The Doctor Who Forum | janetteB | Activity https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/members/janetteb/activity/ Activity feed for janetteB. Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:38:34 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.9.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 63ca712c182f483a9b02bdd4b0ec1a5d janetteB replied to the topic The Winchester in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-winchester/#post-78824 Sun, 02 Aug 2026 02:19:36 +0000 Hi all

I have been mostly lurking for the last few weeks as have had a lot on, first a writing festival then a fundraising quiz night. To do lists plastered all over my laptop. We had the quiz last night and this afternoon the S/9 and I are heading O/S to vietnam. Will be away for three weeks. Maybe there will be some exciting Dr Who news to come…[Read more]

]]> 537d64a987ac541bec3e069e5509c823 janetteB replied to the topic The Interstellar Song Contest in the forum The Fifteenth Doctor https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-interstellar-song-contest/page/2/#post-78811 Mon, 27 Jul 2026 14:44:04 +0000 @dentarthurdent I agree the bad science is far less offensive when the entire world is fictional, and overall it was a better story that KTM which really had nothing to compensate for the bonkers plot. My main objection is the Doctor torturing the Freddie Fox character. It was out of character. that might have been going somewhere but now we will…[Read more]

]]> 3074cabb4c1cb8d6e978d7828fdfc09e janetteB replied to the topic Dr Who News (5) in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/dr-who-news-5/page/12/#post-78761 Thu, 16 Jul 2026 02:39:31 +0000 @whohar Thank you for the update. I did worry that they might be the people that decided on the infamous i-daleks.

cheers

Janette

]]> 5b5f63eafc079118c4126f93ea1acac6 janetteB replied to the topic The Winchester in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-winchester/#post-78752 Sat, 11 Jul 2026 04:53:38 +0000 @dentarthurdent, @ps1l0v3y0u and @whohar

I am reading the T.P books from the beginning. Half way through now. Death is one of the best characters but htey are all gold. I think if I have a preference, and it is only by a smidgen, it would be for the witches. Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg and of course the fabulous Greebo.

The tv adaptation of…[Read more]

]]> f37914b6a093775da7096b159c76a702 janetteB replied to the topic The Winchester in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-winchester/#post-78746 Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:33:23 +0000 @dentarthurdent I am still working through my first read of Pratchett. I recently picked up more books so now have only three to go to complete the series. I am currently on Jingo. Pratchett has that english style of writing, a tradition that really seems unique to the U.K and certainly influences Dr Who, especially Moffat.

Cheers

Janette

 

]]> c32245a5715bda4089ffcfe77bf3ee53 janetteB replied to the topic The Winchester in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-winchester/#post-78745 Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:27:42 +0000 @ps1l0v3y0u I really enjoyed The Other Bennet Sister too. there were some jarring modern lines and sensibilities and costumes were hit and miss but overall it was a delight.

I have only watched one series of Slow Horses as yet. The remainder is on my “too watch” list. I am not sure I will get around to Silo. too much to catch up on. I have the…[Read more]

]]> 75338fbfb216fe6b6b0e000248d988eb janetteB replied to the topic Dr Who News (5) in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/dr-who-news-5/page/12/#post-78739 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:47:56 +0000 thank you for the link @whohar I was just thinking earlier about how universally loved Dr Who is. I was in a shop yesterday when the s.o rang to find where I was and the assistant immediately smiled at the ring tone and we started talking about Dr Who. Prior to the reboot that would not have happened, not in Australia anyway.

cheers

Janette

 

]]> 432812ff1ce777dc8f984904f56eebdc janetteB replied to the topic The Winchester in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-winchester/#post-78738 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:39:59 +0000 @whohar Right now I am not watching anything because the laptop I watch stuff on in the mornings is out of order and at night I am too busy working, writing and editing podcasts. Earlier this year I caught up with Ludwig which I really enjoyed and Derry Girls which was entertaining. (Took a while I know.) followed by How to Get to Heaven from…[Read more]

]]> 369c9df750627ca63a91a8c0d1c51202 janetteB replied to the topic Dr Who News (5) in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/dr-who-news-5/page/12/#post-78727 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:54:05 +0000 @winston and all Canadians, I most humbly apologise. The American movie.

