I’ve watched a lot of Doctor Who fan films in my time. I’ve even helped make more than a few, so I know what a chore it can be… and that’s when we’re not in the middle of a Global … Continue reading Doctor Who – Velocity: Episode 6
Throughout my entire childhood, my family always had a summer holiday. We didn’t have a lot of money and the very thought of a foreign holiday was… well, foreign to us, but we always had at least one annual foray … Continue reading Channel 33⅓ – The Children’s Comic TV Station
“The Tyrant King! The Tyrant King! Find the Tyrant King!” In 1968, the newly formed Thames Television wanted to assess the feasibility of a dedicated location film unit, so they hired film director Mike Hodges (Get Carter, Flash Gordon) to … Continue reading The Tyrant King
ITV made several attempts to emulate the success of the BBC’s Doctor Who during the 1970s and I was too young to enjoy most of them. I only remember watching Into the Labyrinth and the tail-end of The Tomorrow People; … Continue reading Let’s Do the Timeslip Again!
Roald Dahl led a curious double life in the 1970s. He was already widely known as a popular author of children’s fiction, with his books appearing frequently on Jackanory and Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory and James and the Giant Peach … Continue reading Expect (Tales of) the Unexpected
Almost a quarter of a century before James Bond first swaggered onto the printed page in Casino Royale, a female author wrote a book that could arguably be said to be the genesis of the modern action spy genre. The … Continue reading ‘Spies’ by Thea von Harbou: Review
I’ve always loved a good movie title sequence. In the old days of VHS, I often used to watch just the titles of some movies because I loved them so much. Occasionally, they’re better than the film! Here (in no … Continue reading Paul Ferry’s Top 10 Movie Title Sequences
The history of sci-fi on British television is littered with oddities, but few come odder than the 1975 ITV series Star Maidens. Co-produced by a Scottish investment company and a German TV network, Star Maidens was filmed in Slough with … Continue reading The Past is a Different Planet: Star Maidens Revisited
This is not a critique of the 1996 Doctor Who TV Movie. In fact, as a one-off adventure, I rather like it; Paul McGann is an excellent Doctor and his sole full-length TV appearance is fun, fast-paced and remarkably cinematic. … Continue reading ‘6 Reasons Why Doctor Who Dodged a Bullet in the 90s’ by Bob Sheppard
Doctor Who was at the height of its powers in 1977. The gamble of hiring the virtually unknown Tom Baker had paid off and his first two years as the Doctor had seen the series soar in popularity. By a … Continue reading This Isn’t Croydon: Season 14 Blu-Ray Review
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