On the day BBC Radio 6 Music brought us an engrossing documentary marking fifty years since the Black Power protests, with Don Letts and The 6 Music Black Power Soundscape, the Thirteenth Doctor found herself in 1955 for Rosa Parks act of defiance in the eponymous episode Rosa. It was a moving, powerfully told piece of drama, and respectful…
Big Finish has announced details of the fifth volume of Third Doctor Adventures with not one but two re-castings! Alongside Katy Manning, John Levene and Tim Treloar, Jon Culshaw will be playing the Brigadier and Daisy Ashbrook, daughter of Caroline John, will be playing Liz Shaw! The news item is: BRIGADIER, BENTON AND LIZ RETURN.
While we wait for Rosa, don’t forget to check out the latest Big Finish bargains, and this week it’s the Third Doctor. A varied mix, including the time when Jo met the Scorchies! Details: THIRTEENTH DOCTOR SPECIAL OFFERS WEEK 3. +++ Message Ends +++
It’s been twelve years since Mad Norwegian Press brought us volume 3 of Ahistory, Lance Parkin’s unauthorised timeline for Doctor Who, and 2018 sees a massive update for a three volume fourth edition! Across the three volumes are over one million words of analysis of the show, plenty enough to keep any fan occupied! September 2018…
Over on The Doctor Who Companion we’ve again pooled out thoughts on the latest episode of Doctor Who. This time its The Ghost Monument, and again we’ve a wide range of opinions (mine is about 2/3 through). You can read them all here: HERE’S WHAT THE DOCTOR WHO COMPANION THOUGHT OF THE GHOST MONUMENT. /// Message Ends \\\
Congratulations to CultBox writer Andrea Laford for her piece on NASA’s naming of a constellation as TARDIS. For full details, read her article: NASA names constellation for TARDIS. +++ Message Ends +++
So, the TARDIS team of the Thirteenth Doctor, Graham, Ryan and Yaz are now in the TARDIS, and it’s time travel as well as space travel. It’s a typical flip-flop not unlike the very First Doctor, where you have introduction story / time travel story / space travel story just in a different order. What am I…
Not a lot of bonus BBC content for The Ghost Monument, but worth a peek (and the video clips aren’t very long. What’s nice to see is a sudden shift from more corporate content to a mix of straight stuff and more fun material. I blame the custard creams!
It’s a bit smaller than some versions (do I remember one version was meant to be 100s of metres of shelving?), but Amazon is showing The Type Forty Instruction Manual for sale as of tomorrow (the 18th October, 2018). Full details on The Doctor Who Companion: COMING SOON: THE TARDIS TYPE 40 INSTRUCTION MANUAL. Well spotted Andrew…
Madame Tussauds has announced a new exhibit opening this Friday (19 October 2018), and only two episodes into her first season it’s the Thirteenth Doctor! It means a trip to Blackpool, but you do get to see the Doctor, TARDIS and new sonic screwdriver! According to the Madam Tussauds’ website, the TARDIS prop is the…
So, series 11 is well under way now, and with the finding of the TARDIS, it’s all go for another set of adventures in space and time. There’s plenty to talk about and overall I didn’t like The Ghost Monument as much as the The Woman Who Fell to Earth, but still plenty to enjoy and talk about…
During the Twelfth Doctor era, I kept an eye open for tea drinking, and am bringing back Tea Watch for the Thirteenth Doctor. If the TARDIS console can produce custard creams, surely a decent cup of tea can’t be far away! I’ll keep you posted! !!! Message Ends !!!
