Daniel Kaluuya in Get Out

Quick Crossword 72 – Movie Stars in Doctor Who

Doctor Who occupies that weird space in the media where actors guest star in an episode just before their star rises. Have a think about how many Hollywood actors did a stint on Doctor Who before they were mega-famous. The main cast have also had much success in the movies, including the Doctors! This week, I’m asking you to identify actors by their roles in Doctor Who and their films. It’s time to walk the Read more…

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Crossword 154 – Mystery Theme

Here’s an interesting one for you die-hard Doctor Who cruciverbalists – can you discover the mystery theme in this week’s cryptic crossword? The answers are Doctor Who things and people and places as usual, but you’re looking for something common to connect them all! Let me know what you think it is on social media! – Code Nine x

Time Lord

Quick Crossword 71 – The Time Lords

For a race supposedly watching over the rest of the universe, the Time Lords don’t half produce some bad examples of their society. The Master, the Rani, and the Monk must be right up there in the badness stakes, having destroyed planets or just generally having mucked about with time itself. Drax is no better – a wheeler-dealer that no doubt Del Trotter would get along with famously. Even cosy old Chronotis is a criminal, Read more…

Gallifrey

Crossword 153 – The Time Lords

I have to admit that my favourite version of the Time Lords is the unknowable and all-powerful gods from The War Games. In this story, the Time Lords are dangerous and omnipotent beings who can slow down time and punish those they see as criminals. I like the idea of the Doctor being the runt of the litter, on the run from his own mysterious race. Since then, of course, they have become the “dusty Read more…