To celebrate the release of Season 21 on Blu-ray, this week’s quick crossword is all about that pivotal season. You can bone up on the facts of Season 21 as you plough through the stories and extras. How much do you know about the swansongs of the Fifth Doctor, Tegan, Read more…
What is it with Doctor Who and mining? The programme and the mining industry seem to be inextricably linked, be it the ubiquitous filming in quarries doubling as alien planets or mines in-universe under threat. Perhaps its because mines produce tunnels which are arguably corridors underground? Very good to run 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, Read more…
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. Read more…
Clara certainly saw a lot during her time with the Doctor. She met the Daleks, the Cybermen, an Ice Warrior, and even Father Christmas! That’s many varieties for Crossword 57…. As one of the longest-running companions, it’s only fitting that she gets her own crosswords. So jump into the Doctor’s Read more…
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…
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…
Donna Noble has been on quite the journey. Firstly, her intended turns out to be in league with a big spider, then she encounters a big wasp, living fat, and skeletons in spacesuits, then loses her memory. When she regains her memory, she meets a small furry alien, goes to Read more…
