“Little green blobs in bonded polycarbide armour” “If you’re supposed to be the superior race of the universe, why don’t you try climbing after us? Bye bye!” “I know that although the Daleks will create havoc and destruction for millions of years. I know also, that out of their evil,Read More →
With the announcement of Christopher Eccleston as the Doctor every fan out there had visions in their heads of what this incarnation might look like, but no one expected to see the pictures of the leather jacket, tee-shirt, and Doc Martens. Few things in this world have set fans ofRead More →
Specially from the Kasterborous archive….in light of the fantastic reaction to the plastic menace of the Auton dummies in Rose, we re-present an old article from October last year, which explores the power and psychology behind the first two invasions by the Nestene Autons… Evil. Vast, clawed, fire breathing, wingedRead More →
What happens when you want to watch Doctor Who but it’s not on TV in your country?Read More →
“SO you’re my replacements – a dandy and a clown!” Which on the face of it is pretty harsh! The Third Doctor might be snappily dressed, bouffant-bound and driver of an outdated roadster, but he’s no dandy. He might surround himself with pretty young girls and enjoy visiting country houses,Read More →
I have to admit that when I read the article where Christopher Eccleston stated that the Doctor “has two hearts and both of them can be broken” I was a bit confused. Don’t get me wrong I am not arguing with him, in fact I completely agree, but to sayRead More →
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 →
Paul McGann’s shorn head and a crystal from Metebelis 3. The first image of the new Doctor Who, an exciting and vibrant time in Doctor Who fandom, and the first time the online community had something real to talk about. Back to television the Doctor was marching – but whereRead 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 →
