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 a remit to educate from its inception, and surely, the inclusion of schools and universities in its stories reflect that mission. Featuring schools also plays Read more…
As a quickie bonus, find the story titles from the pride-themed clues! Most of them are anagrams. Enjoy! – Code Nine x
Representation onscreen for Doctor Who may have been minimal in the classic series, but there were plenty of LGBTQIA movers and shakers behind the scenes from its very inception. In the twenty-first century, however, there have been many prominent LGBTQIA characters in Doctor Who across all media – television, audio, books, and comics. Growing up in the 1980s, I would have loved the representation we have now in Doctor Who, although it was the very Read more…
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 Pride immensely. Of course, Pride is a protest, which I think the good Doctor would wholeheartedly approve of – after all, they’ve toppled more than Read more…
To celebrate twenty years of the modern series of Doctor Who, Code Nine brings you a bumper crossword of New Who Story Titles! In this puzzle, you will find many of the milestones across the last twenty years, including the first stories to bring back classic characters and monsters, and the first and last episodes of the Doctors. How good is your memory? – Code Nine x
