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, and Turlough? I love this season, not least because it contains some of my earliest memories – not just of Doctor Who but anything at Read more…
Rabbits! Tegan Jovanka has to be up there in the pantheon of iconic companions. She blundered aboard the TARDIS in the Fourth Doctor’s dying days and stayed for most of the following incarnation’s tenure. Well, I say blundered – but was she part of the Watcher’s plan? As the events of Logopolis swirled and coalesced, she became instrumental in the Doctor’s recovery and well-being. Much is said of Tegan being “a mouth on legs”, but Read more…
How much do you know about Ancient History in Doctor Who? Time to find out!
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 down when fleeing monsters! Miners also produce good fodder for conflict, the little guy versus the big bad guys, which is another Doctor Who trope. Read more…
One of the benefits of Doctor Who being a show about time travel is that one can travel back into the dim and distant past. In fact, the Doctor, Susan, and the kidnapped teachers Ian and Barbara did just that in the very first story when they encountered the Tribe of Gum. Since then, we have met Pharaohs and Roman Emperors and a whole host of Ancient Romans. Ancient people even pop up in unexpected Read more…
