Now that a bit of time has passed, I thought I’d attempt an assessment, good and bad of the last two series of the show. It is just my personal view, it doesn’t claim to be objective, but I have at least tried to provide some balance. It is rather warily and wearily that IContinue reading “A Series 11 and 12 Retrospective”
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Tenth Planet by Kit Pedler and Gerry Davis (1966)
‘We are equipped to survive. We are only interested in survival. Anything else is of no importance. Your deaths will not affect us.’ Once upon a time… Let’s travel back to a time when there was only ‘once’ and ‘twice’ was a long way off in the future. When this story only existed as aContinue reading “Tenth Planet by Kit Pedler and Gerry Davis (1966)”
The Stuff of Nightmares – Doctor Who and the Monsters
I’ve been pondering a question while writing my review of ‘Spare Parts’ – one of a series of reviews I’m about to write about the Cybermen – what is it that makes monsters work? The more I thought about it, the more complicated the question became. Not least because monsters prey on our fears andContinue reading “The Stuff of Nightmares – Doctor Who and the Monsters”
The Tides of Time by Steve Parkhouse/Dave Gibbons (1981)
As we move into Spring and into the 1980’s proper, I though it was time to brighten up this gloomy old thread, throw open the windows and let some light in. And so now in glorious Technicolor – Peter Davison’s debut in the Tides of Time. So, some scene setting, it is February 1981 andContinue reading “The Tides of Time by Steve Parkhouse/Dave Gibbons (1981)”
The Underwater Menace by Geoffrey Orme (1967)
You know I could have you torn to bits by my guards, yes?Yes.I could feed you to my pet octopus, yes?Yes.Well you have sense of humour. I too have sense of humour. I need men like you. You come with me, yes?I come with you. You’re not turning me into a fish! It is 1982Continue reading “The Underwater Menace by Geoffrey Orme (1967)”
Do you believe in Magic?
For those with some arcane knowledge of 60’s West Coast pop, so sang John Sebastian of the Lovin’ Spoonful. ‘Doctor Who’ supposedly has an ‘indefinable magic’, but magic in the programme itself? Not for me. We all have our own pet hates and bugbears – this is one of mine. Inspired by the recent DWMContinue reading “Do you believe in Magic?”
Flatline by Jamie Mathieson (2014)
You are monsters. That is the role you seem determined to play. So, it seems I must play mine. I came into the re-watch of this story with a slight misconception. I had always assumed that the pitch went like this. What if figures from Banksy’s street art came to life and started killing peopleContinue reading “Flatline by Jamie Mathieson (2014)”
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland -a tribute to Deborah Watling
The following article was written in July 2017 just after I heard the news that Deborah Watling had died. This was my tribute to her. I am going to talk about a few specific scenes from 1960’s Doctor Who. It is to remember Deborah Watling and the companion she played – Victoria Waterfield. I haveContinue reading “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland -a tribute to Deborah Watling”
Mummy on the Orient Express by Jamie Mathieson (2014)
There were many trains to take the name Orient Express, but only one in space. Completely faithful recreation of the original Orient Express. Except slightly bigger. And in space. Oh, and the rails are actually hyperspace ribbons. But in every other respect, identical. Painstaking attention to detail. A mini-break for two… There’s a body andContinue reading “Mummy on the Orient Express by Jamie Mathieson (2014)”
Listen by Steven Moffat (2014)
Question. Why do we talk out loud when we know we’re alone? Conjecture. Because we know we’re not It could be with us every second and we would never know. How would you detect it, even sense it, except in those moments when, for no clear reason you choose to speak aloud? What would suchContinue reading “Listen by Steven Moffat (2014)”
A Journal of Impossible Things 