He has worked as a columnist for The Big Issue, a film critic for The Independent on Sunday and he has contributed to BBC Radio 4.

[on the mix of darkness and humour in Doctor Who (1963)] I think it's my favourite kind of storytelling as far as Doctor Who (1963) is concerned. It's certainly what makes Doctor Who (1963) richer and more watchable than some of its historical rivals. Terror of the Autons: Episode One (1971) has killer gonks and a brilliantly nasty visual gag about a dead body inside a lunchbox. UFO (1970) has people in collarless shirts and suits standing glumly in white rooms. I know which I'd rather watch with my kids.