Whotopia - Issue 31

Friday, 28 July 2017 - Reported by Marcus

The latest issue of the fan magazine Whotopia has been released and looks at the legacy of writer and Script Editor Robert Holmes

The Magazine is available in both a free-to-download PDF and can be purchased in hardcopy.

POINT / COUNTERPOINT: THE CASE FOR ROBERT HOLMES Join Michael S. Collins & Jon Arnold as they ponder the works of the late great Robert Holmes
ROBERT HOLMES: THE EARLY YEARS Bob Furnell picks up his biographer's lens and takes a look at Robert Holmes early career
COLUMN: WHOLIFE HOLMESLIFE Grant Bull takes a unique look at Holmes' life and works
HOLMES WHO REVIEWED Our panel review every story written by Robert Holmes
NOVELIZING THE SCRIPT: THE TWO DOCTORS Matthew Kresal focuses on Holmes novelization of his sixth Doctor script
COLUMN: TARGET TRAWL Nick Mellish continues his journey reading every single Target novel
SICK SOCIETY: HOW THE DYSTOPIAN NARRATIVE INFLUENCED DOCTOR WHO Steve Traves opens the lid on one of the series' most enduring themes
COLUMN: THE DOCTOR WHO SCHOLAR: FILE UNDER POLITICS This issue Jeremy discusses how the Doctor's travels have touched upon the cultural events of their time
BERNICE SUMMERFIELD UNBOUND Matthew Kresal examines the Big Finish audio boxset
WHO YOU BUILD Steve Traves explores more full-scale Doctor Who model making
THE BLACK ARCHIVES REVIEWED This issue Andrew Screen takes a look at Dark Water/Death In Heaven and Ghost Light
THE TENTH DOCTOR ADVENTURES Jessica Chaleff takles this new series of audio adventures from Big Finish
MASTER WHO PART 4: ERIC ROBERTS Dan Tessier details Eric Roberts version of ‘The Master’
COLUMN: THE FANZINE CORNER Bob Furnell returns with a special one-off edition of this popular column
THE AUDIO ARCHIVES: RETURN OF THE KROTONS Andrew Screen considers this audio sequel to Holmes' first ever 'Who' script
COLUMN: THE CURATE’S EGG Richard Michaels defends three of Holmes' bug-eyed monster creations

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