Doctor Who s08e10: In the Forest of the Night
A review by Nalini Haynes Director: Sheree Folkson Writer: Frank Cottrell Boyce Stars: Peter Capaldi, Jenna Coleman, Samuel Anderson Running time: 45 minutes Rating: 2 out of 5 stars Spoilers,...
View ArticleMerry Christmas from Doctor Who and the Dalek
Merry Christmas from Dark Matter Zine, me (the editor, Nalini) and all my wonderful minions AND A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! I have the best friends. CJ gave me Mr Potato Head Dalek for my birthday. I did...
View ArticleJim C Hines: Isaac and the Doctor (aka finding magic in our world)
A guest blog by Jim C Hines I was a relative latecomer to Doctor Who fandom. I’d caught glimpses of this weird-looking British show about a guy with a scarf and a mechanical dog who flew through time...
View ArticleDoctor Who s09e00: Last Christmas
A review by Nalini Haynes Director: Paul Wilmshurst Writer: Steven Moffat Stars: Peter Capaldi, Jenna Coleman, Nick Frost, Samuel Anderson, Dan Starkey, Nathan McMullen, Michael Troughton Review copy:...
View ArticleDalek fanboys — a silly illo by Ian Gunn
As the Doctor Who season commences… As Doctor Who kicks off for another year, the Dalek fanboys celebrate. Silly Illo artist Ian Gunn Ian Gunn, creator of these silly illos (illustrations), was a...
View ArticleDoctor Who Listing
An Adventure in Space and Time December 18, 2013 BBC apologizes for Doctor Who leak July 8, 2014 Birthday fun with Words of Radiance and Doctor Who September 30, 2014 Chris Garcia on ‘Doctor Whom’: a...
View ArticleDoctor Who s09e01: The Magician’s Apprentice
A review by Nalini Haynes A war zone. An airplane. On the ground, a foot soldier with a bow and arrow seems to think he might take down big metal bird. Gives up. Sees child, rushes after the child...
View ArticleDoctor Who s09e02: The Witch’s Familiar
A review by Nalini Haynes ‘The Witch’s Familiar’ is part two of ‘The Magician’s Apprentice’ (review here). Warning: if you haven’t seen the first episode of the story, stop reading here. Spoilers for...
View ArticleDoctor Who s09e03: Under the Lake
A review by Nalini Haynes Hooray! An episode NOT written by the Grand Moffat. As of days of yore, like during the Tom Baker era, ‘Under the Lake’ opens with a group of people — scientists — in an...
View ArticleDoctor Who s08e11: Dark Water
A review by Nalini Haynes Director: Rachel Talalay Writer: Steven Moffat Stars: Jenna Coleman, Peter Capaldi, Samuel Anderson Running time: 45 minutes Rating: 2 out of 5 stars ‘Dark Water’ should...
View ArticleDoctor Who s08e12: Death in Heaven
A review by Nalini Haynes I confess I didn’t get around to writing a review of this story. I was SO DISGUSTED with the lack of intelligent writing that this review has sat, neglected, in my ‘drafts’...
View ArticleDoctor Who art: Dalek Game
Kathleen Jennings has produced some excellent fan art with a dalek theme, called ‘The Dalek Game’. These include images of daleks getting up to a variety of mischief, including jumping puddles....
View ArticleRob Lloyd
Rob Lloyd is a comedian, actor and David Tennant impersonator. Rob Lloyd is an Australian David Tennant look-alike who performed Who, Me, a Doctor Who tribute comedy, at the Melbourne Fringe Festival...
View ArticleJohn Richards
John Richards writer for SF TV show Outland talks to Nalini Haynes of Dark Matter. This interview was in a very noisy coffee shop; the recorded sound was so bad I struggled to transcribe the...
View ArticleDoctor Who Symphonic Spectacular
a review by Nalini Haynes Once upon a time there was a small inquisitive girl who, when visiting her Grandma, saw Doctor Who on TV. This TV show was so terrifying and yet so fascinating to this three...
View ArticleVintage Daleks and steampunk lore
Daleks try to board a London bus in the 1960s Vintage London Tumblr shared this pic. I’m not sure if it’s a ninja advertising campaign for Doctor Who or a disability access campaign decades ahead of...
View ArticleDoctor Who novel: Shada by Gareth Roberts
A review by Nalini Haynes After finishing off my epic book review post, I walked away thinking to myself that I’ve only read 2 books in the past 2 to 3 weeks. One was Stormdancer that I finished last...
View ArticleTerry Molloy
This interview with Terry Molloy is available in MP4 (video) and MP3 (audio only) formats, both at the bottom of this page. Terry Molloy was the voice of Davros in Doctor Who on TV, radio and in a...
View ArticleTerry Molloy was Davros in Doctor Who: panel
Terry Molloy was Davros in Doctor Who: I interviewed Terry here. Terry Molloy’s panel is available in both MP4 (video) and MP3 (audio only) versions at the bottom of this page. I got side-tracked...
View ArticleNotions Unlimited advert featuring a dalek and a facehugger
This advert for Notions Unlimited, a local bookshop, needs to be watched at least twice: once for foreground and once for the background. Spot me! The post Notions Unlimited advert featuring a dalek...
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