@nerys and @dentarthurdent. Not all fans are talented but those that are usually have the feel for the show which non fans might miss. There are of course exceptions. One problem I think with recent Who is the developers were trying to be more “american” to compete with the…[Read more]

]]> f2f2caa6c60693155310c623c2c509f9 janetteB replied to the topic The Winchester in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-winchester/#post-78725 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 02:50:47 +0000 @winston @nerys @blenskinsopthebrave Happy Canada Day. I think the world could be ruled by many worse countries. (and probably currently is)

cheers

Janette

]]> e21aa64e7c877deb2ede3abf4e25942e janetteB replied to the topic Dr Who News (5) in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/dr-who-news-5/page/11/#post-78718 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 04:12:50 +0000 @dentarthurdent & @whohar I disliked the movie when I watched it back in the 90s but rewatching it, I found it even worse than expected. yes it was very 90s American TV but it wasn’t even good at being that. The script was woeful, the directing was woeful and the acting was woeful. McGann is a good actor, was a good actor then but that is not…[Read more]

]]> 46364460f7662ff7771e9652a6954dc4 janetteB replied to the topic Dr Who News (5) in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/dr-who-news-5/page/11/#post-78711 Sun, 28 Jun 2026 15:03:16 +0000 @nerys I smiled too when I saw that heading. It is a reminder of just how embedded in U.K. culture the Doctor now is. As the companion in Curse of Fatal Death says, the Doctor can’t die, they are too iconic. (we recently watched CoFD for a podcast, and it was generally well received. Yesterday we did the 90s movie which went down like a lead…[Read more]

]]> 51e1f9f651aded350356b576cba7c2b9 janetteB replied to the topic Lucky Day in the forum The Fifteenth Doctor https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/lucky-day/page/2/#post-78696 Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:33:39 +0000 @dentarthurdent. Have not rewatched any of this series so commenting from memory but I recall this episode as being rather confused. I agree that the UNIT stories have not been great which is a shame as I liked Kate L-S and the early UNIt stories were very good. I think perhaps UNIT have got too big, too well funded and not so well written, rather…[Read more]

]]> 6aef435965ed60e75cebb1dca88757ec janetteB replied to the topic Dr Who News (5) in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/dr-who-news-5/page/11/#post-78693 Sun, 14 Jun 2026 04:36:52 +0000 @ps1l0v3y0u I do like arcs but they have not always “landed” well. I am perhaps thinking mostly of the two most recent series. RTD’s promise to make it “bigger and better” always made me groan. In trying to outdo himself he often “overdid” the drama, ramped it up to the point of silliness. There were too many universe ending threats. Moffat did…[Read more]

]]> 606498517237152e86f0ba591f50649e janetteB replied to the topic Dr Who News (5) in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/dr-who-news-5/page/11/#post-78689 Sat, 13 Jun 2026 04:43:19 +0000 @nerys Story arcs in Dr Who have been a mixed blessing. I like a story arc but I think they made them too important, some small narratives threads linking episodes, the odd little mystery to keep fans, (like us), guessing and theorising are fun and add depth but they had to make the end reveal too big, to noisy to flashy and that always fell flat.…[Read more]

]]> 1e879bb4f121d581d692c060f71a9b0c janetteB replied to the topic Dr Who News (5) in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/dr-who-news-5/page/11/#post-78683 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 02:16:08 +0000 and the reason I came to this page was to share this  An insightful article by Martin Belam

cheers

Janette

]]> 127352615d7b4a951dd585bf321d00f9 janetteB replied to the topic Dr Who News (5) in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/dr-who-news-5/page/11/#post-78682 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 02:13:52 +0000 @whohar I like that idea. I did write a draft of a story about J.W Doctor meeting up with Ian and introducing Alfred Enoch as Ian and Barbara’s grandson and potentially a new companion some years ago. I also had some convoluted theories to explain the Danny/Orson conundrum. I think though the challenge now is to explain who Billie Piper is and to…[Read more]

