TARDISWATCH: SERIES FOUR OVERVIEWAn independent look at the BBC’s science fiction legend When it was announced that Catherine Tate would be returning to Doctor Who for the whole of series four, fandom was pretty much unanimous in its shock and derision. Could this actress, known mostly for her comedy work, bring back her character [...]
INTRODUCTION Russell T Davies really did need to end his time as head of the ongoing series of Doctor Who with a bang didn’t he? He is returning to helm the four specials next year (and of course this year’s Cybermen extravaganza), but ‘Journey’s End’ saw his four years on the main series come to [...]
TARDISWATCH 2008: DOCTOR WHO FEATURE REVIEWS EPISODE 11: TURN LEFT An independent, unofficial series of Doctor Who reviews and analysis from a lifelong fan of the showLast year’s antepenultimate (is that even a word?) episode, Utoipia, formed the first part of what was essentially a three part story, and this year’s eleventh episode does the [...]
TARDISWATCH 2008: DOCTOR WHO FEATURE REVIEWS EPISODE 10: MIDNIGHT An independent, unofficial series of Doctor Who reviews and analysis from a lifelong fan of the showThe ‘moneysaver’ episodes have really been a mixed bag of delights and terrors since the series came back. They are a necessary thing- so much cash and effort goes into [...]
TARDISWATCH 2008: DOCTOR WHO FEATURE REVIEWSEPISODE 9: FOREST OF THE DEADAn independent, unofficial series of Doctor Who reviews and analysis from a lifelong fan of the showFans are rejoicing right now, we really are. The man that brought us the new era episodes ‘The Empty Child’, ‘The Doctor Dances’, ‘The Girl in The Fireplace’, ‘Blink’, [...]
TARDISWATCH 2008: DOCTOR WHO FEATURE REVIEWS EPISODE 8: SILENCE IN THE LIBRARY An independent, unofficial series of Doctor Who reviews and analysis from a lifelong fan of the show Guest stars in Doctor Who can be a bit hit and miss over the course of a series, but for the most part they are excellent, [...]
So, thanks to the pointless waste of time, money and airtime that is the Eurovision Song Contest, we have had to go without a new episode of Doctor Who this week. Thankfully, the BBC have been kind and have seen fit to cut together a brand new trailer consisting of clips from the final few [...]
TARDISWATCH 2008: DOCTOR WHO FEATURE REVIEWS EPISODE 6: THE DOCTOR’S DAUGHTER An independent, unofficial series of Doctor Who reviews and analysis from a lifelong fan of the show The subject of The Doctor’s Daughter has been a source of great debate ever since the episode title was announced. As the first Doctor’s companion was his [...]
TARDISWATCH 2008: DOCTOR WHO FEATURE REVIEWS EPISODE 4: THE SONTARAN STRATAGEM An independent, unofficial series of Doctor Who reviews and analysis from a lifelong fan of the show Once more Doctor Who fandom is rocked by the return of a classic villain. We’ve already had Daleks, Cybermen, The Master, the Macra, Autons and the latest [...]
TARDISWATCH 2008: DOCTOR WHO FEATURE REVIEWSEPISODE 3: PLANET OF THE OODAn independent, unofficial series of Doctor Who reviews and analysis from a lifelong fan of the show The third episode of each series of Doctor Who generally is the point where we start to see how the whole thing will pan out. Just to be [...]
