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…
Omega is rarely seen but looms large over Doctor Who lore. One of the very first Time Lords, he was a stellar engineer who ended up in an antimatter universe. Given up for dead by his fellow Time Lords, he clung on to existence by sheer force of will alone, Read more…
The Rani is back! And it’s about time! After years of fan speculation, the amoral Gallifreyan scientist has returned to our screens. It’s like buses – you wait for ages and suddenly, there’s two of them. I punched the air and whooped when I watched the bi-regeneration scene because Time Read more…
As Eurovision comes upon us once again, it is time to take a look at the music in Doctor Who. Especially given this week’s episode! In this crossword, you will find the names of much-loved composers who have worked on the series as well as singers who have appeared in Read more…
Doctor Who has a habit of making ordinary things seem scary, and one of the enduring methods of doing this is to make creepy crawlies big and threatening. There is a long tradition of this, from Planet of Giants and The Web Planet right up to this week’s The Story Read more…
Where would we be without UNIT to defend planet Earth from all those alien invasions? Over the decades, it has evolved from being a secret organisation based in a country house to a bold fighting force with a huge tower in Central London. They have defended us from the Shakri, Read more…