]]> 610b6e718bdfaa5d256c39512bc1cc7b janetteB replied to the topic Dr Who News (5) in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/dr-who-news-5/page/11/#post-78677 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:05:56 +0000 @whohar it does sound like RTD bravado. I do suspect a falling out.”Creative differences” is the euphemism generally used I think. I hope that, whoever takes over, the fine work done by AG writers is not forgotten and RTD and Moffat get to pen the odd episode. they were both at their best when writing one offs. It was the big bang series endings…[Read more]

]]> 3d407a2ea59ee3f8be642d8424e6a9c8 janetteB replied to the topic Dr Who News (5) in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/dr-who-news-5/page/11/#post-78674 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:25:59 +0000 @ubik beat me too it.. (And welcome.) It isn’t too much of a surprise. I hope that the emphasis going forward will be on good writing rather than expensive flashy special effects. I would prefer wobbly sets and bubble wrap monsters if the stories are good. (Well maybe not bubble wrap. that looked silly back in the day.) I just hope that the BBC…[Read more]

]]> e82af10622f3c9b98bd9405cd519179c janetteB replied to the topic Lux in the forum The Fifteenth Doctor https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/lux/page/2/#post-78670 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 04:33:07 +0000 @dentarthurdent

You did not include the food in your list of uncool things from the fifties, the boil it until it is reduced to mush cooking style. I grew up in the 60s but it was still the 50s culturally and so I fully concur. The 50s look cool now, to those who were not there.

Funny reading my previous post on this thread. I had forgotten that…[Read more]

]]> 47c12acb7297e015552d2c82027097ec janetteB replied to the topic The Well in the forum The Fifteenth Doctor https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-well/#post-78669 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 04:23:26 +0000 @dentarthurdent

I had forgotten this story. It was well written and very tense. I must rewatch it. thank you for doing these reviews. Always good to revisit these threads.

I agree with you re’ Star Trek. I felt very much the same way about it.

Cheers

Janette

]]> a381362e1e083b6ed654e917b48e98cf janetteB replied to the topic Dr Who News (5) in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/dr-who-news-5/page/11/#post-78662 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 03:38:54 +0000 @whohar Sounds promising. He is surely busy right now with a new series out so maybe Dr Who has been pushed to the back burner for a bit. Fingers crossed for news.

Cheers

Janette

]]> 821698608aa622d7dbebc221e4b1e216 janetteB replied to the topic Dr Who News (5) in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/dr-who-news-5/page/11/#post-78656 Tue, 26 May 2026 08:51:03 +0000 @whohar now that sounds unfair to the Doctor…  and as you say he is already in an alt universe. Though that seems to be hit and miss story wise. ie not sure all the writers got the memo.

cheers

Janette

]]> d3ee8b7e54446defe9eb359178a9f995 janetteB replied to the topic Dr Who News (5) in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/dr-who-news-5/page/11/#post-78654 Tue, 26 May 2026 04:13:45 +0000 @whohar It makes sense because I feel as though there is a currently a fundamental problem with a story about an alien who saves earth over and over; where are they? Why isn’t the Doctor stopping Global Warming, doing something about inequality, about the hideous wars, the abuses of human rights, the undermining of democracy, the whole damned mess…[Read more]

]]> 35de974ec7383563ebc50cc7faf3aa00 janetteB replied to the topic The Winchester in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-winchester/#post-78647 Sun, 17 May 2026 03:59:08 +0000 @dentarthurdent I think the less knowledge one has of being in ICU the better. I unfortunately spent almost three weeks in one and that episodes did bring back memories for me, of the sense of being incapacitated, of being utterly trapped and isolated from the the world and the loneliness. It was fairly nightmarish especially given the various…[Read more]

]]> 82abfdb3048fb86619b2f86e82aa2322 janetteB replied to the topic The Winchester in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-winchester/#post-78643 Thu, 14 May 2026 13:52:39 +0000 That scene in the hospital so perfectly captured the horror of being an ICU patient, the sense of being trapped in a nightmare world, of not knowing if you ever going to walk out again, and being entirely isolated from the real world and one’s old life. Even the best are frightening alienating places. Moffat captures that and adds another level of…[Read more]

]]> 51e52a7ea7aab6229c270f9688e7bcd4 janetteB replied to the topic The Winchester in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-winchester/page/20/#post-78611 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:50:40 +0000 @whohar I thought also that the anniversary of the screening of New Earth is hardly celebration worthy so here must be something more going on. I would be very happy if it is an announcement regarding more lost episodes.

