I genuinely feel he’s missed out on the core message of the show for the last 62 years - be kind, be inclusive, and fight for the underdog. #doctorwho #inclusivity

• The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan
• Failed State (why nothing works and how we fix it) by Sam Freedman
• The Masquerades of Spring by @baaronovitch
• The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë
• The Satsuma Complex by Bob Mortimer

• The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
• The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan
• The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan
• Code of Conduct (Why we need to fix Parliament and how to do it) by Chris Bryant MP
• Holy Island by LJ Ross
• None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell
• The Map of Bones by Kate Mosse

• A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
• Dracula by Bram Stoker
• Labyrinth by Kate Mosse
• Sepulchre by Kate Mosse
• Citadel by Kate Mosse
• The Rise by Ian Rankin
• The Mystery at Dunvegan Castle by T.L. Huchu
• Damascus Station by David McCluskey
• Star Wars: Thrawn by Timothy Zahn

Favourite book of the year: The Satsuma Complex - I think I needed something a little lighter at that point and Bob Mortimer’s slightly surreal humour did that for me. I did enjoy the conclusion to Kate Mosse’s Joubert family books too.

I’ve also read a little bit more non-fiction this year than I normally do, but it certainly wasn’t any escapism for someone working in government.

I’ve tried to dip into a couple of classics this year that I either read at school (Tale of Two Cities), tried to read when I was younger (Dracula) or never got exposed to (The Tenant of Wildfell Hall). I had hoped I might get through Middlemarch by the end of December but still a work in progress.

Just… gonnae no! :)

Can’t help but think of this… youtu.be/TeYKlz6nXjo?...

The Calvin & Hobbes Compendium books, and Hotel Avocado by Bob Mortimer.

Really enjoyed it too, but we had to dash after Sinnerman to get back to Edinburgh for the babysitter… hope we didn’t miss too much!

Thanks - will have a look at that!

Cute! That’s what’s *really* inside a Dalek, right. Not a Kaled mutant.

It’s a great fun book, really enjoyed it!

Thank you! I’m trying to find out if I have Huguenot ancestry, my great grandmother was a Jaques (from near Doncaster) and I’ve managed to trace back to Sir Roger Jaques (Lord Mayor of York in 1639). Trying to find out if his parents might have come over after the St Bartholomew’s Day massacre.