Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Paul Scoones

@paulscoones.bsky.social

820 followers 250 following 340 posts

Book author (The Comic Strip Companion), magazine features writer, editor, retail business owner and Doctor Who expert. "The global authority on Doctor Who comic strips" - Doctor Who Magazine

Posts Media Videos Starter Packs

Pinned

Paul Scoones @paulscoones.bsky.social · Dec 14

"Kiwi comic historian Paul Scoones continues to prove he's the global authority on Doctor Who comic strips with his excellent and informative features..." - Doctor Who Magazine Yearbook (December 2024).

1 2 13

Paul Scoones @paulscoones.bsky.social · 4d

Not the t-shirt, but we were allowed to keep one of the signs with the name, which we now have on display inside the shop.

1 1

Paul Scoones @paulscoones.bsky.social · 4d

That's our shop, yes! Rochelle is at the counter on the left.

1 1

Paul Scoones @paulscoones.bsky.social · 8d

Our shop features in episode 5 of series 11. Renamed 'Kingdom of Rogues', although you can still spot our sign in the scenes shot in the carpark behind the shop. Rochelles serving at the counter.

1 1

Paul Scoones @paulscoones.bsky.social · 13d

The Scarecrow is a classic of NZ 1980s cinema. Great film and novel. I'm surprised you've not heard of it. It made a big impression on me when I saw it on TV in the mid-1980s. Looking forward to seeing it again.

Paul Scoones @paulscoones.bsky.social · 14d

There's a distinct difference between the first three episodes and the rest of the story. As you may know, eps 1-3 are largely the work of David Whitaker, whereas eps 4-7 are ghost-written by Malcolm Hulke, who was brought in to complete the serial.

1 1

Paul Scoones @paulscoones.bsky.social · 17d

Also available in New Zealand (& Australia) from Retrospce Sci-Fi Collectibles www.retrospace.co.nz/doctor-who-e...

Doctor Who - Evolution of the Toy Dalek: Collecting Through The Ages book - Retrospace

Retrospace

www.retrospace.co.nz

1 1

Paul Scoones @paulscoones.bsky.social · 18d

Just seen this. As others have said, it's from Nemesis of the Daleks. Opening page of Part Three, DWM 154.

Paul Scoones @paulscoones.bsky.social · 18d

A bunch of Nessies.

Richard Unwin @richardunwin.bsky.social · 18d

New Skarasen (left) vs restored old Skarasen (right). From today at the BFI. #DoctorWho (Reposted because I originally labelled them the wrong way round...)

Paul Scoones @paulscoones.bsky.social · 20d

A great book! We stock it in our shop , Retrospace Sci-Fi Collectibles.

1 2

Paul Scoones @paulscoones.bsky.social · 20d

First time, to the best of my knowledge, that I've received an acknowledgement in a university thesis.

Tim Dickinson @thetimdickinson.bsky.social · 20d

This week I achieved my Masters with Distinction. I inflicted pain and suffering on myself while writing the thesis, and now I inflict it on the world. pinkforyouractualpterodactyl.com/2025/09/18/d...

Masters Thesis – Does studying stylistic change and boundary-pushing within the production of Doctor Who between 1974 and 1980, through the lens of innovation theory, allow the critical orthodoxies o...

This is a Masters thesis focusing on Doctor Who and British Television Production of the 1970s. Does studying stylistic change and boundary-pushing within the production of Doctor Who between 1974 …

pinkforyouractualpterodactyl.com

1 3

Paul Scoones @paulscoones.bsky.social · 25d

They make a good point about the anachronism, except that the year's wrong. Black Orchid is set in 1925, not 1927.

Paul Scoones @paulscoones.bsky.social · 26d

Congratulations!

Paul Scoones @paulscoones.bsky.social · 28d

So this happened on today's episode of Strange New Worlds. So Pelia once met the Doctor? Crossover! #startrek #doctorwho

On Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (season 3 episode 10), Pelia says "Remind me to tell you about the time"

2 6 29

Paul Scoones @paulscoones.bsky.social · Sep 8

The Billingham novels are great. Highly recommended. No substitute for a copy of Lungbarrow though!

Paul Scoones @paulscoones.bsky.social · Sep 8

Not forgotten here in New Zealand!

Reposted by Paul Scoones

Simon Guerrier @0tralala.bsky.social · Sep 4

Another extended wanging-on about old Doctor Who books, this time Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons by Terrance Dicks, featuring flowing honey, chameleons and repair shops. 0tralala.blogspot.com/2025/09/doct...

Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons by Terrance Dicks

0tralala.blogspot.com

8 24 81

Paul Scoones @paulscoones.bsky.social · Aug 29

Useful list, thank you!

Paul Scoones @paulscoones.bsky.social · Aug 27

We do. They were Denis Alan poster prints of Tom Baker.

2 6

Reposted by Paul Scoones

Simon Guerrier @0tralala.bsky.social · Aug 25

People seemed to like the first one, so here is a big, nerdy post by me on Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks by Terrance Dicks: 0tralala.blogspot.com/2025/08/doct... #DoctorWho #Booksky

Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks by Terrance Dicks

0tralala.blogspot.com

7 15 65

Paul Scoones @paulscoones.bsky.social · Aug 25

Terrance's unfamiliarity with vehicles presumably explains too why Bessie is invariably referred to as a roadster in his books.

1 1

Paul Scoones @paulscoones.bsky.social · Aug 23

Good to see that 35 years later you're still appearing in the Herald. :)

1 1

Paul Scoones @paulscoones.bsky.social · Aug 22

Slightly pained expression from Lenska due to having to come back into studio on a day after she'd thought she'd wrapped because no-one had arranged to shoot any publicity photographs while she was there.

Paul Scoones @paulscoones.bsky.social · Aug 22

Funnily enough, it was Scott who recommended The Wasp Factory to me many, many years ago. I've loved Iain Banks' books ever since.

1 3

Reposted by Paul Scoones

James Cooray Smith @ Psychic Paper @cooraysmith.bsky.social · Aug 20

buttondown.com/cooray_smith... Time in Reverse at Psychic Paper

“But is tomorrow yesterday? Or has it been and gone today? I wish someone would say.”

In the July 1994 cover dated issue of Doctor Who Classic Comics1 Marvel UK reprinted Time in Reverse, as the untitled story originally run in TV Comic in...

buttondown.com

3 8 18

Paul Scoones @paulscoones.bsky.social · Aug 21

Because he was the editor there was perhaps no one in a position to point out to him that this really needed further work before it was fit for publication. Mind you, Deceit arrived hard on the heels of The Pit so evidently there wasn't very much quality control happening at the time.