Archive for July, 2013
Interview with John Dorney
02 months ago
John Dorney was kind enough to answer a few questions on a range of topics including the Fourth Doctor Adventures, Jago & Litefoot, steampunk, Counter: Measures, Companion Chronicles and The Avengers. The interview is here on the Starburst website. Update 16th August 2013 - the interview is also printed in Starburst Magazine #392 if you’re interested!
He had plenty to say and I hope you enjoy it - please do give me any feedback!
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The Ripple Effect by Malorie Blackman reviewed
03 months ago
Malorie Blackman penned the July short ebook for Puffin in their Doctor Who anniversary range. This of course centred around the Seventh Doctor and fairly inevitably he was accompanied by Ace.
Quoting from her website (I have always loved Doctor Who) we learn:
I’ve always found Sylvester McCoy’s Doctor fascinating because of the way his character developed from a bit of a clown to a Doctor with a more Machiavellian streak. In my story, the Doctor’s actions are responsible for a universal catastrophe which forces him to face up to his own fears and prejudices.
How well does Malorie Blackman’s story work? Read on…
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According to sources…
03 months ago
From Birmingham Mail
Over on the Radio Times website (here to be precise) the Twelfth Doctor should be announced in August. Buried away lower down is the story that ‘according to sources’ one of the classic Doctors will be involved in the 50th anniversary. Surely this will be the rumoured McGann -> Hurt regeneration but it has been pointed out to me (thanks Mr P) that it could be Tom Baker who was not in Australia with the others when the anniversary was filmed.
I am sure more details will emerge shortly and I will keep you posted!
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Anniversary Daleks
23 months ago
So, we now learn that apart from the Zygons the anniversary special will also feature the Daleks as shown in the accompanying picture (form the official BBC web site). What I like about this is the picture itself - a proper action scene with proper Daleks. Hopefully the action is less token than the appearance in The Five Doctors (see The one with the kitchen sink).
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The Cuthbert Annals IV - The Final Phase reviewed
03 months ago
And so July 2013 brings us to the end of the second series of Fourth Doctor Adventures and the final outing for Mary Tamm’s Romana. This is also the fourth of the stories in which Tom Baker’s Doctor gets to spar with David Warner’s Cuthbert, vainglorious villain from the Conglomerate and his allies the Daleks!
When we left our heroes Romana and K9 were in the clutches of the Daleks and the Doctor was on the cusp of revealing his location on the Proximan planet. Things were looking bleak, how would they survive? Stay tuned…
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Mastermind reviewed
03 months ago
The eighth and final series of the Companion Chronicles kicked off with Jonathan Morris’s Mastermind, a chance to re-visit the UNIT vault with Ruth Matheson (Daphne Ashbrook) and Charlie Sato (Yee Jee Tso) as they spend time with The Master (Geoffrey Beevers)! We were introduced to Ruth and Charlie in Tales From The Vault (reviewed as Midnight in the Museum of Terrors!) in which we were treated to several mini-tales with a range of companions.
In this tale we don’t, at least technically, have a companion but we do have more to worry about as the clock strikes once more…
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Longleat remembered
03 months ago
So where were you on April 3rd 1983? Well I, like many, many others was in Longleat to attend the Doctor Who celebration. There is a whole separate story to be told about travelling up on a whim with no ticket, no accommodation and staying in Salisbury the night before. I also didn’t get in on the second day but did manage to be one of the hordes on the first.
What do I remember of this infamous event? Keep reading and find out…
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