The Doctor Who Forum | Rob | Mentions https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/members/rob/activity/mentions/ Activity feed mentioning Rob. Sun, 26 Jul 2026 14:22:49 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.9.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 5d7e924572b2040c81df985d1280cc1a syzygy replied to the topic The Kebab & Calculator in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-kebab-and-calculator/page/16/#post-70269 Thu, 26 Mar 2020 04:55:44 +0000 @rob

You must always gird your loins when speaking with lions. I recall an exam question in the defunct Naplan Testing  asking for definitions/explanations of girding one’s loins. Some answers included: lock the zoo permanently; keep the lions in a separate cage; always wear Y-fronts; consider the holy, naked body as a temple &, ironically,…[Read more]

]]> 1e7e18010d75816685426c8b9ace89fc Bluesqueakpip replied to the topic The Kebab & Calculator in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-kebab-and-calculator/page/15/#post-70178 Thu, 19 Mar 2020 13:05:06 +0000 @phaseshift and @mudlark

Currently I’m catching up with Discovery Season 2, which my brother very kindly posted to me. I’m liking it much more than I did Season 1; they seem to have got their act together and everyone now knows the characters. I’ve also managed to nearly finish one of those ‘books I ought to read’. I think feeling ill helps fight…[Read more]

]]> f7ccd4d7cad6dba1a4752da46069c1a3 PhaseShift replied to the topic The Kebab & Calculator in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-kebab-and-calculator/page/15/#post-70166 Wed, 18 Mar 2020 19:11:21 +0000 I hope everyone is well and safe. Best wishes to @bluesqueakpip – hope you have a speedy recovery.

I disappeared after the finale because the Coronavirus issue led to some emergency work with a couple of utility clients about emergency preparedness. It’s actually been a sobering experience looking at the reaction to this. I apologise to @rob if…[Read more]

]]> 8d039c86142e87cacd526b011604e041 Bluesqueakpip replied to the topic The Kebab & Calculator in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-kebab-and-calculator/page/15/#post-70163 Wed, 18 Mar 2020 10:18:49 +0000 @rob and @janetteB

Yes, it’s a worrisom time for the self-employed and small businesses. I have no idea how it’s going to go – I’ve already lost my regular summer work, because it was invigilating for university exams. Theatres are being shut, and I’ve no idea whether filming is going to completely shut down – some series have already stopped.…[Read more]

]]> ebc50c06ed75c41cc9ab24d9b1f3cda9 blenkinsopthebrave replied to the topic The Kebab & Calculator in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-kebab-and-calculator/page/15/#post-70158 Wed, 18 Mar 2020 03:20:25 +0000 @craig, @jimthefish, @phaseshift, @bluesqueakpip, @whisht, @mudlark, @thane16, @janetteb, @winston, @rob, @fatmaninabox and..@everyone

It feels a bit quiet on the site and circumstances seem to be moving fast, and more of us (of a certain age) seem to be self-isolating. Hopefully, things will pass, but it would be great if there was a place where…[Read more]

]]> c5231a18df9ba0fb693f8db48c3a2d01 Miapatrick replied to the topic The Timeless Children in the forum The Thirteenth Doctor https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-timeless-children/page/2/#post-70008 Thu, 05 Mar 2020 14:22:11 +0000 @rob that rather depends on your definition of ‘TimeLord’, really. River has some Time Lord DNA (which is potentially an awkward question). So does Jenny. Susan and the Master’s offspring – if such is out there somewhere, are from Gallifrey and presumably went through the academy. Jack’s healing is a different kind of process entirely, as is Me’s…[Read more]

]]> 8613fd24d73d253237da060038f968d9 blenkinsopthebrave replied to the topic General Open Thread – TV Shows (3) in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/general-open-thread-tv-shows-3/#post-69898 Sun, 01 Mar 2020 03:01:59 +0000 @janetteb, @winston, @rob, and everybody,

have just watched episode 6 of “Picard”. It was simply brilliant. It just keeps getting better and better. As I have said before, the way it weaves our knowledge of NG in to this show and then turns our expectations on its head is amazing. To anyone with a memory of NG this episode in particular is…[Read more]

]]> 0305fe24d751804a49605bfcc7e429cd janetteB replied to the topic On The Sofa (10) in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/on-the-sofa-10/#post-69721 Tue, 18 Feb 2020 02:07:40 +0000 This is going to be a long post as I have only just caught up with the new Sofa thread and there is much to comment on. (I have been making notes as I read through.)

