Part One Sue: Kinda… Me: It’s pronounced Kinda, actually. Sue: As in Kinder Surprise? Me: Yes. Sue: So why the weird titles, all of a sudden? What happened to Planet of the Whatsits or The Whatsits of Doom? You know where you are with a title like that. On the planet Deva Loka, all the…
Part One Sue: I’m sorry, I missed the title. Tegan distracted me. Me: Tegan isn’t in the titles. Sue: Our cat, you idiot. So what’s this one called? Me: Hang on, I’ll rewind it. Sue: No, just tell me. Me: Four to Doomsday. Sue: I beg your pardon? Me: Four to Doomsday. Sue: Numbers or…
Part One Sue: Bloody hell, he’s still Tom Baker. Me: We’ve never had a recap like this before. Sue: Oh yes we have. We get them all the time. Me: Not before the opening titles we don’t. Sue: Oh yeah. I forgot about them. The Watcher was the Doctor all the time! Sue: That doesn’t…
Sue: I am so ready for Peter Davison. Me: We have to watch a Christmas special first. Sue: A Doctor Who Christmas special? Me: Well… Sue: This had better not be a fan-thing which doesn’t count. I can’t be bothered with that. It’s not that Shada thing you keep banging on about, is it? Has…
The Scores Here are Sue’s scores for Tom’s stories in reverse order (and in transmission order when tied): The Invasion of Time: “Oh dear.” – 0/10 Underworld: “Am I allowed to give negative scores?” – 1/10 Image of the Fendahl: “I’ve forgotten it already.” – 2/10 Destiny of the Daleks: “I hated that.” – 2/10…
Part One Tom Baker’s final story begins in a motorway layby. Sue: Whenever I look at the TARDIS, I notice different things about it. Today, I’m fixated on the pink and cream tinting in the glass. Nicol: I’m starting to worry about you, mother. Me: Don’t worry, Nicol. It isn’t even a real TARDIS. The…
Part One The Doctor and Adric are chilling out in N-Space. Sue: Tom Baker is knackered. Is this the story where they had to perm his hair? He looks terrible. The TARDIS is heading for an empire where everybody is terribly nice to one another. Sue: Traken sounds lovely. Boring, but lovely. Adric doesn’t understand…
Part One Sue: Steve Gallagher. Why does that name ring a bell? Me: You met him 15 years ago. He came to our university to talk about scriptwriting. Sue: Did you ask him a question about Doctor Who? Me: No, I was too embarrassed. Sue: That’s a shame. Oh well, I’m not worried about upsetting…
Part One This story begins in a castle overlooking a village. Sue: Is this one going to be a period drama? We haven’t had one of those for ages. Sue is immediately drawn to Aukon. Sue: It’s Fish from Marillion. Me: Are you insane? Sue: If Fish had a beard and a wig, he would…
Part One The Doctor and Romana are en route to Gallifrey. Sue: That must mean two K9s this week. How exciting is that? I bet they’ll conduct an extensive analysis of each other’s arses as soon as they meet. However, Romana doesn’t want to go home. Sue: Poor Romana. As soon as she gets back,…