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“And besides, I find circuses a little sinister.”

A reoccurring plot thread for Ace is confronting her fears. From the dread she felt at Gabriel Chase to her issues with her mother the Doctor always seemed to make her face her demons. In ‘The Greatest Show In The … Continue reading

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“I have fought the Gods of Ragnarok all through time.”

The true villains of ‘The Greatest Show In The Galaxy’ are the Gods of Ragnarok. Appearing to be a family consisting of a father, mother and little girl wearing the fashions of the 1950s they exist in several dimensions. Once … Continue reading

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“Dead with a bullet in you on the planet Vulpana. A silver bullet.”

‘The Greatest Show In The Galaxy’ introduces us to the character Mags. Captain Cook’s version of Ace she is a Doctor Who companion who never was. Over the course of the 4 episodes we learn that she feels indebted to … Continue reading

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“They took everything that was bright and good about what we had, and buried it where it will never be found again.”

The Psychic Circus was once a very different place. They gained such a reputation that even now they have avid fans, such as Whizzkid, who trade in their memorabilia. The greatest tragedy is that such a happy place was corrupted. … Continue reading

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“The Psychic Circus. All the riff-raff go there.”

‘The Greatest Show In The Galaxy’, by Stephen Wyatt, has a very distinctive style. This is no doubt due to the extensive location filming. This only seems to enhance any Doctor Who story, as seen in ‘Spearhead from Space’. There … Continue reading

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