@phaseshift, Sorry to hear about the health problems. Hope you will soon be fully recovered. Good to have you back on the forum.

@rob Hi. Good to have you back.

@peacefrog Welcome.…[Read more]

]]> d6e2b132a991ce6983762970e624cb44 Arbutus replied to the topic Can You Hear Me? in the forum The Thirteenth Doctor https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/can-you-hear-me/#post-69635 Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:26:25 +0000 @blenkinsopthebrave      I watch on iTunes, so I don’t see it until Monday morning. Having just done so, I can now say that I really enjoyed this! I found it properly creepy, and interesting watching all the threads come together. I enjoyed the looks at the “real life” stories of the companions.

@jimthefish    For what it’s worth, I think that s…[Read more]

]]> 975246f8c74f0381d3378a826ba655fd blenkinsopthebrave replied to the topic The Kebab & Calculator in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-kebab-and-calculator/page/14/#post-69634 Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:00:53 +0000 Hi @rob

Yes, I have been watching and singing its praises over on the TV shows thread. I think it is brilliant. And I very much like the darker iteration of Starfleet, which captures the darker times we live in. I used to fondly refer to NG back in the 90s as “Californians in outer space”, but this new show reflects a world shaped by Brexit and…[Read more]

]]> 98a12e9d5dd0c3d1b65c4a22448b7f5c Whisht replied to the topic Fugitive of the Judoon in the forum The Thirteenth Doctor https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/fugitive-of-the-judoon/page/2/#post-69507 Fri, 31 Jan 2020 12:05:50 +0000 @blenkinnsopthebrave @rob

I kinda now think this theory is less ‘bonkers’ and more ‘I kinda hope not as it’d limit the characters’ so I’ll leave it alone and try something more daft (like following up on RuthDoc being the Master ;¬) ) but to belabour this one, there were two major characters I forgot to do…

Dorothy – she wants to go home (and…[Read more]

]]> ea41225d1f3b4cf32f55520ff47cf13e Whisht replied to the topic Fugitive of the Judoon in the forum The Thirteenth Doctor https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/fugitive-of-the-judoon/page/2/#post-69493 Thu, 30 Jan 2020 18:38:13 +0000 @rob @blenkinsopthebrave
I think that if there any allusions to Oz then I hope(!) that they aren’t too literal (as I think it’d reduce the companions rather than extend them).

However… not wanting to leave a bone or catnip alone…. one could have:
Scarecrow – wants to be smarter; has Graham had a habit of thumping his head and saying “I know th…[Read more]

]]> d2b8755f62a7720c162b5fe5c499d003 Bluesqueakpip replied to the topic Fugitive of the Judoon in the forum The Thirteenth Doctor https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/fugitive-of-the-judoon/#post-69410 Mon, 27 Jan 2020 14:57:20 +0000 @psymon

Maybe on early pre-Hartnell Gallifrey it was assumed to be impossible?

That’s what I’d go for. The Martin Doctor and Gat are from Gallifrey’s past. Which past isn’t what the Doctor thinks, maybe. Or maybe it’s her own and the Master’s past?

The thing about the alternate timeline – where are the clues? The only clue I could possibly…[Read more]

]]> 212b1a505e8119754f81a49b427849d9 Mudlark replied to the topic Fugitive of the Judoon in the forum The Thirteenth Doctor https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/fugitive-of-the-judoon/#post-69402 Mon, 27 Jan 2020 12:29:48 +0000 Viewed in the cold light of morning  it seems obvious Jo Martin’s Doctor cannot be a regenerated Jenny,  so scrub that hypothesis of mine. In the first place, Jenny would surely not have forgotten the existence of her parent, even if she believed that parent had not survived beyond the end of his twelfth regeneration and she decided to take on h…[Read more]

]]> f593b65f672f07d93e51582a1fdbc175 Bluesqueakpip replied to the topic Orphan 55 in the forum The Thirteenth Doctor https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/orphan-55/#post-69058 Mon, 13 Jan 2020 21:31:18 +0000 Um. That script needed another draft. After the last two weeks, this week was very … well, I hope tonight was the ‘Oops, that one didn’t work’ episode.

