2005-10
David Tennant's time in the TARDIS played witness to some of Doctor Who's most emotional moments …
Bigger, louder and more bombastic seemed to have been RTD's guiding principle towards each of his twenty-first century Doctor Who finales …
Do the Viperox 'decimate every world they encounter' or do 'they kill everything'? …
You might think that choosing to watch The Waters of Mars with my daughter shortly before running her a bath was not the brightest parenting idea I've ever had …
It's a story with "… of Sarah Jane Smith" in the title, which means the Trickster is up to his usual, ahem, tricks again …
I've been re-reading The Stand recently, so I was acutely aware of Planet of the Dead's obvious use of the Magical Negro trope …
I was out of the UK for the Christmas of 2008/09, so spoilers – and a certain Doctor Who Confidential announcement in the New Year – meant I knew David Morrissey was not the next doctor by the time I sat down to watch, ahem, The Next Doctor. …
The Stolen Earth / Journey's End contains the heady mix of brilliance, bombast and bollocks we've come to expect from these end-of-season finales …
While it isn't exactly Threads, a post-apocalyptic Britain in which Donna doesn't meet the Doctor is certainly a grim 'un. …
The skeletons in spacesuits are perhaps the most visually memorable scare in Silence in the Library / Forest of the Dead …
"Rubbish!" my daughter exclaimed after the cold open, pre-credits, "Hello, Dad!" sting …
The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky is perhaps the closest in style to "classic" Doctor Who we've had yet …
Voyage of the Damned quickly settles down into being an undemanding slice of Christmas Day disaster movie pudding …
I do try to be positive in these blog posts — to find the good in every episode, in every story …
