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Rise of the Merchandise

So the new Doctor Who series has not only captured our imaginations for forty-five minutes per week, but it has also found a way to capture them at home, while…

Burning Bridges

It’s a word, it’s a TV show, it’s an organisation, it’s a nice house in Scotland. Doctor Who has been invaded by “Torchwood” – another show, another meme. But what…

The Neill Gorton Interview – Part 2

In Part One we touched upon Neill’s early career and some of his non-Who work. I couldn’t resist however to brooch the matter of CGI… Much of your work in…

The Neill Gorton Interview

Neill Gorton is the man behind the amazing creatures we have seen in Doctor Who since its rebirth in 2005. The Moxx of Balhoon, the Slitheen, the Cybermen – they’ve…

Waking Up Dead

Never more alive was the Fifth Doctor then in the story of his death. For 99% of his tenure Peter Davison was trapped with companions who did not want to…

My Rose Has Left Me

My Rose has left me, I’m in a mood, she went to Kenya. We couldn’t have children, that didn’t stop us from trying, we were turned down for adoption, because…

The Mat Irvine Interview – Part 2

Following Mat’s thoughts on the current state of the man’s exploration of space, the conversation turns back towards that Great British institution, the BBC Visual Effects Department. How did Mat…