Okay, positives. The actors were giving it their all and the direction was pretty good. The Moral of The Week was using a sledgehammer, but at least avoided landing the kids with ‘we’re all…[Read more]

]]> 412c8638bc88d35cc4fd46ce1b2db4ec Juniperfish replied to the topic Orphan 55 in the forum The Thirteenth Doctor https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/orphan-55/#post-69037 Mon, 13 Jan 2020 17:12:02 +0000 @missrori I absolutely love Nausicaa and I totally agree – it wasn’t the Dregs’ fault that they were the way they were – a broken eco-system had resulted in their genetic mutation, so it’s a shame the Doctor couldn’t communicate with them more as a species.

I agree with you @Rob , it wasn’t clear what level of sentience they had. Were they…[Read more]

]]> 3283cd92c75e70695f719b3be0ef5b34 syzygy replied to the topic Spyfall part 2 in the forum The Thirteenth Doctor https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/spyfall-part-2/page/2/#post-68939 Fri, 10 Jan 2020 01:23:49 +0000 that’s @mensabrains above. Clearly @rob my morning beverage isn’t as strong by half

😈

 

]]> 04a95c2be081ac426bf191f23d91c83b syzygy replied to the topic Spyfall part 2 in the forum The Thirteenth Doctor https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/spyfall-part-2/page/2/#post-68938 Fri, 10 Jan 2020 01:15:00 +0000 Good morning & welcome to the …brains! Holy schmeck, my ol’ brain is a hurting now. @rob I prepared my beverage before attempting to read the thoroughly wonderful posts. Happy NY to you & good to see you out back (or front, or transactionally eternal, no yesterdays, todays, tomorrows, all time pre-existent…!)

@vervain @mensabrain.  Welcome…[Read more]

]]> 0a1501d223441636ceaa38e4c7f976b6 thane16 replied to the topic On The Sofa (9) in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/on-the-sofa-9/page/16/#post-66926 Wed, 26 Dec 2018 03:30:23 +0000 @kevinwho

Indeed we are. But I had a moment….wherein the roast pork, left in fridge for too long, wasn’t going to crackle. To the god crattklexporokox I prayed (also called the Bosch oven handbook) and soon ……(within 10 mins) we had pork crackling with potatoes dauphin  – – @mudlark when returning would know the origin of said spuds – – and…[Read more]

]]> aa0ff3d550cb7213858c3997d73b387f thane16 replied to the topic On The Sofa (9) in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/on-the-sofa-9/page/15/#post-66784 Wed, 19 Dec 2018 10:07:52 +0000 @blenkinsopthebrave

I recall discussing this exact point with you too -last year, actually!  I sensed a change but I do feel there are new posters with inclinations toward writing, editing and bonkerising with aplomb 🙂

I also thought, independently of you (clearly timey whimey), about chickenelly, thomck (sp) tardisblue? But others have…[Read more]

]]> 34cba569a2053f5f0b0299606ad3e76b Bluesqueakpip replied to the topic The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos in the forum The Thirteenth Doctor https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-battle-of-ranskoor-av-kolos/page/2/#post-66483 Tue, 11 Dec 2018 09:40:09 +0000 @Rob
Most of the Doctors could talk the hind leg off a donkey, but one thing I suddenly realised last night was that they talked about how wonderful they were. It was, in fact, called out a couple of times, with jokes that they really needed a companion to make admiring noises.

The Whittaker Doctor, on the other hand, talks through everything,…[Read more]

]]> 8e4ad7bea798a032be619a134ca1c7ad ichabod replied to the topic The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos in the forum The Thirteenth Doctor https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-battle-of-ranskoor-av-kolos/page/2/#post-66479 Tue, 11 Dec 2018 08:44:06 +0000 @rob  This is one of the good things that has come out of the regeneration it makes you think about equality,  hopefully it will make me a better person just by making me think about it.

