Internet Time Travel
Episode 8 of the current Doctor Who (ie. the one after next, which itself is almost two weeks away because of pesky Eurovision) is called Human Nature, rather like the […]
Doctor Who
“Gridlock” Review
A superb small-scale episode, written to perfectly fit the 45 minutes slot, nicely paced, with a great sense of atmosphere, building to a satisfying conclusion. And at the same time […]
Smith, Jones, Shakespeare & The Robot Parrot
Time to catch up with all the new Who… Smith and Jones The opener benefited from being told from the viewpoint of another character (ie not the Doctor). This has […]
“‘Allo? Oo ees eet?” “I’m the Doctor”
Having enjoyed the version of Dalek on YouTube with John Cleese voicing the titular “Metaltron”, I have now discovered there’s a small industry creating Monty Python/Doctor Who crossover videos. Check […]
Charlie Brooker Hates Macs…
…And Claims The Doctor Would Use a PC The Guardian’s wittiest columnist has managed to pen 900 words on why he hates Macs in response to the British version of […]
Doctor Who: Infinite Quest
And so we get the next spin-off (“eat my dust L&O”). A 13-part animated Doctor Who series will be voiced by Tennant, Agyeman with Anthony Head (in a new role), […]
“Ultraviolet” Review (and Torchwood comparison)
We are the source of all religion. We are the afterlife. “The X-Files meets This Life” was how Russell T. Davies described Torchwood to the media when it was first […]
Feast of Festive Who
That Is Your Hair, I Take It? Blood of the Daleks makes a pleasing appetiser – Sheridan Smith as Lucie Miller turns the tables on the Doctor by being entirely […]
Back in Blighty
I’ve reconnected with the internet after a festive trip abroad. Although Little Storping requires registration for comments there seems to be have been a spate of spam on some old […]
Time Flight: New Who Spinoff
Following the adventures of 1950s air ace Diane Holmes, new exciting new BBC 3 project stars Louise Delamere. In each episode she pilots the Sky Gipsy through the rift in […]
Torchwood Appraisals
I previously posted about how, with Torchwood renewed, the production team should be taking a look at the casting and making some hard decisions. Since Torchwood doesn’t seem to have […]
Torchwood Renewed
The BBC have announced Torchwood has been comissioned for a second series. Torchwood is the longest running Doctor Who TV spinoff ever, but I’ve been a bit ambivalent about whether […]