Cryptic crosswords are a great challenge for the brain, but they needn’t be scary. They’re not as deadly as the puzzles in the Exxilon City! Below are some hints and tips on how to complete them – Code Nine Anagrams: If a clue contains a word meaning “change”, such as “upset”, or “disturbed”, that means there is an anagram to solve. The words which require your attention are usually right next to the indicator word. Read more…
Cryptic Who started life on another platform many moons ago. Back then, you had to print out your crosswords and do them by hand. How times change. However, I have no intention of there being missing episodes by dumping them in a skip – the link to the old site is here – Cryptic Who which will remain online as an archive, where you’ll find dozens of past grids! In the meantime, Allons-y! Code Nine Read more…
Are we alone in the universe? According to Doctor Who we’re not. The universe is teeming with life. That’s lucky for us because it would be a much poorer series if it was just about humans. Even the Doctor is an alien! A lot of aliens want to invade us, but there are friendly ones out there too – it’s the difference between, say, the Daleks and the Ood. This week, we go all blobby Read more…
The aliens of Doctor Who never fail to capture our imagination. Much of that is down to the ingenuity of the writers and production team who, especially in the classic era, never let a little thing called money hamper their skills or imaginations. As a result, we have Sontarans, Rutans, and even the Zarbi and Menoptera. In the modern era, the Adipose, Slitheen, and Beep the Meep have joined their tentacled and blobby ranks. This Read more…
We might have lost the tapes, but can you find the words?
Can you complete this difficult quiz – or has your memory been wiped like the tapes?
Aren’t we Doctor Who fans lucky? Sure, many episodes are still missing from the archives, but there are some wonderful people out there hunting them down throughout the world. What’s more, we have animations of the missing episodes so we can watch stories in their entirety without any bits missing. Personally, I’m holding out for more of The Daleks’ Master Plan – at least enough episodes to warrant a Blu-ray release! The answers for this Read more…
The missing episodes of Doctor Who are a well-known story. I think the idea of junking episodes to our modern eyes and the ways in which we consume media seems crazy. To the BBC at the time, Doctor Who (and many other programmes) was just old stock costing them money. To others, the destruction of the tapes was nothing less that cultural vandalism and a tragedy. This week, we are concentrating on these missing episodes Read more…
