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
The Timeless Children is quite easily the most divisive story in the history in the history of Doctor Who. Fans either love it as an exciting expansion of the Doctor Who mythos or hate it as a betrayal of almost … Continue reading How ‘The Timeless Children’ Ripped the Hearts out of the Time Lords
When my dear Mother passed away almost exactly two years ago, I broke down in front of my wife and one of the things I said was: “I want you to promise me you’ll always buy me the Doctor Who … Continue reading Sinister Sponges and Neuronic Nightmares! THE Dr. Who Annual 1976
Knock, knock!Who’s there…?Doctor.Doctor Who…?Doctor Cohen, I’m here for your annual prostate exam.Ah… you’d better come in then. When I was growing up, Doctor Who’s star, bright shining like the sun for over two decades, was on the wane and would … Continue reading ‘Moth’s in the TARDIS Wardrobe’ by Claire ‘Moth’ Harris
Doctor Who’s triumphant return in 2005 took everyone by surprise. The 1996 TV Movie’s failure to launch had left even the most fervent of enthusiasts feeling that the series was not a viable commodity in the 21st century and most … Continue reading Leaked! The Premature Arrival of ‘Rose’
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