“On the Sofa 11” has had a lot of recent activity with many brilliant posts, yet it is not listed among the topics on the General forum discussions page. I only knew to reply to it is because I received several notifications for posts in which I was tagged. I can access the thread via not…[Read more]

Thank you and have a great day!

You’ve twisted my words

I’ve just re-read my post and your earlier one and I don’t agree with this but no matter.

You obviously have strong views on the BBC and, again, I don’t agree. But, as Elwood P Dowd once stated:

Well, an element of conflict in any discussion’s a very good thing. It means everybody is taking part and n…

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I’m considering writing a script for a sci fi series which is similar to Doctor Who,

You could call it Professor Why. 😀

Seriously though, go for it. Sounds like fun and you’ll get a lot out of it even if it comes to naught.

I’ve often said that, with the creatives and the learned on here, this board could write an episode of < …[Read more]

My father taught music in public schools until he switched gears to teach counseling and teacher education at the university level. He was primarily a high school band director, but early in his career…[Read more]

I must concur with @winston – Stay devilish!

Hoping for a great year for all in ‘26 with as much Who as possible.
@JanetteB have you had any access to the War Between Land and Sea (what an overblown title)? Have any of our UK or possibly U.S. & Canadian members seen the series/season?
I’ve heard Russel Tovey’s brill…[Read more]

@dentarthurdent Pleased to hear your father’s Leicas were ‘collectable’, it’s nice when that happens.

Yes, it is! That made me so happy, especially since a charitable organization we support benefited from it.

Happy New Year to you and all! @mudlark @winston @janetteb @ps1l0v3y0u @thane16 and of course @craig

One other question: This is going back over a month ago. After I posted to the On the Sofa 11 thread, the thread disappeared from the list in the General Forum. I can see my post in my Activity, and if I click on that link I can see the thread (which has a number of newer posts, including one today). Any idea how to get it…[Read more]

The Flux is upon us. Sontarans, Daleks and Cyberbods

@winston Yes, I liked the way Anita calmly took…[Read more]

I just posted onto the BBC Approved Spoliers thread. The post itself is fine but it didn’t appear in the Recent Posts on the homepage.

French subtitles appear for Les Trois Docteurs.

(you have to have been on this site from the time @craig set it up to make sense of the above sentence.)

See above

Apologies to anyone I’ve missed off the list.

As to what’s goi…[Read more]

I’m still pondering the question of what could have turned the child Conrad into the thoroughly unpleasant and exploitative adult he became.

Yes, this aspect was a little underwritten, with just hints of abuse, and means we have to fill in the gaps. This is probably down to the episode run time. If Who was only on streaming, then it c…[Read more]

An enjoyable ep. A bit trippy and very meta at times. I liked the joke about Mr Ring a ding not having emotions as he was a two dimensional character

24th May is the airing of the penultimate episode.

I also had the same thought about the regen scene.

And, yes, I was also confused by how the Doc saw the…[Read more]

cheers

Janette

Eiffel Tower? I thought it was Blackpool Tower 🙂

I think the schwup is something to do with the reason that they can’t get back to Earth on 24th May – incidentally that’s the air date of the penultimate episode (“penultimate” from the old Latin meaning “the ep we all get excited…[Read more]

You get to walk past Pret a Manger! Every day! Fantastic!

Congrats on the new job, hope it’s all you hope it will be.

I get to watch Who at a now very civilised 5pm, but don’t have a burning desire to post immediately.

Opening after a terrestrial airing is a nice callback to earlier Who.

And, (as above, above, above), continuing thanks.

Congrats on the new job and getting to walk past the Tardis every day. What fun. Thank you also for this site. It is a great place to be.

stay safe

Not perfect, but a good season opener.

I liked the twist of it not being an AI problem but an AL(an) problem. I was getting creepy vibes off Alan in the opening but could have done with there being a bit more of it seeded thro the episode to fully earn the ending (without then having to make the connection quite so…[Read more]

Opening it up for comments when it screens on TV works for me. And, as always, many, many thanks for keeping the site going for all these years.

John Woodvine (Dangerman) was brilliant also.
• David Annen from An Adventure in Space & Time.
•Tim Bentinck (a bit of a Who legend)

A Christmas wish:

Would it be possible for you to create a forum page for “The War Games”? Given the interest that the new colourised version has sparked on the site, I think there might be a lot of interest in a discussion of both versions. Indeed, there already is but it is, somewhat confusingly, over here on the “Doctor Who News” page.

My day was a lunch bag let down after sickness prevented my family from coming over. They were worried that we might get sick so we have postponed till new years. When I watched the episode I remembered how scared I was that I would get Covid and be in the hos…[Read more]

I revere you as our wise Emperor but, a lowly vassal, I confess that I rather enjoyed it. I take on board all your points, but I responded to it from the perspective of someone who has just experienced loss. I certainly felt that it went on for too long, but one of the things that captured me was that I saw it as a sweet and moving…[Read more]

Thanks Craig for your amazing work

and cheers

Janette

Welcome.

Message @craig and he’ll be able to advise.

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]

What do we have?

Starmer’s government seem to acknowledge the limitations of their mandate, which is awfully humble of them. But they already sound a bit like a man trying to get out of a straight jacket. This hole is not going to be scaled by some Johnsonesque wheeze or flim f…[Read more]

Alan Rankine feeding a chocolate guitar (from Harrods I believe) to the audience on TotP

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj-CJ9FEW28

This was about the time they recorded Sulk. Billy McKenzie thought it was a good idea to feed his Whippets on smoked salmon from room service at The Holiday Inn.

… lots of planets have a north. Lots of people are a bit beige. Mind you, did you see the pic of Kier as Stuart Adamson/Billy McKenzie c1982?

More importantly, NOT a buffoon! Though they may have adjusted the audio on his victory speech. And he had notes! You need notes, Nigel… if you’re going to say more than ‘hate!’ And ‘woke!’

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.

I have friends and family that don’t always…[Read more]

‘No religion or politics in Ulster pubs.’ Sounds like sound advice.

My political philosophy probably doesn’t bear writing down but it’s probably something along the lines of ‘if you poke someone long enough about religion or politics long enough, they’ll probably tell you to get lost.’ (That’s the…[Read more]

You might not believe it but I find writing about politics quite nerve-wracking. You really don’t know what people think. Your friendly anglophile Democrat in voluntary exile down the road may well be quite Republican. They look exactly the same. Are you going to ask them?

The much vaunted ‘silent maj…[Read more]

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]

I think the problem is three-fold:

The two (three) main parties do not have sufficient differentiators in their policies, noting that some are further to the right than others. And there is a deep mistrust of the mainstream politicians in particular.

People see a vote for a smaller party as a wasted vote.

The Vote:Seat…[Read more]

I am always utterly startled by the educated, switched on, independent people I meet, the last people you might think ‘oh yeah, you’re apathetic’, who then say to you: ‘bunch of wasters. I’m not voting.’ And then immediately, ‘don’t you agree?’ And you’re like rabbit in the headlights because it’s a social event and you don’t really want…[Read more]

Interesting about the “shouty” in The Bear. I found the 2nd ep of this season a bit too much like that. There was an awful lot in Season 2 and, although a tough watch at times, was done very well.

I’m pacing myself through the rest – I understand ep 6 was well received and directed by Ayo Edebiri.

my Dad has dementia

Sorry to…[Read more]