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River Song loves the Doctor - but not as much as we do.

Kisses to the Future (a vision for the 50th anniversary)

A few months ago, I had a bit of a brainwave about Doctor Who’s impending 50th anniversary.  People were beginning to wonder how the series might best celebrate itself within…

The Gelth-controlled grandma in 2005's The Unquiet Dead

Being Scared

My daughter is deathly afraid of the house two doors down. Not the people in it, no, the house itself. Why? Because flanking the front door are what she thinks…

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Remembering Elisabeth Sladen

Last Christmas I was given a copy of Elizabeth Sladen’s autobiography. I reacted in the required way, did all the usual things, gasped, smiled, placed it pride of place on…

River Song loves the Doctor - but not as much as we do.

Why Do We Love Doctor Who?

Our recent article by Jake Simpson has proved very popular with some older readers, and it has got me thinking about being a Doctor Who fan and fandom in general….

Lee Evans as Malcolm in Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead

No Longer a Nerd!

Jake Simpson is 44, and was once what might be described as “a nerd”. A lover of Doctor Who and other sci-fi, he discusses here how the new Doctor Who and other popular shows have become so cool that he’s been able to emigrate from Nerdistan.

Roger Delgado - still the ultimate Master

Introducing: The Dæmons

Doctor Who has a history with the occult. Look at all those clans, summoning strange forces and worshipping something far from their understanding. It’s laced throughout classics like The Masque…