Terry Nation was one of Doctor Who's most popular writers, creating the iconic Daleks and penning some of the series' most memorable stories. These are (perhaps) his top five adventures... 5) The Keys of Marinus 'The Keys of Marinus' is a much-overlooked tale from Doctor Who's first season. Unusually for a Terry Nation script, it doesn't feature the dreaded Daleks, but … [Read more...] about Terry Nation’s top 5 Doctor Who stories
Doctor Who Season 20: The making of The Five Doctors
In 1983, Doctor Who Season 20 ended in spectacular style with a 90 minute special celebrating 20 years of time and space. Here's how the classic adventure 'The Five Doctors' came to made. For a start, we should point out (before we get emails) that 'The Five Doctors' isn't technically part of Doctor Who Season 20, given that it was broadcast some months after the season's … [Read more...] about Doctor Who Season 20: The making of The Five Doctors
Doctor Who episodes: 5 reasons to love Nightmare of Eden
'Nightmare of Eden' is one of the darkest and funniest stories from Doctor Who's 17th season. What is it about these Doctor Who episodes which makes them so appealing? We're not going to pretend that these Doctor Who episodes are among fans' favourites. Like many Doctor Who stories, 'Nightmare of Eden' has earned many detractors over the years, but this blog post focuses … [Read more...] about Doctor Who episodes: 5 reasons to love Nightmare of Eden
Peri Brown: Who was she, and what happened to her?
Peri Brown travelled with the Fifth and Sixth Doctors and was the first American companion in the series' history. Or was she? In the 1980s, producer John Nathan-Turner wanted to have a bona fide American Doctor Who companion to join the Time Lord on his travels, partly to capitalise on the series' popularity across the Pond. And he succeeded - Peri Brown was indeed an … [Read more...] about Peri Brown: Who was she, and what happened to her?
Are these the darkest Doctor Who moments?
"There is some evil in all of us, Doctor - even you." We look back at some of the series' darkest Doctor Who moments. The Doctor is a complex character. When viewers first met him in 'An Unearthly Child,' he was very much the anti-hero; after all, he trapped two schoolteachers inside his ship and whisked them off into time and space - that is, after electrocuting one of … [Read more...] about Are these the darkest Doctor Who moments?