Oh, never fear, I believe I may have ranted about the tarot a bit in BBC Approved Spoilers 🙂 and had a bit of a chat with @Phaseshift and @Kharis and others in there on the subject, where we mused on the cyclical nature of the tarot journey, which fits in rather nicely with all the snake (ouroboros) imagery.

Yes, Heaven Sent could be…[Read more]

I second @mudlark ‘s sentiment – recommended your post in t’other place – I’m convinced the tarot journey (all credit to @kharis for spotting the theme initially here) is heading for Gallifrey and I’m looking forward to it. Hoping to see Lord Borusa again!

This seems to have been a bit of a marmite episode BTL at @DanMartinUK ‘s…[Read more]

Many thanks, and hopefully it may. @danmartinuk is very kind to us in that regard and has often referenced us in blog. It continues to be appreciated.

The last time I really had an opportunity to do that was in S7b. While this may bring a few ‘one hit’ moaners who don’t particularly get the site…[Read more]

Thanks for the shout out too…[Read more]

I confess that once this forum was set up (how long now?) by the wonderful @craig and monitored by our worthy Time Lords, I abandoned the Guardian Doctor Who site, and have never returned. Even reading your posts brings back the foul stench of what it was like over there. I feel for @DanMartinUK…[Read more]

Dinna fret about the BTL-ers! You’re right, there are loads of good people over there (and not just the ones who liked the current story)  and just a few very noisy ones who mostly just want a reaction. They dangle some click bait and wait for a passing fish or other innocent to snap it up. They are few in number but they…[Read more]

Could it just… could it just be that River becomes the next permanent companion? Imagine Kingston and Capaldi together fill time!!!!— Daniel Martin […]

http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2015/aug/13/doctor-who-nine-things-we-learned-maisie-williams-daleks

It’s a great read but I […]

firstly you’d need to explain ‘meme’. It is a truism that the concept is poorly understood by some.

Frankly, I think the concept of ‘meme’ is poorly understood by everybody; it’s a pseudo-scientific theory that ideas and concepts can be self-replicating units of transmission.

But in popular terminology (according to the dicti…[Read more]

And Merry Christmas to you!

I fully agree. I think that may inch ahead of The Snowmen to become my second favourite Doctor Who Chrimble special. (Yes, I do maintain an internal list, and I honestly think A Christmas Carol will take some beating for me – truly just about the most Christmassy thing I’ve ever seen).

Great and int…[Read more]

@DanMartinUK  The comments closed on your Jenna piece before I could comment! I am still holding out for Clara as the Doc’s grand-daughter or his pathway to his grand-daughter in some way. River’s co…[Read more]

It was all…[Read more]

Agreed. Given that the BBC has recently been a very leaky ship indeed, it seems astonishing that the casting of the new companion hasn’t leaked.

Leaving one to the suspicion that it hasn’t leaked because there isn’t a new companion. Either Jenna Coleman isn’t leaving, or they’re going to be using the semi-regulars on a…[Read more]

I think the lack of a hoo-ha about the search for a new companion is the biggest clue that Clara’s story is not quite told yet.

You’re a very brave man!!! (Hi fives!)

😀

(off to check it out – it better not be spoilery!)

Sorry you had a wobble and the commentators are getting you down on The Graun.

I think very fondly of the times we had on your blog – although I do spend my time here instead these days because we have  a collective spirit of enjoyment and a (fan) culture here.

The Guardian would have to consider changing the way it mods in order…[Read more]

And by that I mean the posters who don’t reference your post, but simply want to run into a bar and yell their ‘thoughts’ as loudly as…[Read more]

I feel enormously guilty for not commentating more on your blog, but I put in a pre-emptive note regarding my reasons. I’d like to send you a big thanks once again though, because it was through your blog that I actually re-engaged with other fans in a way that I’d backed away from for quite a while, finding certain elements of…[Read more]

Respite always available here  😀

@Purofilion no…[Read more]

Thanks so much for coming over here to say hello. I am one of the many who was attracted to your site because of the way you set it up as a place to discuss all things Who.

But then it attracted, well…trolls, and this site seemed like such a refuge. And, I confess, I haven’t gone back. It is just too awful.

But without you…[Read more]

Nice to see you. Hang in there! We still love your blog, It’s great that it has your very personal touch, it’s one of the things that makes it stand out, and nestles into its own very special space in the Whoniverse!

