Absent Friends by John Dorney (2016)

Absent Friends, written by John Dorney is an 8th Doctor story, the first of the 3rd Doom Coalition box set. At the heart of this wonderful story is death and bereavement, how it affects us and how we come to terms with it or fail to over time. It is a narrative structure that only reallyContinue reading “Absent Friends by John Dorney (2016)”

The Rocket Men by John Dorney (2011)

When do you know? In which Ian struggles with his feelings for Barbara, Vicki is very brave, the Doctor communes with space mantas and there are some very nasty men with rocket packs. Back in my youth, during school holidays or on a Saturday morning, the BBC often ran classic sci-fi serials from the 1930’s,Continue reading “The Rocket Men by John Dorney (2011)”