We’re sorry to report the passing of former Polystyle Publications staff member John Harvey, whose duties included editor of Pippin in Playland, and who also wrote the title’s “Sooty and Sweep” stories
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In Memoriam: Doctor Who Script Editor and Novelist Terrance Dicks
A Tribute by Tymbus Robins Terrance Dicks, the generous and avuncular writer and script editor for Doctor Who has died aged 84. For a while, when Dicks’ death was announced, his name topped Twitter’s list of trending topics as tributes… Read More ›
Celebrating Scatterbrook: “Scatterbrook Days”, a Moving Tribute to “Worzel Gummidge”
2019 marks the 40th Anniversary of the TV series Worzel Gummidge starring Jon Pertwee as the scarecrow scallywag, and the centenary of the much-loved Jon Pertwee himself. To celebrate, Ten Acre Films took a trip to the countryside with some… Read More ›
Coming Soon to Radio 4: The Jon Pertwee File
Designer Stuart Manning, perhaps best known for his stunning Doctor Who posters and promotional work has co-produced a new radio documentary with Sean Pertwee celebrating the centenary of the Third Doctor and his childhood hero, the brilliant Jon Pertwee
In Review: Comics Unstripped – An Exhibition of Original Comic Art
If you happen to find yourself in Kettering over the next two months, I can thoroughly recommend spending a little time to find the Alfred East Art Gallery (part of Kettering Museum), which is hosting the free Comics Unstripped exhibition until… Read More ›
Third Doctor Returns to comics in all-new Doctor Who story from Paul Cornell
BBC Worldwide North America and Titan Comics have announced the return of the Third Doctor this August, in comics! This brand-new five-part comic series, written by Paul Cornell (Doctor Who, Wolverine, Action Comics, The Severed Streets), stars the Third Doctor, as… Read More ›
Eagle Daze: The Life and Times of Leonard James Matthews – Part Eight
Leonard Matthews, General Managing Editor of Fleetway and the Eagle Group of Comics, was a Creative Visionary… but that, Roger Perry argues in his extensive biography of the man which continues here on downthetubes, is only due to him having… Read More ›