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015 The Space Museum

Doctor Who has always been known for it’s ability to change from adventure to adventure in terms of tone and subject matter. Being able to do a western one moment…

William Hartnell as the Doctor in The Reign of Terror

The Reign of Terror

During this journey through the first season of Doctor Who we have been treated to the brilliance of the show and it’s initial concepts. We marveled at the rise of…

The Daleks' Masterplan presumably wasn't to destroy copies of Doctor Who in Sierra Leone's civil war

The Missing Episodes of Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone. Sounds like a town from an old Clint Eastwood spaghetti western doesn’t it? But this country, one of the world’s top ten producers of diamonds and also producing…

Sky Reviewed

The start of any new series of a television programme you enjoy is usually a joyous occasion, but in this case it is mixed feelings that accompany the return of…

To Arc or Not to Arc (Is it A Question?)

Classic Doctor Who as they now call it is what got me into all this mess. I used to devour episodes from the likes of Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker and…

Immortal Sins

We were all taught at some point in school that every story needs a beginning, middle and an end, and that this structure was crucial to any story. Torchwood: Miracle…

Escape from L.A.

There are times that a piece of fiction, whether it be for television, film the printed word, is judged more by what it did not say rather then what it…