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The TV Movie was the first brand new Doctor Who I ever watched with Sue, and she never missed another episode from that point on. So it seems appropriate to finish where we started, all those years ago. We have, of course, drezzzzed for the occasion. She’s wearing her Pip and Jane T-shirt and I’m wearing a bath robe with the collar turned up.
Sue: Before ...
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I lost the transcript to Sue’s review of Marco Polo down the back of the sofa, so you’ll have to make do with this instead:
Yeah, we didn’t watch Marco Polo, although given how long it took us to reconstruct the reconstruction, we probably should have. We were going to watch it, I swear. I even got as far as placing the recon in the DVD player, ...
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Sue: So what are you putting me through tonight?
Me: Tonight I’m going give you a taste of how desperate Doctor Who fans were in 1995.
Sue: A desperate Doctor Who fan. Sounds wonderful.
Me: So I’m going to show you a fan film.
Sue: Haven’t I suffered enough?
Me: The fans grew tired of waiting for the BBC to bring Doctor Who back, so they did it themselves. Fans are like that.
Sue: But how could they afford it? Kickstarter didn’t ...
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Me: It’s 1993.
Sue: A very special year.
Me: Yes, it’s Doctor Who‘s 30th anniversary.
Sue: It was the year you met me, you idiot.
Me: Oh yes. Funnily enough, we did meet 20 years ago this month, but forget about that – this is Doctor Who‘s 30th anniversary.
Sue: So what I am watching tonight? And why have you been so nice to me today?
I tell her how, in a parallel universe, BBC Enterprises made a multi-Doctor special called The Dark ...
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I haven’t told Sue what we’re watching tonight, and I fully expect a cushion in the face.
Sue: That’s what I’m looking for – the bloody exit. So what are we watching this week?
Tom Baker enters the Museum Of The Moving Image Doctor Who exhibit circa 1992.
Sue: Are we watching a Blue Peter special?
As Tom walks through the exhibition, he reels off the names of the Doctor’s enemies.
Tom Baker: Yeti, ...
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Here are Sue’s scores for Sylvester’s stories in reverse order (and transmission order when tied):
Time and the Rani: “Irredeemable shit.” – -1/10
Silver Nemesis: “Worse than dreadful.” – 0/10
Delta and the Bannermen: “It got on my tits.” – 2/10
Dragonfire: “Cheap.” – 3/10
Battlefield: “Shame.” – 4/10
Paradise Towers: “I enjoyed the concept more than the execution.” – 6/10
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For the last time – and for one episode only – we are joined by Nicol and Sue’s brother, Gary.
Sue: Survival. That’s a funny title considering it’s the last one.
Nicol: Did they know it was the last one when they were making it?
Me: They suspected as much. The programme was living on borrowed time.
Nicol has stopped listening. She’s too busy laughing at an animatronic cat. Gary sighs deeply as ...
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Sorry for the delay. It’s been one of those weeks.
Choosing which version of The Curse of Fenric to show to Sue was trickier than I thought. The results of our poll was split right down the middle, with 51% of you saying we should stick with the broadcast version, while 49% of you wanted us to watch the Special Edition. You know, the one that makes sense. In the end, I let Sue decide.
Sue: Which one is the shortest?
Me: The ...
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In a Victorian house, Mrs Pritchard is serving dinner with a copy of The Times…
Sue: This has a new series feel to it. It’s scary and a bit weird.
Weird it may be, but Gabriel Chase does have its advantages.
Sue: Look at all that lovely panelling. Where did they film this?
Me: Television Centre.
Sue: No way! Are you sure?
The TARDIS materialises in the attic. Sue criticises ...
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Sue: This had better be good.
Me: What are you going to do if it isn’t? You can’t give up now.
Sue: Wanna bet? I could still do a Scanapanasky.
Me: Schapansky.
Sue: Whatever. I’m just saying.
Once Sue has gotten over the fact that the theme music isn’t in 5.1 surround sound, she latches onto the writer’s name.
Sue: Aaronovitch…
Me: You almost pronounced that correctly. Well done.
Sue: I like him, don’t I?
Me: Well, you liked Remembrance of the Daleks quite a ...
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