DVD: ‘Tom’s Midnight Garden’ (1989)
❉ Despite its languid pacing (even for 1989), many elements of this BBC fantasy drama stand up beautifully.
Articles by Si Hart
40 years of The Key To Time
❉ An appreciation of the six segments that make up Doctor Who’s first season ‘arc’, broadcast Autumn 1978.
Interview: Artmagic – ‘The Songs Of Other England’
❉ In conversation with Suede guitarist Richard Oakes & producer/vocalist Sean McGhee aka Artmagic, on their new album.
‘Not In Front of the Children: Hidden Histories in Kids’ TV’ by Greg Healey
❉ Greg Healey takes a look at how some children’s TV favourites from the fifties and sixties reflected the times they were made in.
Ben Baker’s ‘Kill Your Television’ reviewed
❉ Ben Baker returns with another love letter to the programmes, presenters and spin-off shows that he’s fallen for down the years.
The Long Journey Back to Cathay – ‘The Black Archive: Marco Polo’
❉ Marco Polo is the one story from the very first season of Doctor Who for which no footage exists at all, so how can we know what it was really like?
‘The Blue Peter Diaries’ reviewed
❉ This is yet another triumph for Miwk and a must read if you have any interest in TV history.
‘Ben Baker’s Festive Double Issue – Forty Years Of Christmas TV’ reviewed
❉ The Ghosts of Christmas Television Past.
Top 10 Dudley Simpson Scores
❉ Si Hart pays tribute to the recently deceased composer, best known for his scores for Doctor Who.
The Ultimate Study – ‘Black Archive: The Ultimate Foe’ reviewed
❉ The latest in the Black Archive series looks at perhaps the most turbulent time in the history of Doctor Who.