MaW’s Blog

So the Pope has died. There are worse ways to go I suppose. He did some good while he was around, but one can’t set aside his perpetuation of the Catholic position on such things as contraception. But I shall not go into that sort of thing here, readers of this blog know my theological position and something of what goes with it.

Tonight was a night of Sci-Fi on the BBC. First on BBC One, the second episode of the new series of Doctor Who. Not bad, although I’m disappointed that they seem determined to do single-episode stories.

Second, and more noteable, was a remake of The Quatermass Experiment. It was originally a six-part series broadcast live in the fifties, now it’s a two-hour live broadcast on BBC Four. Lots of tension. The basic plot concerns a manned rocket which travels unexpectedly far from Earth, and eventually returns, carrying… something. It starred David Tennant, who is, it is said, currently under consideration for the role of the Doctor, since Christopher Ecclestone has left. He seems to have suitable potential.

As people on WonkyIRC and various bits of IM and Real Life will know, I’m working on another story. It’s coming along very well by my standards — I like the basis of it, I like the characters I’ve got so far, and I even have a vague idea where it’s going. To top it all, I rather like the prose I have too.

But you’re not going to see it until it’s ready. It’s a bit like Grolsch, but without being beer, or even a beverage.