By Owen Quinn author of the Time Warriors and Zombie Blues Once again we embark on a journey through the history of Doctor Who and pick out a character who helped make him the Time Lord we all know and love today… Tegan, an Australian air hostess on her first day at work, had her auntContinue reading “Heroes of Doctor Who: Tegan Jovenka”
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Dave Prowse: A tribute to the man behind Darth Vader
By Owen Quinn author of the Time Warriors and Zombie Blues All photos copyright Owen Quinn The news today came through that Dave Prowse, the man that played Darth Vader in the first three Star Wars movies, died after a short illness. I met him three times in Belfast. What he was best known forContinue reading “Dave Prowse: A tribute to the man behind Darth Vader”
Belfast in Conversation: Owen Quinn and Laurence Doherty talk writing
By Owen Quinn Click on the link below to set your reminder and join the craic! https://youtu.be/MpTn9d55mq0 Coming Sunday 13th December at 1:30 pm sees the release of the long awaited Belfast In Conversation’s episode featuring two writers. owen Quinn and Laurence Doherty share their experiences and stories about their respective journeys in the writingContinue reading “Belfast in Conversation: Owen Quinn and Laurence Doherty talk writing”
The Time of the Wobbly Sets
By Owen Quinn author of the Time Warriors and Zombie Blues It has become a sad reality that the audiences of today have become somewhat spoilt. What with their CGI improvements, CGI sets, CGI characters, everything seems so alive and seamless. We now have living breathing dinosaurs by the dozen. I was there when theContinue reading “The Time of the Wobbly Sets”
TW remembers Sapphire And Steel
By Owen Quinn author of the Time Warriors and Zombie Blues Time- oh, time. As Picard says, it’s the companion that walks alongside us through life; to the Doctor and his friends, it’s the ocean in which they swim daily. To Sam Beckett it’s where he can put right where things once went wrong; toContinue reading “TW remembers Sapphire And Steel”
Time Warriors remember Peter Cushing
By Owen Quinn author of the Time Warriors and Zombie Blues Ask anyone to name an actor associated with British horror and two will always come up. Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing. I never got to meet him which I regret. He terrified me in the Hammer horror movies and swept me along in hisContinue reading “Time Warriors remember Peter Cushing”
Doctor Who The Ark DVD Review
By Owen Quinn author of the Time Warriors and Zombie Blues There is no doubt that this story, the second outing for Tom Baker as the fourth Doctor, is a timeless classic. It is now out again, digitally remastered and packed with extras which were missing from its earlier release several years ago. For manyContinue reading “Doctor Who The Ark DVD Review”
Heroes of Doctor Who: The Brigadier
By Oen Quinn author of the Time Warriors and Zombie Blues Who’d have thought that the character of the Brigadier, played by Nicholas Courtney, would become a mainstay in the Doctor’s life when he was introduced way back in Patrick Troughton’s era in battles with the Yeti and the Cybermen? When the programme was facingContinue reading “Heroes of Doctor Who: The Brigadier”
TW looks back at Battlestar Galactica
By Owen Quinn author of the Time Warriors and Zombie Blues On the 17th September 1978 we were treated to a single run of science fiction episodes from a series called Battlestar Galactica. Created by Glen A. Larson as something called Adam’s Ark, it wasn’t until the advent of Star Wars the previous year thatContinue reading “TW looks back at Battlestar Galactica”
TW looks back at Space 1999 year 2
By Owen Quinn author of the Time Warriors and Zombie Blues Following a high concept first season, the second season of Gerry Anderson’s Space 1999 was given a major revamp. The previously huge command centre set was scaled down to give a more claustrophobic atmosphere for action sequences and heighten the drama while the majorityContinue reading “TW looks back at Space 1999 year 2”
The Time Warriors and Beyond 