Hey, Doctor Who fans in America! By now you’re eagerly waiting for tonight’s BBC America broadcast premiere of Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks—we certainly are, here at ’Warp Central! This is the episode that formally introduced actor Patrick Troughton in his first full-length adventure as the Second Doctor, and what makes this broadcast even more special is that it’s completely animated—a reconstruction of the episode using only the voice and music tracks, due to the old BBC policy of wiping its recording tapes for reuse. With the original recordings destroyed, this is as close to the real thing as we’ll ever get, so be sure to tune in tonight!
Speaking of Doctor Who, if you’re a regular visitor to this blog you know I’m a major Whovian, especially when it comes to the Fourth Doctor, whose portrayal by actor Tom Baker remains as popular today as when he played the character in the 1970s, and which continues in the contemporary “Fourth Doctor Adventures” produced by audio-drama company Big Finish. And if you read this post and this other post from 2013, in celebration of the show’s 50th anniversary, you can find out about the time I wrote a Fourth Doctor short story for the Big Finish anthology Doctor Who: Short Trips: Farewells.
My story, “Into the Silent Land,” was a character-driven tale (what else would you expect from me?) of the Doctor examining his mortality and the unwanted regeneration looming in his future. And it was well received by critics upon publication, from Doctor Who Magazine (“a compelling story”) to Sci-Fi Online (“a beautifully written tale”).
And that’s not all! I’ve also reviewed a few of Titan Comics’ Doctor Who titles for the news site Comics for Sinners, so give these a read:
Doctor Who: The Fourth Doctor #1: Written by Gordon Rennie and Emma Beeby, art by Brian Williamson
Doctor Who: Supremacy of the Cybermen #1: Written by George Mann and Cavan Scott, art by Alessandro Vitti, Ivan Rodriguez, and Tazio Bettin
Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor, Vol. 1: Terrorformer: Written by Robbie Morrison, art by Dave Taylor
Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor: The 2015 Holiday Special: Written by George Mann and Cavan Scott, art by Mariano LaClaustra
Happy times and places!
