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For the uninitiated, Dark Shadows was a spooky American soap which ran daily for five years beginning in 1966, and now holds cult status. Revived on various occasions since, not least by Tim Burton for his 2012 Johnny Depp fronted movie, it has found a home at Big Finish Productions since 1996 for a series … >
Through fifty years of time travel, the Doctor has rarely been lost for something to say and he does not mince his words when confronted by the evils of the universe. Leafing through Cavan Scott and Mark Wright’s Wit, Wisdom and Timey-Wimey Stuff: The Quotable Doctor Who, CultBox has chosen 10 of the Time Lord’s most … >
Part of the ‘Message in a Bottle’ series, Guin and the Dragon is a mesmerising short film set in the surroundings of a tower block estate. Guin, a young girl new to the area, stands apart from her peers and views the world with a distinctly Arthurian tint. When trouble comes she finds herself with … >
As the title suggests, this tale serves as a prequel to elements of ‘Death to the Daleks’, in which the TARDIS, along with the crew of a human space-craft and a Dalek ship, became trapped on the planet of the Exxilons due to a power drain caused by their “City”. On this occasion, random chance … >
Concluding this trilogy of post-Mindwarp adventures for Peri and the Sixth Doctor, we are on familiar ground again when poor Ms Brown finds her mind is not her own. Reeled in by the Rani, who tries to play on the Doctor’s vanity by organising for him to be awarded with an honorary degree, the TARDIS … >
We take a look back at some of the most pivotal moments in Doctor Who‘s long history.
This final Early Adventure of the first run uses one of Doctor Who’s most short lived line-ups; that of the First Doctor, Steven and Sara Kingdom. Without getting unduly mired in continuity, it is easy to pinpoint where this story is set as Sara only participated in one story, the twelve-part epic The Daleks’ Master … >
Doctor Who’s tenth consecutive Christmas special was a monster horror story which allowed a certain festive icon some room to shine, as well as providing Clara with the chance to see Danny once again. It also threw a few nods in the direction of The Thing, Alien and Inception with an isolated polar base, face-hugging … >
The third release in the Early Adventures range slides slightly further down the programme’s timeline to reunite the TARDIS team of Steven and Vicki. Set around the start of the third season, with Vicki name-checking Chumblies from ‘Galaxy 4’, ‘The Bounty of Ceres’ finds them arriving in humanity’s near future. The story begins on board … >
In the vein of the early Who’s more serious historical adventures, this full-bloodied tale brings the First Doctor, with Ian, Barbara and Vicki, to a dangerous England at the turn of the 15th Century. Only months prior to their arrival, the throne was snatched by Henry Bolingbroke, now crowned Henry IV, and his predecessor Richard … >