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REVIEW – THE WIDOW’S ASSASSIN
Cast your minds back to 4th October 1986, it’s one of those days I remember very well. Doctor Who was back after it’s 18 month hiatus, and Trial of a Timelord was in full swing. 4th October 1986 was the … Continue reading
REVIEW – THE BOUNTY OF CERES
It’s not often I get wrong-footed by a TV show… having said that, here is a list of times I have been wrong-footed by them in the past: Jonathan Creek – Satan’s Chimney, fooled me not once, but twice. Doctor … Continue reading
REVIEW – MASTERS OF EARTH
Post Apocalyptic dramas seem to be all the rage at the moment, from The Walking Dead to The Hunger Games to World War Z, to The Last of Us to Big Finish’s own superb reboot of Survivors. What is it … Continue reading
PETER CAPALDI DECLINED AN AUDITION FOR THE 1996 TVM
At a special event in London to launch the Series 8 DVD/Blu-Ray, Peter Capaldi surprised fans – and Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat! – when he revealed that he turned down an audition to play the Doctor in the 1996 … Continue reading
CHILDREN IN NEED – EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW OF THE DOCTOR WHO CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
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DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE #480
MICHELLE GOMEZ REVEALS THAT THE MASTER WILL RETURN – IN DWM 480! Michelle Gomez, who plays the latest incarnation of that galactic jackanapes the Master, speaks to Doctor Who Magazine about her evil role… “Everything about making the Master the … Continue reading
THE ESSENTIAL DOCTOR WHO: ALIEN WORLDS
THE ESSENTIAL DOCTOR WHO: ALIEN WORLDS Issue 3 of The Essential Doctor Who is a lavish 116 page guided tour of some of the numerous planets visited by the Doctor. The tour begins at Alfava Metraxis and ends at Zolfa-Thura, … Continue reading
DOCTOR WHO RADIO TIMES COVER
This week’s edition of Radio Times features Peter Capaldi as the Doctor on the front cover as the magazine looks forward to the first part of this season’s two-part series finale, Dark Water. The magazine’s digital version also includes a 30 … Continue reading
REVIEW – THE DOCTOR’S TALE
As long-time readers and long-time contributors to Planet Mondas will no doubt be aware, I am a fan of “Nu-Who”. I like the charactarisation, the music, the acting, the emotion, the so-called soap opera plots. I like the fact that … Continue reading
REVIEW – JAGO & LITEFOOT SERIES 8
Six months is too long to wait. Not as long as eighteen months I grant you, but a very very long time when Series Seven of Jago and Litefoot ended on that cliffhanger. Have you listened to series seven? If … Continue reading
TERRORS OF THE THÉÂTRE DIABOLIQUE
It’s nearly Hallowe’en, and this year, something truly terrifying is going to happen… Six seemingly random strangers are drawn by a mysterious figure to a disused, semi-derelict theatre in a sleepy, seemingly innocuous, seaside town. There they begin their journey … Continue reading
BBC RADIOPHONIC WORKSHOP AT THE BFI
The BFI have announced their new season of programming, Sci-Fi: Days of Fear and Wonder, featuring some of the best sci-fi films and and works at events across the UK. In December the BBC Radiophonic Workshop will be taking part … Continue reading