I've been writing this post a lot in my head over the past few days. Partly because I very much wanted to mark the end of last year with some words and it wasn't until June that I finally accepted that wasn't going to happen. But surely if I *thought* about it enough, then that…
Author: Lizbeth Myles
Writer, editor, fannish person. Likes Doctor Who a lot. And spaceships generally. And cake.
Bayban the Butcher from Big Finish; Hammer House of Podcast Christmas Special
A couple of lovely things have been released over the past few days. First up, the Blake's 7 Bayban the Butcher set from Big Finish (that's a lot of bs....by which I mean b plural, not an abbreviation of bullshit) is out! Three stories featuring the very best of Blake's 7 guest characters, Bayban, played…
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Top 5 Underrated Doctor Who Companions
With so many Doctor Who companions, some are bound to be given more love and attention than others. Sometimes this occurs correctly because, yes, they are that awesome (*cough*Barbara*cough*) and sometimes it makes you tut your head sadly (...I shall be diplomatic and name no-one). And sometimes you're simply overcome with woe that truly great…
Ray Harryhausen | Titan of Cinema
Last week I popped up to Edinburgh to see the Ray Harryhausen exhibition at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. This was an exceptionally good decision of mine. It was magnificent; a gorgeous exploration of his work, and a visual delight of storyboards and models. Lots of lovely pictures were taken, and I thought…
Top 15 Stargate SG-1 Episodes
One very enjoyable thing I've been doing for the last couple of months is watching All The Stargates. I'm currently on Stargate Atlantis season 5, but all the SG-1 things have been watched! I'd seen most before, but less and less after season 7. (I was, at the time, one of those people who thought…
The Best of the TARDIS console rooms
There was a lovely discussion on my Twitter yesterday about TARDIS consoles rooms. It's the sort of Doctor Who chat I love, for people have strong opinions, but it's too trivial a matter to really get worked up about (in my experience; perhaps there are some v angry people out there, who can't let go…
Top 12 Star Trek The Next Generation Episodes
A long time ago I wrote a post on my Top 5 Star Trek Original Series episodes. So today I thought I would carry on, and write about some top Next Gen. And since it's two and a bit seasons as long as TOS, it's a slightly longer list. Now, I may have, at some…
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The Diary of River Song – New Recruit and other Big Finish updates
In keeping with tradition, I update the blog a smidgen later than I mean to re exciting new work things. So, to catch up, everything is going in this post. First, the new River Song series has just been released. It's set in Season 7 of classic Who, and River Song joins Liz and the…
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Thoughtbubble
So this weekend was the wonderful Thoughtbubble convention. It takes place in Harrogate and is a marvellous event with hundreds of comics creators, and a friendly, upbeat atmosphere. It's also v welcoming if you know sod all about comics (I don't anymore! I def know a little bit! But when I first went this was…
River Song Series 9 Trailer, Cover and Cast!
The trailer for Series 9 of River Song has just come out. Along with a beautiful cover and details about the cast, and the handy ability to pre-order it on the Big Finish website. And it looks and sounds magnificent! In the new series, River Song joins Liz Shaw and the Brig at UNIT to…
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