And the Best Doctor Is (part 3/3)
The story so far… Noticing that each series of the post-revival Doctor Who tends to follow a similar formula, and include equivalent types of episode (eg. the celebrity historical, the […]
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And the Best Doctor Is (part 2/3)
The story so far… I decided to find out who is the best Doctor since the series returned in 2005. Since each “incarnation” of the Doctor is written with their […]
And The Best Doctor Is… (part 1/3)
Everyone has a favourite Doctor (right?) but how can you really decide who is the greatest? There are so many factors – not just how the character is written and […]
“The Pandorica Opens” Review
I think there’s quite a good little story about Roman Autons inside this overblown introduction to the season fnarg finale, but unfortunately it’s been smothered by a menagerie of meanies […]
One Week and the Tournament’s Over!
It’s three weeks until we’ll have a winner in the Football World Cup. Two weeks until we know the Wimbledon Champion. But it’s just one week until Matt Smith first […]
“The Lodger” Review
Matt Smith is already one of the most obviously alien incarnations of the Doctor. Sticking him in a flat with James Cordon not only emphasises this but also proves his […]
“Cold Blood” Review
If The Hungry Earth reminded me of a myriad of Pertwee episodes then there was something of the Davison about the second in the new-Who “Doctor Who and the Silurians” […]
“The Hungry Earth” Review
Season Fnarg’s second two parter plays like Classic Who’s Greatest Hits. The drill reminded me of Inferno. The forcefield reminded me of The Deamons. Unless you’re exceedingly good at avoiding […]
“Amy’s Choice” Review
Simon Nye has to be one of the most interesting choices of writers in recent years for Doctor Who. Even Richard Curtis doesn’t seem that odd a choice after previous […]
Ten to Eleven
We’re already over a quarter of the way through the long awaited season fnarg of Doctor Who. It’s like buses. You wait ages for an episode, and then four come […]