Petite, pouty, bottle-blonde shop girl, GSOH, seeks tall, distinguished leather-jacketed time-traveller for fun adventures. Must answer to the name Doctor; no ginners. Ahh – singles ads. Never the realm of your average single person, usually made up of sad obsessives or those already married (err… a friend told me so….).Read More →
The media circus. The photographs, the interviews, the WONDERFUL billboards. It’s a stunning synchronicity of television, radio and print; Doctor Who is everywhere. Billie Piper and Christopher Eccleston make us sit up and watch, each trailer carefully tailored to little boys and girls, or the little boys and girls inRead More →
This is the latest in a series of articles looking at the stories that make Doctor Who what it is. What I intend to do with this series of articles is, like the Doctor, jump back and forth through time, where I will land at and analyse key events inRead More →
Someone in the bizarre alternate reality known as “fandom” recently described the lovely, very English, Sarah Jane Smith as an Über-companion: Über Term with literal meaning of “above” in German. Brought to the mainstream in the early 80’s by hardcore American punk band, the Dead Kennedys when using the termRead More →
“The Talons of Weng Chiang”… even the very mention of the title instils wonder into the minds of Doctor Who fans. The mist, the Victorian setting, the Eye of the Dragon, the Peking Homunculus – they are all icons of Doctor Who. Like Pyramid from Mars and Spearhead from SpaceRead More →
Doctor Who is a program steeped in many traditions – the TARDIS, Gallifrey, regeneration, the Time Lords, and a slightly eccentric old buffer with a questionable taste in clothes. It’s also as British as the Beatles, clotted cream and scones, “Coronation Street”, Charles Dickens, “The Rocky Horror Show”, Sir RichardRead More →
…You Got Me On My Knees The bohemian wanderer, exploring the heavens that have been and gone and the stars that will be, solitary and aloof, lonely, yet used to his own company; the Doctor is anonymous, yet a hero. Until he lands on a lost colony world and discoversRead More →
“Yet another Holmesian double-act? Here we go again writing about Robert Holmes and his vast contribution to Doctor Who, and that annoying habit of his to write “amusing” duos. Am I the only one not to like Robert Holmes scripts? I mean here we are in Victorian London in aRead More →
Why the Ninth Doctor Who’s leather jacket was somewhat controversial back in 2005Read More →
There’s not a lot of Doctor Who news around at the moment, but what is going on is pretty interesting. To highlight the gems, Christian Cawley and James McLean got together to record a new podcast! Shownotes New Doctor Who virtual reality adventure The Runaway Captain Jack/Sixth Doctor crossover MissionRead More →
Hello student, and welcome to the second part of your “Hidden History” module. This time, we’ll be looking at the part played by UNIT (United Nations Intelligence Taskforce) in the late 20th century alien invasion epidemic. This short era, as touched upon last time, is a favourite of mine. It’sRead More →
“Taren Capel…Taren Capel…where have I heard that name before?” Potentially, nothing should strike fear into the heart of a young viewer than Doctor Who realising he should know something extremely important but can’t quite put his finger on it. Of course with the suspects for murder on this industrial OrientRead More →
