The Twelfth Doctor as played by Peter Capaldi
On the Radio Times they’ve collected together all of Stuart Manning‘s retro posters for Series 9 (no poster for Christmas — yet!) with his notes. Have a look: Incredible set of retro Doctor Who series 9 posters. ooo Message Ends ooo
So, Hell Bent. If you haven’t seen it, click away now. This review of the Steven Moffat Twelfth Doctor story is littered with spoilers. What the Hell! If you’re just passing, I liked this (in the main) though wish it had tried a bit less and achieved a lot more. Not to say it didn’t achieve a…
As part of this year’s Doctor Who advent calendar we have a set of Christmas cards. They may be mostly plugs for the Christmas special, but some of the pictures are rather nice. My favourite (just) is the one I grabbed on the left. I know it’s early, but Merry Christmas! *** Message Ends ***
Now Hell Bent has been shown, Stuart Manning has updated his poster. The change involves a spoiler…
This poster for Hell Bent is described by Stuart Manning as Flash Gordon with a touch of heavy metal (the music not the film I assume). I note the Pink Floyd touch with Wish You Were Here. The Hell theme is certainly strong! — Message Ends —
With some mild spoilers, here are my thoughts ahead of tonight’s longer episode season finalé Hell Bent. Much has been drip fed from the BBC, so the mild spoilers I have should be known to many. I’ve also scanned several so-called spoiler-free reviews. They seem remarkably consistent.
Ahead of Hell Bent, the BBC’s Doctor Who advent(ure) calendar puts us in seasonal mood! It also gives us reminders of Gallifrey through the years. It’s worth looking at the link if only for moments from The War Games, Deadly Assassin and others, right through Day of the Doctor to tomorrow’s episode.