I don’t recall New Earth being a particularly good episode but then I was not a fan of most of that series.

cheers

Janette

]]> 8a049fd823c12f2af51329a7ef2249ed janetteB replied to the topic The Winchester in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-winchester/page/20/#post-78607 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:15:43 +0000 I read somewhere a week or so ago that  there is going to be an anniversary special screening tomorrow night, on BBC 4 I think. It is to mark the 20th Anniversary of the first screening of New Earth which seems rather odd to me. I wonder if that is just a cover for an announcement?

@ps1l0v3y0u We got lucky with our last state election. there was…[Read more]

]]> 386c96162a2cc6565ebbba3285ae79be janetteB replied to the topic The Winchester in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-winchester/page/20/#post-78599 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 03:56:28 +0000 @winston the maple syrup sounds lovely. I always think of you when I buy it in a little bottle from the supermarket. so much nicer to make one’s own. I miss snow. I think that is why I like to watch tv series set in the Arctic or Antarctic.

@dentarthurdent fingers crossed for you here too.

cheers

Janette

 

]]> d40d921fb32a15991f1f5f16112fffe1 janetteB replied to the topic The Winchester in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-winchester/page/20/#post-78594 Sat, 11 Apr 2026 07:12:01 +0000 @dentarthurdent talking of weather, I just saw that a cyclone is heading your way. Hope you are all ok.

We have been getting a lot of rain here, unusual for April. Our river, which cuts through the centre of town, has started flowing which is always lovely to see.

cheers

Janette

]]> b9c15726ae893e80b43cd25ce0facb6e janetteB replied to the topic The Winchester in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-winchester/page/20/#post-78588 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 03:42:47 +0000 @winston I loved spring when we were in Sweden. Crocuses were the first sign of life to emerge from the frozen soil. I have photos of them peeking through snow. We were renting and the garden was deeply buried in snow when we moved in and so it was a daily discovery of new flowers and plants all through the spring. Maria, the owner, who had just…[Read more]

]]> f509d9d4feb12c9a6286851bf6a34c07 janetteB replied to the topic The Winchester in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-winchester/page/20/#post-78587 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 03:36:55 +0000 @dentarthurdent, I agree with you, the cloud is giving someone else your stuff to mind or otherwise. I also like to manage my own back ups. I have several, one on a desktop hard-drive, one on a portable that I carry everywhere with me, and a few old back ups in the sideboard.

I also have doubled up on my op shop dvd purchases. I keep thinking I…[Read more]

]]> bf81a71112b979640023936927074b2e janetteB replied to the topic The Winchester in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-winchester/page/20/#post-78581 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 02:04:17 +0000 @ps1l0v3y0u and @dentarthurdent Oh damn. Torchwood is now twenty years old. I am part of a podcast that reviews cult tv from 20 years ago and before. I have been bringing an episode of Dr Who to the table every year, one from each Doctor and this year we are doing the film, (yuck) and to make up for it I am going to introduce “Curse of Fatal…[Read more]

]]> 6b2e0cfd71e14afcdd159d8bfc3ffa5c janetteB replied to the topic The Winchester in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-winchester/page/19/#post-78578 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 04:12:32 +0000 @dentarthurdent Yes It does seem like they are throwing all the old companions into UNIT as a way of bringing them back. It feels very contrived. I also don’t like the corporate feel of UNIT> the office under the tower of London was real style. Not the shiny Marvel style glass towers. there seems to be an inverse relationship between budget and…[Read more]

]]> 62ea60c78555f2dd60b3c0c0f36ffc04 janetteB replied to the topic On the Sofa 11 in the forum On the Sofa 11 https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/on-the-sofa-11/page/6/#post-78572 Sat, 21 Mar 2026 13:29:44 +0000 A story about watching Dr Who this time which made me smile.

