Thin Ice

“I told you, you don’t steer the TARDIS, you reason with it.”
“How?”
“Unsuccessfully, most of the time.”

Yay Cassini!

Fly on.

Smile

“You don’t steer the TARDIS, you negotiate with her!”

Great use of a really striking location, the City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia, Spain.

Cute/creepy robots.

“Is this Bloke Utopia?”

“I’m happy, hope you’re happy too.”

“Is there Scotland in space?”
“All over the place, demanding independence from every planet they land on.”

The Doctor marches for science!

And Malcolm Turnbull swears for it.

Happy Earth Day!

Today I march FOR SCIENCE!

And I remember The Earth Day Special, which was... a thing that happened in 1990, some parts of which could not be broadcast now.

Exterminate! The Wargame

The first Doctor Who boxed miniatures game from Warlord is Exterminate! with a skirmish force of Cybermen versus... you can probably guess...

Also coming soon, Davros, Sea Devils, Vashta Nerada astronauts, and Ogrons at the back.

The Pilot

“I know you’re not really a sci-fi person...”

The City & The City

The City & The City by China Miéville is on its way to BBC 2, in a four-part adaptation starring the Next Doctor, David Morrissey.

Happy Yuri's Night

On April 12th 1961 we became a spacefaring species. Happy Yuri's Night, all.

Miniature gaming thoughts

Starting (link removed three years later) with following posts discussing appropriate off-brand models, plastic Dalek scaling, and how to create a stone circle and paint Gel Guards.

St. Patrick's Day

Happy St. Patrick’s Day again! In the five years since my last post on the subject, Doctor Who still hasn’t had an episode set in Ireland. Boo.

A Time For Heroes

Trailer!

Surprises!

A Titan Comics column

At Multiversity.

Cybermen!

We now know the Cybermen will be back at the end of the new season... in a way I did not foresee.

World Book Day

Happy World Book Day. Dressing up optional.