Gerry Anderson's Five Star Five
By Matthew Kresal The man who started it all, Gerry Anderson. Picture courtesy Wikimedia Commons. Mention the name Gerry Anderson and...
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- Feb 21
- 9 min
The Artemis Jumped Over the Moon
By Matthew Kresal Artemis 8 using Dragon. Picture courtesy The Mars Society. Artemis 8 At Christmas 1968, NASA engaged in one of the...
- Feb 12
- 8 min
The Alternate Lavender Island: Matthew Kresal
Marooned guest: Matthew Kresal. Picture courtesy Wikimedia Commons. This time, we have marooned on Lavender Island or very own expert on...
- Jan 10
- 13 min
60 Years of Doctor Who. Part 10, Rose Tyler: The Dimension Cannon.
By Matthew Kresal. You were expecting Christopher Ecclestone? Picture Courtesy Big Finish. When Doctor Who returned to BBC One in 2005,...
- Dec 21, 2023
- 9 min
60 Years of Doctor Who. Part 9: The Ninth Doctor
By Matthew Kresal Not the Ninth Doctor you were expecting? Picture courtesy BBC. When the 1996 Doctor Who TV Movie failed to lead to a...
- Dec 7, 2023
- 6 min
60 Years of Dr Who. Part 8: The Eighth Doctor
By Matthew Kresal Part of the interregnum. Picture courtesy BBC Across its original 26 years on television, Doctor Who only rarely delved...
- Oct 26, 2023
- 4 min
The Accidental President. Review of The Man (1972).
Review by Matthew Kresal The Man himself. James Earl Jones, who becomes President by accident. The Man (1972). Picture courtesy Moria...
- Sep 4, 2023
- 7 min
60 Years of Dr Who. Part 6: the Sixth Doctor
By Matthew Kresal Another Baker as Doctor Who. Picture courtesy Big Finish Productions. Matthew's previous articles can be found here: 1,...
- Aug 31, 2023
- 3 min
Book Nook: My Name is Victoria. Author Lucy Worsley
Reviewed by Matthew Kresal My Name is Victoria, by Lucy Worsley. Not a waste of time. Alternate history and professional historians have...
- Aug 14, 2023
- 5 min
60 Years of Doctor Who. Part 5: The Fifth Doctor
By Matthew Kresal Following Tom Baker. A tough ask. Picture Courtesy Big Finish Productions. When Tom Baker left Doctor Who after seven...
- Aug 4, 2023
- 8 min
60 Years of Doctor Who. Part 4: The Fourth Doctor
By Matthew Kresal Harry, Sarah, and Tom Baker. The Iconic Doctor Who. In my opinion. Picture courtesy Big Finish. Ask a Doctor Who fan...
- Jul 13, 2023
- 6 min
60 Years of Dr Who. Part 3: The Third Doctor
By Matthew Kresal UNIT, cars. It must be the Third Doctor. Though it began airing in 1963, one could argue that Doctor Who hit its stride...
- Jun 19, 2023
- 6 min
60 Years of Doctor Who. Part Two: The Second Doctor
By Matthew Kresal Patrick Troughton as Dr Who. Available from Big Finish. The introduction of the Daleks in Doctor Who’s second broadcast...
- Jun 7, 2023
- 8 min
60 Years of Doctor Who. Part 1: The First Doctor.
By Matthew Kresal. In the beginning, there was the First Doctor. Available from Big Finish. Doctor Who turns 60 in November. After such a...
- Mar 24, 2023
- 3 min
Review: Shambling Towards Hiroshima
By Matthew Kresal In his recent series of articles, Ryan Fleming has been exploring the history of the horror genre and how it might have...
- Mar 3, 2023
- 7 min
Vignette: 384,000
By Matthew Kresal On the Sea Lion Press Forums, we run a monthly Vignette Challenge. Contributors are invited to write short stories on...
- Dec 16, 2022
- 4 min
Review: The Forgotten Bond Film - Moonraker (1956)
By Matthew Kresal This past October saw celebrations of the sixtieth anniversary of the James Bond film series. The release of Dr. No in...
- Nov 18, 2022
- 7 min
Doctor Who Unbound: Doctor of War
By Matthew Kresal When Doctor Who returned to BBC One in 2005 after more than fifteen years (barring the occasional one-off), its modern...
- Nov 4, 2022
- 3 min
Review: Archive on 4 - Gareth Gwynn's Alternative Archive
By Matthew Kresal Alternate history is, while speculative, more often than not serious in tone. Whether in factual speculations or works...
- Oct 21, 2022
- 3 min
Review: Batman '89
By Matthew Kresal For a generation, the character of Batman was defined not by comics but by a cinematic vision. A cultural juggernaut on...
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