Part One Before you ask, yes, Sue knew The King’s Demons was only two episodes long. In fact, she could barely contain her excitement. Sue: I’m especially looking forward to visiting Turlough’s home planet so we can get to the bottom of where he comes from, and what he was doing in that bloody school.…
Part One Nicol joins us for the first episode. Let’s look in as Sue attempts to bring her daughter up to speed with the Black Guardian trilogy… Sue: So the Doctor’s companions are Tegan – she’s Australian – and… Nicol: I know who Tegan is. Sue: And an alien called Turlough. He looks like a…
Part One Sue: Terminus? I hope this story doesn’t take place in a bus station. Sue loathes bus stations. And burnt toast. And pointless arguments concerning UNIT dating. But I digress… Turlough is fiddling with the TARDIS. Sue: It can’t be a good idea to put important electronics in a corridor, can it? What happens…
Part One Two boys are admiring a vintage car that’s been parked in the grounds of a school. Sue: Is this story going to be about upper class toffs? Oh well, that’s the BBC for you, I suppose. Ibbotson tells his friend, Turlough, that the car is a classic. Sue: Turlough? I know that name.…
Part One Sue: Snakedance… Sounds a bit rude to me. Sue’s jaw slackens in disbelief as Nyssa enters the console room dressed in a different outfit. Sue: Is that the best she could come up with after all this time? She’s had ages to think about what she was going to wear, and she still…
Part One Sue: Has Johnny Byrne written for Doctor Who before? Me: Yes, he wrote The Keeper of Traken. Sue: Shit… Oh well, I’m still looking forward to seeing this Doctor on his own for a change. Me: What about Nyssa? Sue: Oh yeah, I forgot about her. This story begins on Gallifrey and Sue…
Part One Sue: Peter Grimwade again? So he writes and directs at the same time. Excellent. Let’s see how long it takes her to work it out, shall we? Sue: Bloody hell, it must have cost the BBC a small fortune to film on Concorde. Unless this is stock footage from an old British Airways…
Part One Sue: Eric Saward. Why do I know that name? Me: He’s about to take over as script editor. Oh, and he wrote The Visitation. Sue: Script editor? How did that happen? The Visitation was shit! The first episode of Earthshock takes place on Earth. Sue: These paintballers are using some serious kit. They’ve…
Part One This story begins with a murder. Sue: Blimey, this one isn’t messing around, is it? Straight in with a death, no pissing about. The editing isn’t very good, though. That gurgling noise doesn’t match the victim’s lips. Meanwhile Sarah Sutton is fast asleep. Sue: Eh? Is Nyssa dreaming this? Are we on the…
Part One For the first time since The Three Doctors, Sue’s older brother, Gary, agreed to join us for an episode or two. Sue: It’s 1982, Gary. How old would you have been? Gary: Twenty-six. Me: What were you doing on Mondays and Tuesdays at 7pm, Gary? Gary: If I told you that, you wouldn’t…