@blenkinsopthebrave   Oh no! That’s awful. I think there’s a lot of positivity about this series and it will be interesting to read all this, ponder and then 8-10 months later (?), to actually see it for the first time.

But on balance I agree: the cellar is the way to go. That and I’m sure @rob agrees heartily, some very good coffee.

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@rob – Ha, quite possibly. Along with blood, sweat, droplets of coffee and lots and lots of tears 🙂

Phew, I very nearly missed Doctor Who due to ‘technical hitches’.

Firstly, I record TV to my PC using a USB thingy. I haven’t used it for a while ( since last year’s Xmas episode in fact) so earlier today I did a test run just to make sure it was still working and today of all days, it decided to record audio only – no video. Oh poo!

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@rob   I saw that story last night and admit to a few giggles. Who is watching Who?

Hi @Rob

good to hear from you again.

Cheers

Janette

Wow!  Spooky stuff there, @rob!  😀

@rob

Yeah the old brute forcers have been right tiresome of lat.

Thanks @Rob As always, you’re a star too.

@rob

Also during Rasillon’s visit to the barn he stated…..

How many regenerations did we give you, I’ve got all day

Strongly suggesting a more than just another full set

Or possibly less. The terminology used at the time was giving him a new cycle of regenerations, from which you’d initially think 12. But if you remember the circums…[Read more]

@Rob

Did you check the sign on the door as you came in? Invisible Clara wrote ‘listen’? Bonkers enough for me!

@Morpho
I think the main arguments against the Doctor being half human are that a) we’ve never needed it and b) it comes from that wretched Movie That We Do Not Mention. Also, I always feel faintly uncomfortable when we get a half human…[Read more]

I thought the episode was good. All the callouts to the old Doctor’s like the Type 40 console. I would rather like a spinoff series (like torchwood) With Me and Clara (like @pedant mention) but if Jenny were to come aswell it would be rather brilliant (like @rob said). I do believe the ending was very good with the ‘run you clever boy’ that was…[Read more]

@rob

my thoughts too

@rob

It’s taken me long enough. Hello right back at you.

Missy

@rob

I think the Oods hang out in Wookey Hole as well. 🙂

@rob  Hmm.  Maybe next week.

@spider

Your trip to Pompeii sounds brilliant.

@ichabod

Now go lie down and enjoy your jet-lag while you’ve still got it . . . !

Jet-lag? From Italy to the UK? Back in my working days when the Qantas Club Lounge was a second home (halcyon days…) I used to travel regularly from Australia to the UK and back. Now we are talking real jet-lag!

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@rob  Directions to Wooky Hole would be much appreciated . . .

@Rob Actually, the Sea Devils were a terrific costume/monster. Go back and watch the episode again, and you’ll see the following:

1) Nonhuman contour, courtesy of the extended headpiece. 2) The actors head was actually in the neck section, allowing them to sea and breath through fabric patches. 3)The Sea Devil’s faces although inexpressive…[Read more]

@Rob

My favorite rubbish monster was in my favorite story “The Dalek Invasion of Earth” (1965). It was, of course:

Yes, the Slyther! It was like a like an overgrown garden plant with a growl that expressed indigestion more than anything else.

@Jphamlore

Re the Daleks not flying away – maybe some of them did.  And there’s a partly rejuvenated Davros to contend with in the future.

Re Prentis and O’Donnell ghosts –  I wondered about that too, but then we also know they don’t appear during daytime, so maybe that’s why they don’t appear straight away, and we see only their bodies – s…[Read more]