Welcome, one and all, to the Greatest Show in the Galaxy, and the episode with, quite possibly, the greatest title in years. I have never been a particular fan of celebrity historicals. They are usually an excuse to fawn over an overly simplified, unproblematic version of very well known people from the past. Take Winston …
Continue reading Doctor Who review: Nikola Tesla’s Night of Terror
So, we've dealt with Master, but the Doctor's feeling the after-effects of his meddling and, indeed, is pretty depressed by it all. The rest of the TARDIS crew notice she's down, but she's not sharing. She's really not one for sharing, this incarnation. She's kind, she's very kind, and she doesn't hate - the 12th …
Another episode, another director, and it's very hard not simply to dance with glee with this one. And partly that's due to the fan service: it was such fan service. And if one wanted to level any sort of major criticism at it, that would have to be it. But if that really a bad …
It's back! And wasn't that fantastic? We had intrigue and adventure and car chases and silly jokes and fabulous clothes.... and it wasn't even a John Pertwee story! Now, one of the horribly tedious statements so many of the people who don't like this new incarnation is that the writing has been bad and the …
The Norwich Ghost Walks have been around in the city for a long while and it's been a great privilege to be a part of it. Since August, I've been playing the Jack of Crows, a trickster figure with a dark sense of humour. I take my unsuspecting audience on a journey around Norwich castle …
Landlocked is a frustrating novel. It’s about frustration and futility and transition. The previous novels in the Children of Violence series had Martha constantly involved. Martha was driven. She was wilful and energetic and stumbled from one crisis to next mostly convinced of her own righteousness. She puts “the cause” before herself, before her family …
Back in 2007, Big Finish did a massive change in their direction. They created the 8th Doctor adventures as a series, separate from the monthly range, and broadcast on BBC Radio 7 as an officially sanctioned Doctor Who series. This series was made for me! Confession: I wasn't getting on with the TV series at …
Continue reading Review of The Further Adventures of Lucie Miller
With the volume of new releases from Big Finish recently, it’s very easy to get overwhelmed. Normally, I manage to identify one very clear “must have” each month, which I’ll get on its release, and then I can treat myself to one or two other stories if I have the money at the end of …
Continue reading Review of War Master: Rage of the Time Lords
Have you visited Orford Castle? It’s this magnificent 12th century fortress built by Henry II to keep the Earl of Norfolk in check. Only the keep remains, but that is more or less fully intact and is well worth a visit. It’s a very rare design of castle, standing tall and magnificent, visible for miles …
I have to say from the outset, I absolutely adore Alex McQueen’s Master. He needs to appear more often and he needs to recruited into the TV show as well. He was fabulous in UNIT: Dominion and I could quite happily listen to Dark Eyes 3 on continual repeat. Seriously, we need to start a …
