Tag Archives: Lalla Ward

Romana the Distaff Counterpart

Posted on January 30, 2019 by Roger Pocock

Companion Tropes 4 Supergirl, Spider-Woman, She-Hulk, Batwoman, She-Ra, Little Miss Chatterbox, Mrs Potato Head, Romana. OK, not quite the same thing, but on a fundamental level these are all distaff counterparts. The term refers to a particular kind of female … Continue reading →

Posted in Companion Tropes, Doctor Who, Entertainment, Science Fiction, Television | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

City of Death

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Roger Pocock

The appreciation of art can easily be extended to film and television.  It is not a giant leap to interpret Doctor Who as art, and more than once a story has actually taken a work of art as the starting … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Doctor Who, Entertainment, Fourth Doctor, History, Reviews, Science Fiction, Television | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Destiny of the Daleks

Posted on August 16, 2018 by Roger Pocock

I’ll turn Davros and his life-support system into scrap metal. Now spack off! It’s not often we hear the Doctor swear.  I suppose that must be some kind of Time Lord insult.  All joking aside, the situation at that point … Continue reading →

Posted in Doctor Who, Entertainment, Fourth Doctor, Reviews, Science Fiction, Television | Tagged , , , , , | 7 Comments

The Horns of Nimon

Posted on August 25, 2017 by Roger Pocock

How many Nimons have you seen today? Poor Soldeed’s marbles have gone astray. There are many flavours of Doctor Who, And Tomfoolery fun should not be taboo. When Doctor Who started getting released on VHS tapes, the first choices were … Continue reading →

Posted in Doctor Who, Entertainment, Fourth Doctor, Reviews, Science Fiction, Television | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment