@Whisht @Purofilion

Glad you enjoyed “Burn Up” even though you were burning up with illness Purofilion. Whisht – Peepshow, the album with Peek-a-boo and Burn up is well worth investigating. I think it sees them at their most dramatic, adventurous and experimental. It ends with Rhapsody, which is about the Soviet suppression of the Polish and Eas…[Read more]

I was determined to catch up before we launch into the last episode. I can’t really do much but echo others here though.

The Karkus is really camp as@wolfweed suggests, but I’m also sure that wolfweed would agree that does reflect a certain campness in US comics in the 60s that was in vogue (the superheroes were “swinging” along with bits of…[Read more]

@whisht

I’d noticed that on the interview as well. Good taste, that woman. It fits quite well into the stuff I’ve been listening to this weekend.

I’ve just been listening to Siouxsie and the Banshees Peepshow album, and been marvelling at the fact it all sounds so good. Love the track “Burn Up” which does build like a fire raging out of control.…[Read more]

@bluesqueakpip posted the mini-sode done for CIN last week, and it reminded me that series 2 actually saw the first attempts by the BBC to use electronic media to promote the show with about 10 “Tardisodes”. I was a bit surprised that they didn’t include them on the DVD. But here is the one for New Earth, an advert for the Hospi…[Read more]

So after the Christmas Special onto the new tenure and this is the first story we viewers get to see a different planet (everything so far in series 1 was on Earth, or in something in orbit around the Earth).

So, where are we off to Doctor?! Oh, New Earth…bugger. 😉

Rewatching this, I’d possibly say that this is least favourite of the ser…[Read more]

@toinfinityandbeyond @Whisht

Yes – great to see it back. I’ve seen the first episode, and it looks interesting for the second series. I’ll mention @ScaryB (in case RL is still hectic) as she was following it as well.

The G has an article with Maslany talking about playing the various clones…[Read more]

Bugger – missed about two weeks of the most active thread on here at the moment.

Lots of good music posted, and thanks for the recommendations. I have a lot of listening to do.

@fatmaninabox

I think my own disinclination towards other versions of Hallelujah is precisely because of Cale, so thanks for mentioning his version. For me, no other…[Read more]

The contents of this are really well covered above, and I’ll agree with lots of what is said. The Medusa is very effective (and presenting it as a stone being itself really imaginative).

Troughton is one top form again. I love the scene between him and Zoe as he confesses that yes, he got Jamie’s face wrong the first time. That competitive str…[Read more]

Sorry I’ve not been about – unexpected family visit. I shall turf them out later today and be back to listen to some music and comment on Mind Robber.

Just to hope everyone’s having a splendid Bank Holiday.

@fatmaninabox

That’s an egg-cellent picture. Come on people, it’s Easter! No lame egg related humour? Are we all feeling ill? 🙂

I think looking at this with fresh eyes, I can’t help but admire it, even though for “introducing the Doctor” stories it’s been well and truly supplanted by The Eleventh Hour for me.

When he brought the Doctor back in Rose, Russell obviously referenced Spearhead from Space, with the Autons and their attack on London shoppers. Here he does so…[Read more]

@Debs

Have fun, and keep asking questions.

Just on the subject of those cover versions that vie for your affections, and the originators giving them wholesale support (like Hurt from @FaeGrl), I can’t help remembering a band that gets mentioned often (looks at @craig) Jesus and Mary Chain.

Their song “Head On” (and I’ll post a link to the ori…[Read more]

@FaeGrl

Congratulations on your book, and great choice with Mr. Cash and “Hurt”. I don’t know whether you saw the use of it in DW Confidential (who had some great choices in music BTW) but it was in the episode for “The Almost People” in Series 6.

@TheKrynoidMan @Blenkinsopthebrave @purofilion

Many thanks for the Burgon links. I think you may have provided the soundtrack to my Bank Holiday. 😀

@ConfusedPolarity (and anyone else who has a view on this)

It’s the first time I’ve seen The Mind Robber this way – the way it was supposed to be viewed, one short blast per week – and I have to say, I love it.

I find this interesting, because when we did these last year I found I really enjoyed the episodes we covered, but above all I seemed…[Read more]

@whisht

Apologies if I misattributed a request – I could of sworn it was you that posed that question. Could be that I’m going senile, of course.

The elusive definition of “Indie”! When I was a University Student 88-91 the accepted definition seemed to be.

Have the band recorded a Peel Session?
Has John Peel played a record by them – ever?

If…[Read more]

@debs

Oh – late to the party, although lots of good recommendations from others (yes! to a mention of Therapy? by @craig). If you’re interested in the Britpop thing specifically, there was a weird BBC “showcase” called Britpop Now which featured Albarn introduce most of the common faces associated with it. This google search will take you to indi…[Read more]

@TheKrynoidMan

Is the RTD2 reference a Star Wars one? Because he was the brave, realiable droid, and amazingly popular if you go by merchandising useage.

I’d got the impression you didn’t like Russell that much. 😉

I’ve just realised that it’ll be Christmas Invasion next week, as we tuck into our Easter Eggs. At least it’s A Bank Holiday though.

I actually think this cracks along. As others have said, it’s probably one of the most consistent series final episodes under RTD.

The breakneck race to save Rose is well done, and the TARDIS materialising around Rose and the Dalek was a really nice touch. It’s interesting that they definitely made the Dalek mutant seen after Jack terminates it…[Read more]

@whisht

Look forward to hearing about the holiday, should you wish to talk about it.

“Tenuous” is my middle name. Actually, forget it typed that. @Phasetenuousshift doesn’t link to anything.

I think you asked a while ago for songs that inadvertently reminded you of Doctor Who. I had such an experience while you were away when I was half liste…[Read more]