It’s an odd feeling when something that you lived through becomes the stuff of legends. I see essays online, written with great authority by fans that weren’t even born at the time, extolling the virtues of the Season 24 as … Continue reading There’s Many a Slap Twixt the Cup and the Lap: Doctor Who Season 24 Blu-Ray Review
As beloved as Season 7 of Doctor Who is, there’s no doubting it’s a bit of a mish-mash; unlike the modern series, where a showrunner might be allowed a generous amount of time to work out how they want to … Continue reading You Will Obey Me: Season 8 Blu-Ray Review
You can play a fun drinking game with the new animated restoration of Fury from the Deep. It takes place whenever there’s a confrontation between Robson and Van Lutyens – and there are several in this production. You and a … Continue reading ‘Doctor Who – Fury from the Deep’ reviewed by Bob Sheppard
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
With expert timing, I became involved in Doctor Who fandom just as the classic series was coming to an end. I don’t think we knew that it was coming to an end… well, not at first anyway. I started attending … Continue reading When the Tea was Still Warm: Season 26 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
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
I have a terrible confession to make: I missed several episodes of the original broadcast of Doctor Who Season 18 because I was watching Buck Rogers in the 25th Century on ITV. Okay, it’s not that much of a revelation … Continue reading Farewell, My Doctor: Season 18 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
