The current series of Doctor Who comes to an end with a finale that changes everything*.

Its a two part finale for season 38 of Doctor Who so we’re saving our Fusion Patrol podcast review until both parts have aired. Here, therefore, are some random jottings representing my […]

Mary Shelley travelled with the Doctor for years when she was a man (the Doctor, not Mary Shelley) having first met him at the Villa Diodati during a storm in […]

What do you think it feels like for them to be such tiny ephemeral flashes of existence?

I’m Simon. I’m guessing you know that. Fusion Patrol? The sci-fi podcast? What’s wrong with you people?

Spoilers. Big hairy spoilers ahead. So let me just say: if you haven’t watched Fugitive of the Judoon and you have managed to avoid hearing about it, go and watch it […]

What’s this – a pseudo-historical where the aliens plot-line actually enhances the story? I tend to be a purist when it comes to separating stories set in Earth’s past from […]

I guess holiday companies reckon January is a good time to get people to book holidays – when they’re longing for a bit of sun and warmth. So it’s also […]

One of the great traditions of the British bank holiday is the late-afternoon James Bond film on ITV. One of the newer traditions of Doctor Who is the ‘festive episodes’ […]

Enthused by Jodie Whittaker as the Doctor, Mr N asked me which episodes of Doctor Who he should watch? He’s working his way back through Capaldi, but, overwhelmed by the […]

Oops, I forgot to post about Resolution of The Daleks the 1 January “special” which took pleasure in breaking Doctor Who‘s 2018 resolution of ‘no returning monsters’.

I like bookends. The stop my books from falling over.