I’ve no real expectations ahead of Revolution of the Daleks, partly as I’m growing tired of the show as a whole and inevitably as a consequence of 2020 as a whole (like everyone). We’ve known for ages Graham and Ryan would leave, and the presence of Daleks (even if rather a decent design) covers familiar…
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Can You Hear Me? review
In the UK we are spoiled. Every Sunday, the BBC brings us a new episode of a much-loved, long-running drama. We have a varied cast, social messaging, weekly storylines, series arcs and some character development. Enough of Call the Midwife; we first have to deal with the lottery which is Doctor Who. Sometimes rather good,…
Praxeus reviewed
After the excitement and mind-bending mythos changing of last week’s huge Fugitive of the Judoon we settle down withPete McTighe’s Praxeus. Still on Earth can the Thirteenth Doctor and companions save the world, again? Is it worth saving? Let’s find out…
All change in the TARDIS for series 13?
We know Jodie will be back as the Thirteenth Doctor for series 13 of Doctor Who but are Ryan, Graham and Yaz going to be with her? Evidence is starting to suggest maybe not…
Demons of the Punjab review
So, series 11 continues with the Vinay Patel story Demons of the Punjab. For me much more hit than miss with a lot to enjoy, though some elements might have been tweaked for a stronger story. What do I know! Ware the spoilers…
Arachnids in the UK review
Arachnids in the UK, felt to me like a more traditional (ie since 2005) episode of Doctor Who, with some horror, some silliness, conflict, coincidence and a bit of gimmickry. I enjoyed it, despite feeling it had many flaws some of which I’ll talk about here. I note the episode did better in the overnights than Rosa,…
Thoughts ahead of Arachnids in the UK
So, we reach the fourth episode of Chris Chibnall’s first series of Doctor Who and his third episode (is that a record for showrunner writing a block of episodes?) Arachnids in the UK. I’ve already mentioned the punk rock title, and I was going to talk about a false departure for the companions, but the BBC has…
Is Doctor Who about to go Punk with Arachnids in the UK?
Ahead of Arachnids in the UK, I’d like to share my latest mad idea. Is there a punk rock subtext to this latest episode? Is this going to be the episode where Yaz (Mandip Gill) takes centre stage? The second is almost certain, the first? I’m in two minds…
Tea Watch update: Arachnids in the UK
It looks like a major breakthrough on the tea drinking front in the next Doctor Who episode, Arachnids in the UK if the latest set of pictures is any guide. Not only is tea clearly happening, but there is also a strange trailer from what must be the end of the episode (stealing my pre-episode thunder as well)…
Rosa review
On the day BBC Radio 6 Music brought us an engrossing documentary marking fifty years since the Black Power protests, with Don Letts and The 6 Music Black Power Soundscape, the Thirteenth Doctor found herself in 1955 for Rosa Parks act of defiance in the eponymous episode Rosa. It was a moving, powerfully told piece of drama, and respectful…
Thoughts ahead of Rosa
So, the TARDIS team of the Thirteenth Doctor, Graham, Ryan and Yaz are now in the TARDIS, and it’s time travel as well as space travel. It’s a typical flip-flop not unlike the very First Doctor, where you have introduction story / time travel story / space travel story just in a different order. What am I…
Extra Woman Who Fell to Earth content from the BBC
If you aren’t as regular a lurker on the BBC Doctor Who page, you may have missed some new content. It’s a set of short videos introducing the companions (called friends) and in the case of The Woman Who Fell to Earth a case file on the Stenza (aka the tooth faced alien) narrated by Yaz in…
Red Rocket Rising 