Author Archives: Peter A

Introducing: Zeus Pod!

Posted on August 27, 2014 by Peter A

Greetings! It’s been a while, hasn’t it? Yes, it has. But we’ve not been idle and now you can hear the fruits of our labours on Soundcloud for [drum roll…] we’ve regenerated! Where once there was Zeus Plug, a plucky … Continue reading →

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The Smith Era

Posted on December 28, 2013 by Peter A

“I’ll be a story in your head. But that’s okay, we’re all stories in the end. Just make it a good one, eh? Because it was, you know. It was the best. A daft old man, who stole a magic … Continue reading →

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Fast Return – November 2013

Posted on December 23, 2013 by Peter A

              Look, you and I know that November is now a distant memory and that nothing happened that month (yuk yuk!), but here we are and there is is. Roll ’em: Number Eight, Wired … Continue reading →

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The Tennant Era

Posted on November 28, 2013 by Peter A

“Oh, I am brilliant!” In order to understand the era of the Tenth Doctor, perhaps it helps to see it in context with its successor. This breaks the rules of Eras, somewhat; but such is the effect of the Smith … Continue reading →

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Perfect Day

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Peter A

Being a Doctor Who fan in 2013 presents such a vast array of experiences, such a broad variety of access and media in which to enjoy the series that in its semi-centenary this fan was able to watch three celebratory … Continue reading →

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Fast Return – October 2013

Posted on November 23, 2013 by Peter A

[Quick – cover October before November runs out!] Audio… Go Go no more, alas. Sad news that AudioGO, holders of the license to new series audio fiction (and the odd classic series reading, plus of course the series that got … Continue reading →

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‘Night’ Fever

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Peter A

It’s very difficult as a fan brought up on the old series to remain objective about Night of the Doctor, simply because it delivered so much with such economy. To date, the Paul McGann iteration of the Doctor marks the … Continue reading →

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Zeus Plug flashback: issue one

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Peter A

To mark November being Tennant month, here’s a return to Zeus Plug‘s debut, and a Tenth Doctor focus straight outta The Christmas Invasion. Oh, we were all so optimistic back then, weren’t we? Feel that youthful hope… X the Unknown … Continue reading →

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The Eccleston Era

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Peter A

The Unlikely Lad An unprecedented emotional relationship with his companion, a reckoning with the unexpected survivors of the Dalek race and the loneliness of being the last of his own, encounters with one of the most famous writers in history, … Continue reading →

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Fast Return – September 2013

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Peter A

Ah, September. Remember September? Nothing happened! SCHROEDINGER’S EPISODES It’s hard to believe on this day, Recovery Eve, that there was a time when old fans and young fans weren’t maybe marveling over what’s possibly the greatest fumbled pass since some … Continue reading →

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