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Friday, 29 January 2010

Doctor Who: Love & Monsters

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“I just put that bit at the beginning because it’s a brilliant opening.” I’m… whelmed. I’m not sure why this failed to grab me; ther...
Monday, 25 January 2010

Doctor Who: The Impossible Planet / The Satan Pit

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The Impossible Planet “And how can man die better Than facing fearful odds For the ashes of his fathers And the temples of his Gods?”...
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Saturday, 23 January 2010

Doctor Who: The Idiot's Lantern

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“I am talking!” “And I’m not listening!” The teaser gives us some dialogue about television rotting your brain and ends with it see...
Monday, 18 January 2010

Doctor Who: The Rise of the Cybermen / The Age of Steel

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Rise of the Cybermen “And how will you do that… from beyond the grave ?” It’s an odd beginning- Roger Lloyd Pack, in a wheelchair, ...
Wednesday, 13 January 2010

Doctor Who: The Girl in the Fireplace

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“What’s a horse doing on a spaceship?” “Mickey, what’s pre-revolutionary France doing on a spaceship? Get a little perspective!” St...
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Tuesday, 12 January 2010

Doctor Who: School Reunion

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“Oh, mate! The missus and the ex… welcome to every man’s worst nightmare!” Nice pre-credits teaser, with Tony Head being suitably dast...
Monday, 11 January 2010

Doctor Who: Tooth and Claw

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“This is not my world.” Crikey. It’s gone all Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon . Generally speaking Doctor Who can embrace all genres but...

Doctor Who: New Earth

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“New, new Doctor!” It looks as though we start with a continuity error- there’s no snow and everyone has changed clothes. Then again, ...
Sunday, 10 January 2010

Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion

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“Harriet Jones, Prime Minister.” “Yes, I know who you are.” It’s Christmas Eve, and both Jackie and Mickey (who, we now learn, is a me...

Doctor Who: That 2005 Children in Need Thing

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“We’re gonna crash land…” Blimey, that’s an awfully long barrage of clips. I imagine it must take up an uncomfortably large percentage of th...

Doctor Who: Bad Wolf / The Parting of the Ways

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Bad Wolf “Ladies, your viewing figures just went up!” Arse. I might as well admit from the start that I’ve ended up awarding a 5/5 ...
Thursday, 7 January 2010

Doctor Who: Boom Town

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“Dinner in bondage. Works for me.” I’m not sure if I’m remembering correctly here, but a short while before this Marathon started- and w...
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Tuesday, 5 January 2010

Doctor Who: The Empty Child / The Doctor Dances

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The Empty Child “Not sure if it’s Marxism in action or a West End musical…” A very brief pre-titles sequence this time; it’s a mau...

Doctor Who: Father's Day

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“The past is another country. 1987 is just the Isle of Wight.” Oddly enough for an episode which I might as well admit I think is fab fr...
Monday, 4 January 2010

Doctor Who: The Long Game

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“Look at me- I’m stupid!” Again we’re introduced to this week’s setting by means of on-screen media- a developing RTD trope- but this ti...
Monday, 28 December 2009

Doctor Who: Dalek

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“You would make a good Dalek.” Blimey. It’s been ages since my last review. And they probably won’t be all too frequent until the New ...
Wednesday, 16 December 2009

Doctor Who: Aliens of London / World War Three

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Aliens of London “I’m shaking my booty!” We begin with another reprise, this time of Rose, and the TARDIS arrives back in the Powell...
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