One of the things that becomes apparent when watching season 7 after the black and white years, is just how good the direction is. It is brilliant by classic ‘Doctor Who’ standards – the show has a real sense of pace and urgency, of dramatic tension, a mix of interesting shots and with great actionContinue reading “Season 7 – A change of direction”
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Doctor Who and the Silurians by Malcolm Hulke (1970)
Reptilian. Biped. A completely alien species. Liz, these creatures aren’t just animals. They’re an alien life form, as intelligent as we are. Look, Doctor, I’m not going down there to start a war, but I must know what’s going on. So, with the science out of the way, what of the story? Really, ‘The Silurians’Continue reading “Doctor Who and the Silurians by Malcolm Hulke (1970)”
Cave art and Continental Drift – The Science of ‘The Silurians’
‘This is the world as it was before the great continental drift, two hundred million years ago. And these notes, well, they’re calculations on the age of the earth, with particular reference to the Silurian era.’ Let’s get this out of the way, the geological and evolutionary timeline of ‘The Silurians’ doesn’t really work atContinue reading “Cave art and Continental Drift – The Science of ‘The Silurians’”
Zoochosis, environmental enrichment and stereotypical behaviour patterns – Life in Exile part 1
These are, to say the least, interesting times to live through. I started writing this piece during the UK lockdown in Spring 2020 and as I finish the piece now, we are heading back that way, with parts of the country already under heightened restrictions. If you take away the uncertainty for the future, theContinue reading “Zoochosis, environmental enrichment and stereotypical behaviour patterns – Life in Exile part 1”
A Journal of Impossible Things 