Issue 158 and 159
Issue 158:
- Chronic Fatigue
- Editor Cameron Dixon pays tribute to his late father.
- WhoLine
- The new season’s ratings are analysed; plus, the latest news on Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures.
- Love & Monsters
- Deborah Stanish wonders why she isn’t as excited about the current season as she should be…
- Series Fnarg Reviewed
- Cameron Dixon suggests that The Eleventh Hour is all about disappointment without itself being disappointing.
- Series Fnarg Reviewed
- Greg McElhatton examines how The Beast Below stands up as a fairy tale.
- The Celestial Toy Soldier
- Steven Dieter explores the military and historical aspects of Victory of the Daleks.
- Temporal Blatherings
- James Bow wonders what would have happened if the Daleks hadn’t been quite so prevalent in the new series.
- Sports Cars and Space Hoppers
- William Hopper uses The Time of Angels to compare the Doctor’s companions, past and possibly future…
- Crater of Needles
- Gian-Luca di Rocco studies what The Vampires of Venice means for the development of the Doctor and his companions.
- Fluid Links
- Robert Smith? explains why Matt Smith has reignited his passion for the series.
- The Land of Fiction
- Graeme Burk bids farewell to David Tennant with the DVD box set of The Complete Specials. Plus: reviews of Point of Entry, The Song of Megaptera, Big Finish’s Seventh Doctor and Elizabeth Klein audio trilogy, and Cybermen 2.
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Issue 159:
- Chronic Fatigue
- Cameron Dixon asks whether the 2010 season really was as clever as it seemed.
- WhoLine
- Filming begins on the 2011 season; plus, the latest news on Torchwood, DVD news, television ratings, and The Adventure Games.
- Sports Cars and Space Hoppers
- William Hopper analyses whether the Eleventh Doctor is the most human of them all.
- Love & Monsters
- Deborah Stanish looks at Amy’s Choice, and wonders just what she had to choose between…
- Season Fnarg Reviewed
- Peter McAlpine just can’t review The Hungry Earth without discussing those last five minutes.
- Block Transfers
- Julie Chaston compares Vincent and the Doctor to The Lodger, and discovers the real heroes of the show.
- Dalek in Manhattan
- Jason A. Miller examines the use of original-series continuity in the 2010 season.
- Fluid Links
- Robert Smith? can’t help falling in love with The Pandorica Opens.
- MindWarped
- Newcomer Martin Marshall asks just how the grand alliance of all the Doctor’s enemies could have come about.
- The Land of Fiction
- Graeme Burk isn’t terribly impressed with The Space Museum or The Chase, even when restored for DVD. Plus: The Masque of Mandragora on DVD; the first three Eleventh Doctor novels; Big Finish pairs off the Sixth Doctor and Jamie McCrimmon; and reviews of The Guardian of the Solar System, Solitaire, Situation Vacant, The Macros, The Adventure Games, and Jago & Litefoot.