First things first: why the heck is Martha married to Mickey? As far as swan songs go, ‘The End of Time’ certainly is one. Doctor Who bids farewell to the Tenth Doctor over two episodes that run the emotional range from zany to heartbreaking to downright ridiculous (often within the same scene), concluding with a … >
Poor old Tenth Doctor does go through an awful lot of feelings: all by his lonesome after memory wiping his best pal and saying bye to his lady love as she disappears into a different universe with a dude who looks just like him. Thank goodness he makes a new friend in ‘The Next Doctor’, … >
Watching this many Doctor Who Christmas specials in rapid succession is an odd experience, and I’m only not even halfway in. I am having to muster levels of festive I never knew I had in me. Bring it on, ‘Voyage Of The Damned’! Not quite set on Earth, but not far off, the Doctor finds … >
Donna Noble at her splendid shoutiest: what more could anyone want from a Doctor Who Christmas, really? Just what we needed after a very sad Tenth Doctor burned up a sun to say bye to Rose Tyler, 2006’s ‘The Runaway Bride’ is unapologetically silly, with just enough punch of emotion. The Robot Santas from ‘The Christmas Invasion’ … >
It was a time of uncertainty for Doctor Who: after a single successful season, Christopher Eccleston had chosen to regenerate, and for the second time in 2005, viewers watched with a mix of curiosity and trepidation as a new Doctor found himself. A whole new generation of viewers were being introduced to that heady mix … >
Back in 2005, when just the idea of there being new episodes of Doctor Who on the telly box felt like Christmas had come early, ‘The Unquiet Dead’ marked Christopher Eccleston’s third outing as the Ninth Doctor, and his first tale set in Earth’s past. It bestowed upon us wishes of a merry springtime and … >
In the words of Ab Fab’s Eddy and Patsy in the middle of a wine tasting: ‘this… this is the one.’ Or at least so everyone says. Some might argue that this is more of the recognised opinion rather than one that anybody actually holds. Others would point out that this is the quintessential Bond … >
If, like myself, your earliest television memories include Tom Baker’s Fourth Doctor, Bruce Banner’s transformation into the Incredible Hulk and the terrifying combination of Rod Hull and Emu, then it’s likely that lodged somewhere in the back of your mind will be images from the mid-‘70s sci-fi adventure series Space: 1999. Executively produced by Thunderbirds … >
There were only three things missing from Dr. No: a theme song, a villainous henchman and an appearance by Q (Peter Burton played Major Boothroyd in Dr. No, but he was never billed as or referred to as Q). Fortunately the remaining elements of the Bond formula were all added for this first sequel and … >
History and time travel collide in the classic BBC adaptation of Alison Uttley’s acclaimed novel, A Traveller in Time, finally out on DVD this month. > Buy A Traveller in Time on DVD on Amazon. What was it about? Twentieth century London teenager Penelope Taberner Cameron is sent to stay with her aunt on … >