The Doctor
So, the finale of Peter Capaldi’s final season begins with World Enough and Time, and we have a couple of short preview clips to tease apart. In a story with a massive spaceship trapped orbiting a black hole, Mondas and its cybermen and Missy having a chance at redemption, this episode is doomed to be known for…
The concept art has now appeared for The Eaters of Light; no big deal, perhaps, but an excuse to show a gorgeous design for the eaters (left). The full set is on the BBC episode page: The Eaters of Light: Production Artwork. +++ Message Ends +++
I penned some thoughts on the June main range dual release Shadow Planet / World Apart for CutBox: Big Finish Doctor Who Shadow Planet/World Apart review. It’s an interesting and very different pair of stories from AK Benedict (Shadow Planet) and Scott Handcock (World Apart). The Seventh Doctor, Ace and Hex have plenty to do in these two…
Time to talk last evening’s Twelfth Doctor story The Eaters of Light. Twitter length review: rather splendid with only minor gripes. You want a bit more? Well, I’ll give you more, but be warned, it’s going to be pretty positive stuff! I give away a lot of the story, but not every twist. I hope you have…
With the news Anna Hope is appearing in the newly announced Tales of New Earth, I wondered – Could DI Menzies return? There’s an interview with Anna here in the 2008 Lancashire Telegraph: Doctor Who actor at convention. If you aren’t sure who DI Menzies is, or why she needs to return, carry on…
The now obligatory extras for the latest Doctor Who are now online. I did enjoy The Eaters of Light, and include the quiz, fact file and some character / monster notes (the locusts, Kar and Lucius). No sign of extra art work / photos (yet). ()( Message Ends )()
And it’s well done to Atlas Obscura for their 1964 clip of a student Dalek outfit showing a rag week student selling books dressed as a Dalek. Perhaps the Daleks have already taken over! The story is: In 1964, You Could Buy Magazines From a Street Dalek! !!! Message Ends !!!
