@Whisht

Good to see you back.

re Clara’s age – I was wondering that. She’s been mentioned this series as being 27, which is, I think, several years older than she was when we first met her (in Bells… rather than as a Claricle). Has she been travelling with this Doctor for that long? Their relationship maybe suggests that she has. Danny…[Read more]

Can I just say how moved I’ve been by reading all your Referendum opinions?

Throughout the whole process I decided to do a very not-American thing, which was to stand back and let others speak up aye or nay, hoping that a few nuggets of truth might emerge by accident. My initial concern about this particular government setting up a referendum was…[Read more]

@Whisht

Thanks for Mercury Rev (and Sly – 2 for the price of one 🙂 ) and thoughts. Their Deserter’s Song album was a staple of my walkman (ha! Dated, or what??) back in the day. (“Stones” – haha)

And in that spirit (and to celebrate bonkers spelling), a bit more of the Family Stone – Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf…[Read more]

@Katharine
Ha ha, I knew I was on thin ice the second I clicked on Wikipedia 🙂

No Gretchen character in Marlowe then? And no question about Faustus’ ultimate damnation? … Hmmm. Don’t think I’ve got any way out of this. Seems I’m (quite unambiguously) wrong. (Sorry everyone!)

Still. Onwards and upwards… Could still be a Faust theme going…[Read more]

Wow! Loads to catch up on.

Great discussion around the Faust themes. Fascinating that both Marlowe and Goethe had a change of heart about who to give redemption to (thanks @idiotsavon ).

I also liked the comment (sorry, can’t find the post to credit) about how 11 was the first Doctor to actually experience old age. Capaldi’s Doctor is now approx…[Read more]

@Whisht @janetteB   If we are going with a crossword analogy now, I must admit that I get the easy bits done and usually give up, until next week when the answers are given. And this is in fact eerily similar to my approach to bonkers theorizing as well. So apparently the analogy works.

@idiotsavon one thing I suspect that Moffat never does is throw an arrow at a list of baby names. The ambiguity of Gretchen’s final destination would seem to echo the mystery surrounding where Gretchen Carlisle ends up.

Just sitting down to respond, but my dog has other ideas. Very quickly though: Unlike Goethe’s world, the Whoniverse cannot and w…

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@spider when you wrote “who knows” I saw Tom Baker speaking to Matt Smith: “Who knows, eh? (taps nose) WHO knows.” What an incredible scene that was. (Also “The Trousers of Iron”? This simply has to happen)

@arbutus I know, the Mr Men reviews are brilliant aren’t they? If I’d written them, that would be my entire life’s work done… Also, is it…[Read more]

@Whisht   Nope. My forum name is not related to anything 200o AD. It comes from a long time ago in a galaxy far far away..plus..stuff.  Although  the ‘Errol’ reference is a bit spooky!.

Scottish sig quote is to do with 1st ep of new series + i am scottish. Also, for the record (not that it matters). i am a she 😉

On another note, slightly intr…[Read more]

In response to @Whisht‘s post re Scottish indyref in the Rose and Crown thread – how about this as an alternative?

(And yes you’re right, it’s gonna be a whopper! I’ve never had to queue to vote before. Ever)

@Whisht

Thanks (I think!!) for the video – well for the thought anyway 🙂

Just come across this:  Oor Wullie – the Movie*

It’s got aliens, and an awesome bucket

*Note: unless you are familiar with the words “Sunday Post”, “The Broons”, “Oor Wullie”, “jings”, “crivvens”,…[Read more]

The Greatest Sylvester McCoy Episode Vote in the Galaxy

Many thanks for everyone who has voted so far, and particularly for giving us first and second choices. Perhaps we can avoid agonising tie break situations with an AV system? 😀

So, to date, this is how the voting is shaping up. @wolfweed introduced the wild card, Battlefield, whose…[Read more]

@Whisht @JimtheFish @Craig

Dangit! Now you’ve got me all excited again!!

Never mind once in a generational stuff – this is once in a lifetime. Cross-party, looking to the future, with a chance to actually effect change… and our elected representatives are actually listening for once. Well maybe not exactly listening, but they have noticed…[Read more]

@whisht

Ah- not a fan of the metal stylee, are you? One more I thought of, which might be more up your street, is this surprisingly dance orientated track from Siouxsie and her Banshees.

“I get the feeling, that I’m not alone..”
“I get the feeling, it’s someone I don’t know.”

@DanMartin

Oh – we can make a game of anything! Thank our resident musical host @whisht. 🙂

But surely you can’t beat the Iron Maiden track for relevance?

“Fear of the Dark..Fear of the Dark!
I have the constant fear that something’s always near!”

Fear related, Neil Gaiman related, and possibly a comfort to the little ones who were terrified…[Read more]

@whisht

So, as far as songs-for-episodes go, I actually can’t better @DanMartinUK ‘s choice in the Guardian!

I think, like @fatmaninabox, I was drawn to the FEAR aspect of the production. Fear of the Dark I really enjoy, and this live version makes it sound like a celebration of the phenomenon.

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@ Juniperfish Yes, I believe the Doctor said ‘dad skills’. I like the idea that Time Lords have evolved the ability to just put their children to sleep when need be. Makes life a bit easier (although doesn’t stop them waking up again!) This of course confirms definitely without doubt that the Doctor is Danny Pink’s dad.

@Whisht @Timeloop re: the…[Read more]

@Whisht @Fatmaninabox Glad I’m not alone……

It’s like… And they did… And the Doctor….. And Clara…. And the child… and crying! …. And just….. awesome. No coherent thought. I am not even sure if I should watch it again or let it sink in first…. such a huge difference in what we know about the Doctor!

And I had 2 surprises (The…[Read more]

Greetings!  Been AWOL again this week, but been enjoying all the comments. @markymoomoo, @whoville, @mudlark welcome to the forum and great first posts.

Welcome also to the new members who obv read the Etiquette doc and decided to give an example of what we meant, point by point! Bit of advice – don’t bother!

@Phaseshift – re McCoy episodes – s…[Read more]

@fatmaninabox @arkleseizure

Yes – the good stuff in the eighties does tend to get ignored by journalists in favour of the bad. I can remember posting an excellent written interview with him on the Faces strand (which @whisht certainly enjoyed) where he starts off by asking the writer about an editorial in the Radio Times. It was when Matt Smith s…[Read more]