I thought some of you might be interested in buying this calendar to get you through next year.

Retro Visions Calendar 2018

@whisht (and @thane15) it’s not just you…

Sure, everyone's talking about the F, but look how appallingly spaced the 'THAT' is too. #CrimesAgainstFormatting#FontOCD pic.twitter.com/dv0DotpcGr— Alan TurkINgton (@thisisalanturk) October 4, 2017

Oh man, Tom Petty died.

Hi all, I thought it was about time I upgraded the site’s software and as it’s reasonably quiet at the moment I did it this morning. There were some minor hiccups and I panicked a little, but I think it’s all working fine now.

If something doesn’t work or looks a bit weird or out of whack, please let me know as soon as possible, either here or by…[Read more]

It’s National Poetry Day today in the UK, and they’ve just released a book of Doctor Who poems. To celebrate, the official fan show had writer James Goss and illustrator Russell T Davies (yes, he can draw too) on to have a bit of fun. Thought you’d like this.

I forgot to say, having watched it again, I was wondering if this was “Doctor Who” or “The Barbara Wright Show”. 😉

[I’m being ironic]

Just as a weird addendum to my post above. I only found out recently why capital letters are “uppercase” and others are “lowercase”. It’s ridiculously simple and made me laugh, as I’ve been using the terms all my life without even thinking about it.

Supposedly, printers of old had cases (drawers) of letters and they kept the capitals in the top…[Read more]

@thane15 Kerning is the term printers gave to the spaces between letters. It’s a bit of an art, based on what letters are placed next to each other. I think the main problem in “SEA OF DEATH” is the slope of the A next to the T in DEATH. Both letters take up the same space. A graphic designer, these days, would reduce the space taken up by the T…[Read more]

@Wolfweed as well as the great fluff, which I laughed out loud at, there is also the sexism in the script (or in the Doctor), which made me wince.

There’s at least twice when the Doctor walks up to Barbara and Ian, who are standing together, and says something like “What do you think of this Chesterton?” Barbara had already been established as a…[Read more]

This ‘On The Sofa’ is now closed as it has exceeded the 1000 post limit. But there is a new, very comfortable sofa, for all sorts of Doctor Who chat here.

@wolfweed Many thanks for the link, saves me some work – will get it up later today – probably around the traditional 6pm slot. Now I just have to decide what to do with the Home page.

Hi @blenkinsopthebrave @bluesqueakpip yes, I’ll hopefully have time to set something up on Saturday. Keys of Marinus all right with everyone, if possible? I’ll check what is easily available and easy to purchase.

SPOILER, SPOILER, SPOILER...

For those collectors out there, Rachel Talalay is selling some rare items in support of the ACLU in the USA. Bids end on Sunday.

Sherlock and Doctor Who director selling very rare memorabilia – and you can bid now!

So this is officially the most bonkers/fun thing I have ever seen.

Russell T Davies received a lifetime achievement award at the Edinburgh Television Festival yesterday – which he fully deserves. He wasn’t too complementary about the government, or most of the industry!

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/aug/24/bbc-being-treated-with-contempt-says-russell-t-davies