In Stig of the Dump by Clive King, bored Barney meets a Stone Age boy in a rubbish filled chalk pit near his grandmother’s home. Despite being unable to speak to each other the boys strike up a friendship based around the mutual pleasure of making and fixing stuff using bits of rusty cars, broken … Continue reading
Doctor Who is 50 this year and on top of the new series and the Mark Gatiss drama it seems likely there will be a special episode featuring a coming together of some of the actors who have played the Doctor over the years. Whether that means wheeling Tom Baker out of the pub or … Continue reading
Confession time. I was a pre-teen nerd. A geek before that was even a thing in this country. The main source of my obsession in the early 80s was Doctor Who. And anyone who’s ever succumbed to this addiction will know that the TV show WAS NEVER ENOUGH. The serials might have rambled on, largely … Continue reading
First a warning: The latest comic book from Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill is definitely not for children. Unless you consider a story featuring an antichrist Harry Potter who keeps his wand hidden in his pants to be kiddie fare. And if you do, I’ll see you in family therapy. Welcome back The League of … Continue reading
