Look Into My Eyes

Join us this week as we expore a Shock for Dinah. No not the experience of going grocery shopping the cost of living crisis, but in fact Chapter 5 of The Demon Headmaster Takes Over. Join us as we discuss a taxonomy of hypnotism, chapter structures and get very very invested in the relationship between Claudia and Dinah, before it's cruelly ripped away from us. We really do cover everything from h...

Let's take a trip to a small cafe in Rickmansworth, no not to meet Fenchurch but in fact to explore Chapter 4 of The Demon Headmaster Takes Over: Carson's (or The Cybercafe). Join us as we dive into everything from Internet Safety, to how SPLAT might have identified the Demon Headmaster earlier and much much more. Pull up a seat, grab a milkshake and join us for this week's episode of Look Into My...

This week we cover Chapter 3 of the Demon Headmaster Takes Over: Michael. No not the second party in a Blackmail case from October 1970 but in fact Tim Dexter's son. We cover all aspects of the chapter, what SPLAT growing up really means for the book, the wholesomeness of all the relationships and even disecting more clues as to Ingrid and Harvey's burgeoning romance (or so we're informed). It's a...

Who Stole Mr Smith? Not a continuing episode of The Sarah Jane Adventures, but Chapter 2 of The Demon Headmaster Takes Over. Grab your moving boxes, brown anoraks and creeper cuttings as we dig into the next chapter of this wonderful book. Locked Rooms, The Shipping Forecast, Dinah's Trauma, Lloyd's reticence, we're covering them all with our traditional brand of analysis and wit. Join us as we go...

Time to boot ourselves up again, and we are so excited to start Season 5 of Look Into My Eyes! This season we're looking at The Demon Headmaster Takes Over, possibly the most well remembered book of the franchise and we can't wait to get started. Join us as we tackle Chapter 1 and bask in the joy of Jonathan's Master Theory, the horror of Dinah's latest dreams and have a good laugh with us as we d...

Well, 21 hours, 57 minutes and 25 seconds after we started we're here, the final episode of Season 4 of Look Into My Eyes! And in this wrap up episode we try and cover the whole book, characters, themes and even break into Book 5 predictions near the end. This season has been an absolutely wild ride, so thank you so much for coming on it with us.  We're going to take a break over the summer and we...

We made it through the tunnels and smoke to the final episode of Series 2 of The Demon Headmaster. Join us in this extended episode as we discuss the subtle horror of Eve's costume, Frances Amey's ability to play multiple characters and Katherine Wyeth's sublime acting as Rose in the final part of the TV Adaptation. Stick around at the end to hear several fun clips of Jonathan and Rosemary attempt...

Nostalgia, Telephone Shenanigans and Encarta, it can only be Episode 6 of Series 2 of The Demon Headmaster Strikes Again. Come on this expedition through the penultimate episode of the series as we explore Mr & Mrs Hunter's relationship, Rose's inability to act and how we love a sassy Demon Headmaster. In addition keep listening for Jonathan's opinion on the Shakespeare history plays (though he er...

Episode 5! Episode 5! Ah Ah Ah Ah Episode 5!!! We're going all out this week as we cover the fifth episode of Series 2 of the Demon Headmaster. Join us as we cover Dinah & Rose's confrontation, the follies of childhood, and answer the most important question of all: Why are they using torches when there are lights on the walls!?! Join us for this and oh so much more on this week's episode of Look...

We're generating a buzz today as we continue our journey through Season 2 of the TV Adaptation of The Demon Headmaster, looking at Episode 4. Are Dinah's woes really down to bad planning? Is the Egg small or far away as Ted Crilly might say? And why does Jonathan get so animated about Golden Syrup? The answer to all these questions and more are on this week's episode of Look Into My Eyes! Want to...

Once, twice, three times a lizard clone? Come join us for this week's episode as we dive in to Episode 3 of the Demon Headmaster Strikes Again. We cover everything imaginable, from cliffhanger tweaks to the monologues the Headmaster speaks. From Rose, to randomness, from  1984 to oh so much more on this week's episode of Look Into My Eyes! Want to add your voice to the conversation, or just want t...

Come join us this week as we disect Episode 2 of Series 2 of the TV Adaptation. What parts of the show do we think make this adaptation so rich? Why is Rose not being able to act such a great piece of acting? And just what game are they playing on the computer? Making sure we answer all the most important questions it's this week's episode of Look Into My Eyes! Enjoy! Want to add your voice to the...

