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Entries from February 2010

John Barrowman to Release Third Album…

Torchwood and Doctor Who star, John Barrowman is set to release his third solo album next week, March 1st. Simply titled John Barrowman the album is comprised of various showtunes that reflect the actor’s life. Among the tracks are songs from The Boy from Oz, Carousel, Cats, Mama Mia! and more. However… if you […]

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My Doctor Who Scarf…

My scarf so far at about eight feet in length…
I don’t know about you guys but since I’ve become a Doctor Who fan I’ve always wanted the Tom Baker scarf. Mainly because it looks cool but also because it’s not very warm where I work. So it’s practical as well. Well I looked up some […]

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Paradise Towers Review…

Since I have recently acquired the whole of Sylvester McCoy’s first season on Doctor Who, I thought I’d do a review of his second serial, Paradise Towers. Mel wants to go swimming, but the TARDIS pool had sprung a leak and had to be jettisoned. So the Doctor decides to take Mel to a […]

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Neil Gaiman Pens for Doctor Who

Yes! Neil “Freakin’” Gaiman! My favorite movie of 2009 was Coraline. I’ve read the book as well as The Graveyard Book. I can just about quote MirrorMask verbatim (even made a little music video). I had my favorite comics shop, Local Heroes order Gaiman’s The Tragical Comedy of Mr. Punch which is probably one […]

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Time and the Rani Review…

Out of all the Doctors, the Seventh is the one I am least familiar. I’ve only ever seen two of his serials, Remembrance of the Daleks and the completely bizarre Ghost Light. Oh, and his cameo in The Enemy Within. Can’t forget that! So I thought I’d check out some more of his adventures.
This […]

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Doctor Who Costumes Up for Auction…

A number of Doctor Who costumes are going under the auction block at the end of February. If ever you wanted to own a piece of Who memorabilia now is the time. Up for auction are a number of t-shirts worn during the second series as well as a lot of costumes worn by […]

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Carey Mulligan Nominated for an Oscar…

Actress Carey Mulligan was nominated today for a Best Actress Award for this year’s Oscars. Mulligan is best known amongst us Whovians as the best non-companion on Doctor Who. For those of you who are new, she played Sally Sparrow in the Steven Moffat written episode Blink. Mulligan was nominated for her role in the […]

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Bill Nighy to be on Doctor Who

Ok, for the two of you who said, “Who?” I will slap you with a fish. So there. Most mainstream audiences will know him as Davey Jones in the second and third “Pirates of the Caribbean” films. He’s also Slartibartfast n the film version of “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” and Shaun’s step-dad […]

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