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Friday, 26 February 2010

Torchwood: Small Worlds

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“…For the world’s more full of weeping than you can understand.” I’m not that familiar with P.J. Hammond’s work, having only seen the f...
Friday, 19 February 2010

Torchwood: Cyberwoman

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“I’ll hide the body. Everything’s going to be ok.” At last Ianto gets to come out of the background and show himself, and the results...
Thursday, 18 February 2010

Torchwood: Ghost Machine

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“I wouldn’t even piss on him if he was on fire.” It’s early days for the series, the format is still being established- time for an ...

Torchwood: Day One

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“He just…” “Came and went?” It’s the second episode, so we get our first sight of the regular introductory spiel we’ll be seeing f...
Thursday, 4 February 2010

Torchwood: Everything Changes

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“That is so Welsh.” “What is?” “I show you something fantastic, you find fault.” I remember reading RTD (I think it was him) say...
Tuesday, 2 February 2010

Doctor Who: Army of Ghosts / Doomsday

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Army of Ghosts “They can shoot me down, but the moral high ground is mine.” It’s a most arresting beginning- “This is where I die...
Monday, 1 February 2010

Doctor Who: Fear Her

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“You just took a council axe from a council van and now you’re chopping up a council road. I’m reporting you to the council!” It’s D...
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...