I’d say so — one of the clear signs of a knee-jerk reactionary is automatic outrage at the fact that The Contentious Issue *has been raised* — “SJW!  …[Read more]

]]> 981f30f198d5fb0f77386ab5506ba7cb thane16 replied to the topic It Takes You Away in the forum The Thirteenth Doctor https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/it-takes-you-away/#post-66142 Tue, 04 Dec 2018 00:37:03 +0000 @Bluesqueakpip @rob  great analysis.

brilliant: The Monsters Four.

somebody needs to write a choon to that.

 

]]> 8b9207e4a7a1d54f490252f00f55b665 Bluesqueakpip replied to the topic It Takes You Away in the forum The Thirteenth Doctor https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/it-takes-you-away/#post-66141 Tue, 04 Dec 2018 00:28:16 +0000 So, another one I wanted to watch again. I wasn’t looking forward to this episode that much – all the advance notice seemed to talk about ‘Scandi-noir’, and I was thinking, ‘Oh, please, not the North Sea Depression’*.

But instead of the inheritors of Ibsen, we got the inheritors of Norwegian fairy tales. I loved it.

@arbutus – I agree that this…[Read more]

]]> b8cd2d8f765a90fe3419db6de3e8b67a thane16 replied to the topic The Kebab & Calculator in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-kebab-and-calculator/page/5/#post-66058 Fri, 30 Nov 2018 06:28:02 +0000 @rob me too! Last week and lost the whole hog. Luckily, a mate had brought me a new (very small, mind) coffee plunger with a sweet bean. I had just come home and fancied a good brew. So, rob it calmed me down. We have merlo coffee here? And if you purchase a large tin of it (as I did about 3 months ago) they give you a free coffee AND a $5 voucher…[Read more]

]]> c3cd6b7972a888ada794ed65cbbc6698 JimTheFish replied to the topic The Tsuranga Conundrum in the forum The Thirteenth Doctor https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-tsuranga-conundrum/#post-65455 Tue, 06 Nov 2018 21:10:42 +0000 @troygorsline

I think we are all taking the color of the shirt too far

Ah, you must be new around these here parts….

@rob

It did strike me that some of the sets did look quite TARDIS-like. Maybe they were part of an earlier redesign and just repurposed….

]]> 6f593cccf89db82661cdd931c927563b Miapatrick replied to the topic Arachnids In The UK in the forum The Thirteenth Doctor https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/arachnids-in-the-uk/#post-65087 Sun, 28 Oct 2018 21:56:45 +0000 @rob I agree with @bluesqueakpip that this is character development rather than a gender shift. I have always been a little concerned that certain changes to the character coming with the change of sex could seem to Say Things about differences between the sexes which I don’t personally think are true. And it’s hard to watch TV without a certain…[Read more]

]]> 9bd137b77ea84301994c20afbbb6f844 Bluesqueakpip replied to the topic Arachnids In The UK in the forum The Thirteenth Doctor https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/arachnids-in-the-uk/#post-65085 Sun, 28 Oct 2018 21:55:00 +0000 @Rob

Yes, after much angst she eventually ended up with the Doctor-Donna clone with the human lifespan.

But on the whole, I don’t think ‘You’ll end up trapped in an entirely different dimension’ counts as ‘being kept safe’, even if Rose did end up with a wealthy Dad, a boyfriend and possibly a TARDIS.

@JimTheFish

Yes, that’s how I felt about…[Read more]

]]> 81ea0cee5e6fb5681340a9775ec50eb2 Bluesqueakpip replied to the topic Arachnids In The UK in the forum The Thirteenth Doctor https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/arachnids-in-the-uk/#post-65080 Sun, 28 Oct 2018 21:21:06 +0000 @Rob
Yes, I noticed that. In fact, I remember saying for The Woman Who Fell To Earth that the Whittaker Doctor seemed to be considerably more honest than previous incarnations.

But I don’t think it’s necessarily a ‘female’ thing. If you think about it, things have ended badly for every single AG Who Companion. It may simply be that this more…[Read more]

]]> f72f05e5b313330bd8d06f65e0ee508e ardaraith replied to the topic Rosa in the forum The Thirteenth Doctor https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/rosa/#post-64764 Sun, 21 Oct 2018 21:50:31 +0000 @rob and @miapatrick I also thought Graham was going to drive the bus.  His utter despair standing there at the end was gut wrenching.  And Ryan, such a good hearted kid, being spoken to like that…. my heart hurt. I cried multiple times during this one.

