• News The 14th Doctor
    Having made quite a name for himself in the cult Netflix show Sex Education, Ncuti Gatwa was proclaimed the 14th Time Lord last week.  The Rwandan born actor who moved to Scotland when a mere two years old is replacing Jodie Whittaker, who played the show’s first female doctor. The Writer Speaks A far cry […]
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  • News TV Review: Doctor Who: Flux (Ep 6)
    Doctor Who: Flux finally reaches its drawn-out conclusion. The Vanquishers, as it is titled, promises to wrap up all loose ends and tie up every plot thread that stuck out like multiple sore thumbs throughout the season in a satisfying way… Only kidding. This is Chibnall’s writing we’re talking about. Remember Vines? Those little six-second […]
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  • News TV Review: Dr Who: Flux (Ep 5)
    The penultimate episode of Doctor Who: Flux is here. A series that has shown an awful lot yet seems as empty as the vast space that the flux is encompassing. Despite last weekend’s Village of the Angels being the high point so far, I still approached this episode with the same degree of nonchalant scepticism […]
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  • TV TV Review: Doctor Who: Flux (EP 4)
    The Weeping Angels are back. Doctor Who: Flux has pulled out all the stops in the mid-season slump and brought back a monster whose fear factor was decimated a long time ago. However, in a somewhat pleasant surprise, the weeping angel formula gets a new rewrite. While nowhere near as frightening as they were in […]
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  • TV Review: Doctor Who: Flux (EP 3)
    Doctor Who: Flux continues with Once, Upon Time – and in classic Chris Chibnall fashion. That of running out of steam and proceeding to rip off your predecessors, this time being Steven Moffat and his wibbly-wobbly timey-wimey malarkey. Here’s the thing: despite Moffat’s faults, there seemed like genuine depth and emotion being displayed by the […]
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  • TV Review: Doctor Who: Flux (EP 2)
    Doctor Who: Flux continues with War of the Sontarans, which is a bit of a redundant title since the Sontarans are basically always at war. So really it should be called: The Sontarans. The Doctor, Yaz, and Dan have been transported through time where things are… a little off. The Crimean War is now being […]
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  • TV Doctor Who Review: Flux
    Jodie Whittaker’s final season in Doctor Who, titled Flux, kicked off this weekend. In what will be a single story spanning six episodes, the first story, called The Halloween Apocalypse, kicks things into gear in trademark Chibnall fast pace. In this outing, we see the Doctor and Yaz confront an entangling series of obstacles all […]
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  • TV Every Doctor Who Revival Episode Rated (Series Twelve)
    Doctor Who’s latest season and Jodie Whittaker’s second in charge of the TARDIS. Will we see a resurgence of quality in the show that misfired a few too many times last series? It’s evident that the presentation and effort has multiplied tenfold in comparison to series eleven, with all four main actors seeming more comfortable […]
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  • Politics TV is the new Tory battleground
    The Secretary of State for Media and Data John Whittingdale has thrown out another dog whistle in the Conservative Party’s culture war. He is helping draw up plans which will see the UK’s public service broadcasters have a legal requirement to produce “distinctively British” programmes. Mr Whittingdale admitted that Britishness is a “difficult concept to […]
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  • TV Every Doctor Who Revival Episode Rated (Series Eleven)
    Doctor Who goes through its most radical changes since its revival. With a new showrunner, new production team and most significantly, Jodie Whittaker becoming the first female incarnation of the Time Lord. A hard reset was on the cards for the show and Series Eleven did just that. Did it stick the landing or did […]
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  • TV Every Doctor Who Revival Episode Rated (Series Ten)
    Doctor Who lead actor and showrunner, Peter Capaldi and Steven Moffat, were set for one last series. With them came Matt Lucas as the bumbling android Nardole, and newcomer Pearl Mackie, stealing the hearts of everyone as the infectious Bill Potts. I feel like Series Ten is slept on by a lot of people. It’s […]
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  • TV Every Doctor Who Revival Episode Rated (Series Nine)
    After stumbling out the gates, Capaldi’s second stint on Doctor Who proved to not only be a significant improvement but one of the greatest the show has ever had to offer. And it is so easy to overlook. Dominated by two-parters, the ninth series is home to some of the strongest episodes yet, rivalling Series […]
