I originally wrote this story many years ago for the original version of the Strange Skins fanzine, but it was never published. Then it almost became a talking book with the voice of the Ninth Doctor provided by the wonderfully … Continue reading ‘A Town Like Malus’ by Paul Ferry
There aren’t many bands who shoot back into the public consciousness half-a-century after their first hit and embark upon a sold-our world tour when all their principle members are turned 70. No, scrub that… there aren’t ANY other bands like … Continue reading Sparks – The Girl is Crying in Her Latte: Review
Recently, for my duties as part of the Time Ram Podcast, I looked at The Creature from the Pit, a much-maligned story from the seventeenth series of Doctor Who, Tom Baker’s penultimate year in the role. It was written by … Continue reading The Fisher Queens
Caution: Contains Minor Spoilers Marvel took a big risk with the original Ant-Man movie in 2015, because Ant-Man really isn’t one of their big hitters. I mean, sure, in his comic book Hank Pym form he was a member of … Continue reading Ant-Man and the Wasp – Quantumania: Review
It might come as a surprise, but the movie that I’ve seen on the big screen more than any other is John Carpenter’s 1986 kung fu fantasy mash-up Big Trouble in Little China. The reasons for this are long and … Continue reading It’s All in the Reflexes: Big Trouble in Little China Revisited (Many Times)
From the late-70s to the mid-80s, the madcap cartoons of Tim Quinn and Dicky Howett were an integral part of almost every title published by Marvel UK. One of their most fondly remembered strips was Doctor Who? which ran in … Continue reading ‘Who’s 60? A Celebration of Whos’ by Tim Quinn & Dicky Howett: Review
To be sung along with the theme tune to Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965), this is a revised version of some lyrics I originally wrote in Strange Skins 2013 #5. Although he’s quaint and cheery,His lifestyle is quite eerie,He’s … Continue reading ‘That Crazy Old Inventor Dr. Who’ by Paul Ferry
There are collectors whose main mission in life is to gather every Doctor Who Magazine, every TV Comic, every fanzine and comic book created on the subject of Doctor Who. I hate to break it to them, but their collection … Continue reading Doctor Who’s Extremely Small Press
Actors leave the role of the Doctor for all kinds of reasons; some are more than willing to go, others have to be dragged out kicking and screaming. Let’s take a look at the Thirteen TV Doctors so far and … Continue reading Did They Jump Or Were They Pushed…?
Cards on the table, I’m a big fan of Sci-Fi Scarborough. My wife and I make a pilgrimage to this independently run event in the beautifully unspoilt North Yorkshire seaside town of Scarborough every year and we just love it. … Continue reading Sci-Fi Scarborough 2023: Review
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