A nice little consolidation episode which slowly starts to answer some of the questions the first episode posed. Clearly, the terrorists from the future think Styles is evil, so perhaps this is their Hitler Paradox (as in, if you could travel back in time, would you Kill Hitler). I think the pace certainly lets you see some tensions in their…[Read more]

@purofilion – love Tom Lehrer. I was introduced to him by a science teacher through the Element Song, but it was his deadpan delivery of some hilarious material in his audience interaction that won me over and made me think of Ron in that Sparks video. Would I have gone on to study Chemistry at University without people like Toms Baker and L…[Read more]

@blenkinsopthebrave

Young whippersnapper!

I love you blenkinsop. I’m feeling much better now. 😀

@monochromedimension

Welcome back to you as well. I can never tire of that GIF. A thing of simple beauty. You missed the end of the monochrome season in our rewatch, but I think Mind Robber was a great choice for Troughton.

I don’t have access to the Horror Channel, but I read something about the showings doing quite well for them (in viewer…[Read more]

Welcome from me @ABXY

Well, at least we have the internet now. When I was at school, it wasn’t an option (yes – I’m old) and being a Who fan could be a lonely thing.

Have an explore around the site, and if you are interested in the older Doctors, we run a review club where we watch an episode of the old series a week (published Saturday).…[Read more]

It would be interesting to know if Frank pitched an appearance at Moffat last year at the Edinburgh Fringe. It was one of the few big interviews SM did before the 50th , basically in conversation with Frank and Fred Macaulay in front of an audience. Having heard some of the conversation it’s one of those things I would have killed to have been a…[Read more]

@thekrynoidman

I… hope you enjoy it. I have a soft spot for those orginal movies but, ever since I saw Omid Djalili live do a routine on Godzilla, I don’t think I could look at the screen in the same way again.

The eventual routine, after this leadup involved a story about his Dad and Uncle taking…[Read more]

@epid3xia

I’m not with my DVD collection at the moment, but I think (with @wolfweed) this is the bit you’re are talking about.

I stole your childhood and now I’ve led you by the hand to your death. But the worst thing is I knew. I knew this would happen. This is what always happens. Forget your faith in me. I took you with me because I was vain.…

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@JimTheFish

This is definitely one of the stories where he sometimes seems to have a bit of the Dame Margaret Rutherfords about him.

I love this phrase, and, with your permission, may use it in the future. 😀

On Louis Marx, he was actually a real person. He was a history academic who moved into TV part time. I’ve heard Terrance Dicks talk a…[Read more]

Brilliant @wolfweed. I didn’t even have a chance to do something myself as I’ve been more than a bit busy recently.

No objections to the choice @craig. I think the original is the right one for the headliner. There was a lively discussion on the validity (or not) of updating old material with, amongst others @nick, so this could be an opportunity…[Read more]

A good choice in a field of good recommendations, I think. I’m pleased because I managed to get a second hand copy of the SE mentioned by @bluesqueakpip, and I’ll just echo the recommendation of it.

Why and SE? It’s kind of bizarre because I think it crops up regularly in “top” stories for Pertwee amongst fans, but nobody involved seemed to…[Read more]

You know, this is the first time I’ve watched this in about five years. Revisiting it, I think there are multiple reasons you wouldn’t like it, and I can only explain mine.

At its heart, this is a story about fandom. I realise some people don’t like the portrayal of fans as strange loner nerds, but I don’t object to it because this isn’t a…[Read more]

What who!?

@purofilion – respects for your student for attempting that Sparks track – I can’t comprehend the control necessary to pull that off.

@arbutus – My favourite quote on Bach was by all-round-genius Carl Sagan. When preparing to etch a disk for the “Sounds of Earth” on one of the exporer probes, one of the Scientists asked Mr. Sagen, …[Read more]

@TheKrynoidMan @Fatmaninabox

Thanks – I had a feeling I’d missed something, probably because RTD wrote more episodes in Series 1, and I suddenly thought “we’re leapfrogging to the end of the series?! That can’t be right!”

I have to say, again that my own personal favourites for series 2 do tend towards Girl in the Fireplace, School Reunion, and…[Read more]

Yes the “duelling storytellers” face off is pretty engaging as we get characters like D’artagnan, Cyrano, Blackbeard and Galahad being summoned as avatars for the battle. It’s not a massive canvas, but given the restrictions of the piece it does have a cheeky feel, and some thought went into the fight scene (as opposed to Time Meddler, where every…[Read more]

I really enjoyed watching this one, after New Earth left me a bit bemused.

The titles from Tennyson – “Nature red, in tooth and claw”, and there are a fair few other literary references dotted here and there. It’s a nice “Base under siege” story with some marvellous performances in the guest cast. I particularly love Pauline as Queen Victoria. Y…[Read more]

@Bluesqueakpip

Oh, we love time loops and your explanations. As long as you do a diagram! 😀

I haven’t cast a vote because I wanted to see where voting takes us, and I’m sure @Craig wouldn’t mind casting a deciding vote (barks evil laugh).

I did think of suggesting any other companion than Jo as the stories we’ve had this time have been…[Read more]

I’ve just been catching up on the latest Clarkson outrage in the G and I’m genuinely confused.

Before I discovered internetz comments, I was actually convinced that most people understood that Clarksons current persona was a wholly invented (and profitable) caricature.

His shtick of being a living anachronism who doesn’t really understand the s…[Read more]

@TheKrynoidMan @FatManinabox

Done and done. All other nominations gratefully received.

I think I made an error in my last post, because I think I should have put @bluesqueakpip as a tentative for Day of the Daleks. I don’t think the choice was that clear in the posts, so I’ll leave it until I receive instructions.

Inferno
@TheKrynoidMan

The…[Read more]

Evening all. Woo-who, final part of Mind Robber tonight. Which makes me consider where we are with our next choice, which would be for Pertwee.

After flirting with Inferno (which I suggested may take the latest retrospective into new series with Peter Capaldi territory), my count of votes is something like this:

The Daemons
@Jimthefish @wolfwe…[Read more]