Issue 169

- Chronic Fatigue
- Cameron Dixon pays tribute to the not so perfect, both on and behind the scenes.
- WhoLine
- The latest news from the worlds of Doctor Who.
- Block Transfers
- Julie Chaston reviews The Snowmen, and wonders what Clara’s arrival will mean…
- Sports Cars and Space Hoppers
- William Hopper examines the companions’ relationship with death.
- Fluid Links
- Robert Smith? is surprised to rediscover just how good the classic series can be.
- The System Files
- Steven Marsh examines the relationship between good television and good Doctor Who. It’s more complicated than you’d think…
- Crater of Needles
- Gian-Luca di Rocco looks at what happens when machines develop souls.
- Love & Monsters
- Deborah Stanish takes a look back at Moffat’s female characters as we prepare for the arrival of the newest.
- Monsterpiece Theatre
- David J. Lamb praises the Company with a look back at The Sunmakers.
- The Land of Fiction
- Jason A. Miller reviews Gareth Roberts’ novelisation of the classic lost story Shada. Plus, Graeme Burk reviews Shada on DVD, as well as More than 30 Years in the TARDIS, Nightmare of Eden, and Planet of Giants; the Sixth Doctor gets a new companion in Big Finish’s monthly range; reviews of the Lost Stories audios The Masters of Luxor and The Rosemariners; and reviews of Chicks Unravel Time, Outside In, and Justyce Served: A Small Start with a Big Finish.