Review: The Daleks


Much like with An Unearthly Child, The Daleks will forever stand as an iconic serial in the annals of the show’s history, setting Doctor Who on the road to 51 years of (mostly) success and kicking off the era of Continue Reading →


Classic Series Review: An Unearthly Child


There could be an argument that whether An Unearthly Child is actually any good, is largely irrelevant. As the start-point for the longest running science-fiction series in the world and one of the longest running of any genre, it’s place Continue Reading →


Retro TV Review: The Claws of Axos


Doctor Who, let’s be realistic here, can sometimes be quite…..shall we say……weird. It can be comprised of a wide variety of bizarre and disparate elements, sometimes from a strange checklist of plot points or ideas dictated by a Producer, sometimes Continue Reading →


Retro TV Review: City of Death


The Doctor and Romana are in Paris, enjoying the culture and art. However trouble is not far behind, just what are the Count and Countess Scarlioni up to and what are their plans for the Mona Lisa? What is causing Continue Reading →


Retro TV Review: The Mutants


The Doctor is given a package from the Time Lords to deliver to Solos in the 30th centaury. There, the Marshal attempts to hold onto power while the natives demand their freedom. However, what is the cause of the mutations Continue Reading →


Retro Review: The Web of Fear


Well, it appeared after months of rumours three months ago, and it’s still weird to say this……. At the ripe age of thirty-seven, I can watch (nearly) all of The Web of Fear! It carries on past Episode 1! I Continue Reading →

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Retro Review: The Ambassadors of Death


Doctor Who’s 1970 season is perhaps better remembered for stories such as The Silurians with its moral ambiguity and Inferno’s journey into a parallel universe. Yet between those two stories is a forgotten little gem dealing with astronauts, manipulation and Continue Reading →


Review: The Enemy of the World


By Matthew Kresal The last few months have been exciting for fans of Doctor Who both new and old. As exciting as the lead up to Day Of The Doctor is (and very likely by the time you’re reading this Continue Reading →


Retro Review: The Tenth Planet


The TARDIS arrives in December 1986 at a South Pole Space Tracking station where the personnel, under the command of General Cutler, are engaged in trying to talk down a manned space capsule that has got into difficulty. The base Continue Reading →