I am really enjoying the humanity of these episodes.

 

]]> 4ce22c3ec81d90b653dfa197df6e44b4 Miapatrick replied to the topic Rosa in the forum The Thirteenth Doctor https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/rosa/#post-64751 Sun, 21 Oct 2018 20:17:14 +0000 @rob, I was convinced that Graham would be driving the bus, and The Doctor would have to demand her seat.

]]> 37448898d65b4dcf71b1af06c0e44e32 ichabod replied to the topic The Ghost Monument in the forum The Thirteenth Doctor https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-ghost-monument/page/3/#post-64692 Fri, 19 Oct 2018 21:11:24 +0000 @pedant  A dark, gloomy….custard cream dispenser.

Dash it all!  Now I want one of those.  Only, chocolate mousse for me, thanks.

@thane16  The colourised sequence reminded me of the interior of sclerotic bowel.

Er — yes.  I was trying to put my finger on it — uh, trying to come up with something visceral like that . .

@rob  LOL!…[Read more]

]]> e353a766f35ac19c169462eb3b480ae0 Mudlark replied to the topic The Ghost Monument in the forum The Thirteenth Doctor https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-ghost-monument/page/2/#post-64531 Mon, 15 Oct 2018 19:44:41 +0000 @Arbutus

Yes, I received two separate notifications, as presumably did everyone else who was tagged, but no apology is needed. These things happen, and anything is better than losing a lengthy post entirely, which happened to me a few days ago.

@Rob

The Timeless Child could be Jenny

Somehow I don’t think so. The Doctor felt that the Remnants…[Read more]

]]> 0e37eedaf531ddfcc4bd63ddad4c55bb Missy replied to the topic On The Sofa (9) in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/on-the-sofa-9/page/9/#post-64418 Sat, 13 Oct 2018 08:39:02 +0000 @nearlysane

Blimey, I sent this once but got kicked off! Welcome. Love the name.

@rob

Good for you. Unfortunately I haven’t got a pic of the Tardis, and couldn’t upload if I had. Really dense when it comes to technology. Love coffee, but tea is my drink. Enjoy your stay here.

Missy

]]> 7444005229d68ea5be515b6a31d095ae thane16 replied to the topic The Woman Who Fell To Earth in the forum The Thirteenth Doctor https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-woman-who-fell-to-earth/page/2/#post-64341 Tue, 09 Oct 2018 12:47:15 +0000 @tardigrade  @pedant writes this above:

But functionally, she is a bit like the Eric Balfour character, Jesse, in the first episode of Buffy (Whedon wanted him in the main credits, but the network wouldn’t let him). It is a signal that nobody is safe. It is also floats the question (which is is nice to see acknowledged in this thread) of why we ca…

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]]> dd38e5b38f1e712e960a1a806545eba0 Missy replied to the topic On The Sofa (9) in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/on-the-sofa-9/page/9/#post-64316 Tue, 09 Oct 2018 08:09:24 +0000 @rob

Hello there, love the avatar! I wish………………………

Missy

]]> 6312dc8f7b858bdbab324bc09d5f68ba IAmNotAFishIAmAFreeMan replied to the topic The Woman Who Fell To Earth in the forum The Thirteenth Doctor https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-woman-who-fell-to-earth/page/2/#post-64289 Mon, 08 Oct 2018 19:51:36 +0000 @rob

Don’t see the fridge issue. Grace was a leader, led from the front and that comes with risk. Pretty much from the outset she was the one who investigated, went first, threw caution to the wind. And that is as dangerous as throwing your salad at an alien.

