The 1960s Daleks films are 60 years old this year! Adapted from the television series, they starred Peter Cushing as the inventor Dr Who – creator of Tardis and foe of the evil Daleks. How thrilling it must have been as a child to see Dr Who and the Daleks on the big screen! Nowadays, they have wonderful kitsch cult value. I, for one, am disappointed that so few lava lamps and Sugar Puffs adverts Read more…
Arguably, David Tennant is to modern Doctor Who what Tom Baker was to Classic Doctor Who – he’s that iconic. His charm and good looks and long swishing coat soon captured the imagination of the nation. There’s no wonder they brought him back not once, but twice… to date. Who knows… we might get more of him in the future, although it’s likely we will see the Fourteenth Doctor rather than the Tenth. This quick Read more…
The thing with Doctor Who is that it is messy. Even the numbering of the series don’t make any sense – there are three Series One at least… and that’s before you even get to the Doctor numbering. Once upon a time, numbering Doctors was easy – one followed the other and they were numbered accordingly. Now, we have inserted Doctors, and in the case of David Tennant, two regenerations who looked exactly the same Read more…
“I am more than just a Time Lord,” said the Seventh Doctor, just before he disposed of another powerful enemy. As a kid, I liked the idea of a master manipulator on the side of good, and it was his quickly emerging dark side that kept me hooked. Such a far cry from all those boring goody-goody heroes of the time! It’s that old adage – make complicated enough to keep the kids interested and Read more…
It was recently Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred’s birthday, so to celebrate, Cryptic Who is going all Seventh Doctor this week! It’s no secret that this was my TARDIS team when I was growing up, so compiling these crosswords has been an absolute pleasure. The Seventh Doctor era has been reappraised in recent times, and we even got references to Time and the Rani in the latest season finale which pleased me no end. BUILD Read more…
Just a quick note to tell you that I got a credit as a specialist subject question writer on BBC Mastermind a couple of weeks ago. Typically for me, I entirely forgot about it, so couldn’t give you the heads up! Anyway, here’s the link in case you want to watch it. It’s Season 26, Episode 3 (but not Battlefield!) – Mastermind – BBC iPlayer Also, if you get the DWAS Annual, keep an eye Read more…
