Author: Joseph Candora

Matthew Jacobs was the writer of the 1996 Doctor Who TV movie, he is notorious for two things from the film the Doctor kissing his companion and stating that he was half-human on his mother’s side. Doctor Who Am I is his documentary about his first ventures into the Doctor Who convention scene where he dreads meeting the wrath of his “fans.”

I did not mind the Doctor kissing Grace in the movie as it was fine within the context of the story but I admit I was as upset with the half-human line as anyone. The documentary is very well done with interspersed interviews with most of the people involved in the TV movie as well as a number of fans. An interesting behind the scenes look at both the film and the Doctor Who convention scene. 7 out of 10.

I frequently check Lulu Publishing for Doctor Who related material as it is a wonderful source of independently published works. This volume contains two spec strips from Phil Forsyth.

The two scripts feature the Twelfth Doctor and Clara. The first script The Doctor and Clara find themselves on a dead planet ruled over by a remnant of Akhaten from the TV episode The Rings of Akhaten. 7 out of 10.

The second script sees the Doctor and Clara married and living a life of domestic bliss in what seems to be a normal suburban Welsh town. There are quite a few very amusing scenes as The Doctor slowly becomes aware of the illusion they are immersed in. This is a script I would love to have seen on TV. 8 out of 10.

FASA was an American company who published role-playing and board games. In 1985 they published the Doctor Who Role Playing Game with gamebooks and modules outlining supplemental adventures. The Lords of Destiny was one of these supplements featuring the Third Doctor.

The Doctor and his companions come across a 10,000 km long world ship that is destroying whole planets in its wake as it hurdles through space. A revolt is also ongoing within the ship as the evil Captain-Lords rule the ship with an iron fist. The module contains detailed information on the characters and ship. The narrative is drawn so that you can role play into various scenarios. 7 out of 10.

This novelization by Gary Russell is the third volume in the series of 40th anniversary novelizations from Big Finish. The Web and Seek-Locate-Destroy are the fifth and sixth stories of the first series and see Servalan and Travis make their first appearances. With their arrival we see what will be the main characters for the rest of the season. Blake’s 7 was not only created by Terry Nation but has many direct links to the Whoniverse.

Two action packed episodes of the series are ably novelized by Russell. We see a great example of Blake‘s loyalty with his absolute determination to rescue Cally after she is captured. The second half of the novelization Russell paints a detailed picture of both Servalan and Travis as they are introduced. The first three sets of novelizations in this series, this being the third, make an excellent introduction to the series setting up the team dynamic for all future stories. 10 out of 10.