Making the Autons the first monsters in the revived Doctor Who in 2005 was a masterstroke because it reintroduced Doctor Who’s modus operandi of making the everyday scary. After all, having immobile humanlike figures standing around shops in the latest fashions is kind of creepy… and that’s just the sales Read more…
Last week, we looked at the worlds of Robert Holmes, which prompted me to think of the Autons as a subject for crosswords. To my amazement, this is the first time the Autons will be the theme on this blog. Three years in (or thereabouts) and we’re still plundering new Read more…
Picture it! Sicily, 1912! No, not really. It’s 1990 and Doctor Who is being “rested”, ushering in what is now known as The Wilderness Years. This is a title I would dispute because those long years off the television allowed Doctor Who to venture into new territories, never more so Read more…