There are still a lot of people there who swam over here for a while but prefer the G side.  The first 5 weeks were d…[Read more]

And a lot of you regulars over there didn’t show up this year, prob for the same reasons.

It was the same reasons. Or at least, I’m commenting a lot less over there because the negativity seems relentless; I watch a perfectly good episode (which later gets a ‘good’ or excellent AI rating, so it’s not just me) and log on over t…[Read more]

I imagine you already know this but any time you need some positive reinforcement in regards
to the Doctor Who show this IS really the place ! [But I bet you’ve been reading all the…[Read more]

@Blenkinsopthebrave Ah, you’re just a cynical old Whovian. Has the Doctor taught you nothing??? Nothing is beyond redemption!! Even Dr Who blogs.  This Forum started over there, not just as a reaction to the trolling, but also because we wanted somewhere to continue the discussions when it was “off air”. And because a number…[Read more]

I still think you’re making the mistake of seeing Danny thro Clara’s lies.

No, I think it’s that I just don’t like him. I understood where he was coming from emotionally in those Cybermen scenes tonight – but to me, there was an awful lot of ‘revenge’ (towards both Clara and the Doctor) going on. As @DanMartinUK said – pas…[Read more]

I don’t get the noise about him being controlling/possessive/ a potential abuser.

Judging by the recommends on the ‘for’ and ‘against’ Guardian BTL comments, it runs about 50/50. I’d go with @DanMartinUK and say that Danny is very passive-aggressive.

he made it clear he didn’t have an issue with her being in the Tardis?

He had a row…[Read more]

Random thoughts:

– Sometimes there are no good choices but you still have to choose

– I thought there was a hint of Danny Pink in the Foretold (not just the salute – his gait and stance at the time of reveal)

– Jelly babies and “Are…[Read more]

I think (hope!) I’ve said hello to others I like (and generally I like everyone’s stuff, but really like learning new…[Read more]

@DanMartinUK – is a choon a ‘thing’ – no its a plan!

well, actually I have no idea what themes are currently on the Music thread but definitely:
– songs-that-sum-up-the-episode (not just the name but theme of it as well);
– songs for characters (ditto);
– songs for the helluvit (hmm seem to be quite a few of these! 🙂 )

I almost went…[Read more]

He is the darkness without which we can’t see the stars.

That’s beautifully phrased, love it. (I also much prefer the jumper to the white shirt, but that’s just me 🙂 )

Also loved the big close-up on the young Doctor’s pupil at the end, showing it full of stars. (Continuing the seeing/not seeing and eyes imagery which people h…[Read more]

So, as far as songs-for-episodes go, I actually can’t better @DanMartinUK ‘s choice in the Guardian!

I think, like @fatmaninabox, I was drawn to the FEAR aspect of the production. Fear of the Dark I really enjoy, and this live version makes it sound like a celebration of the phenomenon.

< …[Read more]

feel free to post any others Dan!

[and that’s possibly the only time I’ll link to a Beyonce, but that simply show’s the poverty of my musical taste! 😉 ]

If you can get hold of a copy of the Radio Times, that is: there is no firmer evidence of Who’s now-mainstream status than the ‘Peter Capaldi cover’ RT being nearly sold out by Wednesday. 😀

after the controversial axing of behind-the-scenes show Doctor Who Confidential two years ago, the show is back, sort of. Coming to iPlayer and the red button is Doctor Who Extra, which promises to be “much more t…

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http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2014/aug/20/doctor-who-12-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-12th-doctor

[I recently got asked to give feedback on the Graun’s beta site. I said its acres of bright white made it bloody awful to read, that I invariably…[Read more]

Seems to be similar in terms of approach to what the BBC are doing with their K&L pieces – here’s one for Tolkien and WW1.
But the BBC approach (at least for that article) is less rich in terms of photography and no transparent…[Read more]

There’s a great article by our very own @DanMartinUK on Doctor Who and its cultural significance on the BFI site.

http://www.bfi.org.uk/features/doctorwho/

Being a web geek I also love the mechanic of the page. It’s beautiful.

I need a Doctor pic.twitter.com/p5bpOxpaow

— Daniel Martin (@DanMartinIsNot) August 7, 2014

I got about ten comments down before people started waffling about ‘those in the know’. This really is going to be a bit of a bugger when @DanMartinUK starts his blog reviews.

Great trailer, […]

http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2013/dec/25/the-time-of-the-doctor-doctor-who-recap