Part One This story begins with a murder. Sue: Blimey, this one isn’t messing around, is it? Straight in with a death, no pissing about. The editing isn’t very good, though. That gurgling noise doesn’t match the victim’s lips. Meanwhile Sarah Sutton is fast asleep. Sue: Eh? Is Nyssa dreaming this? Are we on the…
Part One For the first time since The Three Doctors, Sue’s older brother, Gary, agreed to join us for an episode or two. Sue: It’s 1982, Gary. How old would you have been? Gary: Twenty-six. Me: What were you doing on Mondays and Tuesdays at 7pm, Gary? Gary: If I told you that, you wouldn’t…
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…