As well as being a big Doctor Who fan, I am also an avid fan of Agatha Christie novels, and of the TV adaptations. For me, the Joan Hickson Miss Marple series cannot be improved upon. They are perfectly cast and wonderfully directed, so when The Unicorn and the Wasp Read more…
It’s no accident that Doctor Who has paid homage to Agatha Christie murder mysteries over the years in Black Orchid, Terror of the Vervoids, and the Horror of Fang Rock (amongst others), as both genres benefit from the same plot devices. A handful of characters with motives isolated in a Read more…
There have been a fair few people of the cloth in Doctor Who over the years. Who can forget Reverend Wainwright and his crisis of faith in The Curse of Fenric? Or Reverend Golightly in The Unicorn and the Wasp who started buzzing ominously when discovered? Buddhism, too, has been Read more…
Like all good science fiction, Doctor Who reflects our present day world. From the very beginning, this ethos has involved religion, but not just the predominant Christianity of 1960s England. Going back in time to meet The Aztecs was a masterstroke, for example, because it created the tension needed for Read more…
