Doctor Who was at the height of its powers in 1977. The gamble of hiring the virtually unknown Tom Baker had paid off and his first two years as the Doctor had seen the series soar in popularity. By a … Continue reading This Isn’t Croydon: Season 14 Blu-Ray Review
Season 23 may not be my favourite year in the long history of Doctor Who, but it does represent a pivotal point in my life as a fan – and indeed my life in general. On the Saturday morning of … Continue reading The Catharsis of Spurious Morality: Doctor Who Season 23
Netflix’ new version of Lost in Space is not, of course, the first time that Irwin Allen’s classic sci-fi series of the 60s has been rebooted; there was a big budget movie version in 1998 starring William Hurt and Gary … Continue reading Lost in Space… Again
I was only 3 years old when Series 10 of Doctor Who was first broadcast and yet it feels like an old friend, partly because it has been very well served for repeats over the years. The Three Doctors and … Continue reading On the Third Day: Doctor Who Season 10 Blu-Ray Review
(*and other stories.) When I wrote a piece about the blu-ray release of Doctor Who’s twelfth season, I called it ‘This is Not a Review’, because my attachment to Tom Baker’s debut episodes was so strong that I did not feel I could be in any way objective. I didn’t consider that I might have to write similar articles about other seasons on blu-ray. So when Season 19 came along – a season that I like a lot but have less of a personal attachment to – I thought my comments would be more review-y than the previous release, so I … Continue reading Doctor Who Season 19: A Kinda* Review
This is not a review of Doctor Who: The Collection Season 12. I set out to write a review, only to find that I was too close to the material to be truly impartial. You see, Tom Baker’s debut season was my introduction to Doctor Who. Looking back, I had probably seen some of Jon Pertwee’s last season; I have vague memories of the giant spiders and was aware of the Daleks prior to Genesis of the Daleks, but my memories of Tom Baker’s first season are vivid. Although I was only 5 at the time, I know I watched the whole thing … Continue reading Not a Review: Doctor Who Season 12
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