I didn’t know Ian McElhinney from “Game of Thrones” was going to be in this too. Bonus.

As someone who is 50 next month I kinda like that all the main guest-stars are older than me for a change!

I thought that was frenetic, but this time it probably was the right choice. If you drop into a war zone don’t expect a quiet build up or even any time…[Read more]

Hi @CedarBranchTardis

As above, this thread has now moved to the “Faces of The Doctor” topic.

Please don’t post here unless you have comments about the website or users of the website.

Many thanks.

@beemartha @missy

Hi both, no biggie but could you please move this conversation over to the “Faces of the Doctor” thread? Many thanks.

The Faces of the Doctor (2)

The “Website comments” thread is more for problems with the website or with users so I can know what to fix, or who to have a stern chat…[Read more]

@toinfinityandbepond Thank you. I’ve marked them as spammer, so won’t happen again. At least from them.

As I’ve said before, I can’t stop this happening once in a while, unfortunately. It’s not automated. There’s a human behind it who has to set up an account, maybe upload a picture (as they did here), then send the message.

@whisht Dave told me that Weatherall wasn’t really a technical producer – he didn’t know what all the buttons and effects did (which is why he partnered up with the people who did know that stuff). But he said he had a really good ear and was always saying things like “We need more of this” or “Less of that”, “That has to be higher in the mix” or…[Read more]

Damn, just found out Andy Weatherall died. I just saw him at a gig at New Year (perhaps one of his last). He was only 56. I think I’ve seen him DJ at least once a year since 1994 (if not more). He also worked with my music producer mate Dave as “Lords of Afford” for a while.

Anyway, as a tribute, his classic remix, which I remember dancing to…[Read more]

Hi @davros Thank you for pointing that out – my bad, I forgot to give it a category.

All fixed now.

Hi @bluesqueakpip Yes, I got an email too. Have just dealt with them. Strangely enough (or not), they had a .ru address.

@blenkinsopthebrave @jimthefish

Two of my favourite film books, strangely enough.

@blenkinsopthebrave That is true. But I really hope, if you’re gonna do a re-telling of the same story in Doctor Who, you might have watched some of the earlier takes and stolen the best ideas.

Fingers crossed for Sunday. I hope it’s really creepy and bizarre.

As a warm-up / homework for this Sunday’s episode, you might want to check out “Gothic” from 1986. It’s maverick / bonkers director Ken Russell’s take on the night Mary Shelley conceived “Frankenstein”. It stars Gabriel Byrne as Lord Byron, Julian Sands as Percy Bysshe Shelley and Natasha Richardson as Mary. They don’t make them like this…[Read more]

All right – Frankenstein is next.

@blenkinsopthebrave Many thanks for pointing that out – had gone completely unnoticed.

New thread is up now at:

General Open Thread – TV Shows (3)

And also available via the link on the Home page, as usual.

This thread is now closed as it is well over its 1000 post limit. I’ve started a new one here:

General Open Thread – TV Shows (3)

@bluesqueakpip I was taking liberties, but the astronaut was being tested on (or whatever) in Hong Kong.

Well, that was a bit topical – a virus coming out of China.

I do think I might have to re-post Tim Minchin though. Take your canvas bags to the supermarket and free the world from plastic!