Doctor Who: Between Arach and a Hard Case…
After traversing time and space, the Tardis team are finally back in Sheffield, though it seems they’ve hardly been gone at all. However it also appears that something is very … Read More
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Tabula ‘Rosa’: Doctor Who passes historical test…
The Doctor lands the Tardis in a back-alley and is only half-surprised to find out it’s not Sheffield circa 2018, but Montgomery, Alabama in the 1950s. Before they can depart, … Read More
Doctor Who 11.2: Desolate, but Monumental Improvements…
The last time we saw The Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) and her new friends, her calculations had gone askew and instead of materialising with the Tardis, they’ve been left floating in … Read More
Falling Broadly, Rising Thriftly: Doctor Who regenerates…
In the fields and woods above Sheffield, a young man tries to find his balance and, instead, finds a doorway from another world. On the train-tracks in the heart of … Read More
A Long Timey-Whimey Ago? Smith heads to Star Wars…
It appears that Matt Smith, who played the tenth incarnation of The Doctor is staying within the sf genre for an upcoming venture, possibly swapping a sonic screwdriver for a … Read More
SDCC: Doctor Who panel shows new trailer…
And here we go again – with some friends old and new… The main cast – excluding Bradley Walsh, who had filming commitments elsewhere – were all in attendance with … Read More
Logo/police? BBC Doctors the Who font…
Over the years there’s been many titles and certainly a fair degree of different fonts for the iconic titles featuring Doctor Who. Every new showrunner and actor has made their … Read More
Men are from Gallifrey, Women are from Venus…
Years ago I watched the film Venus in which a young Jodie Whittaker holds her own against the likes of Peter O’Toole and Leslie Philips. If you’d shown a cast-list … Read More
SDCC – ‘Twice Upon a Time’ for Who’s Christmas…
During a Doctor Who panel at a packed Hall H at the SDCC, the guests unveiled a look at this year’s Christmas special (still nearly six months away). With a … Read More
Change is Key. Whittaker unlocks new era for ‘Who’…
“Nevertheless, she regenerated…” Jodie Whittaker has formally been announced as the next Doctor Who. The decision – bound to be seen as controversial by some because it’s the first female … Read More
Doctor Who (S10 Ep.12) ‘The Doctor Falls’ review…
The Doctor has lost his companion, Bill, to the conversion treatment that is making the first Cybermen. He is now a prisoner of not one but two incarnations of his … Read More
Doctor Who (S10 Ep.11) ‘World Enough & Time’…
The only way for the Doctor to see if he can trust Missy is to give her a ‘field-test’ – setting her down in a compelling situation to see how … Read More
Doctor Who (S10 Ep.10) ‘The Eaters of Light’…
Bill is fascinated with the stories of the 9th Roman Legion – a company of soldiers who disappeared in Scotland in the 2nd Century and convinces the Doctor and Nardole … Read More
Doctor Who (S10 Ep.9) ‘Empress of Mars’…
When a new NASA satellite detects a two century old message under the north pole of Mars, the Doctor can’t help investigating but what he finds does not initially appear … Read More
Doctor Who (S10 Ep.8) ‘The Lie of the Land’…
Spoilers… Humanity worships the monks – and has done throughout the centuries. They are our benevolent masters – and always have been. At least, that’s what most people believe. A … Read More