Doctor Who and the Brexit of Peladon

Who says I'm stuck in the past and can't do anything topical???

There's apparently going to be a referendum in a couple months. The citizens of UK Britain are being asked whether they want to remain in Europe. 

Not one to shirk from topical political issues, TV's Doctor Who has joined in with its traditional allegorical take on the situation using the primitive planet Peladon - just like it did with the miners' strike and the original entry into the common market back in the 70s.

It's a bit more obvious this time as the youth of today don't understand subtlety any more...

Goveturus

Grauniad of the Solar System addresses supporters

"How far? HOW FAR??"  Farage v Cameron settle their differences..

Victoria Wood - Two soups!

I did a couple of little tributes to the genius Victoria Wood who died after a short battle with cancer earlier this week at only 62. 

They've already been posted on Twitter but I've posted them here just because... 

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Doctor Who and the Return of the Target Book Covers! part two

Here's a few more full covers with blurb. There might be more to come. I haven't decided yet...

New Doctor Who Assistant Announced During Live Football Match...

It's not the first time a Doctor Who companion has been revealed during live coverage of a football match on BBCtv. 












(This is a fake.) 

Doctor Who and the Dark Shadows...

For some reason, the novels based on the US daytime gothic soap Dark Shadows were available in the UK. At least that was the impression I got. They seemed to be a staple in local remaindered bookshops and second hand book stalls during my teens. This was strange. Strange because the series wasn't shown in the UK - at least not until the digital age when the SciFi channel bought and broadcast it for a short time. 

I only say all that to put these three little efforts into some form of local context. I've no other reason to offer for what I did at a loose end the other Tuesday night anyway... 

Someone in the UK might find them amusing...