You all know Andrew Cartmel, right? He’s the man with the plan. The Cartmel Masterplan to be exact. As script editor on Doctor Who from 1987 to 1989, his Masterplan shaped the final three years of the show’s classic era and would have gone on to set the tone for the series […]
Outside the Blue Box
Outside the Blue Box: The Importance of Being Earnest (2025)
Welcome to a new feature in which a rotating cast of Geek Show writers look at what the stars, writers and directors of Doctor Who get up to outside the show. We gave you a little taster of this last Christmas, but for the full experience we recommend signing up […]
Outside the Blue Box: A Christmas Carol (2000)
AAll Doctor Who fans know that it’s canonically true that the Doctor knows Charles Dickens. After all, they defeated the Gelth together on Christmas Eve 1869. But here’s a question no one ever asked: I wonder what Charles Dickens would have made of EastEnders? Moreover, can comparisons be drawn between […]