THE ECCLESTON YEAR

The Scores Here are Sue’s scores for Christopher’s stories: Rose: “Proper Doctor Who.” – 10/10The End of the World: “I could murder some chips.” – 8/10The Unquiet Dead: “I bloody loved that.” – 9/10Aliens of London / World War Three: “Loads of fun.” – 7/10Dalek: “Brilliant.” – 10/10The Long Game: “I’ll probably forget it tomorrow.” – 7/10Father’s Day:…

THE PARTING OF THE WAYS

The Doctor rescues Rose from the Daleks by audaciously materialising his TARDIS around her. Sue: That was impressive. I can’t imagine one of the older Doctors trying something like that. He would have ended up in Aztec land or something. It’s a setback for the Daleks, but a booming voice tells them to be patient.…

BAD WOLF

Me: You saw this episode before I did.Sue: What? Are you sure about that?Me: Quite sure. I was at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire watching Tangerine Dream in concert. You texted a massive spoiler to me 15 minutes into the gig.Sue: That doesn’t sound like the sort of thing I’d do. Surely I would have waited…

BOOM TOWN

An official is worried about Cardiff’s plans for an unstable nuclear reactor. Me: This is the first actor to appear in both the classic series and the new series, love. Can you remember –Sue: No, I can’t. And I couldn’t care less, either. I mean, who gives a shit? Oh, and the director thinks he’s…