Author Archives: drwhonovels

About drwhonovels

An incredibly languid sojourn through the "Doctor Who" canon, with illustrations from the Topps 1979 baseball card set.

Nikola Tesla’s Night of Terror

Posted on January 26, 2020 by drwhonovels

Airdate: January 19, 2020 Written by: Nina Metivier Directed by: Nida Manzoor The Story So Far: At Niagara Falls, Nikola Tesla seeks investors to fund his dream of wireless energy.  He’s greeted with indifference, an alien murder, and a lady … Continue reading →

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Orphan 55

Posted on January 15, 2020 by drwhonovels

Airdate: January 12, 2020 Written by: Ed Hime Directed by: Lee Haven Jones The Story So Far: Graham wins an all-expenses paid trip to a tropical resort, haemovores are trying to break into the Starliner, and a Message slams into … Continue reading →

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Spyfall, Part 2

Posted on January 9, 2020 by drwhonovels

Airdate: January 5, 2020 Written by: Chris Chibnall Directed by: Lee Haven Jones The Story So Far: The new Master broke an airplane on the show and broke the Internet in real life.  Absolutely nobody on the Internet had any … Continue reading →

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Spyfall, Part 1

Posted on January 2, 2020 by drwhonovels

Airdate: January 1, 2020 Written by: Chris Chibnall Directed by: Jamie Magnus Stone The Story So Far: 365 days after “Resolution” wrapped up Series 11, a lot of people were hoping for better stories and more nods to the past.  … Continue reading →

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Terrance’s Top Ten

Posted on September 10, 2019 by drwhonovels

It’s almost impossible for me to quantify how many hundreds of hours of enjoyment I’ve derived from Terrance Dicks’ Doctor Who books over the years.  It’s almost impossible to overstate how many expressions and phrases from Dicks’ books have worked … Continue reading →

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Terrance Dicks

Posted on September 2, 2019 by drwhonovels

Title: Doctor Who and the Power of Kroll Written by: Terrance Dicks Teleplay by: Robert Holmes Published in: May 1980 Terrance Dicks was 84 years old when he died, but my initial reaction — on seeing the first of many … Continue reading →

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Twice Upon a Time by Paul Cornell [podcast]

Posted on May 22, 2018 by drwhonovels

Originally posted on Trap One:
The TARDIS takes the Doctor to the South Pole to meet his first incarnation as they both struggle with the decision to regenerate. My co-host this week is Jason Miller (@drwhonovels), to discuss Paul Cornell’s…

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Diamond Dogs by Mike Tucker [podcast]

Posted on September 11, 2017 by drwhonovels

Originally posted on Trap One:
The Doctor and Bill arrive on a diamond mining facility orbiting Saturn, and get caught up in intrigue, sabotage and an alien war. Download this episode (right click and save) Joining me to discuss Mike Tucker’s…

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Planet of the Buddhists

Posted on March 6, 2017 by drwhonovels

Title: Doctor Who and the Planet of the Spiders Televised as: Planet of the Spiders Written by: Terrance Dicks Teleplay by: Robert Sloman  and Barry Letts Screen Credit to: Robert Sloman Televised in: May/June 1974 Published in: October 1975 Chapters: … Continue reading →

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One World, One People, One BOSS

Posted on February 25, 2017 by drwhonovels

Title: Doctor Who and the Green Death Televised as: The Green Death Written by: Malcolm Hulke Teleplay by: Robert Sloman  and Barry Letts Screen Credit to: Robert Sloman Televised in: May/June 1973 Published in: August 1975 Chapters: Ten and Eleven … Continue reading →

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