@blenkinsopthebrave. I have not heard of that one. Will have to look it up. there is something magical about old cinemas. Are there any extant episodes?

cheers

Janette

 

 

]]> 06e7c9d12630bef07dc83351443c611e janetteB replied to the topic The Winchester in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-winchester/page/19/#post-78569 Thu, 19 Mar 2026 10:31:45 +0000 Talking of Possums I thought this might bring a much needed smile to the face.

Hope everyone is getting by. I do sometimes wonder, where the hell is the Doctor Why aren’t they here right now.

cheers

Janette

]]> e346a58e00671416cb1e138a171df0f6 janetteB replied to the topic On the Sofa 11 in the forum On the Sofa 11 https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/on-the-sofa-11/page/6/#post-78564 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:42:55 +0000 I just googled to see if there was any news about Dr Who and found this just “breaking”. Not what I was looking for but a very nice surprise. Hopefully it will be possible to see these two episodes at some future time.

@ps1l0v3y0u I think of it more as “possum” noises. (Maybe because we hear of a lot of the latter. Had one snarling at the cat the…[Read more]

]]> 8037ccb84c754b6628534f4bf2312420 janetteB replied to the topic The Winchester in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-winchester/page/19/#post-78558 Sat, 28 Feb 2026 04:12:47 +0000 @winston wonderful news. You are very fortunate and I hope that the future for the wee lad will be a happy one. We do all need to keep up the fight to make it better, hard though it is.

cheers

Janette

]]> 4f6b0b9d76cd8ccf4851aee9004029b3 janetteB replied to the topic The Winchester in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-winchester/page/19/#post-78525 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 04:42:00 +0000 @nerys there are some pretty ropey special effects though good for their time, some woeful filler stories and dodgy acting from minor characters but the main arc and man characters are so good. It certainly has its faults but when is is good it really is “good”. JMS was also a Who fan and apparently wanted to get Tom Baker to do a “guest”…[Read more]

]]> 500ec927f96d2c3cf880077f732f9241 janetteB replied to the topic The Winchester in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-winchester/page/19/#post-78519 Wed, 04 Feb 2026 04:15:34 +0000 @Nerys I hope you are enjoying it. Our eldest started showing it to his gf. She was not initially impressed but it has grown on her. I watched it when it first aired. would sit up to late to record it on VHS and cut out the adds. It is part of the family culture, as much as Who and Blake’s 7.

@dentarthurdent. I don’t think I have even watched the…[Read more]

]]> 47a59db9ac6ddce02d302ec12a8de3bc janetteB replied to the topic The Winchester in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-winchester/page/19/#post-78516 Tue, 03 Feb 2026 12:02:16 +0000 @ps1l0v3y0u Avon was a “crook”. they were all convicts being sent to a penal colony only Blake was falsely accused. don’t remember Avon’s crime. It was something corporate I suspect.

@dentarthurdent I agree that a “re-imagining” would be preferable to a remake, or a sequel. Blake’s daughter or son take up the rebel mantel. get a gang together,…[Read more]

]]> a27dcccef21e52d32eef3a8bcb765072 janetteB replied to the topic The Winchester in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-winchester/page/19/#post-78513 Tue, 03 Feb 2026 04:35:58 +0000

@whohar And who would play Servalan? That’s key. I’d go with Ruth Wilson (who’d also make a great Doc btw)

 

Excellent suggestions.

