Pulling chicks, new tricks and Spearhead from Space (1970)
I’m onto my fourth copy of Spearhead from Space. Having grown up on various repeats of it on ABC TV, I’ve now shelled out for the VHS release, the original DVD, the special edition DVD and now the...
View ArticleUnderground, overground and Colony in Space (1971)
There’s no small measure of irony in the fact that when the Time Lords finally allow the Doctor (the Pert, in imposing form) a temporary respite from his exile on Earth, they send him to the drabbest...
View ArticlePumping slime, filling time and Inferno (1970)
There’s lots I don’t get about Inferno. But let’s start with goo. At Project Inferno, they’re busy drilling through the Earth’s crust, when a bright green goo starts oozing through the drill head. This...
View ArticleHeroes, gods and The Three Doctors (1972/3)
Folks, join me in considering the near complete pointlessness of Mr Ollis (Laurie Webb). He exists to be accidentally transported to a distant world and thus to kick start the events of anniversary...
View ArticleUnholy rites, unwarranted slights and The Dæmons (1971)
I’ve got another potential DVD box set for you. It’s called Doctor Who – Unholy Rites. Contained within, The Dæmons, The Masque of Mandragora, Image of the Fendahl, The Stones of Blood and K9 and...
View ArticleBest, brightest and The Claws of Axos (1971)
In a swirl of psychedelic colour and with a fanfare of tinny electronica comes The Claws of Axos. So Pertwee it hurts, this marks the point when the third Doctor’s era turns from hard nosed grittiness...
View ArticleThe Doctor, Doctor Who and The Silurians (1970)
I don’t know if it says more about me or about this story that I’m going to spend this post talking about its title. Or maybe there just comes a time in every Doctor Who blog for the inevitable post...
View ArticleTelevision, disruption and Carnival of Monsters (1973)
“You’ve discovered television, haven’t you?” asked the Doctor, back in 100,000BC. (Not “invented,” but “discovered”. Such an odd choice of verb. Like an exotic island he came across on a map.) He’s...
View ArticleBig Business, Kerblam! (2018) and The Green Death (1973)
Part One Big Business is a character in Doctor Who. I know this because it’s listed as such in the official Doctor Who Programme Guide by Jean-Marc L’officier, a primary source document for many fans...
View ArticleBig Business, The Green Death (1973) and Kerblam! (2018)
Part Two “Suppose we’ve only got ourselves to blame,” says factory worker Dan (Lee Mack) in Kerblam! “While we were busy staring at our phones, technology went and nicked our jobs.” Suppose we’ve only...
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