But functionally, she is a bit like the Eric Balfour character, Jesse, in the first…[Read more]

]]> bb513d6874be8ccbc1be28d6af4ee2e2 Bluesqueakpip replied to the topic The Woman Who Fell To Earth in the forum The Thirteenth Doctor https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-woman-who-fell-to-earth/page/2/#post-64286 Mon, 08 Oct 2018 19:15:09 +0000 @Rob
Well, Chibbers also said that the stories were all standalone and single episode – and we’ve just gone into Episode Two with everyone stranded in vacuum and a still-missing TARDIS. So he’s clearly absorbed Rule Zero: The Showrunner Always Lies. 🙂

What he may mean is that you don’t need to know why the Gang are hanging about in space if you…[Read more]

]]> 91e4198d73a5fc1cba528f75c2bc3eb3 MissRori replied to the topic The Woman Who Fell To Earth in the forum The Thirteenth Doctor https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-woman-who-fell-to-earth/page/2/#post-64285 Mon, 08 Oct 2018 19:04:58 +0000 @rob I was bothered by the optics of Gran’s death too — especially coming (narratively) not that long after sweet Bill Potts narrowly escaped fridging, and only a few years after Clara Oswin Oswald went through a similar so-close-but-yet-so-far encounter with the Doctor with even the same manner of death.  It will be really interesting to see…[Read more]

]]> 4046aeab4b0dc8c5701bb6d2168d615b thane16 replied to the topic On The Sofa (9) in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/on-the-sofa-9/page/9/#post-64261 Mon, 08 Oct 2018 09:56:23 +0000 @rob sounds wonderful!

@scaryB  oh, that be very clever….the top’s poking out. I like it!

 

]]> 6c4401f9bc331767933db61815676692 thane16 replied to the topic On The Sofa (9) in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/on-the-sofa-9/page/8/#post-64253 Mon, 08 Oct 2018 04:03:54 +0000 @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.

Possibly…[Read more]

]]> 194a0602ff5d6e3b65c02f91fd9f041d FatManInABox replied to the topic On The Sofa (9) in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/on-the-sofa-9/page/8/#post-64233 Sun, 07 Oct 2018 21:22:25 +0000 @rob – Ha, quite possibly. Along with blood, sweat, droplets of coffee and lots and lots of tears 🙂

]]> 84f867f67a8f3cc53504bbc5c57bfe0b FatManInABox replied to the topic On The Sofa (9) in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/on-the-sofa-9/page/8/#post-64227 Sun, 07 Oct 2018 20:50:29 +0000 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!

Thinking it…[Read more]

]]> 74c229927cfc8053343fd3d99232a956 winston replied to the topic On The Sofa (8) in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/on-the-sofa-8/page/13/#post-55764 Fri, 10 Mar 2017 02:12:26 +0000 @rob   I saw that story last night and admit to a few giggles. Who is watching Who?

]]> 52c11203d888a19d6310615fbdaa1e93 janetteB replied to the topic On The Sofa (8) in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/on-the-sofa-8/page/13/#post-55763 Fri, 10 Mar 2017 01:59:41 +0000 Hi @Rob

good to hear from you again.

Cheers

Janette

]]> 9e3ce5e76b44ff1304339b3253bc6b63 MissRori replied to the topic On The Sofa (8) in the forum General https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/on-the-sofa-8/page/13/#post-55760 Thu, 09 Mar 2017 18:16:46 +0000 Wow!  Spooky stuff there, @rob!  😀

]]> 7b0bd3125624a43346b5c7548131d069 IAmNotAFishIAmAFreeMan replied to the topic On The Sofa (8) in the forum General http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/on-the-sofa-8/page/11/#post-54262 Mon, 17 Oct 2016 21:29:53 +0000 @rob

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

]]> a58c9f247b8ae00b27ea0fca0064ccd8 Craig replied to the topic On The Sofa (7) in the forum General http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/on-the-sofa-7/page/13/#post-49564 Mon, 21 Dec 2015 21:21:32 +0000 Thanks @Rob As always, you’re a star too.

]]> 16326a21edf6d721415f26f1e668769f tardigrade replied to the topic Hell Bent in the forum The Twelfth Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/hell-bent/page/6/#post-49038 Tue, 08 Dec 2015 02:56:17 +0000 @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]

]]> 756b954562b998b89e958b5a4b93e7dc Bluesqueakpip replied to the topic Hell Bent in the forum The Twelfth Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/hell-bent/page/6/#post-49029 Tue, 08 Dec 2015 00:57:22 +0000 @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]

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