A History of the Universe

For a number of years now (since about 2011, scarily) I have been partaking in a marathon of Doctor Who based on the chronology detailed in Lance Parkin’s excellent A History.

I have blogged my thoughts on each story (TV, audio and comic (with the occasional novel and other mediums and even series, now and again) and the blog itself has had a couple of regenerations.

I am currently coming to the end of World War Two and if you’re interested, my latest reviews can be found here:

The most recent ones include the audios Quicksilver and Scorched Earth, and the comic strip Who is the Stranger.

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Thanks for the tip, this is a blog I haven’t stumbled upon previously! I’ll add it to my ever-growing list of DW websites to keep an eye on!

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Want to know my thoughts on the Fourth Doctor comic Treasure Trail set in 1944 or Casualties of War from 1945?

Head over to my website:

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Got around to updating my blog with my latest two 1945 reviews: Persuasion and Churchill Victorious.

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It’s not Doctor Who so I can’t put the review on the site, but the next story in my marathon is a Quantum Leap episode set, partly, in 1945.

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It’s 1947 and CS Lewis is telling the Doctor and Amy a magical story:

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And in case anyone missed it and as I may as well use this thread as a central thread for my reviews, here’s my thoughts on the simply stunning Demons of the Punjab:

And if you want to follow the chronology of my marathon blog itself, the link is at the top of this thread

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1948: Lost and Found

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1949: The Cabinet of Light

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1950: Quantum Leap - Waiting

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I’ve been transferring a bunch of reviews to the main site. Here are a selection of my reviews of stories featuring Winston Churchill, including 7/8 of the Churchill Years stories (the final one of the first box set is set much later in Churchill’s life so I haven’t reached it in my chronological marathon yet).

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Spent some time this morning (whilst I was alone on the forum) transferring a bunch of my old reviews from my blog to the main site:

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With the 11th Doctor DWA comic strips being added to the site, I took the opportunity of transferring a bunch of my reviews of those strips to the main site.

And if you read only one, make sure it’s this one; a drag queen (or an effeminate bear - you decide) and a denouement involving make up…

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1951: The British Invasion

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1951: The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith

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1951: The Cliff Face

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The Fourth Doctor TV Comic strips are now on TARDIS Guide, so I thought I’d christen them by transferring across my old review of Woden’s Warriors.

it’s got Danes in @BillFiler !

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Are you finally done with the TV Comic then?

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Technically there are some variations left where Tom Baker’s face was drawn over Second Doctor and Third Doctor strips but in terms of original stories, that’s your lot.

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Of course, there is. Perfect that @shauny has added variations to the site.

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