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  • Editorials Every Doctor Who Revival Episode Rated (Series Eight)
    Doctor Who’s new direction begins with Peter Capaldi taking the reins and Jenna Coleman in support. A life-long Who fanatic, we can only guess how Capaldi felt when offered the role of his dreams. Regrettably, Series Eight is the weakest of Capaldi’s three outings. Maybe Steven Moffat was burnt out by the year before, we’ll […]
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  • TV Every Doctor Who Revival Episode Rated (Series Seven)
    Doctor Who’s seventh series was pretty significant. Not only was it the third and last full season to feature Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor but it fell in line with the 50th anniversary of the show. To say that Steven Moffat’s hands were full is an understatement. The focus on the anniversary special meant […]
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  • TV Every Doctor Who Revival Episode Rated (Series Six)
    For many people, this is where Doctor Who seemed to descend in quality for them. Steven Moffat’s reliance on confusing and over-arching stories was putting more people off than intriguing them to keep watching. However, if you put that to the side, I believe series six has some very solid episodes, and even a lot […]
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  • TV Every Doctor Who Revival Episode Rated (Series Five)
    It seemed like an impossible task to replace David Tennant. The job on new showrunner Steven Moffat and the unknown actor cast as the Eleventh Doctor seemed nigh-on impossible. Yet somehow, Series Five of Doctor Who is considered one of the best ever. And this is all thanks to the blazing confidence and ambition set […]
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  • Reviews Doctor Who: Every Revival Episode Rated (Series Four)
    The final season for showrunner Russell T Davies and the Tenth Doctor, David Tennant. Series Four is arguably the most acclaimed, iconic, and beloved season of television the show has ever produced. So loved was this era that five special episodes were produced throughout 2009 to pay tribute to their final days. All these episodes […]
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  • Reviews Doctor Who: Every Revival Episode Rated (Series Three)
    If series one was the season that got me into Doctor Who, series three is what made me love it. Some of the episodes here genuinely changed my life. The Tenth Doctors stories become darker, more inventive and more entertaining as he is pushed to new extremes. Does it still hold up? Let’s find out. […]
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  • Editorials Doctor Who: Every Revival Episode Rated (Series Two)
    David Tennant’s first series continues the strong impact made by the first. We see the Doctor and Rose go into even more extreme dangers here. Series Two is notable for its massive fluctuations in quality between episodes. A handful here many consider classics while others are notable for their infamous poor reception. Let’s see how […]
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  • Reviews Doctor Who: Every Revival Episode Rated (Series One)
    When Doctor Who returned in 2005, it needed a huge opening statement to stamp its mark on television. And that it did. With Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper leading the travels, Series One has stood the test of time. Series One is notable for its restrained, buttoned-down, working class approach. This puts character and interaction […]
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  • Reviews Doctor Who: still the best?
    Once upon a time, Harry Potter was all I wanted to watch. Then, by chance, I saw one episode of Doctor Who. As soon as the next series started, I was downstairs and watching it – glued to the TV. Doctor Who is a BBC sci-fi drama which has been running for over 50 years […]
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  • British Let’s talk Doctor Who Series 11
    Since Matt Smith’s 2nd series, I’ve thought of DW as the best bad show on television. Or the worst good show, depending on the episode. Steven Moffat’s writing style often convoluted simple and effective concepts in service of unsatisfying mystery boxes. The new showrunner Chris Chibnall had a lot to improve on for the new […]
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  • TV How to Who
    I recently set myself the unenviable task of watching the entire Doctor Who series since the 2005 reboot in the space of a month. Therefore, I’ve a lot of Who on the brain. This years festive special marked the final appearance of Peter Capaldi as the cantankerous Time-Lord but, more interestingly, the departure of showrunner […]
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