Drawings by June Hudson

Since they've recently been made available on a Who discussion board, I thought I'd post a few drawings by June Hudson, the wonderful costume designer. In recent years she has taught a design class at the University of Redlands, California, with the talented Piers Britton. For these they have used some of my Doctor Who books and, resulting from these sessions, we've got these fabulous interpretations of some of my characters. The ones above come from the novel I published in 1999, 'Doctor Who - The Blue Angel', perhaps one of the strangest Who novels I wrote. I'm so proud to have drawings by June based on my stories.

Today I'm surveying the heap of books I've chosen for December reading. There's a stack of ten, and I think they cover most bases. I need to get my Christmas reading just right. In other years I've spent the festive season rereading old favourites - but this year, all new, I think, is the best way. But I need books of the right sort. They can't be completely unknown quantities. I'm starting with a beautiful old hardback from 1950: something that's been patiently biding its time on my shelf. Yet another retelling of the Robin Hood story. But this one's by Rosemary Sutcliff, so it's bound to be beautifully constructed and tastefully embellished. I'm dying to dive into it properly... but first there's stuff to do at home... and a departmental meeting this afternoon... and Book Club tonight...