The Scores Here are Sue’s scores for Pertwee’s stories in reverse order (and in transmission order when tied): The Monster of Peladon: “Tedious.” – 2/10 The Daemons: “It didn’t know what it wanted to be.” – 4/10 The Curse of Peladon: “Peladon is a shit-hole.” – 4/10 The Mind of Evil: ” The Master is…
Part One Me: Right, this is it. Sue: This is what? Me: Jon Pertwee’s last story. Six more episodes and it’s over. Sue: Really? Why are you telling me this now? Are you winding me up again? Me: I was going to keep it a surprise, but this story works better if you know it’s…
Part One Sue: Peladon… Peladon. The name rings a bell… I sigh. For lots of different reasons. Sue: Oh yeah, Peladon. I remember now. So what have we come back here for? Peladon is a shit hole. Things immediately get off to a ropey start. Sue: It’s Mad Max with badgers. Peladon’s miners are terrified…
Part One Me: I’d like you to close your eyes during the title sequence… Sue: Is it called Something of the Daleks? Me: **** it. Yes, the Daleks are in the ****ing title. There, you’ve ruined the surprise. Sue: What surprise? It’s the bloody title, Neil! Me: I thought it’d be more interesting if you…
Part One Me: Right, we have two choices. We can watch a recently recolourised version of the first episode which is a bit ropey around the edges, or we can watch a black white copy instead. It’s entirely up to you. Sue: Wow, I’m spoilt for choice. What do you recommend? Me: I’d go with…
Part One I can’t wait to show Sue the new title sequence. The diamond logo! The space-time vortex! Jon Pertwee’s legs! Sue: They’ve changed the titles… And they’ve missed a bit. Me: What? Sue: The bottom left-hand corner. They’ve missed a bit. There’s a hole in the titles. I like the new theme music, though.…
Episode One Sue: I like this one already. We’re on location and it’s got a Land Rover in it. The Green Death takes place at a colliery in South Wales, and there’s definitely trouble at t’pit. Sue: I feel like we’ve stumbled into a Ken Loach drama by mistake. As Stevens, the director of Global…
Episode One Sue: We used to have a wardrobe like that. Actually, everyone had a wardrobe like that in 1973. And why have we never seen this wardrobe before? Have the Time Lords sent the Doctor some furniture in his hour of need? Is it a magic cupboard of some sort? What the **** is…
It’s been a whole year since we started watching Doctor Who together. Sue: It’s flown by. Me: Really? I thought you’d be fed up with it by now. Sue: Not at all. In fact, I think it’s probably brought us closer together. Nicol: I think I’m going to be sick. Me: Go away, Nicol. Episode…
While Sue is busy elsewhere, I cue up the alternative version of Episode Two. You know, the one with the Delaware theme music. Sue: I’m looking forward to this. Now that the Doctor’s got a fully-working TARDIS again, it should be a completely different show. Were they given a bigger budget for this season, Neil?…