First Review: Last Christmas


Compared to the run-around, family entertainment epics of Russell T Davies’ first Christmas specials, Last Christmas requires a great deal of concentration to fully appreciate its richness and complexity. After the feasting and drinking of the day it is difficult Continue Reading


First Review: Death In Heaven


How fitting that the conclusion to series eight should fall on the eve of Remembrance Sunday. For tonight the heroes of the hour were neither the madman in his box, nor his faithful travelling companion, but two departed soldiers – Continue Reading


Second Review: Dark Water


When Moffat gets it right, he gets it right. When he gets it wrong.. well you get the gist. I think it’s safe to say he got this spectacularly right. I have been beyond excited for Dark Water/Death In Heaven Continue Reading


First Review: Dark Water


An encyclopaedic knowledge of Doctor Who can be a dangerous weapon in the hands of a scriptwriter who simply loves to tease and misdirect his show’s fan base with such delicious cunning. During the build up to the Series Eight Continue Reading


Second Review: The Caretaker


When I sat down to watch The Caretaker, I didn’t really know what to expect. I wasn’t banking on the Skovox Blitzer to be anything but a side part, as the main story essentially was The Doctor and Danny Pink Continue Reading


First Review: The Caretaker


Eight minutes into The Caretaker my children were scared. A policeman had just been zapped with ruthless efficiency as the camera panned onto a close up of the remains of his smouldering detached arm. The fact that Doctor Who was Continue Reading


Second Review: Listen


Many argue that one of the long list of reasons why Doctor Who is successful is because of its ability to scare. There have been countless episodes throughout it’s history where hiding behind the sofa has been the done thing Continue Reading


Review: Listen


“Let me tell you about scared. Your heart is beating so hard I can feel it through your hands. There’s so much blood and oxygen pumping through your brain it’s like rocket fuel. Right now you could run faster and Continue Reading


Final Preview: Listen


When ghosts of past and future crowd into their lives, the Doctor and Clara are thrown into an adventure that takes them to the very end of the universe. What happens when the Doctor is alone? And what scares the Continue Reading