This essay was originally published on my (now-defunct) Substack newsletter on 14/12/23. Doctor Who: The Complete History – Issue 41 / Volume 32 contains an embarrassing error. If you would be so kind as to take down your personal copy off… Continue reading

This essay was originally published on my (now-defunct) Substack newsletter on 07/12/23. Right at the start of The Star Beast, did you notice that the Doctor unstacks and then restacks a set of three cardboard boxes, arranged in size order, largest… Continue reading

This essay was originally published on my (now-defunct) Substack newsletter on 23/11/23. “You know when people want to exaggerate a number, they always have a favourite number… Russell always uses 57, always 57. I once eventually said to him, ‘Do… Continue reading

This essay was originally published on my (now-defunct) Substack newsletter on 09/11/23. “I don’t understand this Five Doctors scene. Plz explain?” – Mr. Laser Beam (www.trekbbs.com) I’ve been meaning to write this post for around three years. Back in 2020,… Continue reading

This essay was originally published on my (now-defunct) Substack newsletter on 02/11/23. Mathematicians don’t like mistakes. Maths with mistakes isn’t maths; it’s just nonsense. No wonder that maths lecturers, at least the more traditional ones, prefer to use chalk on… Continue reading

This essay was originally published on my (now-defunct) Substack newsletter on 12/10/23. “Do you know,” he confided, “not even the best mathematicians on other planets – all far ahead of yours – have solved it? Why, there’s a chap on… Continue reading