Loved this episode. One of the very best. If Samuel Beckett had ever written a Who story – this would have been it.

Is Tasha Lem the next Doctor after Peter Capaldi?

The idea of a female Doctor has been about for quite a while. One way of limiting the ‘outrage’ factor would be to for her to be already known to the viewers. I think, reading through the comments, that many folk think Tasha Lem will be back in one form or another.  Bit of a leap though, but w…[Read more]

Going back to Tasha Lem. Did she pass something to the doctor? Look at the unusual camera angle as the Doctor sits on the bed/altar. She gives him a goblet/chalice, from which he swigs. Tasha Lem then takes the goblet/chalice and passes very close to his face as she stretches to place it on the end of the bed/altar. The camera angle is almost d…[Read more]

Being a bit of an anorak, but did anyone else spot that Tasha Lem is an anagram of  The Lamas? Does it mean anything? A quote from a comment on A Nightmare in Silver – (reminded me a little of Tibetan Buddhism. ‘reincarnated Lamas are thought to have the memories of previous incarnations, recognising old toys etc, but are not expected to have the…[Read more]

I regret to say I found it very disappointing. Will need to rewatch but initial thoughts were: fell in to the trap of most Christmas specials – overblown, overstretched and most definitely overhyped. Basically, the doctor hides in the basement for hundreds of years and not a single arch enemy can find or destroy him? In all that time he couldn’t t…[Read more]

Excellent choice. Well done.

How’s this for a bonkers idea?  The moment arrives on the live show for the new Doctor to be revealed. The curtain is pulled back and out steps the first Doctor. David Bradley in full Hartnell costume. A […]

I would have thought that David Bradley putting in an appearance as the Hartnell Doctor was a good bet. We’ve seem the photos and we know the BBC have filmed An Adventure in Space and Time. They’ve got the Doctor, […]