The writing team of Bob Baker and Dave Martin were major contributors to the 1970s golden age of classic-series Doctor Who, yet they’ve never been embraced by the show’s fans as enthusiastically as contemporaries like Robert Holmes or Terrance Dicks. There’s a stereotype of them as ideas men, good at […]
Outside the Blue Box
Outside the Blue Box: I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025)
It’s tough to look around in any media these days without the concept of a reboot being thrust in front of your unsuspecting face. ‘Don’t you remember how much you LOVED this film/TV show/game/song? Don’t you want to see it AGAIN? But this time slightly DIFFERENT?’ It’s always struck me […]
Outside the Blue Box: Last Night in Soho (2021)
All you need to see is the recent viral clip of Matt Smith expressing amazement that Keanu Reeves was watching Morbius on a flight, and you’ll realise that the former Eleventh Doctor’s film career has been spotty to say the least. From the bizarre experiments (Lost River), to the aborted […]
Outside the Blue Box: Virtual Murder – A Torch for Silverado (1992)
2026 marks the thirtieth anniversary of the death of Jon Pertwee. As such, it seems only fair that we shine a light on an example of his work, specifically a relatively overlooked example of his work at the twilight of his days. The early 90s BBC telefantasy crime series Virtual […]
Outside the Blue Box: The Legend of Hell House (1973)
This article contains spoilers for the bizarre twist ending to The Legend of Hell House (1973). If you have not yet seen the film and wish to remain unspoiled, please watch it before reading further. What is the first thing you think of when you hear the name Doctor Who? […]
Outside the Blue Box: Tip Toe (2026)
The following article contains spoilers for Tip Toe. You’re not wrong, I chose an interesting time to write an article about Russell T Davies. The man who, in 2005, brought Doctor Who back to life might have turned out to be, in 2025, the man who killed it off again. […]
Outside the Blue Box: Mark Sheppard in Supernatural (2009-17)
Don’t you just love it when we get a TV crossover? The Jetsons meet The Flintstones, The Simpsons meets Family Guy, Friends meets ER! As Whovians, it’s incredibly rare that we’re treated to such an event, given the Whoniverse is so gigantically huge already, looping in other TV shows feels […]
Outside the Blue Box: Truckload (2025)
Whenever I’ve done an article for Outside The Blue Box, it tends to be a project where its creator uses Doctor Who to raise their profile. Sallie Aprahamian directed some ambitious episodes of Doctor Who after cutting her teeth on Wolfblood, Jamie Childs cast his partner Jenna Coleman in his […]
Outside the Blue Box: Three Kinds of Heat (1987)
The first thing to note about Three Kinds of Heat, a fairly typical, bargain basement piece of 80s B movie filmmaking from the Cannon Group, is that it’s a film with three kinds of connections to Doctor Who. The first, least obvious connection, is the actor Trevor Martin, who was known for playing […]
Outside the Blue Box: Dream Demon (1988)
My original plans to cover Dream Demon (1988) for “Outside the Blue Box” were made in the hope that it would coincide nicely with The War Between the Land and the Sea, which – at the time – was the only piece of Whoniverse media with a confirmed release date […]