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 […]
Do You Need to See The Doctor?
Tomorrow night’s when withdrawal kicks in. For the first time in 13 weeks, no Doctor Who, and there won’t be new episodes on television until Christmas. But if you’re not […]
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 Draws
As season the Doctor Who series fnarg finale kicks off in around an hour, we’ll soon be able to declare a winner in the Doctor Who Tournament: which Doctor has […]
“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 […]
“Vincent and the Doctor” Review
With a “does exactly what it says on the tin” title, and an author whose name promises a particular compound of humour and sentiment, there were going to be no […]
“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 […]
Take a Look at the Lawman
If I’m still thinking about last night’s TV while chewing on the breakfast croissant it is sadly often because I can’t put my finger on where it all went wrong. […]