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Here are two stills from the earliest known TV appearance by actor James Beck, later famous as spiv 'Joe Walker' in Dad's Army ....

I sometimes get asked to help my friends and family when they have to write things. In the last few months, I've offered more or less th...

Lyrics to a song about the building of Clifton Suspension Bridge , from Great! , Bob Godfrey's Oscar-winning, animated musical biography...

There’s a fun moment in the Doctor Who story Dragonfire when the Seventh Doctor is required to distract a guard. Some other adventuring hero...

Vincent Van Gogh was born on this day in 1853, and this evening my clever friend Emily Cook at Doctor Who Magazine has organised a special...

"The number of nude photos needed for the Guardroom set has increased from three to six." (p. 647) This massive, detailed day-by-d...

Disgusted, Mary Whitehouse will be broadcast on Radio 4 on Saturday 5 March. Produced by me and brother Thomas, it’s presented by Samira Ah...

Something different for my 900th post. I don't normally blog personal stuff, but the Dr and I want it out in the open that we're doi...

I've read loads since completing Space Odyssey - chapters of various mates' works in progress and all sorts of material for work, ...

In 2012, I wrote this trailer for Matt Smith, advertising Doctor Who on Turkish televisions CNBC-e: At the time, I was freelancing a...