The days the clocks stopped. The 1996 Doctor Who Movie and 2018’s Demons of the Punjab both reflect on themes of life and death, but what else connects the two stories? New blog post: www.dwrandomised.com/post/turn-back-time

Doctor Who Weekly, cover date 12 December 1979.   One of telly’s greatest monster designs in close-up on the front of one of history’s greatest comics makes for a superb cover. Aged 9, I loved Doctor Who, I loved DWW, and Zygons scared the Y-fronts off me. A true classic.

Build high for happiness, dig deep for confusion. Here are some thoughts on an unlikely pairing of #DoctorWho stories broadcast 34 years apart: Paradise Towers & The Vanquishers. Urban neglect, community strength, mindfulness and chocolate. www.dwrandomised.com/post/home-is-where-the-hurt-is

The order in which I’m rewatching Doctor Who is decided by a random number generator. I’m roughly a fifth of the way through now (after two years!), and it still hasn’t directed me to any Fifth or Ninth Doctor stories.

Who’s writing your story? A dwrandomised take on The Mind Robber and The Runaway Bride. Thoughts on each story, and connections between the two. #DoctorWho New blog post: www.dwrandomised.com/post/walk-into-my-parlour