A Tribute to Chris Boucher

 

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.

Chris Boucher (1943-2022)

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. 

Read a 1992 interview with Chris here and a later one here.

Another free issue of Celestial Toyroom!

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.

"The Robots of Death" on ForcesTV

 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. 

Link here

A Kaldor Retrospective!

The Sirens of Audio have done a retrospective on Kaldor City! Enjoy it here:

More Celestial Toyroom news!

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.

Free The Robots!

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)

Celestial Toyroom cover revealed

The cover for CT #506 has been unveiled! Contents can also now be found on the official site here.

Another rave review

More kudos for The Black Archive #43: The Robots of Death, from We Are Cult! Pull-quote here:

“Though very few points in the series’ history are as highly regarded as The Robots of Death, Fiona Moore’s newly released Black Archive volume about the story – the 43rd in the series – nonetheless offers a fresh and compelling analysis.”

Read the full review here, and click the title above to order the book (if you haven't already).

Adventures of Avon

Superb artist Damien May has taken time out to produce this dynamic piece of art inspired by 1997 Blake's 7 audio play The Logic of Empire.

Treading the Boards

This month's feature is That One With The Killer Robots, all about the time when Robots of Death and Storm Mine caused a sensation at the Manchester Fringe Festival... as stage plays! Find out how and why in this retrospective from Gareth Kavanagh, the producer of the shows.

Vocs on YouTube

The Voc in this video is voiced by none other than Greg de Polnay, whose autograph you will automatically receive if you buy the Kaldor City 6-CD set. The other autographs include Peter Miles, Trevor Cooper, Brian Croucher, Paul Darrow and David Collings!

Kaldor Art Week (Extended): Slipcase

To finish off our feature on the series of unofficial alternate covers for the Kaldor City CD (and download) series, by the supremely talented Phil Johnson, here's a slipcase cover for the whole series. You can download all the covers at Phil's DeviantArt page (click the link).

Disclaimer: these covers are unofficial fanart, and are not associated with Magic Bullet Productions.

Kaldor Art Week (Extended): Metafiction

Continuing our current feature: a series of unofficial alternate covers for the Kaldor City CD (and download) series, by the supremely talented Phil Johnson. Today: Metafiction. You can download all the covers at Phil's DeviantArt page (click the link).

Disclaimer: these covers are unofficial fanart, and are not associated with Magic Bullet Productions.

Kaldor Art Week: The Prisoner

This week, we're featuring a series of unofficial alternate covers for the Kaldor City CD (and download) series, by the supremely talented Phil Johnson. Today: The Prisoner. You can download all the covers at Phil's DeviantArt page (click the link).

Disclaimer: these covers are unofficial fanart, and are not associated with Magic Bullet Productions.

Kaldor Art Week: Storm Mine

This week, we're featuring a series of unofficial alternate covers for the Kaldor City CD series, by the supremely talented Phil Johnson. Today: Storm Mine. You can download all the covers at Phil's DeviantArt page (click the link).

Disclaimer: these covers are unofficial fanart, and are not associated with Magic Bullet Productions.

Kaldor Art Week: Checkmate

This week, we're featuring a series of unofficial alternate covers for the Kaldor City CD series, by the supremely talented Phil Johnson. Today: Checkmate. You can download all the covers at Phil's DeviantArt page (click the link).

Disclaimer: these covers are unofficial fanart, and are not associated with Magic Bullet Productions.

Kaldor Art Week: Taren Capel

This week, we're featuring a series of unofficial alternate covers for the Kaldor City CD series, by the supremely talented Phil Johnson. Today: Taren Capel. You can download all the covers at Phil's DeviantArt page (click the link).

Disclaimer: these covers are unofficial fanart, and are not associated with Magic Bullet Productions.

Kaldor Art Week: Hidden Persuaders

This week, we're featuring a series of unofficial alternate covers for the Kaldor City CD series, by the supremely talented Phil Johnson. Today: Hidden Persuaders. You can download all the covers at Phil's DeviantArt page (click the link).

Disclaimer: these covers are unofficial fanart, and are not associated with Magic Bullet Productions.

Kaldor Art Week: Occam's Razor

All this week on Kaldor City News, we're going to be featuring the art of the supremely talented Phil Johnson, who's done a series of unofficial alternate covers for the Kaldor City CD series! Today: Occam's Razor. You can download all the covers at Phil's DeviantArt page (click the link).

Disclaimer: these covers are unofficial fanart, and are not associated with Magic Bullet Productions.