Big Finish have, for a ridiculous amount of time, been turning out some extraordinarily good, ambitious Doctor Who audio drama. As we all settle in for an extended lockdown, they’re diving into that library to release a new episode, for free, every Monday. Firstly, register for an account with them and then check the Weekly …
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This piece originally appeared as part of my weekly newsletter, The Full Lid . If you liked it, and want a weekly down of pop culture enthusiasm, occasional ketchup recipes and me enjoying things, then check out the archive and sign up here. I’ve always loved The North (Capital T Capital N). I lived in Yorkshire …
This piece originally appeared as part of my weekly newsletter, The Full Lid . If you liked it, and want a weekly down of pop culture enthusiasm, occasional ketchup recipes and me enjoying things, then check out the archive and sign up here. We live in an age of third acts. Starting with James Mangold’s suiperlative superhero …
This piece originally appeared as part of my weekly newsletter, The Full Lid on 1st March 2019. If you liked it, and want a weekly down of pop culture enthusiasm, occasional ketchup recipes and me enjoying things, then check out the archive and sign up here. Doctor Who: The Astrea Conspiracy Aphra Behn is sitting …
Black Archive do in-depth critical analyses of specific Doctor Who stories. They’re really cool and the exact sort of thing I love and love to do and…well…here’s their release schedule through 2020. January 2019 – The Black Archive #27: The Face of Evil by Thomas Rodebaugh February 2019 – The Black Archive #28: Love & Monsters by Niki Haringsma …
The 13th Doctor’s first season has been a sprint, exuberantly running headlong not just at the show’s future but at new ways to deal with its past. I’ve rarely had this much fun solving the puzzle the show presents itself as. That puzzle has rarely, if every been so compassionate, inclusive and open-hearted. ‘Demons of …
This feels like a new show. From the playful refusal to debut the new theme tune until the end to the moment Jodie Whitaker’s 13 crashes sideways through the roof of an extremely familiar piece of shitty Northern Rail rolling stock, the show is shot full of new melodies. Or maybe old melodies on new …
Here’s a quote from Chris Chibnall, showrunner on the 11th season of Doctor Who: “Casting a new actor…brings in new opportunities to think about where the show is, think about where the world is, think about where you might want the stories to go,” said Chibnall. “I hope we’ve got a fresh set of stories …
Look at the things I helped make! My author copies of World War Cthulhu:Cold War, Doctor Who: The Silurian Age and Doctor Who: The Awesome Disreputable Older Punk RPG all arrived this week. It’s been so long since I worked on these that I’m a little fuzzy on what exactly I did for Cold War. …