Category Archives: ERAS

“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 →

“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 →

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 →

  In 2005 the Doctor changed. For Doctor Who‘s new audience this meant little to nothing, while for a likely majority of the old series’ fans the casting of Christopher Eccleston merely meant the continuation of what had always been … Continue reading →

Like all of us, no Doctor is born fully-formed. The lifespan of a Time Lord’s incarnation is one marked with gradual change, his personality shaped either by encounters with adversaries old and new, or the shifting relationships between companions and … Continue reading →

You may not like the stories, you may not like the coat (although I never thought it as bad as others have called it), one thing is clear: Colin Baker enjoyed playing the part immensely. Here was a man who … Continue reading →

Four square fellow It might be argued that current iterations of the Doctor resolve dilemmas using vague pseudo-scientific, fairytale-magical abilities far beyond those of we mere mortals – or even our ability to understand how or if the latest 45 … Continue reading →

Faced with the prospect of encapsulating the Tom Baker era of Doctor Who in roughly five hundred words is some task. The man who would play – nay, epitomise the Doctor in his fourth incarnation on and off the screen … Continue reading →

Mention the era of Jon Pertwee’s Third Doctor to anyone with more than a passing familiarity with Doctor Who and you may we expect and receive some well-worn descriptions. ‘Man of action’ is one, maybe ‘exiled to Earth’, and then … Continue reading →