Peri's fine

Thanks to a short for a DVD release, Peri is fine. Which is nice.

Nine plots from David Bowie's Earthling

David Bowie’s 1997 album Earthling has one of his most science fictional titles.

After album titles, ★, The Next Day, Reality, Heathen and Hours, adventures based on the album’s song titles...

Little Wonder

First contact with an alien race is treated with... passing interest. The humanoid castaway becomes a minor celebrity, someone to get selfies with as he wanders the city examining the art with bemusement. Of course someone’s going to come looking...

Looking For Satellites

1957, and Sputnik makes worldwide news. An attempt to launch a rival satellite ends in a crash landing in the Home Counties... and something hitched a ride.

Battle For Britain (The Letter)

1997, and Britannia momentarily seems Cool. To the extent that we have alien art dealers coming to try to seize the whole island.

Seven Years In Tibet

“Why do you want to climb that mountain?”

“Because there’s a vital part of a crashed TARDIS on... I mean, because it’s there.”

Dead Man Walking

The travellers meet people who saw them go to certain death saving the world a week ago.

Telling Lies

Due to a TARDIS translation glitch, everybody loses the ability to lie.

The Last Thing You Should Do

The Stranger receives a letter from her last incarnation, warning her of how they died and that she’s about to follow suit.

I’m Afraid Of Americans

The Stranger discovers that one of the books about her is about to be filmed. Rather badly.

Law (Earthlings On Fire)

The Megaera declare that a group of human explorers has trespassed. They must be executed, and their planet of origin destroyed...

What brings you here?

Five reasons for aliens to visit Earth with science fiction examples at Tor. The Doctor comes to get milk and likes to keep up on telly so 2 and 3, and has to stop 1, 4 and 5 fairly regularly.

And five reasons not to, none of them as amusing.

EVE Online x Doctor Who

Daleks and time travellers in EVE Online x Doctor Who, a crossover happening in the online game. Given that EVE is about cutthroat space fighting and grasping capitalism, this seems like an odd fit.

Eve Of The Daleks

I just about enjoyed Eve Of The Daleks but BLOODY HELL you do not share a confidence like that.

Plus points: Aisling Bea as Sarah being bolshy and funny and Doctor-y, Adjani Salmon as Nick being sympathetic in his oddness and crush on Sarah, the contained nature of the plot, the actual tie-ins to New Year, the mostly not underselling of the Daleks, Dan saying Groundhog Day and his pep talk to Yaz.

Next up, historical pirate queen and Sea Devils. One of those solid historical and monster crossovers.

Happy New Year!

Where applicable.