New on the Articles Page, Genocide of the Daleks by Alan Stevens. The highly regarded Doctor Who Magazine comic strip, Emperor of the Daleks!, is widely recognised as a classic -- but few realise how much it draws on, and adds to, the series itself. Alan Stevens forensically explores what it all means for the Daleks, and for the Doctor!
Following the sad news of Chris Boucher's death last month, we bring you Alan Stevens' touching tribute to the modest and ascerbic man behind so many of the things that made Kaldor City what it is. We all miss Chris very much.
Continuing our tradition of, during the festive season, reviewing the Doctor Who stories which are the wildest, weirdest and most outrageous in the series, we give you 40 Stupid Things About "The Twin Dilemma" (and 10 Cool Ones). There's even a direct festive connection: read on to learn which Doctor Who villain very nearly wound up being named "Aslan".
All of us at Magic Bullet are very sorry to hear of the death this morning of Chris Boucher, co-creator of Kaldor City, writer of Doctor Who: The Face of Evil, The Robots of Death, and The Image of the Fendahl, script editor of Blake's 7; and creative stalwart of many other genres of television.
Chris was always hugely supportive and we will miss him very much on a personal as well as a professional level.
Continuing our ongoing tradition of sharing complete free PDF editions of Doctor Who Appreciation Society magazine Celestial Toyroom with Magic Bullet fans, this month we provide copies of Issue #520/1 free to download! With items on Barry Letts and the Classic Serials, BBV audio, Cool Things... The Time Monster, a major feature on the making of Kaldor City, and more Dalek articles than you can shake a sink plunger at, this publication has something for everyone! Download it from the Articles Page.
New article up on the site: "28 Stupid Things about The Three Doctors (and 22 Cool Ones)". In the year of the BBC's 100th anniversary we take on Doctor Who's 10th anniversary story, featuring not-so-secret organisations, metatextual jokes and the most evil Time Lord to ever feature in the series!
UK fans! Tomorrow The Robots of Death starts its first time run on Forces TV. Part One is broadcast at 8.30 am, with two further showings throughout the day, at 2 pm and 9.25 pm respectively.
New on the site: 33 Cool Things About "The Mind Robber" (and 17 Stupid Ones). Join us for the strangest story to ever feature the Master without actually featuring the Master!
As a celebration of Doctor Who's 58th anniversary, we're making another issue of the Doctor Who Appreciation Society fanzine, Celestial Toyroom, available for free online. Click here to go to where you can download it in portrait or landscape format!
Looking for a way to celebrate Doctor Who Day? Why not buy a copy of the new issue of Vworp Vworp! Among the brilliant Doctor Who content are no less than three articles by our own Alan Stevens, mostly about Daleks! Click the link for more.
In these days of uncertainty, we're told mindfulness is important. Therefore, this month we bring you 28 Cool Things About "The Mind of Evil" (and 22 Stupid Ones): A review of a story in which the Master has a more successful time as an Earth exile than the Doctor, and we all learn many interesting facts about Chinese languages!
We've been doing a little housekeeping, and have provided updated versions of the Celestial Toyroom #506 pdfs on this website: improving resolution, making a few design changes, and adding a cleaner version of the postcard. This issue is a The Robots of Death/Kaldor City special (which has now been downloaded over four and a half thousand times!), so well worth checking out. Download the landscape version here, and the portrait version here.
Celestial Toyroom #516, edited by Alan Stevens, is now at the printers'. Preview the contents on the Doctor Who Appreciation Society website here!
By special arrangement with the Doctor Who Appreciation Society, we bring you a complete issue of their magazine Celestial Toyroom themed around "The Robots of Death" and Kaldor City, edited and written by Magic Bullet and friends. Right-click to download, or left-click to read in browser:
Celestial Toyroom 506 (portrait)
Celestial Toyroom 506 (landscape)
