#SteveReviews: Prehistoric Planet – Ice Age
When Prehistoric Planet first premiered in 2022, it vaulted natural-history storytelling into a new era by marrying cutting-edge visual effects with immersive narration and the scientific authority of the BBC Natural History Unit. Its first two seasons (about dinosaurs and…
#ToyTuesday: Reviewing the Toymany 12-Piece Madagascar Figurine Playset
Up until this point, the sets I have been reviewing from Toymany have focussed primarily on amphibians and reptiles. Well, I am about to flip the script with a number of sets that may have some amphibians or reptiles in…
#MuseumMonday: My visit and a quick history of the Powell-Cotton Museum
Last autumn I was able to visit a museum that had been on my bucket list for a while. I had planned to visit while I was living in Canterbury undertaking my PhD at the University of Kent, however the…
#StevesLibrary: Neurodivergent, By Nature
First of all must come a confession. This is a book that I have been reading since August and have had to go back through a couple of times in order to really absorb it. The main reason for this…
#SciFri: The history of the Jardin des Plantes, Paris
The Jardin des Plantes is one of Paris’s most enduring and intellectually significant institutions. Situated on the Left Bank of the Seine in the 5th arrondissement, it is far more than a botanical garden. Over nearly four centuries, it has…
#SteveReviews: Kingdom
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past couple of months, you’ve probably heard about Kingdom, which is a six-part British nature documentary series produced by BBC Studios’ Natural History Unit and narrated by Sir David Attenborough. Filmed…
#ToyTuesday: Herpetological Gashapon Round Up Vol. 3
This is the third roundup of my gashapon hunting, and the first of 2026! I have a few more adventures in store soon so fingers crossed I manage to pick up some new reptiles and amphibians. After my next adventure,…
#MuseumMonday: My visit to the Guildhall Museum
Set amid the historic heart of Rochester’s High Street, in Kent, England you can find the Guildhall Museum. is much more than a repository of old objects; it is a living tapestry of Medway’s long and evocative story. Housed in…
