Lists are great. They provide an simple way to impart knowledge and facts in a simple layout that can be scanned through and dipped in and out of quickly. We’ve been known to run the odd one or two here on GeekDad. And of course, the beginning of a new ...

Our family gaming expert Andy Robertson will be appearing on BBC Radio 4 on Friday at 12:30pm GMT (that’s 7:30am on the East coast), to talk about Getting The Most Out of Family Gaming on a Budget. You should be able to listen live using this link. Good luck, Andy! ...

From the shores of Lake Silencio, Utah, to the kindness centers of Apalapucia, the sixth series of Doctor Who took fans on yet another spectacular rollercoaster ride through time and space. A quick TARDIS trip to the future revealed the winners (“Spoilers!”) of our Doctor Who Sixth Series giveaway. Thanks to ...

It was 48 years ago tonight, Doctor Who taught the world to play in time and space. It was the day after the world had changed. U.S. President John F. Kennedy had been assassinated in Dallas, Texas, and the world was still reeling from the news. But this was the world ...

Doctor Who fans, REJOICE! The good Doctor will be returning to our screens in the annual Christmas Special this December. In the past, he’s faced alien invasion, the sinking of the Starship Titanic, steampunk Cybermen, and flying sharks. This year, the fun continues with an episode entitled “The Doctor, The ...

Last Time: “Closing Time” SPOILER ALERT! London 5:02 PM, 22nd April 2011 — It may be a little different than you remember, with flying cars (of a sort), pterodactyls terrorizing small children, and Charles Dickens on the telly talking about his next big Christmas story: Bill Turnbull: So do you think you ...

Last Time: “The God Complex” SPOILER ALERT! Sophie is leaving Craig on his own, and she is worried. Remember Craig and Sophie from last season’s episode “The Lodger?” OK, quick recap: While trying to save Amy from a timey-wimey mishap, The Doctor temporarily finds lodging with Craig who, unbeknownst to him, has ...

Last Time: “The Girl Who Waited” SPOILER ALERT! In a cross between Agatha Christie’s “And Then there Were None” and the Greek myth of Theseus, this weeks episode takes place almost entirely within a 1980’s style british hotel with infinite corridors and rooms. Imagine Fawlty Towers, but with no Basil or Manuel ...

Last Week: “Night Terrors” It’s vacation time on the TARDIS, and the Doctor knows just the spot: The Doctor: Appalapachia! Amy: Appalapachia. What a beautiful word. The Doctor: Beautiful word. Beautiful world. Appalapachia. Voted number two planet in the top ten greatest destinations for the discerning intergalactic traveler. Rory: Why couldn’t we go to number ...

Friends did it…just. My Family perhaps didn’t quite do it, but got away with it in the end. The Office definitely did it, to much upset at the time, but looking back it was the right thing to do. They all quit while they were ahead. Outnumbered was once a brilliant British sitcom: but, ...