Because The Invasion is split across two DVDs, the menu screen leads my wife down the garden path. Sue: Four episodes. Excellent. I know I’ll pay for it later, but for now I decide not to correct her mistake. Sue: Does it move? Me: Yes. Episode One Sue: What the hell is this? You said…
Episode 1 Sue: Nice porno title. I bet the fans bought this DVD online. I can’t imagine a Doctor Who fan walking into a shop and asking for a copy of The Dominators. Me: Then you aren’t mixing with the right Doctor Who fans, love. The episode begins with a spaceship landing in a quarry.…
An anonymous benefactor sent us another little treat in the post – the latest reconstruction of this story, complete with very impressive CGI. Episode 1 Sue: The Wheel in Space. This must be good if you named our experiment after it. Me: Erm, yes, well… When the TARDIS breaks down on a deserted spaceship called…
Episode 1 Me: This is the only Patrick Troughton story that doesn’t begin with a ‘The’. Sue: (Rolling her eyes) Remind me why I married you, again, Neil. The TARDIS dematerialises in mid-air before landing gently on the North Sea. Sue: I’ve seen this before. I definitely remember seeing this when I was a kid.…
We’re going underground. Please mind the gaps. All five of them. Me: This is the first story with a new producer, although he did get a trial run with The Tomb of the Cybermen. Sue: That doesn’t exactly fill me with confidence. Me: His name is Peter Bryant. I forgot to mention that The Enemy…
Episode 1 Sue: The TARDIS doesn’t sound very healthy. That can’t be good. Our heroes have landed on a beach. Sue keeps Polly’s memory alive by suggesting they’ve arrived in Cornwall. The Doctor doesn’t care where they are and goes paddling in the sea. Sue: I’m glad this scene with the Doctor in his underwear…
One Sue: The credits are HUGE! Brian must be really proud of this story. When we’re introduced to the bedlam that is Brittanicus Base, Sue immediately has a problem with its central computer. Sue: Is there a Dalek loose on this base? Is that why everyone is panicking? The next thing Sue notices is the…
Episode One Sue: The Doctor should have a car boot sale. He’s a hoarder. Aside from that little gem, Sue didn’t say very much for the first 10 minutes of The Abominable Snowmen. Either she was totally engrossed or bored out of her gourd. But she definitely wasn’t sleeping. I know because I checked. Sue:…
Me: Look! A complete story! On DVD and everything! Our first complete adventure starring Patrick Troughton! How exciting is that? Sue: The last time I was this excited about Doctor Who was when you showed me a trailer for Matt Smith’s next episode a few minutes ago. Me: Remind me to tell you a story…