Now this sounds great fun (if a little surprising) and I wish I could get tickets for it.

The Edinburgh Fringe will see a couple of improve events. One features host Fred MacAulay, Frank Skinner and … Steve […]

@HTPBDET

I would like to clarify to others that using an expression like “a dreary disastrous dog turd” is not against the rules, or would even offend a Moderator (I feel I have used more robust language on […]

@shazzbot (welcome)

Yes, thanks for reminding me. It was on a suggested watch list because a lot of people had it in the Regenerations Box Set (with Talons). It features five, and as much of Six as I want to […]

@DanMartinUK has his next retrospective up on Caves of Androzani.

http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2013/aug/09/the-caves-of-androzani-doctor-who

Talking of Dilemmas (Twin or otherwise), […]

Another month, another Doctor in the celebratory range of books. Alex Scarrow tackles the Eighth Doctor, in Spore.

He says:

“I am squeeing like an over-sugared toddler at the thought of being part of this […]

I really like this. This is the Twelth Doctor in IDW comics style by onegemini (link to deviantart). Post regeneration (in 11s costume). The text is a modified version fom some the Audition scripts that Doctor Who […]

What ho!

Feeling a bit knackered so will be having an early night. I’ll jump in and answer some of the posts directed to me tomorrow.

Just wanted to share this. I remembered it from when Capaldi appeared in […]

@shazzbot

and I’m really concerned about the emphasis on American audiences with Doctor Who, ever since 11, Rory, and Amy (and River) shipped up in America to start off that series. Surely the BBC learnt […]

@JimTheFish

Fantastic stuff. The DVD has a great interview with Iain Banks when he confesses to “having a moment” about characters he had written for, but seeing the actors they had selected and the way it was […]

Just to say I’m massively delighted about Peter Capaldi. It was an idea that when floated you thought – wouldn’t that be brilliant! Never happen, but wouldn’t it be brilliant.

Well – it’s happening, and I […]

@bluesqueakpip @Craig

yes. Population of Scotland as percentage of total UK population – 8.7%

Population of Scottish Doctors as percentage of total Doctor population – 23.1%

I am going to write that […]

Weeeell…actually the only I believe Is “required” is 1 nobody should call him Doctor Who because that’s like calling a Dalek a robot

You’d hate the early OFFICIAL novilisations of the stories then. Not only is […]

@wolfweed

only 10 people know who the next Doctor is…

Unfortunately – if one of them is Ian Levine, pandemonium ensues.

@Whisht – no, please do continue with your comments! I’m just doing this to take the piss out of the Liveblog format, and hopefully to inform anyone who can’t see it what they are not missing.

The more the […]

@nick

I feel it’s not the quantity of the people who read my posts, it’s the quality. 🙂

To answer your questions

1. Odds on certainty – Probably at the end. when it was announced my Guide showed 30 […]

19:38 I’m spent – and to borrow a Malcom phrase FUCKING DELIGHTED. A great choice that makes me anticipate the next era. Brilliant stuff.

19:30 CELEBRATE – COMISERATE – EXTERMINATE! We have a new Doctor! […]

@pedant. Always though Izzard would be a brilliant Doctor. Some of his early screen appearances were a bit rubbish, but you can see him grow to the point where he really does shine in stuff like “The Richies”. […]

@Juniperfish oooh, commiserations on the tooth. I hope the woozy feeling has been brought on by good old fashioned prescription grade medication. You may be in a perfect place to find tonight enjoyable.

@shazzbot

Many thanks, but I think I’d prefer to develop them through Angels In Manhatten and maybe consider a blogpost after that. I don’t think anyone has suggested this before, so maybe it is just me. I’m […]

On Angels

One of the things that has always intrigued me is what makes a successful villain in Who. Most understand that the Daleks are a thinly veiled reference to Nazi philosophies. These observations were […]