"The Doctor's TARDIS lands" - A Doctor Who Short Story with the Doctor, a Police Box, Bad Wolf, and a Blue Box...

Photograph (c) Phil Janvier

As the gentle calm of evening sets over suburban Gateacre a violent creaking and groaning slips into the night. A blue box fades into being as dust clouds move in hidden winds and silence descends. Out of the Rectory window a child looks out amazed at the 1950's Police Box standing outside the garage with words Bad Wolf showing through a recent covering of paint. The child hides.

The word "Fantastic!" drifts out of the opening blue door. A blond girl sticks her head out into the fresh evening air and then slips back inside leaving the door slightly open, her voice reverberated in way impossible for the size of the box, "Doctor, all I said was I wanted a cup of tea and a bag of fish and chips."

"I know that's why I am so fantastic!"

"What's so fantastic about landing here?"

"Rose, Rose... I have just guided the TARDIS through all space and time to this one moment. I have taken into consideration the expansion rate of the universe, vortext drift, the spin of the earth, I have dodged Daleks, Cybermen and power hungry alien politicians to bring you here, to this one moment in space and time..."

"Ok, ok, I'll ask why here and now, oh and where are we?"

"Liverpool in the year 2005, but importantly for you and me Morrisons is still open to..."

"Buy tea bags, and the bag of chips..."

"Fish and chips..."

"Fish and chips."

"Mr Wongs in Lee Park, he always freshly cooks the fish."

"Doctor, you amaze me..."

"I amaze myself sometimes, but..."

"You only get the best, fresh fish and chips in the North West of England."

"What about Manchester?"

"Never been there!"

Rose stepped out of the Police Box quickly followed by a tall man in a leather jacket. Rose looked at the house and the TARDIS blocking the garage, "Won't they think it strange to see a Police Box just standing here?"

The Doctor smiled, "Humans never see anything strange, if they can't explain it they ignore it."

"Doctor..."

"An old friend lives here and everyone already thinks he's slightly mad, trust me no one will notice."

Rose took the Doctor by the hand, "And is there anywhere to dance around here?"

The Doctor laughed, "Not today."

The couple laughing together strolled off arm in arm up the drive. "I suppose I will have to pay again," the girl said as she swung the man around by his arm.

"I'm a fantastic, wonderful, amazing alien who saves planets from evil..."

The girl's response was lost as they turned the corner and disappeared into the twilight of the evening.

Short story "The Doctor's TARDIS lands" written by Phil Janvier
(c) Phil janvier - 30th September 2005
TARDIS prop built by Phil Janvier

The Cyborg Wars: Harvest of Souls

Cover art (c) Phil Janvier

A few years ago along with some friends I produced an audio play lasting about an hour called "The Cyborg Wars: Harvest of Souls", amazingly the project broke even on expenses, well just, but it was great fun. A few days ago I found a review of it the Doctor Who Appreciation Society's magazine Celestial Toyroom and I had forgotten how well it had been received. I have a box with about 10 copies left in it and I'll happily sell them to anyone who is interested, £7.99 including postage and packaging. If anyone wants one and would care to contact me I can arrange payment via PayPal if that would help.

Follow me

Photograph (c) Phil Janvier
"As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector's booth. "Follow me," he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him. While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew's house..." (Matthew 9:9-10a NIV)

Sometimes when Jesus says "follow me" I get scared about the consequences such obedience may entail, but Jesus when he called Matthew to follow him took him home!

Lord when I doubt, please forgive me

when I am full of fear, love me

when I am unsure of the way, lead me home.

Some more TARDIS Police Box Photographs

I realise that this subject will appear boring to some, but to members of the TARDIS Builders' Guild I hope you find the following interesting!

More TARDIS photographs

The TARDIS returns

Photograph (c) Phil Janvier
Not quite finished but getting very near the TARDIS has returned from the Pathfinder Venture camp. Question: Where do you store a blue box 9'x4'x4'?

What a week!

Photograph (c) Phil Janvier
This week the Gateacre Team Minstry celebrated its 30th year of ministry, and the celebration service today was great, but what a week the last 7 days was. As well as the usual service planning, autmn preperations, church council meeting, exciting plans for our Mission 2006, band practice, additional video editing for a friend, some guys working on the church knocked a gatepost over. The above photograph shows it as I discovered it on Thursday night. The walls did come tumbling down!

It has made me realise again that the devil likes to spoil and it didn't stop at the gatepost we've had a few struggles with relationships that seemed to have destroyed more than we would like. It seems at times that our best is not good enough... but are we beaten? No, not a chance, are we burnt out? No, but I am tired. Are we going to give in? No!

So here I am Sunday night, almost asleep on the computer, but I want to say, "Thank you Lord that you are worthy of our worship, thank you Lord that you never let us down, thank you Lord that life in you is the most exciting roller-coaster ride we can ever have, thank you Lord that when we need to walk on the water we can! Please help us to fix our eyes on you."