JournalofImpossibleThings

Return of the Rocket Men by Matt Fitton (2012)

In which Steven meets a foe from his early years as a space pilot. And Matt Fitton does a very good John Dorney/Simon Guerrier impression! To my mind, Big Finish have served fans of the 60’s era very well over the years, especially given the obvious issues of not having a Doctor from that eraContinue reading “Return of the Rocket Men by Matt Fitton (2012)”

The Mahogany Murderers by Andy Lane (2009)

‘Investigating infernal incidents and cracking complex conundrums!’ ‘We’ve battled dangerous denizens of the daemonic darkness together‘ If there isn’t a clearer statement of what Big Finish is great at than making a spin-off series from the TV show, more than 35 years after it was first mooted, then I don’t know what is! Before theContinue reading “The Mahogany Murderers by Andy Lane (2009)”

The Quatermass Experiment by Nigel Kneale (1953)

An experiment is an operation designed to discover some unknown truth. It is also a risk… I just asked him to bring me something back It is 1953 (64 years ago as I write this), Britain is still on rationing, Queen Elizabeth II has just been crowned at Westminster Abbey and Hillary and Tenzing haveContinue reading “The Quatermass Experiment by Nigel Kneale (1953)”

World Enough and Time by Steven Moffat (2017)

What is in a name – To His Coy Mistress (with apologies to Andrew Marvell) Had we but world enough and time… Whilst writing the review of the next story, I was pondering the title of its’ first episode. I vaguely knew the source poem and had always assumed that it was partially a punContinue reading “World Enough and Time by Steven Moffat (2017)”

Spare Parts by Marc Platt (2002)

(DWM – Spare Parts Preview Image 2002) ‘Good evening, Mr Crewman. I’m speaking to you, on behalf of the central committee, in what must be the strangest telephone call ever. In moments you will step out of your capsule, the first man to set foot on the surface since our tiny world began. Strengthened byContinue reading “Spare Parts by Marc Platt (2002)”

The Ark in Space by Robert Holmes (1975)

The tearing free and then the great blackness rushing through. Approaching Ark in Space is an interesting prospect. As with other stories of similar standing, finding something new to say about them is the biggest challenge. These stories have been discussed, evaluated and analysed for years now. The story has an interesting place within theContinue reading “The Ark in Space by Robert Holmes (1975)”

Introduction

A Journal of Impossible Things DOCTOR: I have written down some of these dreams in the form of fiction. Not that it would be of any interest.JOAN: I’d be very interested.DOCTOR: Well, I’ve never actually shown it to anyone before.JOAN: A Journal of Impossible Things.JOAN: Just look at these creatures.JOAN: Such imagination.DOCTOR: It’s become quiteContinue reading “Introduction”