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Jamie the Cuddlebug

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Roger Pocock

Companion Tropes 26 Jamie and the Second Doctor liked to hug a lot.  Quite when this first started is difficult to say.  A lot of their early episodes are missing, and hugs don’t make a noise that can be discerned … Continue reading →

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Cliffhangers: Second Doctor 2

Posted on September 2, 2018 by Roger Pocock

Yesterday we looked at some Second Doctor cliffhangers, particularly the ones that flowed naturally from the Hartnell era, and I mentioned at the end of the article how the common base-under-siege format of the Troughton era allowed for a new … Continue reading →

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Cliffhangers: Second Doctor 1

Posted on September 1, 2018 by Roger Pocock

It’s down there, in the darkness, in the pipeline, waiting. Last time we looked at the First Doctor cliffhangers, and identified three main ways to end an episode leaving us wanting more: placing somebody in danger, the monster reveal, and … Continue reading →

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The War Games

Posted on August 27, 2018 by Roger Pocock

Most Doctor Who stories are four or six episodes long.  Anything that goes on for longer than that is a rarity.  There are a few sevens, an eight, a ten, a twelve, and a fourteen.  In order to sustain a … Continue reading →

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The Invasion

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Roger Pocock

Make the most of The Invasion, because it will be nearly 50 years before anyone comes close to recapturing the magic and scariness of the 1960s Cybermen stories.  They have very little screen time in The Invasion, but that is … Continue reading →

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The Wheel in Space

Posted on August 22, 2018 by Roger Pocock

Season Five of Doctor Who is obviously known as being a series of base-under-siege stories, with people trapped somewhere while the monsters try to get in.  This doesn’t apply to every story, and in fact the series starts with a … Continue reading →

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The Tomb of the Cybermen

Posted on August 21, 2018 by Roger Pocock

I am going to have to get autobiographical here, because The Tomb of the Cybermen is my favourite Doctor Who story.  That’s not something that is unheard of.  Tomb is generally placed relatively highly in fan polls, but to consider … Continue reading →

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The Moonbase

Posted on August 20, 2018 by Roger Pocock

Now listen, everybody. I don’t know how many more of these Cybermen there are, but from our point of view we’re under siege. It is remarkable the extent to which the Troughton era arrives fully formed here, with a format … Continue reading →

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The Krotons

Posted on July 5, 2018 by Roger Pocock

Season Six of Doctor Who is a series of contrasts.  There are four stories that most people love, and three that most people hate.  Apparently nothing was just average this year.  Everything was either a glorious success or a dismal … Continue reading →

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The Dominators

Posted on July 4, 2018 by Roger Pocock

When I first became a fan of Doctor Who in the early 90s, the BBC had already released every complete Second Doctor story on VHS.  This was just before the return of The Tomb of the Cybermen was announced.  There … Continue reading →

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