These Spectred Isles

From exploding lightbulbs to the Knights Templar – via Ron Howard and the Daleks

DOCTOR WHO SPINOFF THE WAR BETWEEN THE LAND AND THE SEA SEES THE CURTAIN FALL ON THE BBC’S COLLABORATION WITH DISNEY. WE VISIT THE SET AND TAKE A DEEP DIVE IN THE COMPANY OF CO-WRITER PETE MCTIGHE

Enter Sandman

“And from the castle in the water meadow ...

It’s a relief after the horrors of Fortean TV Uncut (FT464:46-51) to find that Lionel Fanthorpe was given one last hurrah by Channel 4 – an “X-mas Files” seasonal special punning off the then wildly p