Oh to be in Britain this spring! New shows on all channels including a new Sharpe feature starring Sean Bean means that there is plenty to look forward to. And as anticipated as the return of Bernard Cornwell’s swashbuckling soldier is, no return is going to be as hot asRead More →
Jo Grant assisted the Doctor without having attained her science GCE. Sarah Jane Smith was a young journalist pup with little scientific knowledge while Leela was a savage; they all got by. The Romanas were arguably smarter than the Doctor, yet their reaction to the horror’s of space was toRead More →
We’ve talked about Robert Holmes a lot in the past in these articles, and no doubt will again in the future. Although not his final Doctor Who story, Caves of Androzani is certainly one of his best, and the circumstances that surround it, the development of the Doctor and PeriRead More →
Canon – n 1: a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field or art or philosophy. Doctor Who fandom is a strange thing, that’s true with most fandom, but Doctor Who fans in particular seem to have a lot moreRead More →
“The Ninth Doctor”. One upon a time, they were words we would never hear, we thought. And then we got two! Seriously though, the return of Doctor Who has been analyzed immensely, with all sorts of opinions based on fact, fancy and fish written across the media and Internet. ButRead More →
Now then Ant has returned and we head out for the train station… again. We make it on time, exactly on time. The convention is much like I expected it would be, costumed fans floating around the place and some of them disappearing and reappearing in new costumes. Ant, ChristianRead More →
This is a tale of a historical meeting. Or at least it would be if we were historical figures, but for the sake for this story let’s put on our imagination caps and think of this as an adventure like one of our favorite Doctor Who stories. This story startsRead More →
It’s Christmas day. 2:00pm (that’s 7:00pm in England). I go outside and look to the sky… nothing, so far no Invasion. Hmmm… how odd the BBC site said there would be. Ah well, maybe later. I check back in a half hour, still nothing. Maybe they were wrong? The factRead More →
It has recently come to our attention that Toberman, the servant of Kaftan, had kept a diary during his time on Telos. In fact he bought it for that very trip. It is our understanding that his master never took him anywhere and he suddenly became very excited about theRead More →
Doctor: [To the Cyberleader] ‘You’re nothing but a pathetic bunch of tin soldiers skulking about the galaxy in an ancient spaceship.’ Cyberleader: ‘Cybermen can survive more efficiently than animal organisms. That is why we will rule the galaxy.’ Revenge of the Cybermen And that is what it boils down to.Read More →
In 1967, the third Doctor Who story to feature the Cybermen reintroduced the silver giants as a defeated race awaiting their eventual revival and subsequent victory over the universe. As an episode of the Doctor’s travels throughout time and space, it was certainly an eventful one, but also one whichRead More →
Astonishingly there is news other than the unveiling of the Cybermen! This weekend sees the Dimensions 2005 convention taking place in Stockton-on-Tees, featuring guests such as Peter Davison, Mark Strickson, Nicola Bryant, David Gooderson, Maureen O’Brien, Paul Darrow and David Brierley. Furthermore, the Dimensions 2005 convention is the excuse byRead More →
