@Miapatrick  @ScaryB

Yes, that ‘So I’m told’ was freighted with a lot of potential meaning, and in ‘Listen’ the situation of the boy in the barn suggested that, if not actually orphaned, he had been separated from family for purposes of training in some kind of elite academy.  On the other hand, also in ‘Listen’, we saw the Doctor putting young R…[Read more]

So in summary, as ScarySofa persons and a mudlarker  -ANY information whatsoever about cooking would be most welcoming. I  didn’t intend to mean: “YOU”RE teaching Thane to cook! You? Mwa-ha haa!”

So, I apologise for that rather rude-ish post @ScaryB @mudlark  xx  Can we put it down to the .005% of alcohol in the wine coolers?

Hmmm, probably not…[Read more]

@ScaryB @mudlark  Oh, this is FUNNY. You’re teaching our Thane to cook! OK, so did I tell you about the pasta lesson?

This is was nearly a year ago. I said ‘right, get ready, later you’ll place the pasta in the pot.” Foolishly I went to the mailbox. Came back and said “where’s pasta? It was just here.”

“It’s in the pot.”

And so it was. The pot…[Read more]

@scaryb – cruft is the massive amount of incidental, background and procedural detail that builds up in long running stories,  that only nerds like us really care about.  And which, more significantly, can push future writers into a corner where it is basically impossible to focus on what the story is about, and instead get caught worrying about h…[Read more]

@ragnarok I mean @idiotsavon of Savon Manor AND  @ScaryB  😀

Happy new year’s to you both.  x0 x

I remember, yonks, or timey-whimeys agos, we had a Ragnarok theme during the end of the Smith era?

I’ve not watched the new ep yet. In fact, I haven’t hooked into the ABC much at all except for the occasional special from The Midwives or Foyles Wa…[Read more]

@pedant   @scaryb “Can anyone remember how long a rel is?”

I believe a rel is 1.2 seconds, or at least that’s what it was in Evolution of the Daleks (if my memory is right).

@scaryb

How brilliant that you are back!

I am currently sitting in front of the fire looking at one of the cats (who has, of course, far better access to the fire than I do) and I am thinking that you may well be right…they may indeed be aliens masquerading as earth-bound felines. They have, for example, turned us into their servants, who are…[Read more]

@scaryb

I suspect a rel is exactly as long as it needs to be for plot purposes!

I suspect the very Brexity disposal of UNIT is going to make a lot of Angry Virgins a lot angrier.

@scaryb

I did the “Who are you” jokes the last time, didn’t I?

@craig

I know we are at the end of a series, when contributions slow down, but it does seem that the activity on the site has slowed down considerably in comparison to what it used to be like.

I am not entirely sure why this should be so, but this site has been running for a number of years, and we have had so many regular contributors who,…[Read more]

@thane16

Hi Puro. Many thanks, and yes, the jelly babies are standing by, and the chocolate, and, of course, the coffee. In fact, there is a brilliant florist-and-coffee shop only a short walk away that makes divine affiagtos (affigati?) with soft serve ice cream and brilliant espresso.

@scaryB

Many thanks as well, from the outpost of Empire.…[Read more]

Back again, and delighted to see so many familiar names assembled once again, as well as some welcome newcomers *waves indiscriminately to all*.  The wait has been long and tedious and it is good to have something new to get our teeth into.

A number of people here and elsewhere have commented on the death count, often to the effect that it was…[Read more]

<Waves at comrades, old and new>

@ScaryB I thought you’d like the Delia Derbyshire tribute in the theme tune! Did you see she got honoured with a posthumous PhD last year?

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/nov/20/delia-derbyshire-doctor-who-theme-co-creator-posthumous-phd

@JimtheFish  “The VC was probably relegated to a broom cupboard s…[Read more]

@scaryB

I KNOW! Art, right? Mr Malik. Yonks ago, when I was 14, my mum had a large crush on him. It was pretty inappropriate, but she remembers it well….

Agreed re choon. I loved hearing the ‘B’ side as well, which since 2009 has been missing (I have it as a ring tone).

Puro

@rob sounds wonderful!

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

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]

Like @ScaryB and @Craig <waves to both and to all> I have been AWOL from these parts for a while. So happy to be back and looking forward to the journey!

I thought Jodie did a great job.  I know what you mean @Miapatrick about whether the Doctor as more openly empathetic (compared to Capaldi who needed Clara’s cue cards to help him formulate…[Read more]

@ScaryB Me too – AWOL and excited. I’ve been keeping an eye on things but just needed a bit of a break – hey, Davies and Moffat had them too!

To post a pic it must be on the internet already.

Then copy the link to the image (not the full web page – you can right-click on the image and ‘Open image in new tab/window’ to get the URL)

Then use the…[Read more]