Reading the article I have hopes that if they do get funding etc they will do a good job. It won’t, can’t should not be the same but as you say the reboot of DR Who kept the important elements while giving it a cont…[Read more]

]]> a250819e986b51af9dbf4e83311a6184 janetteB replied to the topic The Winchester in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-winchester/page/18/#post-78490 Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:12:54 +0000 @mudlark. Good to hear from you but sorry to hear about your friend, (and the health issues. I hope they are all in hand.) Your story about the kettle made me smile. Back in 1983 my friend and I, newly arrived in London, bought a kettle. We had no idea of how to attach the plug. In Australia appliances always came with plugs attached. We were…[Read more]

]]> 949e6c1e71f874a747dd3cb944a09a27 janetteB replied to the topic The Winchester in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-winchester/page/18/#post-78458 Thu, 01 Jan 2026 05:35:26 +0000 Happy New Year all. Best wishes for the year ahead.

@thane16 Lovely to hear from you.

@nerys and @dentarthurdent I share your distrust of cloud storage. I have multiple hard drives, one backup I carry with me, one is in a sideboard. I once had two backup hard-drives in my laptop bag which was stolen. Have also lost hard drives so I no longer…[Read more]

]]> 81f093e2e6564459ff641359d18d5c18 janetteB replied to the topic The Winchester in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-winchester/page/17/#post-78438 Thu, 25 Dec 2025 13:38:51 +0000 @dentarthurdent that is impressive and requires dedication. My filing system is more akin to @Nerys. I store all my images in folders roughly dated. No details attached. I have photos of places which I have forgotten the name of. Recently I made up a slide show for our eldest as a 30th gift. (it was started as an 18th gift so has taken a fair…[Read more]

]]> 57904c4329ca694c69b9384fd496b0e3 janetteB replied to the topic The Winchester in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-winchester/page/17/#post-78432 Tue, 23 Dec 2025 12:20:48 +0000 Every year, despite my best intentions I just never get time to sit down at my laptop and wish everyone here a wonderful yuletide. So this year I thought I would get in early and, as our tech has failed again and we cannot watch The Snowman< I am taking the time to wish everyone a wonderful season, (despite the lack of a Christmas Special).

And…[Read more]

]]> d5880d70255179e9e5f261350a1f472d janetteB replied to the topic On the Sofa 11 in the forum On the Sofa 11 https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/on-the-sofa-11/page/6/#post-78424 Wed, 10 Dec 2025 03:56:00 +0000 @ps1l0v3y0u I suspect the writers left because they were under paid, under appreciated and better jobs were on offer. also back in teh old days there wasn’t the love for the show that there is now and keeps writers like Moff and RTD on the hook. they grew up loving the show.

speaking of RTD, I was wondering if anyone has watched The War Between…[Read more]

]]> 45c32cec9506ddd5bd92a920ea683992 janetteB replied to the topic Doctor Who memories in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/doctor-who-memories/page/11/#post-78417 Sun, 07 Dec 2025 07:00:46 +0000 @nerys. We have or had the video of Curse of Fatal Death. I am going to be bringing it to our Cult TV podcast next year. I really enjoyed it and it is interesting to watch now post Moffat because there are so many of his ideas in there. At the end of our original recording there was an interview with Moffat and he was asked if he would work on Dr…[Read more]

]]> 96a5b012234a5cbd3999242892080f04 janetteB replied to the topic Dot and Bubble in the forum The Fifteenth Doctor https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/dot-and-bubble/page/3/#post-78399 Sat, 29 Nov 2025 00:14:27 +0000 @nerys and @dentarthurdent Agreed it is a very well written episode that plays very effectively with the contrast between the light and bubbly surface and underlying darkness.  RTD at his best. I also feel that he was establishing something here or attempting to; the Doctor’s sense of betrayal and anger with human flaws.

Cheers

Janette

 

]]> 5bd76fea9e3d87674a0c6822910b859d janetteB replied to the topic Dr Who News (5) in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/dr-who-news-5/page/10/#post-78398 Fri, 28 Nov 2025 23:58:46 +0000 @ps1l0v3y0u In Oz the public broadcaster, (ABC) is purely government funded which I guess is a mixed blessing. Not dependant upon a drying up license fee but instead are subject to government whims and the malice of one side of politics who dislike anyone who dares criticise them and equate truth to bias. (it is universal sadly)

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