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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the title for an series of prose vignettes by [[Jonathan Morris]] which appeared in the ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' from 2017 to 2019. Similar to the earlier ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' series, it often used its short format to give the spotlight to a variety of comparatively obscure characters. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the title for an series of prose vignettes by [[Jonathan Morris]] which appeared in the ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' from 2017 to 2019. Similar to the earlier ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' series, it often used its short format to give the spotlight to a variety of comparatively obscure characters. | ||
== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
The premise of each entry of''The Blogs of Doom'' was described as "Sneaky peeks into the secret diaries of characters in [[the Doctor]]'s orbit…". This meant that all short stories, which often recorded events in the life of the character immediately leading up to their appearance in a ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story, were told in first person perspective, and often in an epistolary style — a stylistic feature shared by some ''[[Brief Encounter]]s''. | The premise of each entry of''The Blogs of Doom'' was described as "Sneaky peeks into the secret diaries of characters in [[the Doctor]]'s orbit…". This meant that all short stories, which often recorded events in the life of the character immediately leading up to their appearance in a ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story, were told in first person perspective, and often in an epistolary style — a stylistic feature shared by some ''[[Brief Encounter]]s''. | ||
The entries, which all featured original illustrations by [[Ben Morris (illustrator)|Ben Morris]], were credited as being "as told to" [[Jonathan Morris]]. They were unafraid to occasionally dip over into comedy, often turning the viewer's understanding of certain elements of the original TV stories on its head. A sense of continuity in a wider, connected [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]] by having characters from shared time periods commenting on the events of other TV stories set in the same time and place; for example, [[Patsy (The Talons of Weng-Chiang)|Patsy]] from ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'' mentions hearign tell of the [[Whisper Man|Whisper Men]] and the [[Red leech|Crimson Horror]] in ''[[The Ghoul (short story)|The Ghoul]]''. | The entries, which all featured original illustrations by [[Ben Morris (illustrator)|Ben Morris]], were credited as being "as told to" [[Jonathan Morris]]. They were unafraid to occasionally dip over into comedy, often turning the viewer's understanding of certain elements of the original TV stories on its head. A sense of continuity in a wider, connected [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]] by having characters from shared time periods commenting on the events of other TV stories set in the same time and place; for example, [[Patsy (The Talons of Weng-Chiang)|Patsy]] from ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'' mentions hearign tell of the [[Whisper Man|Whisper Men]] and the [[Red leech|Crimson Horror]] in ''[[The Ghoul (short story)|The Ghoul]]''. | ||
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| ''[[Bert the landlord (short story)|Bert the landlord]]'' | | ''[[Bert the landlord (short story)|Bert the landlord]]'' | ||
| [[Jonathan Morris]] | | [[Jonathan Morris]] | ||
| [[Bert (The | | [[Bert (The Dæmons)|Bert]] from ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]'' | ||
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| [[DWM 548]] | | [[DWM 548]] | ||
Revision as of 19:10, 25 March 2020
The Blogs of Doom was the title for an series of prose vignettes by Jonathan Morris which appeared in the Doctor Who Magazine from 2017 to 2019. Similar to the earlier Brief Encounter series, it often used its short format to give the spotlight to a variety of comparatively obscure characters.
Overview
The premise of each entry ofThe Blogs of Doom was described as "Sneaky peeks into the secret diaries of characters in the Doctor's orbit…". This meant that all short stories, which often recorded events in the life of the character immediately leading up to their appearance in a Doctor Who television story, were told in first person perspective, and often in an epistolary style — a stylistic feature shared by some Brief Encounters.
The entries, which all featured original illustrations by Ben Morris, were credited as being "as told to" Jonathan Morris. They were unafraid to occasionally dip over into comedy, often turning the viewer's understanding of certain elements of the original TV stories on its head. A sense of continuity in a wider, connected Doctor Who universe by having characters from shared time periods commenting on the events of other TV stories set in the same time and place; for example, Patsy from The Talons of Weng-Chiang mentions hearign tell of the Whisper Men and the Crimson Horror in The Ghoul.
