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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...
Jul 13, 20236 min read


Sport in Alternate History. Part 1
By Pete Usher. Gordon Banks making the iconic, impossible save from Pele in the 1970 World Cup. “If that had gone in, it would have been...
Jul 11, 20238 min read


NEW BOOKS: Look To The West volume VI, Atomic Secrets, and Hurry Up Living
Two newcomers and the latest instalment of SLP's most epic series join the stable John A. Hopkins is new to Sea Lion Press readers, but...
Jul 10, 20231 min read


Monthly Vignette: Read The Manual
Vignette time again. This is a vignette from some time ago; the theme of the 13th challenge was Luck. Sometimes, according to some, you...
Jul 8, 20235 min read


Book Nook: Ten Years Beyond Baker Street
Why, yes. My copy is getting a bit dog-eared. How can you tell? Ten Years Beyond Baker Street, by Cay Van Ash The premise of this story...
Jul 7, 20232 min read


Sega's Sonic
By Charles EP Murphy Sonic in Porto Alegre. He gets around. Picture courtesy Wikimedia Commons. Sonic the Hedgehog and Sega were cultural...
Jul 5, 202310 min read


Alternate History and Terry Pratchett. Part 7: Johnny and the Bomb
By Tom Anderson Johnny and the Bomb. Featuring a Time Trolley. From the BBC production. Picture courtesy BBC Press Office. In this final...
Jul 3, 202310 min read


Writing AH: Anachronisms Part 4. The 3000 year old car.
By Tom Anderson Older than that. Picture courtesy Wikimedia Commons. Imagine going to a stereotypical ‘Honest John’ sleazy used car...
Jun 30, 202313 min read


What's Opera, Doc? Part 4: Opera of Africa
By Alex Richards. A photograph of Guiseppe Verdi and not, as you might have first thought, of Alex Richards. So I'm told by Wikimedia...
Jun 29, 202310 min read


Ukraine Write-a-thon Report.
This took place on Sunday 25th June. First, the important part: it raised through Lena’s Just Giving account £185 and US$223 (which, on...
Jun 28, 20232 min read


Comic Corner: Master of Kung Fu
Review by David Flin There's a huge amount of symbolism going on here. Read the issue to find out what it's all about. No, not comic as...
Jun 26, 20235 min read


Ukraine Write-a-thon. Final call
Damage to Ukraine power infrastructure. Picture courtesy Ukrenergo. This is the final announcement for the Ukraine Write-a-thon on Sunday...
Jun 23, 20232 min read


Book Nook: Ten Years Later
Review By Peter Randall Kherson Regional Cardiological Centre after Russian shelling in the night on 23 March 2023. According to the...
Jun 22, 20235 min read


Alternate History and Terry Pratchett. Part 6: Strata
By Tom Anderson Strata by Terry Pratchett. In my article series looking at the use of Alternate History (AH) tropes and concepts by Terry...
Jun 21, 20238 min read


Ukraine Write-a-Thon
Sammy says: "Do your part." There’s little I need to say about the need for this. The war in Ukraine has been going on for approaching...
Jun 20, 20233 min read


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 19, 20236 min read


Writing AH: Anachronisms Part 3 - A Time Before Phones
By Tom Anderson Convenient communications. Picture courtesy Wikimedia Commons. In the comments of my first article on anachronisms in...
Jun 16, 20237 min read


Panel Discussion: Worldbuilding Part 4
5 panellists, one big topic, lots of thoughts. Continuing the panel discussion on Worldbuilding (previous parts Here and Here, and Here)...
Jun 15, 202311 min read


Book Nook: The Seventh Secret
Reviewed by Colin Salt Swastika. Check. Blood red splash. Check. Black cover. Check. It's all a bit predictable. The Seventh Secret by...
Jun 14, 20233 min read


Ukraine Write-a-thon
Announcement of Charity event. Flooding in Kherson after the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam. Picture courtesy Wikimedia Commons....
Jun 12, 20232 min read
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