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/06/09/review-of-doctor-who-%e2%80%98arc-of-infinity%e2%80%99-series-20/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/06/09/review-of-doctor-who-%e2%80%98arc-of-infinity%e2%80%99-series-20/#comments Sat, 08 Jun 2013 23:33:09 +0000 Neela Debnath http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=35481 Out of all the classic Doctor Who serials I’ve written about so far, Arc of Infinity is the most surprising for a number of reasons. ]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/06/09/review-of-doctor-who-%e2%80%98arc-of-infinity%e2%80%99-series-20/feed/ 2 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/06/06/game-of-thrones-the-rains-of-castamere-summed-up-in-videos/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/06/06/game-of-thrones-the-rains-of-castamere-summed-up-in-videos/#comments Thu, 06 Jun 2013 22:58:43 +0000 Neela Debnath http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=35440 SPOILERS: Do not read this if you have not seen 'The Rains of Castamere' - Season 3, episode 9 of Game of Thrones ]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/06/06/game-of-thrones-the-rains-of-castamere-summed-up-in-videos/feed/ 5 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/06/03/game-of-thrones-the-rains-of-castamere-season-3-episode-9-the-red-wedding-weve-all-been-wating-for/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/06/03/game-of-thrones-the-rains-of-castamere-season-3-episode-9-the-red-wedding-weve-all-been-wating-for/#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2013 21:40:10 +0000 Neela Debnath http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=35361 And so we arrive at the penultimate episode of Season 3. As most fans are well aware, episode 9 is usually the most memorable instalment of the season and The Rains of Castamere is no exception.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/06/03/game-of-thrones-the-rains-of-castamere-season-3-episode-9-the-red-wedding-weve-all-been-wating-for/feed/ 33 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/06/01/doctor-who-star-matt-smith-is-leaving-a-review-of-the-eleventh-incarnation-of-the-time-lord/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/06/01/doctor-who-star-matt-smith-is-leaving-a-review-of-the-eleventh-incarnation-of-the-time-lord/#comments Sat, 01 Jun 2013 21:50:17 +0000 Neela Debnath http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=35319 He entered the world of Doctor Who yelling and bemoaning the fact that he wasn’t ginger (again) before crashing the Tardis (again). But now it's time for Matt Smith to leave - how will the Eleventh incarnation be judged?]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/06/01/doctor-who-star-matt-smith-is-leaving-a-review-of-the-eleventh-incarnation-of-the-time-lord/feed/ 13 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/05/28/qa-interview-with-%e2%80%98game-of-thrones%e2%80%99-star-ellie-kendrick/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/05/28/qa-interview-with-%e2%80%98game-of-thrones%e2%80%99-star-ellie-kendrick/#comments Tue, 28 May 2013 12:00:57 +0000 Neela Debnath http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=35224 Neela Debnath spoke to the up-and-coming actress about skinning rabbits, returning for the finale of ‘Being Human’ and other upcoming projects.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/05/28/qa-interview-with-%e2%80%98game-of-thrones%e2%80%99-star-ellie-kendrick/feed/ 0 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/05/28/qa-interview-with-%e2%80%98game-of-thrones%e2%80%99-star-alfie-allen/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/05/28/qa-interview-with-%e2%80%98game-of-thrones%e2%80%99-star-alfie-allen/#comments Tue, 28 May 2013 04:00:46 +0000 Neela Debnath http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=35218 Neela Debnath caught up with the actor at Collectormania in Milton Keynes, where he talked about about working on season 3, getting banned from press events and what he's got lined up.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/05/28/qa-interview-with-%e2%80%98game-of-thrones%e2%80%99-star-alfie-allen/feed/ 1 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/05/20/game-of-thrones-second-sons-season-3-episode-8/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/05/20/game-of-thrones-second-sons-season-3-episode-8/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 22:00:53 +0000 Neela Debnath http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=35029 Even though there was a complete absence of our favourite odd couple Brienne and Jaime, we got another pair to fill their place this week.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/05/20/game-of-thrones-second-sons-season-3-episode-8/feed/ 22 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/05/18/doctor-who-the-name-of-the-doctor-series-7-episode-13-john-hurt-reveals-his-dark-side/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/05/18/doctor-who-the-name-of-the-doctor-series-7-episode-13-john-hurt-reveals-his-dark-side/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 19:00:29 +0000 Neela Debnath http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=33756 What a wonderful way to end this momentous series in the 50th year of Doctor Who. From the start of the episode you know this is going to be a good episode that will make the audience forgive past mistakes such as Dinosaurs on a Spaceship or the so-so Ring of Akhaten.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/05/18/doctor-who-the-name-of-the-doctor-series-7-episode-13-john-hurt-reveals-his-dark-side/feed/ 47 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/05/13/game-of-thrones-the-bear-and-the-maiden-fair-%e2%80%93-season-3-episode-7/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/05/13/game-of-thrones-the-bear-and-the-maiden-fair-%e2%80%93-season-3-episode-7/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 22:29:08 +0000 Neela Debnath http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=34878 This week was very much about the inner struggle between love and honour and we saw several characters faced with this dilemma.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/05/13/game-of-thrones-the-bear-and-the-maiden-fair-%e2%80%93-season-3-episode-7/feed/ 10 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/05/11/doctor-who-nightmare-in-silver-series-7-episode-12/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/05/11/doctor-who-nightmare-in-silver-series-7-episode-12/#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 20:30:07 +0000 Neela Debnath http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=33755 This week Neil Gaiman was in the writer's chair with a story that saw the return of a classic Doctor Who foe: the Cybermen. Gaiman plus the Cybermen, what could possibly go wrong? Quite a lot, unfortunately.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/05/11/doctor-who-nightmare-in-silver-series-7-episode-12/feed/ 26