Reecy Pontiff

@reecypontiff.com

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Journalist, audio nerd, historian and musician; singular Yank haunting Bristol, UK Author of Doctor Who history book "Leap of Eighth" She/her/etc ReecyPontiff.com reecypontiff.bandcamp.com youtube.com/@reecypontiff

a flyer for the Long Island Doctor Who Convention 2026, August 14-16, featuring the cover of Reecy's book with a comic book image of Paul McGann's Eighth Doctor
Three hand made ceramic dishes. All glazed in earth tones.
The screenshot of a Google map that features highlighted place names such as Plush, Puddletown, Piddletrenhide, Throop and Bovington. (Reecy definitely cracked herself up dictating those to her phone, especially as she mostly had to go back and manually fix them all.)
Reecy at a signing table with her book at the Who Shop in London
Reecy with gritted teeth at the Who Shop in London trying to ward off a Dalek attack with a copy of her book Leap of Eighth
A green and yellow Wiltshire and bath air ambulance in a field at a skate park
Reecy in sunglasses at a park with an LBC radio branded mic in her hand, ready to do vox pops on the World Cup
Reecy and friend hamming it up with human sized letter sculptures that read DRAG on the edge of a festival field
A four piece band on a big outdoor stage with a Bristol Pride banner behind. The lead singer is a badass black woman in a sparkly hot pink jumpsuit. The three backing members are white men on congas, guitar and decks.
Reecy looking fabulous and wearing a gender fluid pin/badge
A label maker label on a brick wall above what is apparently a mystery breaker switch reads "what the fuck is this switch Joe actively chose to put this here"
The top shelf of a bar with liquor, a mirror ball. Next to it an electrical box and a breaker looking switch above. And above that is a label maker sign that says "what the fuck is this switch for Joe actively chose to put this here"
Reecy in a straw hat being silly at a signing table with her book
An old school carousel set up in the square at Cardiff Bay... EXCEPT IT'S GOT TWO LEVELS OF HORSIES!!
Reecy, Paul and Martin holding a print of the artwork at a convention
Martin holding a print of the Leap of Eighth cover art while Reecy points at it with a smile
A canal lock in Manchester's Gay Village. There are people chilling on benches in the shade and the tree planters are all painted with rainbow flags
A town with a lovely old church tower sits at the base of rolling green hills of the English countryside.
Paul McGann and Reecy holding her book, Leap of Eighth, and grinning
The screenshot from Facebook that reads "Bury Comic Con updated their profile picture, May 12" and has a comic drawing of the Eighth Doctor leaping from the flames of an explosion
Reecy holds up her pasty (basically a savoury pie easily eaten with your hands) up at a blue waterfront in a rocky Cornish cove
Reecy in mirrored aviators on a cliff overlooking a white sand beach on the jagged Cornwall coast. She is, of course, drinking coffee.
Reecy in hiking gear and mirrored aviator sunglasses overlooking a misty green cove on the Atlantic
Arty shot of a takeaway box of tiger prawns and shoestring fries with the last of a pint of cider. In the background is a misty harbour full of small boats
A pathway leads across the water to a hilly island off the seaside with a castle atop it
A church tower on the seaside with surf breaking on the rocks
A uk speed limit sign that says 20 - a red circle lines the outside of it
Reecy rides a bike path through a long and dark train tunnel!
Reecy in front of the sign for the town of cheddar holding a block of cheddar
A tiny kiddie pool repurposed into a lily pad pond in a commuinty garden has a hand-painted sign that reads "DANGER DEEP WATER"
A graffiti mural on the side of a building that is alphabet soup and reads "alright me babber" (a very Bristolian greeting)
The back of Reecy''s kimono top has a red sea and a rising sun and a cow skull surrounded by red flowers
Reecy in boho chic with a Panama hat, glamourpuss shades and kimono top in front of a whimsical street art mural
A laptop setup on a table in front of large windows, outside of which is a view of the magnificent tall spire of St Mary Redcliff church
A lamppost on a path overlooking the lovely Victorian pier at Clevedon in the Bristol Channel. The post has both an official looking"cycles allowed" sign and a "no cycles" sticker upon it.
Reecy looking fab on the historic Bristol waterfront
Reecy and friend drinking cider at an outdoor venue where artists are painting street are on large canvases.
A user generated title card based on the Doctor Who TV movie that reads THE LATENIGHT TV OF THE DOCTOR
A user generated third doctor title card that reads DOCTOR WHO DROPS IT LIKE IT'S HOT
User generated 7th doctor title card that reads Doctor Who Looooooooooms By Ben Aaronovitch
A very realistic Jawa cosplayer looks over Reecy's Leap of Eighth book at her Barry Island Card and Collector's Con booth
The top of a magazine page reads: top 10 8th doctor (extended universe) moments It looked like Paul McGann's Doctor was going to be for one night only.... But he went on to have an incredibly rich life in audio, comics and novels. Reecy Pontiff, author of Leap of Eighth: the unofficial and unauthorised history of the Eighth Doctor, gives us her top picks on highlights from that life - much of which paved the way for the modern TV show...
Reecy hiking in the green hills of Wales
Reecy dressed in outdoorsy gear in a train station parking lot with a plethora of big yellow banners pointing towards the rail replacement buses
Reecy beaming over her review in a magazine
Pure black like my soul
Waffle House sign but it says Doccy Who
The review in question, with an SFX LOVES badge
Two goofy goofers mugging for the camera
Reecy and Paul holding her book and grinning
Reecy at her signing table goofing around with her book
A very cheesy promo image for the TV movie from 1996 with the Master larger than the Doctor
A schedule for Saturday 16 May of the Barry Card and Collectors Con. Doctor Who panel with McGann, Colin Baker and Nicola Bryant at 1340, Reecy's panel at 1530. (Also a Red Dwarf panel at 1050am and a history of the sonic screwdriver with James Sutton at 1430))
The cover of Leap of Eighth by Reecy Pontiff, with a cartoon version of McGann's Doctor jumping from the flames by Martin Gerhaghty
Colourful flowers growing out of brick walls
A grimy yet alluring white and grey kitty with kinky fur looks noble atop a stone wall
Reecy giving the camera a mischievous look
A poster for the convention with the lineup of guests, such as the DW crew and also a Red Dwarf contingent. Runs Sat and Sun 16-17 May 2026 at the Memo Arts Centre in Barry, Wales