Author Archives: Planet Mondas News
REVIEW – THE FATE OF KRELOS
Think back to City of Death, all that wonderful dialogue about Paris having a bouquet, like a fine wine. Wonderful stuff, eh? So to allow wines to taste their best, they have to be allowed to breathe, to be opened … Continue reading
SAN DIEGO COMIC CON – DOCTOR WHO PANEL
The Doctor Who Comic Con Panel in full with Peter Capaldi, Jenna Coleman, Michelle Gomez and Steven Moffat.
DOCTOR WHO ADVENTURES #4
Doctor Who Adventures #4 is set to materialise on UK newsstands on 16th July and promises a summer holiday in Ancient Greece, a Sontaran Extravaganza and more excitement than most Time Lords can cope with in seven lifetimes! When Clara … Continue reading
MORE NEW SERIES DOCTOR WHO FROM BIG FINISH
Big Finish has announced a new range of boxsets featuring heroes and monsters from the new series of Doctor Who. Leading this new wave of adventures is Alex Kingston who first appeared as River Song in 2008’s Silence in the … Continue reading
DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE #488
FAN FAVOURITE OSGOOD – aka INGRID OLIVER – IS BACK ON ACTIVE DUTY IN DWM 488! The popular UNIT science whizz was apparently killed off at the hands of Missy in Death in Heaven – but the rumours of her … Continue reading
REVIEW – #200: THE SECRET HISTORY
Being a life-long Doctor Who fan, I have come to realise that if there is one thing Who fans love it’s an anniversary celebration! The frenzy over the 50th had only just died down when fans were clamouring for a … Continue reading
THE ESSENTIAL DOCTOR WHO #5
Issue 5 of Panini’s The Essential Doctor Who comprises 116 pages of all-new material exploring the dark side of the series… Horror has been Doctor Who’s most consistent genre since the Daleks first threatened viewers in 1963. The metal-cased mutants … Continue reading
REVIEW – THE TRIUMPH OF SUTEKH
So there you are in 1989, minding your own business, enjoying season 26 – and what a wonderful season that was! – and as 1990 comes around you speculate as to what will happen in Season 27. Rumours of McCoy … Continue reading
REVIEW – THE SHADOWS OF SERENITY
Short length, big content has been a theme of this season of Short Trips so far and this Sixth release does not in anyway disappoint. As this is a Short Trips, I will try to keep my review short and … Continue reading
REVIEW – THE CLOISTERS OF TERROR
“The same but different”; it was how I thought of Doctor Who when it came back in 2005. I loved it with RTD in charge. 10 years on, well, hmmm… Capaldi is wonderful, but the episodes lack a little something … Continue reading
STEVEN MOFFAT AWARDED AN OBE
Steven Moffat, lead writer of Doctor Who and co-creator of Sherlock, has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Steven said: I never thought I would get something like this, I’m astonished and more thrilled than I … Continue reading
THE COMPANION CHRONICLES – THE FIRST DOCTOR (VOLUME ONE)
They are back – and its about time! Since their apparent demise last year the Companion Chronicles have been missed. Yes there were the “Early Adventures” – and very good they were too, but the style of storytelling in those … Continue reading
SARAH DOLLARD WRITING FOR SERIES 9
The BBC have announced that Sarah Dollard has written Episode 10 of the forthcoming series of Doctor Who. Sarah is an Australian screenwriter, living and working in the UK, who began her career writing for the well-known Australian soap, Neighbours. Other … Continue reading
REVIEW – SURVIVORS (SERIES TWO)
As many long time readers of my reviews, posts and Tweets (@CouncillorEd for those of a tweeting bent) I am a bit of a political animal, I love politics. The General Election to me is what the World Cup Final … Continue reading
REVIEW – SUBURBAN HELL
As many of you may already know I am hardly a fan of Matt Smith; I could (and have on numerous occasions) go on for pages and pages about his unsuitability for the role of The Doctor and how he … Continue reading
DOCTOR WHO ADVENTURES #3
Doctor Who Adventures #3 is set to materialise on planet Earth on 18th June and we’re getting ready to go Ood Crazy! In Doctor In A Bottle, Clara opens a strange looking bottle and unleashes the power of the Djinx … Continue reading
DOCTOR WHO FESTIVAL EVENT THIS NOVEMBER
BBC Worldwide have announced a new event taking place at the Excel Centre in London over the weekend 13th-15th November 2015. The official Doctor Who Festival offers fans of all ages an exclusive glimpse into the production processes behind your … Continue reading