After last week’s loving homage to the hero’s habit of talking to his car, this week Doctor Who gets back to basics and brings us a proper adventure. You guessed it, the cast run around an abandoned building in Wales with some people in prosthetics chasing them. It’s the first of a two-parter, so … [Read more...]
Doctor Who and Eurovision 2011: What We’ve Been Watching
I usually leave the Doctor Who reviewing in the super-capable hands of my dear colleague Mr Nick Bryan, but sometimes an episode comes along that I can't help but throw in my two-penneth about. And I'm afraid Neil Gaiman's superb story The Doctor's Wife is one such episode... … [Read more...]
Doctor Who: The Doctor’s Wife – Dork Review
Last night’s Doctor Who featured a famous face: noted fantasy writer Neil Gaiman, of Sandman, American Gods and Stardust fame. Well, it didn’t feature his actual face, although you can see that in Doctor Who Confidential. But still, he wrote the episode, which is exciting for dorks everywhere. So … [Read more...]
Doctor Who: The Curse Of The Black Spot – Dork Review
Arr, shiver me timbers, parrots, skulls, yo ho ho, bottle of rum, pieces of eight, peg legs, silly hats, rubbish Disney trilogies, other pirate jokes. Now that’s out of the way, it’s time to review this week’s Doctor Who, in which the regular gang finally stop fretting about the uber-plot … [Read more...]
Doctor Who: Day Of The Moon – Dork Review
After watching the second episode of Doctor Who, I scratched my head. Then I wandered around. None of it helped. I still had no notion of what was going on in the last couple of scenes, so I’ll probably spoil them in this review as a form of therapy. You have been warned. So was it all confusion … [Read more...]
Doctor Who: The Impossible Astronaut – Dork Review
After much ado, the first episode of Doctor Who series six finally unfolded backwards across BBC1. By the time it aired, I had stopped reading publicity, not just due to a nerdish fear of spoilers, but also the feeling that the hype was becoming akin to the second coming of Jesus. It’s even … [Read more...]
Doctor Who: Series Six – Dork Preview
The return of Doctor Who on Saturday is being anticipated with a pleasingly messianic fervour. Even in America, where they think we’re silly and quaint, the Doctor’s oh-so-British antics have been embraced. So much so that the they're airing the episode on the same date as the UK (I'm not bitter) … [Read more...]
Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol – Dork Review
The Doctor Who Christmas Special was even more important this year, as the rest of the festive schedule was looking particularly desolate. Christmas night itself was almost empty of worthwhile entertainment, so I too was relying on the Doctor to save Christmas in my own small way. So did Matt … [Read more...]
Sarah Jane Adventures: Death Of The Doctor – Dork Review
This week, although we’re barely halfway through the new series of Sarah Jane Adventures, it is time for the most eagerly awaited, probably highest rated episodes. Obviously it isn’t the series finale, rather The One With Doctor Who In. Yes, Matt Smith stops by this week, and for many, this will … [Read more...]
Sarah Jane Adventures: The Vault Of Secrets – Dork Review
Having unexpectedly made big cast changes in last week’s “Nightmare Man”, the gang get down to the business of alien-fighting in Sarah Jane Adventures this time. Good job too, as this one features both a new alien and the return of a big nemesis from last year. Aside from that, there’s more … [Read more...]










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