Put aside your jelly babies and hang up your stripy scarves, for Doctor Who is all set to regenerate into brick form. That's right, on 1st December, you'll be able to get your hands on possibly the most eagerly awaited LEGO IDEAS kit yet - The TARDIS. Encompassing the worlds of the … [Read more...]
TARDISnail Vs 2Dis – Doctor Who: Flatline Review
This week on Doctor Who: we're on a council estate, running away from mysterious monsters with the help of plucky locals and silly humour! To be honest, I half expected Rose and Mickey to dash out from behind a bin and say hi. That didn't happen, though. Instead, the Doctor got locked inside the … [Read more...]
“Are you my Mummy?” Doctor Who, Mummy on the Orient Express Review
This week Clara and the Doctor are having their goodbye date, so the Doctor has taken Clara to an Art Deco spaceship where there's a good chance they might both die. Man's got class. Mixing up elements of The Mummy, Murder on the Orient Express and Armistice (a low-budget chiller starring Joseph … [Read more...]
My Granny used to post things on Tumblr – Doctor Who Kill The Moon review
The Doctor gets a thorough dressing down from Clara in an episode that passes all the Bechdel/Mako Mori tests. First an apology. I totally failed to review last week's episode. I know that at least five of you will have noticed my missing opinion and for that I apologise. Maybe even six of you. At … [Read more...]
Doctor Who hits his stride in Time Heist caper
Another doozie from the Twelfth Doctor as the series continues to keep form and the Doctor has started to bed in nicely. Yep, I'm sold. I know my quality control levels are set to 'over-enthusiastic fan-girl' when it comes to Doctor Who, but I really am loving this series. Even my other half, who … [Read more...]
Doctor Who: Listen. Is it safe to come out from under my cushion yet?
Massive Spoiler Alert - definitely don't read this if you haven't watched and don't want one of the scariest episodes ruined. Now it's won't surprise you to learn that I've been confused - it's easily done. And after all, it IS Doctor Who. I mean, I STILL haven't worked out what Sylvester McCoy … [Read more...]
Robot Hood – Doctor Who’s silliest episode for a long time
The third instalment of Doctor Who romped along thanks to a rather silly storyline involving a lot of merrie men. As with all these series, the “fun” episodes can often go astray (let’s not mention the “Beer Bad” Buffy episode). But in the capable hands of Mark Gatiss, master of comedy, we got … [Read more...]
The BBC has confirmed the Doctor Who series 8 episode titles
Doctor Who returns to BBC One in five days. You may have noticed. With five more days until Peter Capaldi officially takes the controls of the good ship TARDIS, the BBC revealed the titles of the episodes that will make up series 8. Along with the episode titles, there's now also more information … [Read more...]
Doctor Who Series 8 – The big preview
A little over a year after he was first announced as the new Doctor, the time has nearly come for Peter Capaldi to take up reins of the TARDIS. Doctor Who returns to BBC One on Saturday August 23rd, with a full length opening episode directed by Brit horror luminary Ben … [Read more...]
Doctor Who: Time of the Doctor (and death of Matt Smith) – Dork Review
No sooner had Doctor Who writer Steven Moffat finished the anniversary special, he had to write yet another high-pressure episode: write out Matt Smith! Bring in Peter Capaldi as the new Doctor! Wrap up all outstanding plot threads from the Eleventh Doctor's tenure! Be a festive Christmas special … [Read more...]