Part One Me: This is our 100th story! Can you believe it? Sue: Is that all? How many stories are left? Me: Fifty… ish. It’s complicated. Sue: What a surprise. So we’re not even two-thirds of the way through this yet? Is that what you’re saying? Me: Don’t say it like that. Nicol is baking…
Part One Nicol is a huge Douglas Adams fan (her nickname for me when she was growing up was Slartibartfast), so it was inevitable that she would join us for this one (although getting people to pester her on Twitter definitely helped). Sue: So how did Doctor Who get their hands on Douglas Adams? Me:…
Part One Sue: How many episodes is this one? Me: Twenty-six. Sue: Are you taking the piss?! I haven’t got that kind of attention span! I press ‘play’. Sue: So, another season, then? Me: Yes. Sue: With the same producer? Me: Yes. Sue: Has he been told to pull his socks up? Have the BBC…
Part One Sue: Is there anything I should know? Me: No, it’s just a regular four-parter. May I rot in hell. Sue: This had better be good. We’re due a good one. Who’s David Agnew? Me: He doesn’t exist. Sue: Is it because they were embarrassed with the script, or were they getting around the…
Part One Sue: It’s the Bristol Boys. I’ve been schooling Sue between stories because the experiment is the… Sue: They were responsible for the giant prawn, weren’t they? I don’t like the Bristol Boys very much. Nicol: What are you talking about? Yes, I persuaded Nicol to join us for Underworld; let’s call it payback…
Part One Sue: Is there anything I should know about this one? Me: Only that it’s late 1977 and context is everything. Sue: I would have just turned 16… Oh look, it’s Robert Holmes. I feel better already. A nervous man named Cordo is loitering in what appears to be a very drab corridor. Sue:…
Part One Sue: I don’t know why we’re bothering any more. Me: What? Sue: Well, according to some of the comments on the blog, Doctor Who is a complete waste of time now. Me: For the last time, stop reading the comments. Sue: The general consensus seems to be that it’s all downhill from here.…
Part One Sue: Great. Invisible monsters again. I bet this is another cheap one. A spaceship is navigating an asteroid belt. Sue: Oh shit, it’s a spacey one. I don’t like the spacey ones very much. I like it when it’s set in the past and… Me: And they have wooden cabinets. Sue: Yes, exactly.…
Part One Sue: What do I need to know about this one? Me: Well, it’s a new season and there’s a new producer in charge. She didn’t ask me for a name. That’s how interested she is. Me: Oh, and this story was made in Birmingham. Sue: Fascinating. She couldn’t care less. In fact, it’s…
Part One Sue: Six parts. Oh joy. This had better be ****ing good, Neil. Sue wants to know when Talons was originally broadcast. Sue: I would have been 15 years old, so I was out playing badminton when this was on. And during the last part, I was probably playing golf. Backstage at a Victorian…