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Crossword 130 – Robert Holmes

It is funny how themes emerge when you’re analysing data about a particular writer. Robert Holmes is, quite rightly, remembered for his outstanding contribution to Doctor Who, and for being right up there with Terrance Dicks. Look a bit further and there are common threads – valuable substances being fought over, gun-runners, ruthless companies, and big ideas around devious Time Lords. Doctor Who would be a poorer story without him. Robert Holmes, we salute you! Read more…

By Simon Fox, ago

The Celestial Toyroom Annual 2026 – Crossword

Regular visitors to this blog might be interested to know that The Celestial Toyroom Annual 2026 (courtesy of DWAS) features a crossword by your trusty compiler. This year’s theme is the Fifth Doctor, and I can tell you that it features some lovely art and great articles too. Keep an eye out for it because it’s well worth the price! Check out last year’s contribution too! – Code Nine x

By Simon Fox, ago

Quick Crossword 46 – Friends & Allies

“I never forget a face,” the Doctor once lied. He has met – and saved – many people in his centuries of travelling and not all of them have been nasty out for their own ends. This week, we take a look at those brave people who have helped the Doctor and his companions along the way. Some of them are recurring characters and some are one-offs he only met the once. Where would we Read more…

By Simon Fox, ago

Crossword 129 – Friends & Allies

The Doctor has had many companions but he wouldn’t get far with just their help alone. On his travels, he has met helpful people and collaborators with whom he has joined forces to defeat alien invaders and malevolent shenanigans. This week’s crossword focuses on those helpful souls who lend a hand in the hour of need… and don’t get to travel in the TARDIS. Friends and allies, we salute you! – Code Nine x

By Simon Fox, ago

Quick Crossword 45 – Capitalism

“Late stage capitalism” is a phrase bandied about the internet to describe our current times, implying that this mode of society is about to come to an end. In Doctor Who, however, commercial interests continue far into the future. Consider the company in The Sun Makers, for example, or Kane’s enterprise in Dragonfire. As commercial space travel in the real world quite literally takes off, could it be that Doctor Who has predicted the future Read more…

By Simon Fox, ago

Crossword 128 – Capitalists

Good science fiction reflects the world in which we live, so it is perhaps inevitable that some of the antagonists in Doctor Who will be big companies and greedy CEOs out to bleed the proles dry. Famously, Robert Holmes wrote The Sun Makers as a way to stick to the man, angry over a large tax bill eating into his finances. Nowadays, the evils of powerful businessmen are reflected in Jack Robertson, and how large Read more…

By Simon Fox, ago