Posted on May 31, 2025 by Darren
“Oh, hello.”
Well, Russell T. Davies winds up the Fifteenth Doctor’s era by taking a second shot at The End of Time, Part II.

Fifteen’s minutes of fame.
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Posted on July 20, 2024 by Darren
Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and this week with special guests Ronan Doyle and Aoife Martin, The 250 is a weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. New episodes are released Saturdays at 6pm GMT.
This week, Clint Eastwood’s Million Dollar Baby.
Frankie Dunn was once the best cut man in the business, but has retired to spend his autumn years managing a failing boxing gym and trying to reconnect with his estranged daughter Katy. However, he crosses paths with a young and promising boxer, Maggie Fitzgerald. Frankie is initially insistent that he doesn’t train female fighters, but soon discovers that Maggie has a unique aptitude for the sport. Frankie grapples with the possibility that Maggie might just have what it takes to go all the way.
At time of recording, it was ranked 179th on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

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