BBC are currently producing a drama about the beginnings of Doctor Who entitled ‘An Adventure in Space and Time’, as part of a tribute to the 50th anniversary. Most interestingly, actor David Bradley (Filch – the Hogwarts caretaker from Harry … Continue reading
Classic villains turned galaxy protectors : The Ice Warriors have been hinted as returning to Doctor Who – series 7. The classic martian villain’s haven’t appeared in Doctor Who, since the Third Doctor’s – Jon Pertwee adventure : The Monster … Continue reading
Classic series Doctor Who regular Philip Madoc has died, aged 77. His first brush with Doctor Who was in the 1966 spin-off film : Daleks: Invasion Earth 2150AD starring Peter Cushing. Madoc played the dastardly smuggler Brockley who betrayed his … Continue reading
Just like the Tardis, Classic Doctor Who has now dematerialized to its own new site : classicdoctorwho.co.uk.. Don’t worry though, all of the pages are now redirecting automatically. It felt like time to build a new site and Doctor Who … Continue reading
Tom Baker turns 78 today. Tom – arguably the greatest Doctor. Played incarnation no.4, from 1974 until 1981. Tom is the oldest living Doctor, a distinction held by Jon Pertwee, until his death in 1996. With the 50th anniversary around … Continue reading
When I was a child, my family used to holiday every in Weston Super Mare, on the Somerset coast – year after year. Occasionally, we would make the run out to Longleat Zoo to marvel at the animals and the … Continue reading
Carlisle was placed again on the Rock ‘n’ Roll heritage map, after it was revealed that Professor Brian Cox OBE once threw a Teapot out of a Carlisle hotel window, whilst on tour with D:ream in the 90′s. Interviewed on … Continue reading
Since the new series of Doctor Who began in 2005, the Who Xmas Special has been at best, a mixed affair. This years Xmas Special’s plot seems to have been entirely inspired by a play on the Lion, Witch and … Continue reading
With Matt Smith Doctor Who on its first American style mid-season break, (we don’t usually get them in the UK) I have no decent Saturday night entertainment to write about. It got me thinking about writing about some of the … Continue reading