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Tag: Doctor Who: Classic Series

  • Another Doctor Who Night In
    (Part Four)

    [L]ast time out, I mentioned having a nice evening in watching a couple of classic Doctor Who DVDs, namely the first and third stories from Season 16\’s Key to Time sequence, The Ribos Operation and The Stones of Blood. I\’ve already given my views on The Ribos Operation, So, on now to The Stones of…

  • Another Doctor Who Night In
    (Part Three)

    [L]ast night I had another Doctor Who DVD-watching session, swinging back to the Tom Baker Doctor again. I watched a couple of Graham Williams-produced stories from his second season, this time concentrating on two of the tales from the Season 16 Key to Time sequence, the first and third stories respectively, The Ribos Operation and…

  • Another Doctor Who Night In
    (Part Two)

    [I]n my last post I detailed my latest recent DVD-watching binge of Doctor Who stories, the recent choices all being Tom Baker stories. Last night I watched a couple more Doctor Who stories, switching this time to Jon Pertwee and the two Auton classics, Spearhead from Space (Special Edition) and Terror of the Autons, as…

  • Leonard Nimoy (1931 – 2015)

    [T]he news of Leonard Nimoy\’s death yesterday has had a strong impact on me in a way that the vast majority of celebrity deaths usually don\’t. When I woke up yesterday morning and saw the news for the first time online, it was like a kick in the gut. I spent the entire day stunned,…

  • Doctor Who: Galaxy 4

    [O]lder Doctor Who fans will instantly recognize Galaxy 4 as the title of a really ancient, dusty old Doctor Who story, which originally aired on the UK television channel BBC1, over a four-week period during the months of September-October 1965. The story itself no longer exists in the BBC archives, as it was wiped during…

  • The Age of Innocence – \”Sensawunda\” and the Older Science Fiction Fan

    Older sci-fi/SF fans (or \”fen\”, to give them their correct title), almost all have an incredibly developed Sense of Wonder, more often referred to in the SF world as \”sensawunda\”, that wide-eyed innocence and boundless enthusiasm, that willingness to see beyond the mundane world around us and embrace the infinite potential and possibilities of the…

  • Doctor Who: 50 Years in Space & Time (Part 11)

    Here\’s the penultimate part of my look back at Doctor Who\’s 50th Anniversary: The Radio Times Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special The TV Times Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special 11. Radio Times 50th Anniversay Special The Radio Times Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special is a real doozy, with no less than TWELVE variant covers featuring…

  • Doctor Who: 50 Years in Space & Time (Part 8)

    Here\’s the next part of my look back at the Best of the Bunch from Doctor Who\’s 50th Anniversary: The reshowing of An Unearthly Child The Ultimate Guide to Doctor Who The Science of Doctor Who Special 5. An Unearthly Child In fifth place was the reshowing of all four episodes of An Unearthly Child…

  • Sci-Fi on Television (Part 2)

    [I]f the 1970s were the golden years of telefantasy for me, the 1980s were a bit of a disappointment, with many of my favourite series going into decline or disappearing off the air altogether, and very few decent new sci-fi series stepping up to take their place. My favourite TV series, Doctor Who, after the…

  • Doctor Who: 50 Years in Space & Time (Part 7)

    Here\’s the next part of my look back at the Best of the Bunch from Doctor Who\’s 50th Anniversary: The November DVD release of The Tenth Planet The November 50th Anniversary edition of Doctor Who Magazine 3. The Tenth Planet In third place, it\’s the November DVD release of The Tenth Planet. I\’ve been waiting…