It’s no accident that Sarah came back to the revived Doctor Who in the 21st century. She is, after all, an icon of the show, so it must have been a no-brainer for the showrunners. I think it is testament not only to her popularity, but how well drawn the Read more…
We may not have a Christmas Special this year, but we still have a whole load of seasonal Doctor Who to watch. Will it be Kylie on the Titanic in space? Maybe Michael Gambon with the sky sharks on a distant planet? Or perhaps, Sarah Jane and K9 battling a Read more…
The Doctor and his friends have landed in many wars during their travels – the Trojan War, World War I, and World War II to name but a few. When the Daleks invaded Gallifrey, he was called upon to be a warrior and became the War Doctor, seemingly annihilating both Read more…
The Doctor’s adventures are usually on dry land, but occasionally, he does get his feet wet under the sea. The Sea Devils, Warriors of the Deep, and Cold War spring to mind. This week, to coincide with the new version of The Sea Devils and The War Between the Land Read more…
Making the Autons the first monsters in the revived Doctor Who in 2005 was a masterstroke because it reintroduced Doctor Who’s modus operandi of making the everyday scary. After all, having immobile humanlike figures standing around shops in the latest fashions is kind of creepy… and that’s just the sales Read more…
Doctor Who would be a poorer place without the imagination of Robert Holmes. He has taken us to distant galaxies in the company of nefarious Space Pirates and duplicitous Time Lords, and right back down to Earth with ancient gods and window shop dummies coming to life! You can always Read more…
“I never forget a face,” the Doctor once lied. He has met – and saved – many people in his centuries of travelling and not all of them have been nasty out for their own ends. This week, we take a look at those brave people who have helped the Read more…
“Late stage capitalism” is a phrase bandied about the internet to describe our current times, implying that this mode of society is about to come to an end. In Doctor Who, however, commercial interests continue far into the future. Consider the company in The Sun Makers, for example, or Kane’s Read more…
“You may be a Doctor, but I’m the Doctor!” We may get the word from our titular hero, but plenty of well qualified people have travelled with the Time Lord – Harry, Martha, and Rory to name but a few. The Doctor has also visited many hospitals and met many Read more…