Welcome back, as this week we embark on our long anticipated journey through the Second Series of the TV Adaptation! Join us as we discuss new beginnings, filming locations, nostalgia, folk horror, as well as the most important question: "Was Hunky Parker just a bad dream?" All this and more on this week's brand new episode of Look Into My Eyes. Want to add your voice to the conversation, or just...

On today's episode we sit down for a conversation with the lovely Katherine Wyeth. Katherine played Rose Carter in Series 1 and Series 2 of the Demon Headmaster TV adaptation and takes some time out of her busy schedule to talk to us all the way from New Zealand. We cover all sorts of topics, including her time on the show, her fascinating life story and even the Chronicles of Narnia gets a mentio...

"It's the end, but the moment has been prepared for..." This week we tackle the final chapter of The Demon Headmaster Strikes Again - The End Of The Experiment? and what a chapter it is. Join us as we discuss the grand parallel between Rose and Eve, the ever incurious Mrs Hunter and the ultimate futility of the Headmaster's plans. Not only that but join us as we attempt to summarise our thoughts o...

Don't let a chill run down your spine as today we look at the penultimate chapter of The Demon Headmaster Strikes Again, In The Ice House. In our longest episode this season, we discuss Wasp Babies, Treacle and Family Reunions. We also spend nearly a 1/3rd of the episode talking about Rose (can you tell who our favourite character is?) It's all here and ready for your listening pleasure on this we...

There really is No Exit as we barrel on full force towards the finale in this week's episode of Look Into My Eyes. Today we're looking at Chapter 16 and answering very important questions like why does the Headmaster insist on using proxies? What are ice houses for? And most importantly, why is Ingrid still the greatest character ever? The answer to all these questions, as well as more tangents th...

Turn on your red torches and plant your creeper seeds, we're heading Into The Tunnels as we cover Chapter 15 of The Demon Headmaster Strikes Again. On this jam-packed episode we cover everything from swelling with pride at how much Dinah has grown, to recoiling in horror at Rose's actions in the final few pages. All the while comparing the Demon Headmaster to Javert and exclaiming at the Headmaste...

Are you ready for testing? That's amongst the questions we'll be attempting to answer as we consider the similarly named Chapter 14 of The Demon Headmaster Strikes Again. In this episode we cover the internal contradictions in the Headmaster's plans, the glimpse into Harvey's mind we get as Rose gets her comeuppance, and most importantly the triumphant return of Mr Hunter. Grab your crash test dum...

We hope you shell, enjoy this truly egg-xcellent episode of Look Into My Eyes, as we consider Chapter 13 of The Demon Headmaster Strikes Again, Hatching (I promise the egg puns will stop now).  We consider all sorts of topics in this episode, including are there degrees of hypnotic control? Why is the headmaster so indifferent to Eve's lizard appendages? And, most importantly, how do you play Natu...

Join us today as we discuss the phone-omenon that is Chapter 12 of The Demon Headmaster Strikes Again "Telephone Treachery". We're definitely not phoning it in, as we discuss the ever changing plans of Rose & The Headmaster, Dinah's incredible fortitude throughout and even Rose's resemblance to an off-brand Bond Villain. Siri-ously though, this is a great episode, enjoy! (Apologies for the phone p...

Quite apart from strange toys arriving in a child's bedroom or successful Netflix series, this week we look at Chapter 11: Strange Things Growing. In keeping with recent traditions this episode covers the entire gamut of emotions, from hilarity to depression, sometimes within the same minute. We think about nightmares, loss and the personal nature of the Headmaster's fight, as well as Grammar Joke...

After hearing about it for 9 Chapters we finally get to see inside as we go "Into The BRC!", on this episode of Look Into My Eyes. We cover all sorts, from Grief to Eggs, Giant Wasps to Rejection and of course the most important question of all: when will the Headmaster stop being such a drama llama?! Let it never be said that we don't cover everything, on this week's episode of Look Into My Eyes!...

This week we return to our favourite botanical topic of discussion as we talk about Chapter 9: The Creeper Again. Discussion rangers over evil viziers, malfunctions, reboots and even an evil lairs consulting firm of builders. There is really is something for everyone on this week's Look Into My Eyes! Want to add your voice to the conversation, or just want to tell us "The hosts are marvellous peop...

"Be afraid, be very afraid", the tagline from 1986's The Fly, sadly not the subject of today's episode which is in fact about Chapter 8 of the Demon Headmaster Strikes Again: The Fly. On today's episode we discuss everything from hospital visits, to domesticity, evolution to miscommunication and everything else in between. As well as a long section where we just gush about how much we love how Ros...