By Owen Quinn author Photo copyright Pathe I was recently made aware of just how many movies and television shows the younger generation have never heard of, never mind seen. So to that end, we look back at some characters you really need to see before you kick the bucket. 2002 saw the release ofContinue reading “Forgotten Heroes: Dog Soldiers’ Sarge”
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Doctor Who Voice Actress Passes Away
By Owen Quinn author Doctor Who voice actor Ysanne Churchman has passed away at the age of 99. She voiced the alien Alpha Centauri in the third Doctor stories the Curse of Peladon and The Monster of Peladon. The character would later return in the twelfth Doctor story Empress of Mars. With its bizarre appearanceContinue reading “Doctor Who Voice Actress Passes Away”
Doctor Who: The Ginger Factor
By Owen Quinn author of the Time Warriors and Zombie Blues Photos copyright Owen Quinn Sometimes you can see why Prince Harry is so diligent in his battle against the Press because when eleventh Doctor (Matt Smith) regenerated there was this whole backlash from the press making it out that the Doctor’s wail about notContinue reading “Doctor Who: The Ginger Factor”
The Time Warriors meet Sean Pertwee
On saturday the 17th of September I got to tick off a want to meet celebrity from my bucket list. Son of the 3rd Doctor Who and acclaimed actor in his own right, Sean Pertwee. If all the rest of the guests had cancelled and he was the only one that turned up, I’d beContinue reading “The Time Warriors meet Sean Pertwee”
TW looks at the Ice Warriors
By Owen Quinn author of the Time Warriors and Zombie Blues First introduced in the third story of the fifth season of the show, it has been years since the Doctor faced the Martian Ice Warriors. Fans have asked for their return for a long time and they almost had it several times. Of allContinue reading “TW looks at the Ice Warriors”
Heroes of Doctor Who: Mike Yates
By Owen Quinn author of the Time Warriors and Zombie Blues Once again we wander through the past of Doctor Who and the people who have helped him on his adventures. This week it’s UNIT’s very own Mike Yates… Part of the acclaimed UNIT family from the Jon Pertwee era, Mike Yates was the Brigadier’sContinue reading “Heroes of Doctor Who: Mike Yates”
How The Timeless Children Completely Screws Doctor Who
By Owen Quinn author of the Time Warriors and Zombie Blues ‘Be afraid Doctor because everything’s about to change!’ The Master’s chilling warning should really be directed to the audience. These words certainly do not prepare anyone for the revelations to come which would change, no shatter, the Doctor Who landscape forever. The problem isContinue reading “How The Timeless Children Completely Screws Doctor Who”
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”
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”
Doctor Who: A Little Appreciation
By Owen Quinn author of the Time Warriors and Zombie Blues Like millions of other Doctor Who fans I was delighted to hear Doctor Who was coming back, revamped and reimagined by Russell T Davies. I knew he was a long-time fan from his Queer As Folk series where he placed a Doctor Who fanContinue reading “Doctor Who: A Little Appreciation”
The Time Warriors and Beyond 