Doctor Who stories
My son pointed out that one of the problems with The Beast Below is the lack of mystery in its opening scenes …
When I started this Doctor Who marathon, Matt Smith was still, for a few more weeks at least, the Doctor …
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 …
Strictly speaking untitled, but generally referred to as "Tonight's the Night", this mini-episode is just a bit of fun, of course …
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 …
Doctor Who was riding high in the summer of 2008 …
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 …
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 …
I can't claim to remember a great deal of Paul Cornell's original New Adventure version of Human Nature …
