ME AND HIM AND WHO

A nice fuve star review of my JNT audio drama from We Are Cult,

Me & Him & WHO is a fascinating look at one of Doctor Who’s most colourful off-screen characters, whose enthusiasm sustained the series for a decade. As the show enters a new phase of Disney-powered international distribution, this seems a timely moment for reflection. Arguably, had he lived to see it, it’s easy to imagine JN-T as one of the show’s greatest assets; his public loyalty to those he worked with shines through in Stephen Wyatt’s thoughtful, but ultimately tragic, script.

Naturally, the allegations surrounding the pair’s off-screen exploits, particularly Gary’s less-than wholesome fan interactions, are briefly addressed. First emerging in Richard Marson’s terrific 1993 biography of JN-T, they’ve been discussed elsewhere; notably, they were briefly tabloid fodder.

Wherever you stand on JN-T’s tenure as Doctor Who producer, his contribution to the show’s history was phenomenal. Me & Him & WHO is an appropriately bittersweet tribute to this complicated character, whose career and life is worthy of re-evaluation. More than that, it’s a touching and tragic love story too.

We also rather love the clever cover artwork by Robert Hammond which blends elements of Doctor Who‘s various 1980s title sequences.