Tag Archives: Peter Davison

The King’s Demons

Posted on February 14, 2018 by Roger Pocock

There was a rumour that persisted for many years that this story was supposed to feature the Monk.  No evidence has ever been found to support the idea, so it is almost certainly incorrect, but you can see why people … Continue reading →

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The Visitation

Posted on February 13, 2018 by Roger Pocock

Eric Saward’s first Doctor Who script is a return to a format that Doctor Who had explored surprisingly rarely up until this point: the pseudo-historical.  The first time history was combined with an alien element was The Time Meddler, and … Continue reading →

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Snakedance

Posted on September 27, 2017 by Roger Pocock

Every once in a while there is a “Before They Were Famous” type of programme on TV, and who should appear but a lipstick-wearing Martin Clunes. Well, fancy that. Of course, the audience finds it all hilarious, quite the funniest … Continue reading →

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Kinda

Posted on September 26, 2017 by Roger Pocock

Kinda is a fascinating Doctor Who story.  There are layers upon layers of subtext to explore.  Christopher Bailey draws on Buddhist philosophy but I’m not going to get too hung up on that because it is little more than a … Continue reading →

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Black Orchid

Posted on August 23, 2017 by Roger Pocock

The first thing that often gets said about Black Orchid is that it is the first historical story since The Highlanders, which spectacularly misses the point and is… well, wrong.  Those Hartnell (and one Troughton) historical stories were all about … Continue reading →

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Time-Flight

Posted on August 21, 2017 by Roger Pocock

Nobody likes Time-Flight.  Most fans consider it one of the low points of 80s Doctor Who, and it really does showcase the worst the 80s have to offer.  This really looks cheap.  But this is Doctor Who, the show we … Continue reading →

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