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Quick Crossword 26 – Old School Ties
YOU, BOY! YOU’RE LATE! Those words send a shiver down my spine, even by typing them. Not from direct experience but because of the fearsome Mr Bronson in Grange Hill, played by none other than the brilliant Michael Sheard. As you will know, he also appeared as the Headmaster of Coal Hill School under the control of the Daleks – something I suspected of my real life teachers at the time. This week’s Quick Crossword Read more…
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Crossword 109 – Back to School
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…
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Bonus Crossword – Pride Story Titles!
As a quickie bonus, find the story titles from the pride-themed clues! Most of them are anagrams. Enjoy! – Code Nine x
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Quick Crossword 25 – Pride Month Special!
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…
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Crossword 108 – Pride Month Special!
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…