Part One Sue: I don’t think much of the title. It sounds like a B-movie to me. Oh, wait, Robert Holmes is back again. When Robert Holmes is good, he’s really good. Me: And you’ve got Philip Madoc as well. Sue: That definitely helps, too. The episode begins on a high-tech mining refinery where four…
Part One Sue: I used to think Tara Palmer-Tomkinson was an android if that’s any help. Oh, David Fisher’s name rings a bell. Me: It should. He wrote the last one. Sue: Excellent. The Doctor and K9 are playing chess in the TARDIS. Sue: I love the banter between these two. I could watch them…
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.…