Well, part of it anyway… Going through some old computer files, I found an outline I wrote back in 2006 for what I’d like to see in the next series of Doctor Who. It’s quite fun seeing how many of my wishes have been granted on the show, such as: The Master as the main […]
Doctor Who is back! And I’ve reviewed it over at Hodderscape: Hero or madman? Warrior or healer? Wanderer or planner? Alien or human? The Doctor is all of these, and each regeneration gives the opportunity to twist the dials, remix the levels of the different elements of his character. David Tennant and Matt Smith shared […]
It’s five years since I heard that my short story, The Shopping Trolleys of Doom, had been shortlisted in Big Finish’s Doctor Who writing competition. It was published a year later in Short Trips: How the Doctor Changed My Life. Editor Simon Guerrier has compiled a “where are they now?” blog post about the crop […]
I’m still very busy with my dissertation, but I’ve got an exciting break today: I’m off to London to the BFI preview screening of ‘Let’s Kill Hitler’, the first episode of the autumn series of Doctor Who! I’ll be reporting on it over on the Impossible Podcasts blog and Twitter account.
The current series of Doctor Who is self-consciously styling itself as a “dark fairytale”, even to the point of having characters describe it as such within the stories. Terry Pratchett recently criticised Doctor Who as not being science fiction. This got me thinking – is it possible to tell a story that is both fairy […]
Doctor Who has started filming again, with Matt Smith as the Doctor! I was quoted in yesterday’s South Wales Echo about his costume. Dr Who fan Caleb Woodbridge, 23, who works for Cardiff University and lives in Roath, Cardiff, said the Doctor’s new look was a counter-balance for his youth. “It’s very much in keeping […]
I was shocked to turn on my computer yesterday morning and learn that the Doctor Who Forum, formerly known as Outpost Gallifrey, will be closing down for good come the end of July. This site is – was – the place to go on the Internet for Doctor Who, a seemingly unshakable pillar of online […]
I’m currently in Cardiff Students’ Union, and as I type, Doctor Who is filming in Blackwell’s bookshop downstairs – scenes that are either from the Christmas special, or Tennant’s last story. Spoilers follow! You have been warned… What I saw is really intriguing… the Doctor is at a book signing of A Journal of Impossible […]
A couple of months ago, I went to Time Travel in Television Drama, a event put on by BAFTA Cymru. One of the people on the panel was Steven Moffat, who is taking over from Russell T Davies as the showrunner on Doctor Who. A lot of his stories are told out of sequence, involving […]
The latest Doctor Who Magazine has a review of Short Trips: How the Doctor Changed my Life, which is very exciting, especially since reviewer Matt Michael speaks very highly of it! Here are a few quotes: Big Finish’s new collection of short stories is a departure from previous releases in that it’s entirely written by […]
