Speaking as a (social) scientist myself, it always strikes me as obvious how the Whoniverse is completely devoid of ethics in science. Trust me, in our universe, ethical science is a very big thing, and ethics applications take a long time. Not so for our favourite mad scientists – and Read more…
Picture it! Sicily, 1912! No, not really. It’s 1990 and Doctor Who is being “rested”, ushering in what is now known as The Wilderness Years. This is a title I would dispute because those long years off the television allowed Doctor Who to venture into new territories, never more so Read more…
Cryptic Who has covered the Daleks numerous times, but there is always more to plunder about those scallywags from Skaro. After all, they have a very long history going back some sixty years or so. This time, you’re looking for Dalek story titles. They might be whole or partial story Read more…
Big Finish have given us decades of adventures with their Doctor Who stories. Over the years, they have expanded the Doctor Who universe immeasurably and have given the Sixth and Eighth Doctor so much more time than they ever had on screen. Who doesn’t love an adventure being blasted into Read more…
As the Summer Solstice was not so long ago, I thought it might be a good idea to set free all kinds of mythical creatures on this blog. Doctor Who has plundered myths and legends for decades – the outlandish monsters and tales have always been a good fit for Read more…
It may be the summer holidays right now, but Code Nine is going back to school. I can practically smell the chalk dust in the air as I type and the theme from Grange Hill is going round and round in my head as I write. Doctor Who has had Read more…
As a quickie bonus, find the story titles from the pride-themed clues! Most of them are anagrams. Enjoy! – Code Nine x
Code Nine would like to wish you all A VERY HAPPY PRIDE MONTH! Yes, it’s time to bring out those flags, daub your skin with rainbows, don those fabulous boots and strut your stuff in the name of equality! Your erstwhile compiler has already done so and enjoyed his local Read more…
I cannot believe it has been twenty years since Doctor Who came back. It feels like yesterday, and yet simultaneously, as though it was a million years ago. At the time, I was living in London and I remember sitting on the top deck of a bus when I saw Read more…
Well, what a whirlwind this season has been! We’ve had classic returning Time Lords, new monsters, a whole load of robots, and I don’t know about you but I haven’t been able to get Dugga Doo out of my head since the sixth episode. To cap it all, we had Read more…