All this talk of Crimson Horror and Diana Rigg is opportune! We have a new idea to try out in a side project for anyone who wants some additional “homework”. An opportunity to view and discuss her work in The Avengers – Too Many Christmas Tree.

@Miapatrick

one course I came across a comment about how, in the 19th century, novels were a kind of…

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@Tennantmarsters2013

It’s entirely up to you if you wish to develop an idea. Cross-over fan fictions that go outside the Doctor Who Universe aren’t really my cup of tea though. I even avoid the “official” ones like the recent comic crossover of Doctor Who/ST:TNG.

@Juniperfish

Only 23 sleeps til I’m regenerating! (SFX interview)

Made me laugh. 🙂

I meant to thank @Wolfweed for the footage from the BFI Q&A. There was a definite air of “last day of school” about Moffat and Gatiss in the Q&A which made me think the pressure of the year was being allowed to vent a little. The “WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT!?” r…[Read more]

@Miapatrick

I’m glad you posted – I think I may have found it elsewhere! It’s not a site I use that often, but it seems to have been there a while. I’ll watch it through to make sure it’s OK and if so, we’ll launch it as a trial. As homework goes, The Avengers is a great one. 🙂

@FatManInABox

Hmmm. Tricky. As someone who definitely Colin’s tenure is a black spot, I think the clip from the Proms was from Trials (The one about corruption?), four stories in a box set for about 13 quid from Amazon and the BBC shop.

The stories we were thinking of looking at for the retrospective were Revelation of the Daleks or Vengeance o…[Read more]

@Juniperfish

You received a recommend from me, and I’m delighted to see you gearing up for next years “Golden Plug” of the Year award by publicising @bluesqueakpip s blog. Excellent work! 😉

Evening all –

@DanMartinUK is not letting the 50th being shown damp the celebratory year. He’s continuing his retrospective pick of episodes by suggesting that Dalek was the best for CE. You can find it at:

http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2013/dec/10/dalek-doctor-who-classic-episode-christopher-eccleston

@wolfweed

Very nice! There’s too much obvious talent on this site. I’m off to kick the cat.

@JimTheFish @ScaryB @all

I’ll leave nomination open on episodes as we aren’t in an immediate rush. If people can mention stuff on the Sofa it would be useful. I read everything, and note down stuff as we go, but I do sometimes miss the odd one (so apologies if I’ve not mentioned one you’ve mentioned before).

Time Meddler is available, but a run…[Read more]

@Craig

is 43 old?

Nah – sounds about perfect to me. (Says Phaseshift, mid-forties).

We lived through amazing, and sometimes frightening, times.

I agree – the 80s were a bit “clinchy” on occasion, when it looked like someone was going to press the wrong button. The less said about 70s dress sense the better (I take it that was what you were…[Read more]

Talking of Christmas Specials, I was going to launch an idea as a surprise before Christmas. In a discussion with @MiaPatrick we suggested a wider “Watch Club” to take in other series, perhaps with an emphasis on links to writers, producers, actors with a Doctor Who connection. An episode of this, a short series of another. Very loose and evolving…[Read more]

We’ve had quite a few people talking about episode retrospectives across the forums recently, and while we are not going to dash into them before the Christmas Special, I just thought I’d summarise what I’ve read, just in case I’ve missed something. Please feel free to nominate more or a favourite(s) listed:

2nd Doctor

I think there has been a…[Read more]