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I loved Ian Mortimer's The Time Traveller's Guide to Elizabethan England  when it was on the telly a few weeks ago and have finall...

Episode 572: Earthshock , part 1 First broadcast: 6.55 pm, Monday 8 March 1982 << back to 1981 "Ah! We're not the only...

I was spellbound by Telegraph Avenue by Michael Chabon but find it difficult to say exactly why. It seems effortless, even breezy – I sus...

Episode 553: Logopolis , part 4 First broadcast: 5.10 pm, Saturday 21 March 1981 << back to 1980 The death of Doctor Who Logo...

Episode 534: Full Circle , part 1 First broadcast: 5.40 pm, Saturday, 25 October 1980 << back to 1979 My earliest memory of any...

Due to a holiday plus some regular commuting in the last few weeks, I have read a few books for fun and not solely to steal from for work (...

Episode 516: The Creature from the Pit , part 3 First broadcast: 6pm on Saturday, 10 November 1979 << back to 1978 The Doctor, e...

After episode 491 ( The Stones of Blood , part 4 ) 22 November 1978 << back to 1977 Frank Bough interviews Tom Baker Nationwid...

I've just finished rereading Dune , having first got through it in my teens. In my head, the book is rather overshadowed by the 1984 fi...

Episode 455: Horror of Fang Rock , part 2 First broadcast: 6.15 pm, Saturday 10 September 1977 << back to 1976 Leela threatens L...

The splendid fellows at Big Finish have announced the cast and crew of Graceless 3 , what I wrote. Their announcement goes like this: ...

After episode 427: ( The Seeds of Doom , part six ) July 1976 << back to 1975 Doctor Who and the Fish Invasion of London You c...

A few weeks ago, Brother Tom and I were asked to speak to some AS and BTEC students about making short films. We basically told them, &qu...

Episode 408: Pyramids of Mars , part 3 First broadcast: 5.45 pm, Saturday 8 November 1975 << back to 1974 Sarah Jane takes aim ...

Episode 370: The Monster of Peladon , part 6 First broadcast: 5.30 pm, Saturday, 27 April 1974 << back to 1973 "Anybody wou...

The Village has not exactly been known for its laugh-a-minute joyousness but there was a good joke in episode 3 . Having learned that the ...

Episode 350: The Green Death , episode 1 First broadcast: 5.50 pm, Saturday, 19 May 1973 << back to 1972 The Doctor reacts to Jo...