I have written a lot of Doctor Who reviews over the last few years, mainly for podcasts that I listen to (both have mostly finished their classic stories now). I am gradually uploading them to a new site, 250 Who (because they’re 250 words or less). Let me you know if you have any thoughts […]
Voyage of the Damned
Or Robots of Death II, as so many of the plot elements seem to have been taken from this Tom Baker classic story. Still, it was an entertaining watch, with the usual Doctor Who magic, plenty of cultural references and satire. Kylie was much better than expected, much better than her appearance in Street Fighter. […]
R.I.P Verity Lambert
Doctor Who’s first producer dies (she also worked on Jonathan Creek and May to December, amongst many other things, as was the youngest (and first female) producer at the BBC).
Doctor Who ‘most gay-friendly show’
At least according to Jason Pollock, chief executive of the Pride event: “Doctor Who is probably the most gay friendly show on our screens”. (source: Last of the Time Lords heads for GayPride via Kirk)
Blink and you’ll miss it
Haven’t posted for a while due to essay deadlines, exams and just generally being busy… Blink This week’s Doctor Who was a bit weird, not to mention depressing. The Weeping Angels were extremely creepy, perhaps one of the most frightening (in terms of both visuals and what they do) Who monsters yet. The story itself […]
Gridlock
I’m not sure entirely what to make of the most recent episode of Doctor Who, apart from the fact that it’s now broadcast more episodes than Star Trek (although it’s been around longer anyway, the only reason why it didn’t pull ahead before was due to the cancellation of the show in 1989). There didn’t […]
The Shakespeare Code
Tonight’s Doctor Who episode was great, lots of quotes and linguistic nods. The Harry Potter references in particular made me chuckle – I hope my sisters were watching it because they would have enjoyed those (apparently it’s now cool and perhaps even trendy to watch Doctor Who, unlike when I used to be ribbed mercilessly […]
Third series of Doctor Who
Doctor Who is back on our television screens once more for a third (or twenty ninth if you see it as a continuation of the classic series) season. I watched the first episode on Saturday night and thought it was okay, although I still feel that the stories are a bit short and over too […]
Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man’s Chest
I went to see the the second Pirates of the Carribean film with Kirk this afternoon, mainly because I hadn’t been to the cinema in ages (excluding X-Men 3, which we don’t talk about) and it was about the only thing on that I thought was worth going to see. Unfortunately I haven’t seen the […]
Return of the Cybermen (and other things)
Doctor Who I managed to actually sit down and watch Doctor Who when it was broadcast this week, instead of having to mess around setting tapes or waiting for someone to upload it to UK Nova. I was glad to see the Cybermen finally return to our screens, although I think they looked a bit […]