2024

The Fifteenth Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) and Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson) in The Legend of Ruby Sunday (Image courtesy BBC / Disney+)

“The Legend of Ruby Sunday” is an episode of the 14th season of the new “Doctor Who” series, also indicated as season 1, and follows “Rogue”. It’s available in the UK and Ireland on BBC channels and in many other countries on the Disney+ platform.

Beware that in various adverts and marketing materials, this season is promoted as season 1, marking the start of production by Bad Wolf and distribution by Disney+, hence the double notation. On BBC’s website, “The Legend of Ruby Sunday” is indicated as episode 7 of 8 while Disney+ indicates it as episode 8.

The Fated Sky by Mary Robinette Kowal

The novel “The Fated Sky” by Mary Robinette Kowal was published for the first time in 2018. It’s the second novel in the Lady Astronaut series and follows “The Calculating Stars”.

Elma York serves on the route between the Earth and the Moon but during a return to Earth the spacecraft ends up off course. She realizes that things on the planet are complicated when a group of armed people kidnaps the crew. Those are Earth Firsters.

That experience has a positive outcome but Elma still finds herself in the midst of controversy when the first mission to Mars is set up. She’s now known as the Lady Astronaut and is very often used as the face of the space program in public relations.

Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson) and the Fifteenth Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) in Rogue (Image courtesy BBC / Disney+)

“Rogue” is an episode of the 14th season of the new “Doctor Who” series, also indicated as season 1, and follows “Dot and Bubble”. It’s available in the UK and Ireland on BBC channels and in many other countries on the Disney+ platform.

Beware that in various adverts and marketing materials, this season is promoted as season 1, marking the start of production by Bad Wolf and distribution by Disney+, hence the double notation. On BBC’s website, “Rogue” is indicated as episode 6 of 8 while Disney+ indicates it as episode 7.

Birthright: The Book of Man by Mike Resnick

The novel “Birthright: The Book of Man” by Mike Resnick was published for the first time in 1982.

Humanity has expanded into the solar system but to travel among the stars it’s necessary to get around the limit of the speed of light. That’s impossible, until someone finds a way to make the impossible possible. That technological leap allows humanity to expand throughout the Milky Way, establishing itself as the dominant species among the many existing sentient species.

Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson) and the Fifteenth Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) in Dot and Bubble (Image courtesy BBC / Disney+)

“Dot and Bubble” is an episode of the 14th season of the new “Doctor Who” series, also indicated as season 1, and follows “73 Yards”. It’s available in the UK and Ireland on BBC channels and in many other countries on the Disney+ platform.

Beware that in various adverts and marketing materials, this season is promoted as season 1, marking the start of production by Bad Wolf and distribution by Disney+, hence the double notation. On BBC’s website, “Dot and Bubble” is indicated as episode 5 of 8 while Disney+ indicates it as episode 6.