Unearthly Times

The Ninth Doctor: Christopher Eccleston

2005

For various reasons, it's taken me longer to get through the Ninth Doctor's run on this blog than he was actually on screen for back in 2005 …


May
16
2022
Story
166

There's a lot to like about Bad Wolf and The Parting of the Ways …


May
14
2022
Story
165

Boom Town is perhaps easy to ignore given the weight of the stories around it, but it's an effective way for Doctor Who and the viewer to take a breather before the big season finale. …


May
07
2022
Story
164

"Are you my mummy?" …


Apr
30
2022
Story
163

Viewing Father's Day relatively close to having watched actual Doctor Who from the 1980's, it's remarkable how much this episode feels like the 80's.  …


Mar
19
2022
Story
162

The satire in the The Long Game may not exactly be subtle but, sadly, its points are still relevant …


Mar
05
2022
Story
161

Robert Shearman's recent novelisation of Dalek adds quite a bit of backstory …


Jan
29
2022
Story
160

Doctor Who's first two-parter of the twenty-first century is perhaps somewhat unfairly remembered for its flatulent villains and an augmented pig. …


Nov
06
2021
Story
159

With The Unquiet Dead, Doctor Who establishes the pattern that all four of Russell T Davies' full series at the helm would follow …


Oct
16
2021
Story
158

After grounding Doctor Who in the 21st century with its earthbound opener, the show takes to the stars for its second episode -- or at least to just above Earth …


Oct
09
2021
Story
157

It seems strange to think we're now further away from the original transmission of Rose than we were in March 2005 from the broadcast of Survival …


Oct
02
2021