Thursday, 30 April 2020

Hear The Chimes Of Midnight

As the Doctor Who watchalongs have the episodes streaming free, Big Finish has followed suit, putting their classic Eighth Doctor Christmas special The Chimes Of Midnight on Soundcloud free for the listen-along tomorrow.

Monday, 27 April 2020

Time Lord Victorious

Time Lord Victorious, a new multi-platform story with books, audio plays, games, immersive theatre and escape rooms.

Like the Star Wars everything-except-a-movie event Shadows Of The Empire with added live things which often overlap LARP.

Sunday, 26 April 2020

Sunday adventure hook: Now On The Big Screen

Now On The Big Screen

Back to Earth just a few years after their own time, the travellers see a billboard for a film about the Doctor...

“I don’t remember doing that. And why are the Daleks all red?”

Thursday, 23 April 2020

The Big Night In

Tonight, BBC One, Comic Relief and Children In Need come together for The Big Night In. The Doctors will be appearing out of character.

World Book Night

World Book Night, the dark opposite of World Book Day, is tonight. (Although not nearly six months apart.)

Tuesday, 21 April 2020

John Muir

John Muir, born April 21, 1838, is known as Father of the National Parks.

Monday, 20 April 2020

Hubble at 30

The Hubble telescope has been in operation for thirty years. NASA celebrated with an online search by date for the archive by date (though not year) asking “what did Hubble see on your birthday?”

In my case, Seyfert’s Sextet.

Sunday, 19 April 2020

Human Nature watchalong this Friday

Human Nature & The Family of Blood
Friday 24 April, 7pm (BST)

Live tweets from writer @Paul_Cornell & director Charles Palmer!

Hashtag: #DoctorOfMine

Extras promised again...

Sunday adventure hook: The Unmaker

The Unmaker

A slow, grinding war (perhaps the Great War?) and a weapon that won’t be invented for centuries is about to be deployed, a time attack that will erase the opposing faction before the war can even begin and allowing total victory in the here and now.

“It should never have been made. Its whole point was that it never was made. So what’s it doing here?”

Farewell, Sarah Jane

Farewell. Expect this to make you cry.

Tuesday, 14 April 2020

Heaven Sent watchalong

Heaven Sent watchalong for Peter Capaldi’s birthday tonight, Hashtag: #HellofaBird

Sunday, 12 April 2020

Sunday adventure hook: Jack In The Green

Jack In The Green

A picturesque English village, an Easter parade, and suddenly all the children are missing.

“You didn’t hire somebody to lure away all your rats, did you?”