As summer 2024 is rapidly drawing to a close I’m very conscious that I have a backlog of potential blog posts that grows every year. This blog is about a visit, back in summer 2021, to the fabulously named Wookey Hole Caves. The natural entrance to Wookey Hole Caves with the River Axe flowing through … Continue reading Wookey Hole Caves – aka ‘Planet of Gold’ a Doctor Who location
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The best British TV sci-fi series of all time celebrates its 60th anniversary on the 23rd November 2023. Doctor Who holds the Guinness World Record for being longest running science-fiction television series in the world. It’s got to be doing something right to still be going strong after all this time (no pun intended). So … Continue reading Doctor Who @60 and an unusual Liverpool link
The Doctor stood looking around him, surveying the peaceful scene with quiet enjoyment. The TARDIS stood amidst picturesque ivy-covered ruins. There was scarcely a breeze to stir the leaves and the tall grass. It might have been a fine summer afternoon on Earth, thought the Doctor. Except for the faint purple haze that hung in … Continue reading Classic Doctor Who location – “Eye of Orion” Plas Brondanw, Wales
I was recently asked how I found the TV and film locations I've visited and written about in this blog. It's a combination of being curious about places that I see on screen and doing a little research (also known as Googling). Sometimes it's by coincidence, if I'm going somewhere new it always pays to … Continue reading Classic Doctor Who location – Powis Castle, Wales
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