It’s that curious weekend between Christmas and New Year. We have had no Christmas special for the second year running, but in eight days time we will have had two episodes of series 12! Until then I thought I’d cover one of my favourite of the Christmas specials – The Christmas Invasion.
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Sound of Drums / Last of the Time Lords comes to the Black Archive
Obverse Books has announced the Black Archive release of Sound of Drums / Last of the Time Lords. Writer James Mortimer takes a deep look at this pair of episodes in the 38th (!) release in the range.
Blink
When scholars of Doctor Who look back (as they will) to the twenty-first century’s (first tranche of?) the show, there will be one story that can’t be ignored. Lot’s of stories are important: Rose, Turn Left, … make your own list. Some are very good, some are clever, some controversial. Some are even not that…
What did the Radio Times make of the Tenth Doctor?
It’s October and it’s (to a lot of modern viewers myself included) the Doctor. David Tennant’s Tenth Doctor. Surely the Radio Times will have almost wall-to-wall five-star reviews of his time in the role? The truth may surprise, and let’s remember he did (by modern standards) appear in a lot of stories. They can’t all…
Doctor Who’s diamond anniversary discussed
I was more downbeat than normal with my recent post Doctor Who has peaked – so what? I do think I time will come when the show has a break from TV (and not just the odd year we already get), but I also do think we will make the sixtieth anniversary in 2023. Yes,…
Doctor Who has peaked – so what?
I got drawn (slightly) into one of those pointless on-line arguments where one persons shouts and the other tries to be rational. Waste of time. A certain kind of argument has been used by fans for years: the show is failing, it’s all because of XXX, we should sack XXX and do XXXX. My position…
Tenth Doctor: The Creeping Death review
The Creeping Death is the Roy Gill, third story in The Tenth Doctor Adventures. It’s an historical story though one following the usual aliens on Earth in the past trope. It’s also rather good and the only one of the set to be released on vinyl. Let’s have a chat…
Tenth Doctor: One Mile Down review
The second release in The Tenth Doctor Adventures Volume 3, is One Mile Down by Jenny T Colgan. Unlike the previous episode, there’s no Sylvia or Wilf, but we do have Judoon. And fish people. And any moment now, disaster leading to…
Tenth Doctor: No Place review
The Tenth Doctor and Donna are back and this time they’ve brought the family! Yes, David Tennant and Catherine Tate are joined by Jacqueline King (Sylvia Noble) and Bernard Cribbins (Wilfred Mott). First in the Tenth Doctor Adventures Volume 3 is the James Goss story No Place. Come on in!
The Creeping Death comes to vinyl!
Great news for fans of the Tenth Doctor: not only is Big Finish releasing three new full-cast stories this month, but there will also be an exclusive release of one of these new stories on vinyl. Yes, the Roy Gill story Creeping Death will be on sale in ASDA stores (in the UK) on Friday…
The Unsilent Library
Here’s something I missed in 2011 when it was released, The Unsilent Library. It’s a set of critical essays on the RTD era, and includes one by Una McCormack as well as a Robert Shearman introduction. It’s a Science Fiction Foundation title and was originally priced at £10 but is now just £1 + postage! *** Message…
Big Finish Tenth and Eleventh Doctor sale
Series 11 may be over, but you can still grab a Big Finish bargain in the final special offer sale: THIRTEENTH DOCTOR SPECIAL OFFERS WEEK 10. A range of goodies, including Lady Christina and Jenny! — Message Ends —
Red Rocket Rising 