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Review: Doctor Who: The Ultimate Evil
By Matthew Kresal. CD cover, via Big Finish's website. The decision in February 1985 to put Doctor Who on hiatus had an immeasurable impact upon the series. The series, which had already begun to bleed viewers, would continue to do so until BBC executives felt they could end it in everything but name nearly five years later. The decision also arguably tarnished the image of Colin Baker as the Doctor, which was further harmed when the same executives pushed him out of the role
1 hour ago7 min read


Africa During the Scramble: All War is an Atrocity
By Gary Oswald. Members of the City Imperial Volunteers burn a farm at Frederickstrad. This left the guerillas unable to feed themselves, and starved civilians in their thousands. Picture out of copyright, held by the National Army Museum. As discussed in the previous article, the British armies in South Africa were firmly in the ascendancy during 1900. But as they advanced into the Boer Republics, capturing their capitals, they made only limited efforts to bring the Boer arm
3 days ago9 min read


Serial Sunday: Running Out Of Time, Part II
Edited by David Flin. Written by: Heath Aberdeen Falisha Adiguna Eesha Haq Teddy Harrison Jaiden-David Hinds Ame Lock Eden Murray Betsy Street Chapter Three. Mary and Brian set off with a determined air towards the library. They weren’t sure what they were looking for, but they knew they had to find it. The first thing they did was look up when Halley’s Comet was next due. “July 28, 2061,” Mary read. “Oh, good. We’ve got some time, then. What books will we need?” They eventua
5 days ago15 min read


Review: The Glory of the Empire
By Alexander Wallace. This article was originally published at Nerds of a Feather and the original article can be found there. Please check that blog for more like this. The English translation's cover, courtesy Amazon. One of the things that consistently provides me with a mild degree of amusement as an alternate history fan is how writers from other genres, and especially outside the speculative fiction scene, and especially outside of genre fiction, accidentally reinvent a
Jun 56 min read
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