Mike Maddox
@mikemaddox.bsky.social
Writer. Lay Reader in the Church of England. Clergy spouse.
Daleks. Kites. Punk rock. Godzilla. Steam engines. Jesus.
Tall, with glasses.
Tea, corduroy, space travel.
Daleks. Kites. Punk rock. Godzilla. Steam engines. Jesus.
Tall, with glasses.
Tea, corduroy, space travel.
Oh. I’m 61. Have to say I’ve never listened to it either. I liked the VU, Transformer, New York and so on but never actually done this.
Really should fix that. Thank you for the prompt.
Really should fix that. Thank you for the prompt.
February 11, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Oh. I’m 61. Have to say I’ve never listened to it either. I liked the VU, Transformer, New York and so on but never actually done this.
Really should fix that. Thank you for the prompt.
Really should fix that. Thank you for the prompt.
Hah! Yes. Welsh foothills in slight drizzle is never quite the same, is it?
February 10, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Hah! Yes. Welsh foothills in slight drizzle is never quite the same, is it?
The scenes with the doomed astronauts are superb. You really think they’re going to make it.
February 10, 2026 at 9:45 AM
The scenes with the doomed astronauts are superb. You really think they’re going to make it.
So: is that thing a Dalek Inbubator or an Incubator Dalek? Because there’s a difference and it matters. To me. I’m sure the rest of you aren’t fussed.
February 10, 2026 at 9:45 AM
So: is that thing a Dalek Inbubator or an Incubator Dalek? Because there’s a difference and it matters. To me. I’m sure the rest of you aren’t fussed.
So wish this would turn up one day. Probably won’t. I can handle the despair, but it’s the hope that gets you…
February 10, 2026 at 9:43 AM
So wish this would turn up one day. Probably won’t. I can handle the despair, but it’s the hope that gets you…
I was quite obsessed with the under world as a child. Stingray, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Jacques Cousteau, Marine Boy, all playing out in my head.
February 10, 2026 at 9:42 AM
I was quite obsessed with the under world as a child. Stingray, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Jacques Cousteau, Marine Boy, all playing out in my head.
A couple of times, while ill, I have muttered that the phantom piper will not have me. Not once has my dear wife got the reference.
February 10, 2026 at 9:40 AM
A couple of times, while ill, I have muttered that the phantom piper will not have me. Not once has my dear wife got the reference.
I genuinely love Star Trek. But Who always punches above its weight, monster-wise. “Fake ears? Nah, let’s wrap a Mini in bin bags and stick claws on it!”
February 10, 2026 at 9:38 AM
I genuinely love Star Trek. But Who always punches above its weight, monster-wise. “Fake ears? Nah, let’s wrap a Mini in bin bags and stick claws on it!”
Good use of “Team land and instantly split up” plot device, I feel.
February 10, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Good use of “Team land and instantly split up” plot device, I feel.
I remember watching this, but it must have been the re-run when Zoe joins. I was tiny, just started Nursery School, but clearly remember everyone being Dalek crazy.
February 10, 2026 at 9:36 AM
I remember watching this, but it must have been the re-run when Zoe joins. I was tiny, just started Nursery School, but clearly remember everyone being Dalek crazy.
I first saw the Cybercontroller at Longleat, long before I’d seen a photo of him anywhere. Always thought he looked superb.
When “Attack” came out in ‘85, I was convinced there would be Tomb Cybermen. Alas, no. (I still love Attack to bits, mind).
When “Attack” came out in ‘85, I was convinced there would be Tomb Cybermen. Alas, no. (I still love Attack to bits, mind).
February 10, 2026 at 9:34 AM
I first saw the Cybercontroller at Longleat, long before I’d seen a photo of him anywhere. Always thought he looked superb.
When “Attack” came out in ‘85, I was convinced there would be Tomb Cybermen. Alas, no. (I still love Attack to bits, mind).
When “Attack” came out in ‘85, I was convinced there would be Tomb Cybermen. Alas, no. (I still love Attack to bits, mind).
Of the two Yeti designs, I prefer these, mainly because they were on the cover of both Target novels and in the Monster Book. Still not entirely sure why they revamped them for Web of Fab Gear.
February 10, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Of the two Yeti designs, I prefer these, mainly because they were on the cover of both Target novels and in the Monster Book. Still not entirely sure why they revamped them for Web of Fab Gear.
The constant hissing from the Martians is a bit of a distraction at times. Are they struggling to breathe or laughing? Guest cast are all superb, aren’t they?
Love the idea of the mansion house filled full of high tech hardware, with doors out into the snowy, wolf and bear infested wilderness.
Love the idea of the mansion house filled full of high tech hardware, with doors out into the snowy, wolf and bear infested wilderness.
February 10, 2026 at 9:31 AM
The constant hissing from the Martians is a bit of a distraction at times. Are they struggling to breathe or laughing? Guest cast are all superb, aren’t they?
Love the idea of the mansion house filled full of high tech hardware, with doors out into the snowy, wolf and bear infested wilderness.
Love the idea of the mansion house filled full of high tech hardware, with doors out into the snowy, wolf and bear infested wilderness.
It’s wonderful. If you’re someone who’s never heard it, please give it a go. Really.
February 5, 2026 at 7:37 AM
It’s wonderful. If you’re someone who’s never heard it, please give it a go. Really.
This is frankly magnificent.
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing.
February 5, 2026 at 7:33 AM
This is frankly magnificent.
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing.
On one of the dvd extras on State of Decay, I’m holding the lights up.
It changed me.
It changed me.
January 26, 2026 at 10:47 PM
On one of the dvd extras on State of Decay, I’m holding the lights up.
It changed me.
It changed me.