Doctor Who, SFF, history, and other things I think about far too much
Released! Into the wild! Like a herd of Daleks…or Quarks! (Everyone loves the Quarks, right?) Anyway, yes, the Table of Contents for Companion Piece is now out, and here it is: • The Impossible Girls by Deborah Stanish • That Nitro-9 You’re Not Carrying: Violence and the Companion by Seanan McGuire • Scheherazade and Galahad…
Continue reading ➞ Companion Piece Table of Contents Released
In last week's ep, and for Verity!'s first episode on companions, it was a discussion on Doctor Who Companions What Never Were, or Guest Characters We Really Liked And Are Bitter About Not Becoming Regulars (that may just be me.) And I'm pleased to report that I won't be attempting to fire anyone this week…
Continue reading ➞ Verity Two Cents: 10 Doctor Who Companions That Should’ve Been
So we've done something terrible for Verity!. On last week's show, we announced our theme for 2015: the companions of Doctor Who. So far so good, then *certain* people thought it'd be ever such a good idea to have a poll to let our listeners help decide which companions we'll be focussing on. A poll.…
Oh, you know the type, probably. Maybe. It seems likely if you're reading this blog, anyway. That type of fan, if you're the sort of friend who's nobly stepped up to try and give them a gift connected with their favourite telly, requires finding a product of such utter tat-ness, such unutterable nonsense, that despite…
Continue reading ➞ A Handy Gift Guide for The Doctor Who Fan Who Has Almost Everything
Not, y'know, universally lovely things, though obviously a post of kittens and spaceships would be keen, but lovely things for me, lovely writing related things, which I fully intended to blog about in a more timely fashion but clearly that didn't happen so everything gets thrown in together, like a cake! A delicious, tasty cake…
I wouldn't call this a review so much as a ramble. It got quite long: I loved rather a lot about Deep Breath, and what are blog posts for if not to natter on interminably without the cruel shackles of editorial oversight! Anticipation levels of self were Exceptionally High for this episode. Which was quite…
This week's Verity! has three whole guests on it! Or two, if you think we cheated by including me. But two guests! All novel and exciting for us. And there's a competition, with prizes from Big Finish, ra! Behold: "We at Verity! often jabber on about Big Finish, but this time we thought we’d let…
I received this very exciting package in the post last week: Rah! A Doctor Who story what I wrote, all real and on a CD with a cover and notes and things! There're also stories on there by the not-at-all intimidating company of Mark Ravenhill, Una McCormack, and Nev Fountain. And you too can have…
Continue reading ➞ Breaking Bubbles and Other Stories is out!
My Doctor Who audio from Big Finish, Breaking Bubbles, is out this month. Precisely when? Not a clue. But there are a couple of THINGS to do with it that of which at least one, I am assured, is yayful and lovely. Naturally, I lack the courage to look and/or listen to them without first…
There are no fripperies in this post, sorry. Everything is a very proper and substantial thing, but I felt particularly keen on the word at time of writing, so a pox on meaning, it shall be in the title. Anyway, this week! Verity! At our forty-fifth ever-so-exciting episode: "It’s another villaintastic episode of Verity! This…
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