Doctor Who returns! After a year away (give or take the occasional Christmas special), they’re back with a five-episode run devoted to finally getting rid of the Ponds. Yes, they retired into a blue house last series, but that wasn’t dramatic enough, so they’re being yanked back for a proper … [Read more...]
Doctor Who Mittens: Free knitting pattern
If you're unfortunate enough to be a journalist, there's a good chance you're suffering the onslaught of summertime Christmas press releases. And like most journalists you'll be moaning about it on Twitter while your friends with proper jobs silently despise you. But there's one time when … [Read more...]
Doctor Who – New Series 7 Trailer!
The latest Doctor Who trailer has just appeared! With just over three weeks until the likely air date of August 25th, it was about time we saw some promo, and sure enough, here's a full 90 seconds of footage from the new episodes. Especially since we already had a trailer for Merlin, and that … [Read more...]
TARDamask: Doctor Who TARDIS fabric
The great thing about this TARDIS patterned fabric by Travale is that it's subtle enough for you to make clothes in it; only other nerds would notice that you had hundreds of little Doctor's Wives all over your top. Maybe one day, when I finally make all those dresses for my daughter I keep … [Read more...]
Get stitchy with your iPhone case
When I first went over to the dark side and took ownership of an iPhone, I began a desperate hunt to track down one of the cross-stitch cases I'd seen bandied around by all my craftin' pals over the pond. (Image credit: The Zen of Making) Back in those heady days it wasn't that easy to find them … [Read more...]
The ultimate geek stag do
When you're part of the inner wedding circle – or when you're due to be married yourself – having a stag do can seem like a daunting experience, particularly if you're a bit of a nerd. If you shudder at the thought of a 'typical' stag party and want to avoid wearing a slogan t-shirt branding you a … [Read more...]
Fathers’ Day special: Geeky gifts for your Dad
If like me, your Dad is a bit of a geek (let's face it, most of them are responsible for our own nerdy obsessions) you might want to get them something a little different this Fathers' Day. Whether your Dad is a secret Trekkie, a Doctor Who fanatic, a Superhero on the weekend, or even Darth Vader … [Read more...]
Doctor Who: Good As Gold – Dork Review
Just as I’d resigned myself to no more Doctor Who until autumn, the BBC have produced the latest winner of their Script To Screen competition: Good As Gold, the Olympic tie-in edition. So, this mini-episode was written by Britain’s school-children - does this mean I hold back on the critical … [Read more...]
Panning for Internet Gold: The ‘nature is freakier than sci-fi’ edition
Come, little ones, let us gather around the shimmering internet for warmth and procrastinate together. Here's this week's best links. Winter is coming, because you're worth it Did you know there are 15 trivia facts that you might not know about Game of Thrones? It's also heartening to see Jon Snow … [Read more...]
Germinate! Germinate! Dalek Plant Pot
We are rather smitten by this wonderful Dalek planter created by craftster member jackielantern. The project was conceived after hearing a joke involving Daleks yelling at plants to GERMINATE! alongside some inspiration from the impressively gigantic Ex-Germinate Dalek Flower Pot by Chris … [Read more...]
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