Nicola Coughlan with a clip from the up-coming christmas special:

https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-features/get-an-exclusive-look-at-nicola-coughlan-in-the-upcoming-doctor-who-christmas

The RTD2 spinoff is coming:

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/article/2024/jul/26/russell-tovey-and-gugu-mbatha-raw-to-star-in-doctor-who-spin-off

Have now finished watching “The Web of Fear” with the Troughton Doctor. A really brilliant story. It features the introduction of Leftbridge Stewart (as an Army Colonel, before they thought of UNIT). A riveting story, with a huge amount of both action and paranoia.

The third episode (of six) is reconstructed using stills-in a really effective…[Read more]

Started re-watching the Troughton story “Web of Fear” last night. So far, just the first two episodes. For those who have seen it, you will recall that it is set in the London Underground, that has been closed off due to unknown malevolent forces. The Monsters are, of course, the Yeti, deployed by the Great Intelligence. The military are sent into…[Read more]

@janetteb

As @nerys said, thanks for asking. And as @nerys noted, western Canada has suffered quite a lot. I am off the coast, on Vancouver Island (and while I say island, it is quite large, with almost a million people). Parts of the island have also borne the brunt, but where we live, on the southern tip of the island, we have had better luck,…[Read more]

@whohar, @janetteb

That piece in Deadline was very interesting. When it comes to the long-term members of this forum, one of the things we all exhibit is loyalty to Who, and we always try and see the positive in each new show even when we feel a bit of disappointment . But an American audience with no real commitment to Who (particularly a young…[Read more]

@whohar

Yes, I feel the same way. At the moment, there seems to be more stories on the web featuring RTD2 than stories about the show itself or the actors, or writers, or, well, anybody beyond RTD2.

The latest one I came across this morning. It was about how Who and the TV version of Star Trek are collaborating for some event or other, and the p…[Read more]

@ps1lOv3yOu

Champion bonkerising!

Am I correct in thinking that the length of the Martian day is one earth day plus 37 minutes?

37…73?
Nah, I am sure I am wrong.

I don’t think this classifies as a spoiler

https://screenrant.com/doctor-who-mrs-flood-fourth-wall-unresolved-davies-response/

I do think RTD2 is using Mrs Flood merely as a device; she is just there to make us sit up and ask…”Why?”

@nerys, @ps1lOv3yOu, @dentarthurdent,

Part of the problem with retirement, is one falls into the trap of reading far too much about current politics on one’s iPad. And what one currently reads is too depressing for words. As I read about Project 2025 it not only evokes The Handmaid’s Tale as you have noted, but, in a bizarre way, also conjures u…[Read more]

@ps1l0v3y0u, @dentarthurdent, @mudlark, @nerys, craig,

Regarding PR, we all have different experiences, depending on the voting system we grew up with. In Australia, for instance, it operated in tandem with compulsory voting, and as such, worked quite well IMO. Would it work as well in the UK or Canada? perhaps not. Then there is the question of…[Read more]

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/tardis/images/b/bf/Primord_2.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20110919192854

(@craig Thanks for the Jonathan Pie piece. Brilliant. Mind you, looking at the final results, it would seem that the Primord Party, led by the Primord-in Chief, Farage (who apparently wants the young men of Britain to emulate Andrew Tate) got more than 4 million votes. And remember, one of the characteristics of the Primords was not to kill, but…[Read more]

@craig, @jimthefish, @ps1l0v3y0u, and everyone else on the forum from the UK,

I hope all goes well.

It just so happened that I was watching “Inferno” where the Pertwee Doctor is transported to an alternative fascist Britain. It seemed like science fiction back in the ’70s. I really hope tolerance wins the day tomorrow.

@craig, @ps1l0v3y0u, @WhoHar,

Voting is essential for a civilized society. I grew up in Australia, before moving to Canada late in life. As such, I grew up with compulsory voting and I have always been in favour of it, just as I am in favour of rules and expectations that we all are told to stop at traffic lights. Does it mean the most worthy…[Read more]

@winston Yes, it was a magical film. And for me, the most emotionally uplifting film I can imagine. When I watched again a couple of nights ago I could feel my eyes starting to water up.

@nerys Perhaps your local library might have it. It comes with a 5 star Blenkinsop recommendation. Here is the…[Read more]

After expressing my discomfort with the way RTD2 has moved Who into the realm of fantasy and magic, I start to think about those who have successfuly combined fantasy, magic and something very British. For me, the one movie that stands out is Powell and Pressburger’s wonderful 1946 prduction, “A Matter of Life and Death”.

Not only did I watch it…[Read more]

Have had a couple of days to reflect on this–ie, on the question of how a run of pretty good stories  that seeded a range of potential future resolutions crashed and burned so catastrophically with the last instalment.

The only way I can describe it is that I think it was a case of RTD2 wanting to have his cake and eat it too. I have the…[Read more]

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